The unofficial Paula Abdul song of the day is "Rush, Rush" from the Spellbound album (thanks for the reminder, Eric!), perhaps the best pop rock ballad since Eric Carmen's "Make Me Lost Control / Turn the Radio Up" (my all-time favorite) or "Hungry Eyes."
I think M. Night Shyamalan's new movie, Signs, comes out this weekend. Jeremiah and I saw an advance preview a few weeks ago, and were pretty impressed (except for the questionable / unsatisfying ending). I think Full Frontal comes out, soon, too - looking forward to it.
It seems as if lots of readers are supporting the "Go Paula, Go Paula, Go, Go, Go Paula" Abdul revival. I like the part -- and it doesn't seem I'm alone thinking this -- when she quasi-raps in "Straight Up" the line, "I've been a fool before, wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door, are you more than hot for me, or am - I - a - page - in - your - history? I don't mean to make demands, but the word and the deed go hand in hand, how about some information, please, please? Ahh please, please?"
Yeah, I love that line. What a great dance song.
I wish I could put MP3s up in this piece, but my NYU webspace is at over 90% of its quota. Boo. At any rate, does anyone know where I can find an MP3 of the 1984 single, "Tesla Girls" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark? Does anyone remember that song? It rules!
I felt like regressing tonight and popped Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl into the ole' tape player. Man, this album RULES! I haven't listened to it in years. I nearly forgot about gems like "Opposites Attract" and "Cold Hearted."
I am planning on sparking a Paula Abdul revival -- only Forever Your Girl and Spellbound allowed though. None of that later CrazyCool stuff. Who's going to join me?
I take two steps forward. I take two steps back. We come together 'cuz opposites attract. And you know - it aint fiction. Just a natural fact!
Duran Duran, Pop Trash
Gary Numan, The Pleasure Principle
Cyndi Lauper, She's So Unusual
Alphaville, Forever Young
The Vaselines, The Way of the Vaselines
Juliana Hatfield, Only Everything
P.J. Harvey, Is This Desire?
The Rolling Stones, Hot Rocks
Frente, Marvin the Album
Destiny's Child, The Writing's on the Wall
The Cars, The Cars
The B-52s, Cosmic Thing
Duran Duran, Arena
The Doors, The Soft Parade Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
L7, Hungry for Stink
The Dandy Warhols, The Dandy Warhols
The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
Ace of Base, The Sign
The Waitresses, The Best of the Waitresses
Belle & Sebastian, Lazy Line Painter Jane
The Fad, The Fad The New Wave: Pop Music of the Early '80s
Goodbye Girl Friday, Mr. & Mrs.
Naked Highway, Hyperbollocks
Duran Duran, Pop Trash Classic Alternatives: '80s 12" Extended Rare Mixes
Phil Collins, Hits
Genesis, Turn It On Again: The Hits
Ladytron, Light & Magic
Ladytron, 604
The Go-Betweens, Before Hollywood
Beck, Midnight Vultures
Duran Duran, Seven & the Ragged Tiger
Abba, Arrival
The Cardigans, Long Gone Before Daylight
The Psychedelic Furs, All of This & Nothing
Air, Moon Safari
The Knack, Round Trip
Blondie, Parallel Lines
The Psychedelic Furs, Forever Now
The Donnas, Spend the Night
Nancy Sinatra, California Girl
Tatu, 200 KMH in the Wrong Lane
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Organisation
John-Manuel Andriote, Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco
Bret Easton Ellis, The Rules of Attraction
Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities
Jean Kilbourne, Deadly Persuasion
Nick Hornby, High Fidelity
Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
