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15 Jan 2018

Triple X – Show 359 – 14/1/18 – LGBTI Tracks featuring David Bowie, Culture Club, Tret Fure & Bjork. Australian Open Themed Aussie 6 pack and More with Barb

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Show 359

Change of Heart by Pat Metheny, Dave Holland and Roy Haynes. Song on their 1990 album, Question and Answer. The song won a Grammy for best instrumental that year.

Under Moonshine by The Moody Blues. Singer Ray Thompson died this week. He didn’t always sing lead for them but did on this track from 1978 and their 9th album, Octave.

+Blackout by David Bowie. Request from Chris.

+Karma Chameleon by Culture Club. A favourite from 1983.

+Terminal Hold by Tret Fure. Title track to her 1984 album, her third…coming 11 years after her second.

+Bukolla by Bjork. From her 1977 debut, a novelty album of mostly covers translated into Icelandic. This one is of Your Kiss is Sweet by Stevie Wonder.

Yebo! by Art of Noise. This track features Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens and was released as a 1989 single from Below the Waste, their 4th studio album. The featured group was a complicated mix of 3 South African acts linked together: the late Simon “Mahlathini” Nkabinde (died 1999), the girl group the Mahotella Queens (1964–present), and the instrumental backing team the Makgona Tsohle Band (1964–1999), led by electric lead guitarist Marks Mankwane and alto saxophonist West Nkosi.

Candy Man by Mary Jane Girls. Rick James’s live performance back up singers were Joanne “Jojo” McDuffie, Cheryl Bailey (who used the stage name Cheri Wells), Candice “Candi” Ghant and Kimberly “Maxi” Wuletich. Casually amongst the musicians, the women used the moniker Mary Jane Girls, a subgroup of James’ backing band. The real ‘voice’ of the group was McDuffie, while the others were largely eye-candy…but Motown signed them all as Mary Jane Girls and they put out 2 albums together. This is from the debut, self-titled one in 1983.

Boops by Sly & Robbie. Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare teamed up in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separately in Jamaica as professional musicians. This track is from their 1987 album, Rhythm Killers, in which they moved from straight up reggae to a more electronic sound.

So the Story Goes by Living in a Box. Third single from their 1987 debut, self-titled album. They were British and formed by Richard Darbyshire, Marcus Vere and Tich Critchlow.

Aussies for the Aus Open

*Wide Open Road by The Triffids. This was released in 1986 from their 2nd album Born Sandy Devotional.

*Dead Eyes Opened by Severed Heads. They were founded in Sydney in 1979 as Mr. and Mrs. No Smoking Sign. The original members were Richard Fielding and Andrew Wright, who were soon joined by Tom Ellard. They are still going today…but not with this line up. This is a single from 1994, redone from their 1984 original.

*Open the Skies by Single Gun Theory. Their debut single from 1987. They were from Sydney and comprised of Jacqui Hunt (vocals), Pete Rivett-Carnac and Kath Power (samplers/keyboards).

*She’s Got Balls by Ac/Dc. From High Voltage, their first internationally released studio album. It contains tracks from their first two previous Australia-only issued albums, High Voltage and T.N.T. (both from 1975).

*Bouncing Ball by The Wiggles. From Big Red Car, their fifth album, released in 1995 by ABC Music. This album won the ARIA Award for Best Children’s Album in 1995.

*Big Balls by Ac/Dc. Another track from 1976, this one from Dirty Deeds, their second international release.

Say a Little Prayer by Bomb the Bass. Bomb the Bass is the alias of English musician and producer Tim Simenon. This 1988 track, featuring singer Maureen, is also on his first album from the same year, Into the Dragon.

Hey Matthew by Karel Fialka. He is an Indian born British singer-songwriter, best known for this 1987 single. I do believe this is his first play on TripleX.

Since Yesterday by Strawberry Switchblade. Rose McDowall and Death Jill Bryson, who performed together briefly in the mid80s. This is a 1984 single.

The Closet by Teenage Jesus & the Jerks. New York City No Wave music group of 1976-79 fronted by Lydia Lunch and James Chance. I believe this is from their Life 1977-1979 album.

Babysitters on Acid by Lunachicks. Title track from their 1990 debut album. They’re a NYC riot grrl act.

Chevy Van by Sammy Johns. His 1975 hit…the biggest of his career. He was a country, cross-over singer. He died in 2013 at 66…don’t know the cause.

Fooled Around and Fell in Love by Elvin Bishop. It appeared on his 1975 album Struttin’ My Stuff and was released as a single the following year. Bishop does not sing lead vocals on the track; feeling that his gravelly voice wouldn’t do the song justice, he invited vocalist Mickey Thomas, who was a background singer in his band at the time, to sing it.

Hot Rod Hearts by Robbie Dupree. Follow up to his more popular debut, Steal Away, both from 1980.