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Thanks as always to ESPN for their excellent stats,insight and amazing amounts of information.
On Friday LA started their 7 game East Coast road trip against a couple of the NL dregs. Heading into this game the Dodgers had won 40 of their last 48 games. I have so much confidence in the Dodgers that I picked them in ESPN's Streak For The Cash. Usually there's no way I'd pick the Dodgers to win on the road, but I did tonight and I was rewarded for my faith.
Zack Greinke is finally starting to be the pitcher LA expected when they gave him all that money in the offseason. (Sadly the Cowboys won't get that level of performance from Tony Romo after he signed his own high paid contract.) On Friday Greinke pitched 7.1 innings, gave up 3 hits but no runs. He improves to 11-3 as his ERA decreases to 3.02. I hope he continues lowering that ERA, it's a bit of a concern. All the walks he gives up also makes me a bit nervous. Will he start to be mentioned more prominently in Cy Young contention soon?
Of course he might not be the only Dodgers pitcher mentioned in the Cy Young race. LA have 3 top line starters with Greinke, Clayton Kershaw and Hyun-Jin Ryu. If their offense keeps on playing as well as they have lately I like LA's chances to win any playoff series.
Their offense certainly benefits from having Hanley Ramirez back in the lineup. He was 2 for 4, hit his 12th homer and has 39 RBIs this season. Hanley's two run homer in the 4th inning was all the scoring LA needed on this night. By hitting .500 this game, Ramirez resumes leading the Dodgers in batting average. He's hitting .363, just slightly ahead of Yasiel Puig. Puig was 0 for 4 and his batting average decreases to a still sterling .362.
Barring some unforeseen disaster we pretty much know how the playoffs will look in the NL this season. LA will be the NL West Division Winner and Atlanta will be the NL East Division winner. Of the other teams in the NL, the only team that has at least a very small chance of making the playoffs is the Diamondbacks. But keeping it real, how likely is that to happen? The NL Central will have 3 of the 5 teams in the NL playoffs. The only question is about the NL Central is who'll win it. The second and third place teams will play each other in the NL Wild Card game.
The AL is much more up for grabs. In all likelihood the Red Sox and Rays will represent the AL East. Oakland and Texas will probably represent the AL West. Both divisions are up for grabs as to who'll win and who'll represent their division in the Wild Card playoff game. The only team in the AL East or AL West with more than a remote chance of making the playoffs is the Orioles. However Baltimore is really struggling right now and desperately need a 10 game winning streak to be considered relevant. In the NL Central I'd bet money the high scoring Tigers will win the NL Central. Both the Indians and Royals have about a 20% chance of reaching the playoffs.
Meanwhile in Boston, the Red Sox are starting to make me nervous. On Friday they lost their third straight game and have lost 6 of their last 10 games. Boston welcomed the Yankees to Fenway for a 3 game series with the Red Sox having a solid chance to put their foot on the throat of New York. That's not what happened though, the Yankees were the ones kicking butt tonight. The Yankees abused Boston's pitching staff for 10 runs tonight at Fenway.
The Red Sox should be playing some of their best baseball now, but seem to be playing some of their worst. Boston still leads the very tough AL East, but they look vulnerable. Is this shades of their 2011 end of season meltdown? I hope not and the Red Sox need to show that it's not. Boston needs to come out and win the next two games and knock the Yankees completely out of playoff contention. The Red Sox need to lead the Yanks by 9.5 games by the end of Sunday Night Baseball.
I'm so sick of hearing about Alex Rodriguez and he's in the news once again. The TV newsmagazine "60 Minutes" is reporting someone from ARod's inner circle stated that ARod implicated other players in this Biogenesis mess. Of course Rodriguez is denying that he implicated anyone. A lyric from "Les Mis" comes to mind "you'd expect that from a con".
Is Rodriguez thinking that someone is out to "get him" and if so why? When you are as guilty of as many things as Rodriguez is, nobody had to make up stuff. Rodriguez needs to come completely clean and then go away for a long time. Rodriguez has made so many mistakes in his life that he's used up all benefit of the doubt. I can't believe that he still has people defending him. I agree that he has a right to counsel, but does anyone really believe that he's innocent?
