This one's been stumping me for years. The good news is, I found a link where you can hear the song (it's on a radio station aircheck, and is not identified by the DJ). KUKQ in Phoenix used to play this song quite a bit, but I never knew who performed it.
If you scroll down and click on the aircheck with this title:
"41 minutes of Tim Stone afternoon show, April 15, 1989"
..it is the very first song that is playing. (Real Media format)
It's a very quirky alterna-rock song with funky guitars, horn stabs, processed drums, and female vocals that are reminiscent of Lene Lovich and Nina Hagen. Sounds like mid-to-late 80's.
I have managed to decipher most of the lyrics, but it's hard to tell with some of the words, so this is my best guess. Maybe these will ring a bell for someone:
Who gives a ???? about a little happiness You've got your drug wars and of course you're part of me You got your money, goodbye Somebody ought to spank you Now your stinking affairs leave a certain ???? ..and your ????, your plans and your brotherhoods Who can forget about your local ???? ???? You got your mother, your daughter ???? ???? makes you oppose Off a ball of confusion, seems like nobody knows
(chourus, hard to make out) She's going to break it, like God made the flu (not sure there!) She's such a wonderful thing she's got voodoo
I confess that I'm an optimist that's why when I choose nothing has to miss I love everything, anything, all this mess in a world where everything takes the test You can bleed my pockets if you want to (USE!) You can scrape (?) my pockets if you want to (HATE!) You can choose a path if you want to (RIGHT!) You can use your head if you want to (HOOH!) (?)
Take me to your leader Let's not mess around Make yourself a pizza (?) We're from out of town
I chew my lips to pieces over this every night they sit like zombies watch the news A ???? ???? ???? ???? has gone all wrong Now her needle ???? ???? ???? so you know she's got the flu A major affair seems to be forgiven But making her kill is just not her living Money and babes are a pride of living broom Now you want to know who pulled and pulled and pulled
(chourus, hard to make out) She's going to break it, like God made the flu (not sure there!) She's such a wonderful thing she's got voodoo I confess that I'm an optimist that's why when I choose nothing has to miss I love everything, anything, all this mess in a world where everything takes the test You can bleed my pockets if you want to (USE!) You can scrape (?) my pockets if you want to (HATE!) You can choose a path if you want to (RIGHT!) You can use your head if you want to (HOOH!) (?)
If anyone knows what this mystery song is, please let me know - thanks!
Jim
Posted by LONNIE (Member # 3934) on :
I might get it if i had a better version of the song or a longer piece, definitly sounds familiar though maybe a british group i thought Samantha Fox for a second just a guess.
Posted by tenohtwo (Member # 1926) on :
If you want to hear the song in its entirety, listen to the aircheck that's on the second link. It's the very first song on the aircheck. It's probably a little too 'alternative' to be Samantha Fox!
Thanks, Jim
Posted by Lastdaysofrain (Member # 2542) on :
Danielle Dax?
Posted by tenohtwo (Member # 1926) on :
I went through most of her catalogue on allmusic.com and amazon and listened to samples, but to no avail. The popular guesses have been Danielle Dax and Nina Hagen. Unless Danielle guest-vocalled on someone elses song, it's likely someone else. Thanks for your help!
Jim
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Just by reading the lyrics my first guess was...YAZ?
Posted by tenohtwo (Member # 1926) on :
This one was finally solved. The artist is Tom Tom Club, the song is "I Confess", from the Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom album in 1988.
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