15 days ago. 328. r/Music. "The Long and Winding Road" became The Beatles' last US #1 song on June 13, 1970. From a time when MTV played music videos and Music Was Awesome. The video was very influential as it was one of the first to sequentially blend numerous faces of different ages and races from one to another as they mimed the lyrics to the song. A video cassette was also released with visual imagery to complement the music. Their lead singer Thomas Mars said: "Paris in 1901 was better than it is now. In the US it was released under the name Snack Attack. The black and white . The UK band The Lightning Seeds of "Pure" fame got their name from a misheard line in Prince's "Raspberry Beret," mistaking "thunder drowns out what the lightning sees" for "thunder drowns out the lightning seeds.". This was the first time that morphing was used extensively in a music video and it got major airplay on MTV. They had the first verse ("You don't know how to ease my pain") but nothing else, and every time they tried to work on it they got nowhere. This video makes me wanna cry, . Just a crackling, potboiler of a series appropriately set in a heat wave that is, to my recollection, the only time that the weather of sultry Miami is it's own character. Oh, man!I remember this song too from back in the day (Class of 82) but somehow the haunting vibe is even more sensual now!! A video cassette was also released with visual imagery to complement the music. Ahhh love the 80's.I remember driving my Porsche 911 turbo in the desert outside of Vegas blasting about 125 and no care in the world after getting dumped by my girlfriend, One of the best Songs Bring back the 80's. ItalianStallion81 Newbie Posts: 69 . Creme joined the avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise in 1998. One of the best, my childhood was better because of this.. Found the "Original, Classic Video." The group featured two songwriting teams. I heard this on Miami Vice when I was a kid and Ive never forgotten it. The video includes both Trevor Horn and Steven Lipson. Cry and Im not in love, two of the most iconic, interesting ballads ever made. "Only Wanna Be With You" by Hootie & the Blowfish is a tribute to Bob Dylan, but Dylan sued them over it for using lyrics from his song "Idiot Wind. Their 1984 single "Golden Boy" was included on 1985's The History Mix Volume 1 album which celebrated 25 years of recording together. George Tremlett (1976). To The Left Be Baby lyrics. Love this song. This video comprises nothing more than carnage being created as the whole city is laid to waste with all manner of weapons and tools of . The ever-cautious BBC slapped a ban on this video, too, concerned about the potential for it to trigger fits in people suffering epilepsy. This album also contained the single "Cry" which, helped in part by the video, became their biggest US hit, reaching No. Established musicians in their own right they formed a double act after splitting from the band 10cc . Together, they completed the song, which became Godley & Creme's biggest American hit. The original plan for the video was to have the English ice skating champions Torvill and Dean skate to the song, but they weren't available. 2 "Cry (Extended Version)" (Fast-forward a few years and director John Landis would go the same route, albeit in color, at the end of Michael Jacksons Black or White.) And while some of the actors arent exactly being subtle hamming it up doesnt even begin to come close to describe what theyre doing beauty lies in the staggeringly seamless approach. What a unique and mesmerizing song. 10 Memorable Music Videos Directed By Godley & Creme, Dolly Parton & Rob Halford Lead All-Star Jole, Album of the Day: The Red Shoes by Kate Bush, Watch Ozzy Osbourne Star as an Office Worker in Up, 6 Songs You Didnt Know Dolly Parton Wrote, RIP Renee Geyer, Legendary Australian Singer has D, Watch Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Perform at Han. But now I love it. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. It was recorded between April-May 1980 at Lymehouse Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey and engineered and re-mixed at Nigel Gray 's Surrey Sound Studios. I'll have to search Spotify for it soon. Herbie Hancock himself was relegated to appearing on a couple of TV screens seen around the house. See also 10CC UK 25 USA 11 Germany 9 Australia 7 Canada 5 Netherlands 5 France 4 Ireland 4 New Zealand 3 Belgium 2 Japan 1 Portugal . One of the earliest examples of morphing. Nicely re-cut (credit I reckon goes to Jan Hammer and Jerry Cohen) to fit the final sequence, the song does all the talking needed to close both story threads like nothing ever could. A great contribution to that success was all the terrific and unique songs like Godley & Creme's "Cry." Stewart and Gouldman were predominantly pop songwriters, who created most of the band's accessible songs. The actual trailer for GTA IV was good, but it wasn't as good as this fan-made trailer set to Cry by Godley and Creme. I was on a long drive home and was listening to one of my favorite channels on Sirius: 80's. What ah great place to party at! One of my favorite episodes, and "Cry" provides the perfect background for a great scene. GTA 4 had a great taste in music with their in-game radio station. More songs with videos directed by Godley & Creme. It isnt till recently that I found it. Bowling for Soup - 1985 is now as old as 1985 was when the song was released. Heartache, pain and suffering is the major ingredient surrounding romanticism. I was 13 years old when I was first listening to this song in 1985. "The vocal came about simply by writing down . And at about the same time that this video was popular, the Norwegian group a-ha released the video for their chart topping song "Take On Me". [2] Though they played in different bands, with Godley briefly in The Mockingbirds with Graham Gouldman, who would later work with Godley and Creme in 10cc. Hauntingly beautiful.ironic genius. The single "Snack Attack" was also a minor hit. ", Webb talks about his classic songs "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman" and "MacArthur Park.". i haven't heard this song in SO long. Godley and Creme perform in the music video "Cry" from their album "The History Mix: Volume 1" recorded for Polydor Records. The racy video for Duran Durans third single featured scantily clad models pillow fighting and kissing, a naughty nurse massaging a Sumo wrestler and plenty of naked breasts. So glad to see the original video online again.You know, as having viewed one of the original morph videos, the Michael Jackson video, as well as anything that Google has put out with regards to 'face building', this is by far still the tops. The last time my family was fully intact was in 1981, just shortly before we lost my dad to a motorcycle crash. Kids today doesnt know how to play the game. 