He's clearly desperate to get the money the Yanks owe him with that horrendously misguided contract. I believe Rodriguez would do anything at this point to get that money. How many lawyers does he have fighting for him? He's not agreeing to a plea bargain and is fighting his suspension every inch of the way. Why would anyone question that Rodriguez would sell out other players? Especially if that would help him personally? I can't wait to read his mea culpa, "Alex Rodriguez: My Story" in the next 10 years. Why do I know that he'll write one, because someone will pay him for it. I'm not a Yanks fan by any stretch of imagination, but it's a shame he's tarnishing all his hard working teammates with his mere presence.
From ESPN Boston about claims that Alex Rodriguez named names in the latest steroid scandal:
"Alex Rodriguez on Friday strongly denied a report that he implicated fellow players, including New York Yankees teammate Francisco Cervelli, as PED users to a website back in January. "It's not true," Rodriguez said.
Sarcasm alert: I can't believe all these people are lying about Rodriguez. Does he have an credibility left at all?
Finally what is going on with Alfonso Soriano, 18 RBIs in his last 5 games? Why didn't he play like that when he was with the Cubs?
themusicaddict
Friday, August 16, 2013
(Started August 16th, 2013, Updated March 4th, 2023) themusicaddict's Part 1 of 80s New Wave Classics
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Enjoy these New Wave classics, well at least they should be. I've picked songs that were obscure, of course I'll add some of New Wave's greatest hits. I can't speak to what a member of the current teen generation thinks when they hear the phrase "new wave". However I'm sure they'd be more interested if I named them some of the popular so-called New Wave bands. New Wave didn't have a particular sound, the movement was mostly made of bands that were on the fringe in some way.
Generally the people that listened to this kind of music were also people on the fringe, which is why many teenagers embraced this music so much. Of course this was the 80s, most people listened to multiple genres. The 80s were a more naive and innocent time. I was also on the fringe but I wasn't part of the new wave scene. I didn't really start liking the music until many years later. The story of my life is missing out on things when they are popular only to discover them much later.
However "new wave" did have some very popular bands as well. Those bands included U2, Oingo Boingo, R.E.M., The Smiths, David Bowie, Tears For Fears, Billy Idol, The Violent Femmes, The Cars, Sinead O'Connor, New Order, INXS, Midnight Oil and many others.
2) Fun Boy Three "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum":
Can you tell who one of my favorite bands, not just 80s bands, are?
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With none of my page views since my last published blog on February 20th getting any views I continue to go back and revamp and revise blogs from at least a couple of years ago and backwards. I think I'm going to focus on Blogger blogs for text and share videos on my WordPress blog themusicaddictblog.com The videos don't play here on blogspot for some reason, but they do work on my blog. Someday hopefully I'll be able to get everything figured out.
I broke my Mega 80's music blog into many different categories, I won't change my original Mega 80's music blog though. I enjoy making these kind of blogs and I hope you enjoy them too. As always I welcome all comments, both negative and positive. All you have to do is to leave a comment on any post and I see it almost immediately. I also take requests, although they may not make it on to the blog.
Remember if for some reason you can't watch a video on this blog, please enjoy it on Youtube.com, MTV.com or wherever else you can. It would be a shame not to enjoy the greatest music of all-time. The inspiration for these blogs comes from Spotify 80's radio, SongPop game on Facebook, Youtube, my iPod and my own faulty memory.
Enjoy these New Wave classics, well at least they should be. I've picked songs that were obscure, of course I'll add some of New Wave's greatest hits. I can't speak to what a member of the current teen generation thinks when they hear the phrase "new wave". However I'm sure they'd be more interested if I named them some of the popular so-called New Wave bands. New Wave didn't have a particular sound, the movement was mostly made of bands that were on the fringe in some way.
Generally the people that listened to this kind of music were also people on the fringe, which is why many teenagers embraced this music so much. Of course this was the 80s, most people listened to multiple genres. The 80s were a more naive and innocent time. I was also on the fringe but I wasn't part of the new wave scene. I didn't really start liking the music until many years later. The story of my life is missing out on things when they are popular only to discover them much later.
