Top Of The Box

I remember the first time I heard this track, earlyish one morning I was awoken by my clock radio and this was just starting. I couldn’t get it out of my head at the time.

While it stands the test of time, it somehow seems less groundbreaking than it did in 1990. But it did manage to push boundaries then crossing into mainstream radio airplay and a massive worldwide hit.

It also launched the careers of Adamski & singer Seal into superstar mode back then.

Adamski - Killer

I had all but forgotten this little gem from Eddie & The Hot Rods from the ‘Live’ At The Marquee EP in 1976.

I certainly didn’t remember the Top Of The Pops appearance, but here it is. I was reminded of this track by a very good friend of mine, in a recent e mail and I’m glad he mentioned it.

This is Eddie & The Hot Rods not really sure if they are Rockabilly, Punk or just plain Rock & Roll, but giving it some none the less, excellent!

Eddie & The Hot Rods - Get Out Of Denver

The brilliant oscar winning film track Philadelphia, performed live at the awards ceremony in 1994.

Top stuff!

Bruce Springsteen - Philadelphia - Oscar 1994

Stevie Wonder performing Superstition live on Sesame Street

I have fond memories of my childhood. There were some great music and television programmes when I was growing up in the 1970’s. One of the highlights of each school summer holiday was the extra children’s programmes on BBC each weekday morning. As well as the very British Why Don’t You, there was more chaotic and exciting American shows such as The Banana Splits and the wonderful Sesame Street.

In 1973 Stevie Wonder made a guest appearance on Sesame Street and the show included a live performance of my favourite Stevie Wonder track, Superstition. Now, this was at a time when I was listening to the likes of Gary Glitter, Slade and Sweet; and suddenly I was confronted with a musician who was appreciated and loved by my older brothers and sisters. But it wasn’t Little Stevie Wonder’s voice, song or keyboard playing that kept a young boy of nine mesmorised, but the cool sound of the wah-wah funky guitar.

The performance was fantastic, and like the street funky wah-wah guitar in Ike & Tina Turner’s classic Nutbush City Limits, has remained as fresh today as it was in 1973 when Stevie Wonder mixed it up with Big Bird, Grover and the letters F-U-N-K and Y!

Stevie Wonder rarely performs live nowadays but with his forthcoming European Tour many people will be remembering songs such as Superstition, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life and He’s Mistra Know It All from his classic 1970’s albums like Inner Visions and Songs In The Key Of Life; as well as his later pop hits I Just Called To Say I Love You and Happy Birthday, the song he released to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King.

You can buy Stevie Wonder Tickets for all European concerts on the tour.

The UK leg of the forthcoming European Tour will see Stevie Wonder playing two nights in Birmingham and Manchester, and three nights at the O2 Arena in London before heading off to play concerts in Holland, Germany, Italy and France.

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Juliana Hatfield is about to release her tenth solo album later this month.  But here’s a video of The Juliana Hatfield Three performing Spin The Bottle live on US tv at the height of Juliana Hatfield’s commercial popularity, circa 1994.

The single was taken from their debut album, Become What You Are, and enjoyed increased exposure as part of the soundtrack to the film Reality Bites, which starred Ethan Hawke & Wynona Ryder.