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this one is really bugging me
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Sat Jul 05, 2003 3:06 pmby Parachute Pants
I think this was very late 80's (maybe early 90's?) -- not so much new wave (otherwise I'm sure I'd have it in my collection).
The artist is African-American, I think she was a former member of a successful band. I can see the video in my mind's eye -- it features her singing, standing with a (bass) guitar?
Anyway, it's a guitar chord-driven song. I wish I could remember *any* lyrics. It's some sort of "relationship" song. All I remember is the style of song reminds me of the Barenaked Ladies' "It's all been done".
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Sat Jul 05, 2003 4:21 pmby DJ UNO
For some reason I want to say Grace Jones. She was in Conan the Destroyer and View to a Kill, but she also recorded some songs (mostly for films). I believe she did play bass as well as sing.
Of course, I just saw her in Conan the other day and that
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Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:28 amby Plata66
Joan Armetrading? Tracy Chapman? Joan had a few videos that sounds like the one your talking about.
Since I have always preferred making plans The passage of time is flicking dimly upon the screen;
I can't see the lines I used to think I could read b
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Mon Jul 07, 2003 2:43 pmby Spaz
Me'Shell NdegéOcello?
She's an 'african-american' who plays bass....
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Mon Jul 07, 2003 2:44 pmby Spaz
...or what about Sara Lee, formerly with Gang of Four and B-52s?
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Mon Jul 07, 2003 3:26 pmby froid
Joan Armatrading is a good guess. The songs I can remember are both up tempo pop- "Drop the Pilot" and "Call Me Names (I Love it When You).
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Tue Jul 08, 2003 3:17 amby Parachute Pants
Nope, but thanks for the guesses so far. One of these days it'll come to me... I hope (lest I fear a trip to the sanitorium). I've remembered two words: "and you...". Hopefully more lyrics will come to me.
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Wed Jul 09, 2003 9:26 amby Vital22
I think the sing you are thinking of is called "I Know"
Dionne Farris who was in Arrested Development.
"Let my Cameron...........Go"
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Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:13 amby MikeP
Good call ... sounds like you might be right. I almost forgot about this mid-90's gem. Certainly reminds me a lot of Joan Armatrading.
Go and listen here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 55-5143354
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Thu Jul 10, 2003 5:09 amby Parachute Pants
That's it!!! I don't know how you figured that out from my posts, but thank you thank you thank you!!
Not the 80's, but I'm glad I posted it here... now I can sleep.
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Thu Jul 10, 2003 6:39 amby Vital22
I'm happy that I could think of it. I actually bought the cd when it came out. The 80's Wlir/Wdre, EuroDisco(Italo Dance) and Kroq is where I live, but that Dionne Farris song stood out amongst the Mid-90's crap. I had Parachute pants as well I think they