However "new wave" did have some very popular bands as well. Those bands included U2, Oingo Boingo, R.E.M., The Smiths, David Bowie, Tears For Fears, Billy Idol, The Violent Femmes, The Cars, Sinead O'Connor, New Order, INXS, Midnight Oil and many others.
1) The Cure's "Just Like Heaven":
The Motels had at least 5 great songs, they weren't a one hit wonder by any stretch of the imagination. However when they released their greatest hits CD they filled it out with a of a lot of bad songs. A few good songs surrounded by a lot of crap makes for a terrible CD. Just buy those five great songs. Those songs are "Remember The Nights", "Suddenly Last Summer", "Shame", "Only The Lonely" and 3) "Take The L":
One of the most butt kicking songs of the 80s, of any genre. 4) Missing Persons "Words":
One of my favorite combined 80s videos/ songs 5) 'Til Tuesday "Voices Carry":
This song features one of my favorite lyrics from any song ever, "Little things remind me of you: cheap cologne and that damn song too." 6) The Flirts "Don't Put Another Dime In The Jukebox":
The 80s quirky sense-of-humor, what a great song. You could only make videos in the 80s if you had no shame, I love the wacky, tacky 80s. 7) Toto Coelo "I Eat Cannibals":
Here's a medley of one hit wonders for you, um I only remember about half of these songs. About half of these songs I haven't thought of for years. 8) JoBoxers "Just Got Lucky":
9) Haysi Fantayzee "Shiny, Shiny":
10) Oxo "Whirly Girl":
11) The Plimsouls' "A Million Miles Away":
12) Tracey Ullman "They Don't Know":
This was my favorite band when I was growing up and they'll always hold a special place in my heart. 13) Blondie's "Atomic":
14) Blondie's "Dreaming":
One of the best songs by an one hit band ever, 15) Modern English's "I Melt With You":
16) Tears For Fears "Mother's Milk (We Can Work It Out"):
17) New Order's "Round and Round":
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
themusicaddict's Influential 80's Songs (Improved August 15th, 2013)
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I decided to break my Mega 80's music blog into many different categories, I won't change my original Mega 80's music blog though. I enjoy making these kind of blogs and I hope you enjoy them too. As always I welcome all comments, both negative and positive. All you have to do is to leave a comment on any post and I see it almost immediately. I also take requests, although they may not make it on to the blog.
Remember if for some reason you can't watch a video on this blog, please enjoy it on Youtube.com, MTV.com or wherever else you can. It would be a shame not to enjoy the greatest music of all-time. The inspiration for these blogs comes from Spotify 80's radio, SongPop game on Facebook, Youtube, my iPod and my own faulty memory.
Influential songs, videos and artists.
Public Enemy's "Bring The Noise":
The first video ever shown on MTV (back when MTV was relevant). The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star":
This video is a nod to the past, but also one of the first videos exploring what could be done with the full potential of videos. Madonna's "Express Yourself":
Michael Jackson and his team were also very proficient at taking the basic music video and turning it into more than the sum of it's parts. I realize this video looks dated now, but it was revolutionary when it first showed up on MTV. "Billie Jean":
An incredibly creative video, A-ha's "Take On Me":
Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime":
This was a mix of two genres that some people didn't think went together, however those people were wrong. Also Run-D.M.C. was one of the best and most influential rap bands, they helped break rap into mainstream. Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith "Walk This Way":
Run-D.M.C.'s "Peter Piper":
Allegedly the first Top 40 hit featuring someone rapping, in this case Debbie Harry. Blondie's "Rapture":
Is this the first popular Heavy Metal song? Quiet Riot's "Cum On Feel The Noize":
Lady Gaga, Britney Spears..... Just how many people copied Madonna's style? What I don't get is since they copied her, why isn't their music as good. And I love this song so much "Papa Don't Preach":
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I decided to break my Mega 80's music blog into many different categories, I won't change my original Mega 80's music blog though. I enjoy making these kind of blogs and I hope you enjoy them too. As always I welcome all comments, both negative and positive. All you have to do is to leave a comment on any post and I see it almost immediately. I also take requests, although they may not make it on to the blog.
