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  1. "19" - Paul Hardcastle

    A breathtaking collage of clips, sound effects, and a reverberating keyboard riff. It's all beaten into shape by the video, which features cutting-edge effects: a computer-animated flag, from which a star morphs into the face of a soldier.

    One can argue with the lyric (the average soldier's age was about 25, thus undercutting the whole point of the song), but this is *so* different from anything we've seen in years.

    #TOTP #PaulHardcastle

  2. "19" - Paul Hardcastle

    A breathtaking collage of clips, sound effects, and a reverberating keyboard riff. It's all beaten into shape by the video, which features cutting-edge effects: a computer-animated flag, from which a star morphs into the face of a soldier.

    One can argue with the lyric (the average soldier's age was about 25, thus undercutting the whole point of the song), but this is *so* different from anything we've seen in years.

  3. Mal ne Frage in die Gemeinde.
    Sind für euch #texte in der #musik wichtig?
    Hört ihr zu?
    z. B.
    #thepolice - #everybreathyoutake
    Lied über nen #stalker, aber als ewiges #Liebeslied berühmt
    #BruceSpringsteen - #bornintheusa
    #usa kritischer Song, wird aber als #Hymne für das Land überall gespielt
    Oder #PaulHardcastle - 19
    Riesen #dance Nummer ausse #80er, die den #floor gefüllt hat, prangert aber das Durchschnittsalter im #Vietnamkrieg an.
    Sind nur Beispiele, daher wie ist das bei euch?

  4. In 1988 The avg floor that Hans Gruber is on was Nineteen... N.. N.. N.. N.. Nineteen, Nineteen.

    At least according to Paul Hardcastle.

    The lengths I go to, for gags for this thing is immense. Do you know how many hrs I spend thinking about them... just for 2 people to like it.

    Also... some of you just won't get how good & subtle this gag is unless you went to school in the early 80's and understand 80's pop culture.

    #DieHardIsAnXmasMovie
    #AdventCalendar
    #PaulHardcastle
    #Nineteen

  5. CW: 1986 - "The wizard (jazz mix)" by Paul Hardcastle

    In February 1986, Michael Hurll asked Paul Hardcastle for a shiny new title theme for Top of the Pops. "The wizard" was written in a couple of days; the fizzy-bangy-twiddly tune was used for the next 5½ years.

    When Paul had had a bit longer to think about the tune, he came up with this mellow mix. It featured on the 12-inch single.

    #PaulHardcastle #TOTP #Synthesiser #Jazz #Popiversary2
    youtube.com/watch?v=4g3MPQEdln

  6. (edit: updated YT link w/better mix)

    Another finished tune this week, chill retro-jazz-funk– very summery, I think. A bit of analog, a bit of digital, inspiration from #PaulHardcastle, #RahBand, #Sade, #GeorgeDuke and #AnitaBaker, and a Splice vocal line that may or may not have been used a thousand times over on top, is what this is.

    Mountainé – Sweet Passion (2023)

    youtube.com/watch?v=AE5ncw0-2M

    mountaine.bandcamp.com/track/s

    #MusicProduction #NewMusic #JazzFunk #Synth #NuSoul #Retro #1980s #Chillout