Saturday, July 12, 2008

Another Blast From The Past

Most of the regulars here already have a pretty good feel for my tastes in music, by now. If you share some of my tastes, I feel safe betting you will like PYY's featured artist this weekend. It's one that you may have missed along the way, it's an obscure band that may be one of the best acts to never make it in America. Had I not been in Germany in the late 70s, I may have never had the pleasure of hearing their unique and versatile sound.

Here are some great tunes by Sad Café.

First up is a somewhat mellow song that had a distinct Rolling Stones influence, but with a little bit more wax and polish. Here is My Oh My:



If you ever have doubts about how much the Beatles influenced music for a decade or two after their break-up, this next one may convince you. It sounds like a typical 70s typecast song that was written for and sung by Ringo, with some background vocals from John Lennon. With a combo of blues and funk added in for good measure, here is Strange Little Girl:



One of their mellower tunes was their biggest hit in Britain. Here is Everyday Hurts:



Certainly indicative of the true 70s rock sound, their first album had one song that had some real meat to it. This one is named, Fanx Tara:



One song that you may have heard was one that got some airplay in America, but it wasn't quite enough to catapult them into any kind of success. This one is known as, Hungry Eyes (Not the one by Eric Carmen):



Enjoy.

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