Remember if for some reason you can't watch a video on this blog, please enjoy it on Youtube.com, MTV.com or wherever else you can. It would be a shame not to enjoy the greatest music of all-time. The inspiration for these blogs comes from Spotify 80's radio, SongPop game on Facebook, Youtube, my iPod and my own faulty memory.
Public Enemy's "Bring The Noise":
The first video ever shown on MTV (back when MTV was relevant). The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star":
This video is a nod to the past, but also one of the first videos exploring what could be done with the full potential of videos. Madonna's "Express Yourself":
Michael Jackson and his team were also very proficient at taking the basic music video and turning it into more than the sum of it's parts. I realize this video looks dated now, but it was revolutionary when it first showed up on MTV. "Billie Jean":
An incredibly creative video, A-ha's "Take On Me":
Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime":
This was a mix of two genres that some people didn't think went together, however those people were wrong. Also Run-D.M.C. was one of the best and most influential rap bands, they helped break rap into mainstream. Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith "Walk This Way":
Run-D.M.C.'s "Peter Piper":
Allegedly the first Top 40 hit featuring someone rapping, in this case Debbie Harry. Blondie's "Rapture":
Is this the first popular Heavy Metal song? Quiet Riot's "Cum On Feel The Noize":
Lady Gaga, Britney Spears..... Just how many people copied Madonna's style? What I don't get is since they copied her, why isn't their music as good. And I love this song so much "Papa Don't Preach":
themusicaddict
themusicaddict's 80's Songs With Women's Names In The Title Or Are About Women
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I decided to break my Mega 80's music blog into several different categories, I won't be changing my original Mega 80's music blog though. I enjoy making these kind of blogs and I hope you enjoy them too. As always I welcome all comments, both negative and positive. All you have to do is to leave a comment on any post and I see it almost immediately.
Remember if for some reason you can't watch a video on this blog, please enjoy on Youtube.com, MTV.com or wherever else you can. It would be a shame not to enjoy the greatest music of all-time. The inspiration for these blogs comes from Spotify 80's radio, SongPop game on Facebook, Youtube my iPod and my own faulty memory.
Bananarama's "Venus" (a typically cheesy 80's video):
Boston's "Amanda":
Europe's "Carrie":
Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie":
Close enough to the 80's, 1977's "Alison" by Elvis Costello: (Sadly Don Williams 1974 "Amanda" isn't close enough, but it's still a great song.)
Just barely in time, 1989's "Veronica":
Really old school Guns N' Roses "My Michelle" (also with life philosophy from Axl Rose, listen to at your own risk.):
What a great song. Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" (featuring some of the worst dancing ever, true white boy dancing):
One of the many amazing songs on "Glass Houses", a themusicaddict All-Time Greatest CDs. Billy Joel's "All For Leyna":
Journey's "Suzanne":
Aerosmith's "Angel":
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I decided to break my Mega 80's music blog into several different categories, I won't be changing my original Mega 80's music blog though. I enjoy making these kind of blogs and I hope you enjoy them too. As always I welcome all comments, both negative and positive. All you have to do is to leave a comment on any post and I see it almost immediately.
Remember if for some reason you can't watch a video on this blog, please enjoy on Youtube.com, MTV.com or wherever else you can. It would be a shame not to enjoy the greatest music of all-time. The inspiration for these blogs comes from Spotify 80's radio, SongPop game on Facebook, Youtube my iPod and my own faulty memory.
Bananarama's "Venus" (a typically cheesy 80's video):
Boston's "Amanda":
Europe's "Carrie":
Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie":
Close enough to the 80's, 1977's "Alison" by Elvis Costello: (Sadly Don Williams 1974 "Amanda" isn't close enough, but it's still a great song.)
Just barely in time, 1989's "Veronica":
Really old school Guns N' Roses "My Michelle" (also with life philosophy from Axl Rose, listen to at your own risk.):
What a great song. Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" (featuring some of the worst dancing ever, true white boy dancing):
One of the many amazing songs on "Glass Houses", a themusicaddict All-Time Greatest CDs. Billy Joel's "All For Leyna":
Journey's "Suzanne":
Aerosmith's "Angel":
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themusicaddict's 80's Songs About Causes
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I decided to break my Mega 80's music blog into several different categories, I won't be changing my original Mega 80's music blog though. I enjoy making these kind of blogs and I hope you enjoy them too. As always I welcome all comments, both negative and positive. All you have to do is to leave a comment on any post and I see it almost immediately.
