[kj] OT: The Damned now random thread

[Neil Perry]

The story of Kevin Rowland's slow descent into madness is one of the
more interesting pop stories of the 80s/90s. Remember when Dexys
reappeared after all the initial stardom with a new LP,
and they were all dressed in neat preppie clothes and had tidy haircuts?
I think that was the start of it.

I went to a party at a work colleague's flat sometime in the mid 90s
and there was what looked like a guy who'd been living on the street
sat on the sofa (where no one else would dare sit). Ripped clothes, huge
tramp beard, long straggly hair, staring straight ahead and not speaking.
He stayed there most of the evening... indeed it was Mr Rowland. He
freaked everyone out for about 4 hours and then left. It wasn't until he
left that
someone told us who it was - had we known we could have had a big knees up
to Come On Eileen or something to cheer him up. He cut a pretty sad figure.

N

On 26 April 2010 12:08, Paul Wady <paulwady at hotmail.com> wrote:


>  I read the interview that Rowlands did, back of the Marquee when it was in

> Charing Cross, that led to him assaulting the journalist who wrote it in the

> street, after it was published.  He responded to questions as if stunned.

> He was successfully prosecuted for the attack.

>

> Something a bit Adam Ant going on there.  I know the original Dexy's

> keyboard player, but he don't tell nothing about no one.  Kev may not be

> quite a sane, well-adjusted family man like...Jaz?

>

>

>

>

>

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>

> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:13:12 +0100

> From: bawhitehead at gmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

>

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: The Damned now random thread

>

> Kevin Rowlnad provided one of the oddest festival moments I've ever seen at

> Reading 99.

> Came on in ladies underware and launched into a set of songs such as

> Greatest Love Of All and the like. Very very odd.

>

> Brian.

>

>

> On 26 April 2010 09:47, Jari Pakarinen <jari.t.pakarinen at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> I'm so badly scarred by the Eileen song I can't stand the singers voice....

>

> 2010/4/26 <jpwhkj at aol.com>

>

> Laboratory experiments have conclusively proved that Come On Eileen isn't

> actually the worst song ever - but listeners often believe that it is

> because the band had previously been responsible for fantastic stuff like

> Geno.

>

> Here's some of the research material:

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__WJJgIXk6U

>

>

>

>  -----Original Message-----

> From: Jari Pakarinen <jari.t.pakarinen at gmail.com>

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net

> >

>  Sent: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 7:50

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: The Damned now random thread

>

> Me too on the "Come on Eileen". It's the worst.

>

> 2010/4/26 Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com>

>

>   One of my most hated songs in the world is "Come On Eileen". Not only

> does it suck, it sucks for about 6 minutes. "I Will Survive" is another that

> I can't stand. I think that song should be completely banned for life. And I

> don't like one thing Bob Marley has ever sung into a microphone but

> "Jamming" in particular: Most boring song in the history of music? A

> contender for sure.

>

> Leigh

>

>

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> *Sent:* Sun, April 25, 2010 10:27:09 PM

>

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] OT: The Damned now random thread

>

>  > I like "My Sharona" (and so does Killing Joke -- listen to "Tension"

> why don'tcha?)

>

> I hear the drum similarities, but the drums aside I'd still say it

> feels/sounds more

> like Bay City Rollers' Saturday Night

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utt7i8ugnA8&feature=related

> Tension http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWyUByNNiLY

> My Sharona http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVdnqEyToqg

> but then, i am biased towards the 1st two.

>

> While on Soft Cell, "It's a Mug's Game" is also very good, something to

> have ringing around your head as you're slumped in some doorway sobering up

> in the morning.

> One of THEE WORST songs ever, to my ears, is this horrid abuse of

> soundwaves by Dire Straits, Money for Nothing:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAD6Obi7Cag

>

>

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> *From:* Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

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> *Sent:* Sun, April 25, 2010 5:51:09 PM

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] OT: The Damned now random thread

>

>

>

> Every about "Footloose" was utter, utter, utter CRAP, ...... BUT...

>

> I like "My Sharona" (and so does Killing Joke -- listen to "Tension" why

> don'tcha?)

> I like Yes (and so does Killing Joke, although admittedly "Owner of Lonely

> Heart" wasn't their finest hour)

>

> "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell is fucking brilliant, as is "She Blinded Me

> With Science" by Thomas Dobly (as is much of the rest of the album that

> spawned it).

>

> Remember: Pop music is not the enemy. BAD pop music is the enemy.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

>  On Apr 25, 2010, at 8:26 PM, folk devil wrote:

>

>  I like My Sharona, Tainted Love AND She Blinded Me With Science.

>

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> From: gregslawson at msn.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:51:38 -0400

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: The Damned

>

> For example, one of the worst songs ever, actually one of the worst pieces

> of music ever in any

> genre, actually one of the worst SOUNDS ever since humans evolved to be

> able to hear, is obviously "My Sharona" by the Knack. Runners up--Owner of a

> Lonely Heart by Yes,

> Tainted Love, She Blinded Me With Science, and of course the theme song to

> the movie Footloose. Boy, the 80s have left some scars in terms of bad

> music!!

>

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