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Ismism is the fourth studio album by English duo Godley & Creme, released in October 1981 by Polydor Records. Kevin Godley and Lol Creme met while at art school. STOP with the damn underrated nonsense! 13 22 The Cult Electric 51. 5:38. Unfortunately, the band wasn't democratic or smart enough at that time to allow us the freedom to go ahead and do this project and we were placed in the unfortunate position of having to leave to do it. , Reminds me of my own toxic relationship here in 2023. According to the album's liner notes, the duo's original plan was to hire an all-star cast of comedians (including Peter Ustinov) to perform the album's spoken-word components, but this was soon abandoned, partly due to the cost and logistical difficulty, but also because they quickly realised after meeting Peter Cook that he was able to perform all of the major roles himself. I remember in the 80's when I would go over to my girlfriend's house after work on Fridays. Still great today 2022. Shatterdaymorn Synopsis They performed as a duo in the late 60s called Frabjoy & Runcible Spoon. In 1983, they released Birds of Prey which took their music in a more electronic direction, using electronic drum machines for the entire album. The video was far ahead of its time, and Godley and Creme, with Trevor Horn producing, made a record that still stands the test of time. After all this time, it's still gets to my soul! 2.6K. In July 1992 she had a top 5 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with her cover version of Godley and Creme's "Cry".. This one got them plenty of attention! Reminds me of many times during my teens in the 80s. I still think about her but things worked out for the best as I met a lady in August of '88 and we got married September of '90. Unfortunately, that wasn't to be. 5:56. The duo gradually regained critical favour with a trio of innovative albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s L (1978), Freeze Frame (1979) and Ismism (1981, released as Snack Attack in the United States). Under Your Thumb ( Godley and Creme ) TOTP 17.9.81. Callie is my favorite Vice femme fatale. Paul Stanley on his soul music project, the Kiss songs with the biggest soul influence, and the non-make-up era of the band. Hey Ken,Glad you found us! Metal-neck is a factor. A 7-song LP was slated for a late 1969 release on Marmalade; however, the label collapsed under the weight of its financial situation before the end of the year, and the LP was shelved until its release in the 2022 compilation Frabjous Days: The Secret World of Godley & Creme 19671969 on Grapefruit Records. -3 3 Elvis Presley Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits 9. I remember hearing that remix (if youre speaking of the one the melded Im Not In Love with it). The entire medium of music video owes Kevin Godley and Lol Creme an enormous debt. They directed the video for Sting's song Every Breath You Take. (1976), Godley and Creme left the band to perfect a device they dubbed "The Gizmo" (Gizmotron), a module which attached to the bridge of an electric guitar. Six years later, Michael Jackson used the same effect in his Black Or White video. GODLEY & CREME CD: $39.65 History Mix 1 Godley & Creme CD: $40.01 L / Freeze Frame Godley & Creme Images GODLEY & CREME Changing Faces: Best O Ten Cc CD: $19.95 Freeze Frame GODLEY & CREME CD: $13.59 MP3: $5.99 Cry: The Very Best of GODLEY & CREME MP3: $9.49 In the videoclip of Cry Trevor appeared as the last person at the very end. The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Godley & Creme's lone Top 40 hit in the US apart from their former band, 10cc. AI will not be able to do this - no match for understanding the human condition and this music video is proof of it.Kudos to Godley and Creme. Again, a technological masterpiece, that clip featured rotoscoping and what is believed to be the first example of a total blending of animation and live person (when the young woman grabs the cartoon hand sticking up from the cup/bowl). It was awesome then and it is still awesome today,over 35yrs later. Their lead singer Thomas Mars said: "Paris in 1901 was better than it is now. The painful pressure of the tears' force is unlike anything I have ever experienced before. "Cry" is a song by Godley and Creme, featured on the album The History Mix Volume 1 in 1985 and released as a single in March of that year. Godley & Creme helped Trevor to shoot the Two tribes-video of Frankie goes to Hollywood and so Trevor helped Godley & Creme to produce this record. Id forgotten about this beloved favorite song! It also reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart.The duo also directed the song's music video, which featured faces blended into each other using analog cross-fading, anticipating the digital effect of morphing used in a very similar way in Michael Jackson's 1991 video, \"Black or White\".LYRICS:You don't know how to ease my painyou don't knowYou don't know how to ease my pain.You don't know what the sound isdarlingIt's the sound of my tears fallingor is it the rain?You don't know.You don't know how to play the gameand you cheatyou lieYou make me wanna cryyou make me wanna cryCryyou make me wanna cry.You don't know how to ease my painyou don't knowYou don't know how to ease my pain.Don't you hear any voices crying?That's the sound of our love dying. They performed as a duo in the late 60s called Frabjoy & Runcible Spoon. 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