Remember if for some reason you can't watch a video on this blog, please enjoy on Youtube.com, MTV.com or wherever else you can. It would be a shame not to enjoy the greatest music of all-time. The inspiration for these blogs comes from Spotify 80's radio, SongPop game on Facebook, Youtube and my iPod and my own faulty memory.
This song is co-written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, surprisingly it holds up all these years later. USA For Africa's "We Are The World":
In the same vein Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?":
U2's song "against a-par-tied" as said by Bono. This classic song is from U2's "Rattle and Hum":
Not a big surprise that U2 has more than one causes video, "Sunday Bloody Sunday". This is also one of the most historic videos from the early history of MTV. This was filmed at Red Rocks live in Colorado:
Peter Gabriel "Shock The Monkey":
I don't remember ever seeing this video before, Suzanne's Vega "Luka":
Also not a big surprise that Michael Jackson has more than one causes video, this is Jackson's "Man In The Mirror":
Bruce Hornsby and the Range's "That's Just The Way It Is":
Billy Joel's "Second Wind":
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I decided to break my Mega 80's music blog into several different categories, I won't be changing my original Mega 80's music blog though. I enjoy making these kind of blogs and I hope you enjoy them too. As always I welcome all comments, both negative and positive. All you have to do is to leave a comment on any post and I see it almost immediately.
Remember if for some reason you can't watch a video on this blog, please enjoy on Youtube.com, MTV.com or wherever else you can. It would be a shame not to enjoy the greatest music of all-time. The inspiration for these blogs comes from Spotify 80's radio, SongPop game on Facebook, Youtube and my iPod and my own faulty memory.
This song is co-written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, surprisingly it holds up all these years later. USA For Africa's "We Are The World":
In the same vein Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?":
U2's song "against a-par-tied" as said by Bono. This classic song is from U2's "Rattle and Hum":
Not a big surprise that U2 has more than one causes video, "Sunday Bloody Sunday". This is also one of the most historic videos from the early history of MTV. This was filmed at Red Rocks live in Colorado:
Peter Gabriel "Shock The Monkey":
I don't remember ever seeing this video before, Suzanne's Vega "Luka":
Also not a big surprise that Michael Jackson has more than one causes video, this is Jackson's "Man In The Mirror":
Bruce Hornsby and the Range's "That's Just The Way It Is":
Billy Joel's "Second Wind":
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Dodgers Daily: Dodgers Top 40-8 Stretch By Winning In 12 Innings, Enjoy Your Day Off LA
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The Dodgers finalized their sweep of the Mets with a 5-4 come from behind victory on Wednesday. After playing 26 games in 27 days the Dodgers finally get a day off. It's this kind of insane schedule that calls for a reduction in games played. I believe a perfect season would be about 140 games. Take about one week away from the season and let the extra days be days off. Do division rivals need to play each other 19 times a season? Not only that but the Dodgers are in a span from July 15th to August 28th when they don't play a NL West opponent. That seems to be a big swath of games that could be cut. The MLB season has too many games, teams could play at a higher level with more days off.
On one hand I'm very nervous about this Dodgers team and it feels like the bottom could drop out any minute. However on the other hand I still get the feeling that LA will find a way to win each game they play. Even though LA quickly fell behind 4-0 after only 2 innings yesterday, I still expected them to find a way to win. As I was going to bed LA scored 2 runs to cut New York's lead to 4-2. I woke up this morning seeing Adrian Gonzalez being interviewed on ESPN following LA's walk off win. After I went to bed Andre Ethier came in the game and hit a game tying two run homer to force the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the 12th inning the aggressive Yasiel Puig stretched a dribbly single into a double. Then Mr. Consistent, Gonzalez, came up and hit a double into the left field corner. And just like that the Dodgers won again. That caps a streak of LA winning 40 of their last 48 games. I don't think I've ever had one of my teams play this well ever.
Gonzalez continued his season long flirtation to hit .300. He was 3 for 6, including that clutch 12th inning double, and is hitting .298 this season. Gonzalez is the only Dodger that has a chance to finish with at least 100 RBIs, he had his 76th RBI. Welcome back Hanley Ramirez, in his first game back following an injury he was 2 for 5. That included his 18th double of the season, Ramirez is hitting .360 this season. I hope that Ramirez is able to avoid the injury bug that has plagued him and play the rest of the season. He also continued his personal battle with Puig to lead LA in batting average. Puig was 1 for 6 and is hitting .368.
LA gets Thursday off (finally!). They go on a East Coast, they have no chance of making the playoffs trip. First up LA will play a 3 game series with the Phillies. The Phillies are terrible this season, 53-67 with a 0.1% chance of reaching the playoffs. Following that series the Dodgers travel to Miami to play the even worse Marlins. Miami is 46-73 and have 0% chance of reaching the playoffs. Literally the only thing the Marlins are playing for now is pride.
LA then returns home for a 3 game series against AL East leading Boston. That series will culminate on Sunday Night Baseball on August 25th. It will be the last interleague game LA plays until the World Series (fingers crossed.). Starting August 26th LA will mostly be playing less than frightening NL West teams.
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The Dodgers finalized their sweep of the Mets with a 5-4 come from behind victory on Wednesday. After playing 26 games in 27 days the Dodgers finally get a day off. It's this kind of insane schedule that calls for a reduction in games played. I believe a perfect season would be about 140 games. Take about one week away from the season and let the extra days be days off. Do division rivals need to play each other 19 times a season? Not only that but the Dodgers are in a span from July 15th to August 28th when they don't play a NL West opponent. That seems to be a big swath of games that could be cut. The MLB season has too many games, teams could play at a higher level with more days off.
On one hand I'm very nervous about this Dodgers team and it feels like the bottom could drop out any minute. However on the other hand I still get the feeling that LA will find a way to win each game they play. Even though LA quickly fell behind 4-0 after only 2 innings yesterday, I still expected them to find a way to win. As I was going to bed LA scored 2 runs to cut New York's lead to 4-2. I woke up this morning seeing Adrian Gonzalez being interviewed on ESPN following LA's walk off win. After I went to bed Andre Ethier came in the game and hit a game tying two run homer to force the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the 12th inning the aggressive Yasiel Puig stretched a dribbly single into a double. Then Mr. Consistent, Gonzalez, came up and hit a double into the left field corner. And just like that the Dodgers won again. That caps a streak of LA winning 40 of their last 48 games. I don't think I've ever had one of my teams play this well ever.
Gonzalez continued his season long flirtation to hit .300. He was 3 for 6, including that clutch 12th inning double, and is hitting .298 this season. Gonzalez is the only Dodger that has a chance to finish with at least 100 RBIs, he had his 76th RBI. Welcome back Hanley Ramirez, in his first game back following an injury he was 2 for 5. That included his 18th double of the season, Ramirez is hitting .360 this season. I hope that Ramirez is able to avoid the injury bug that has plagued him and play the rest of the season. He also continued his personal battle with Puig to lead LA in batting average. Puig was 1 for 6 and is hitting .368.
LA gets Thursday off (finally!). They go on a East Coast, they have no chance of making the playoffs trip. First up LA will play a 3 game series with the Phillies. The Phillies are terrible this season, 53-67 with a 0.1% chance of reaching the playoffs. Following that series the Dodgers travel to Miami to play the even worse Marlins. Miami is 46-73 and have 0% chance of reaching the playoffs. Literally the only thing the Marlins are playing for now is pride.
LA then returns home for a 3 game series against AL East leading Boston. That series will culminate on Sunday Night Baseball on August 25th. It will be the last interleague game LA plays until the World Series (fingers crossed.). Starting August 26th LA will mostly be playing less than frightening NL West teams.
themusicaddict
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
themusicaddict's Best Of Retro 80's Music
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My next 80's music category is amazing retro songs. These are songs that hearken back to a seemingly more innocent time, although not always the case. These are older songs that were remade like Taco's "Puttin On The Ritz". Either that or new songs that had a vintage feel, songs like George Michael's "Kissing A Fool". Retro 80's music, what I mean by that is 80s musicians turning to previous eras for inspiration. (What I don't mean is current musicians stealing music directly from 80s artists, aka how Flo Rida has a career.)
Some of these songs come from my original Mega 80's music blog and as time is available I'll continue to add more here. I do what I can to make sure these videos play on my blog. However if they don't, please enjoy on Youtube, MTV.com or wherever else you can. You don't want to miss out on some of the greatest music ever, do you? Thanks as always to Youtube and those that load the videos to that site. I love seeing all these great old videos again.
Taco's "Puttin On The Ritz":
George Michael's "Kissing A Fool":
The only thing that can be said about this song and Ms. Carey's voice is "Wow". "Vision of Love", her first hit showed America what an amazing singer she is. There were some damn good singers in the 80s.
I'd like to take a break from this blog for a moment, here are three Tommy James and The Shondells that were made into very memorable 80's songs.
First up is Joan Jett and the Blackheart's "Crimson and Clover":
You have to understand the 80's and the show "Solid Gold" to understand this bizarre performance. Clearly Idol is lip synching and you can see Billy thinking to himself, "Why do I have to deal with all this bullshit?" Idol's "Mony Mony":
And we can't forget Tiffany's "I Think We're Alone Now":
The Beatlesish "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears For Fears:
The Honeydrippers "Sea of Love", lead of course by the great Robert Plant:
They Might Be Giant's "Istanbul Not Constantinople":
The Blues Brothers "Gimme Some Lovin'" (some comedy relief first):
Here's the actual song:
Los Lobos "La Bamba":
Am I the only one that thinks this song has a retro feel to it? Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart":
Traveling Wilbury's "Handle With Care":
Murray Head's "One Night In Bangkok":
The Power Station "Some Like It Hot":
I'm stealing this from the 70s, so sue me. This song just perfectly fits into a retro theme. This version is much better than Madonna's version. Don McLean's "America Pie":
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My next 80's music category is amazing retro songs. These are songs that hearken back to a seemingly more innocent time, although not always the case. These are older songs that were remade like Taco's "Puttin On The Ritz". Either that or new songs that had a vintage feel, songs like George Michael's "Kissing A Fool". Retro 80's music, what I mean by that is 80s musicians turning to previous eras for inspiration. (What I don't mean is current musicians stealing music directly from 80s artists, aka how Flo Rida has a career.)
Some of these songs come from my original Mega 80's music blog and as time is available I'll continue to add more here. I do what I can to make sure these videos play on my blog. However if they don't, please enjoy on Youtube, MTV.com or wherever else you can. You don't want to miss out on some of the greatest music ever, do you? Thanks as always to Youtube and those that load the videos to that site. I love seeing all these great old videos again.
Taco's "Puttin On The Ritz":
George Michael's "Kissing A Fool":
The only thing that can be said about this song and Ms. Carey's voice is "Wow". "Vision of Love", her first hit showed America what an amazing singer she is. There were some damn good singers in the 80s.
I'd like to take a break from this blog for a moment, here are three Tommy James and The Shondells that were made into very memorable 80's songs.
First up is Joan Jett and the Blackheart's "Crimson and Clover":
You have to understand the 80's and the show "Solid Gold" to understand this bizarre performance. Clearly Idol is lip synching and you can see Billy thinking to himself, "Why do I have to deal with all this bullshit?" Idol's "Mony Mony":
And we can't forget Tiffany's "I Think We're Alone Now":
The Beatlesish "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears For Fears:
The Honeydrippers "Sea of Love", lead of course by the great Robert Plant:
They Might Be Giant's "Istanbul Not Constantinople":
The Blues Brothers "Gimme Some Lovin'" (some comedy relief first):
Here's the actual song:
Los Lobos "La Bamba":
Am I the only one that thinks this song has a retro feel to it? Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart":
Traveling Wilbury's "Handle With Care":
Murray Head's "One Night In Bangkok":
The Power Station "Some Like It Hot":
I'm stealing this from the 70s, so sue me. This song just perfectly fits into a retro theme. This version is much better than Madonna's version. Don McLean's "America Pie":
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