New Wave Outpost Forum

Old Memories Dept:
Some of us should be old enough to remember This Tune:
( You get Extra Points if you know who wrote it & who it was originally written for...)
http://www.tvparty.com/vault4/wedmovbojo.ram

Scary Thought, I might know this one. (I'm definitely a 70's Kid)

I Believe It is Called "Nikki" (his daughter?)
Written By Burt Bacharach (Spelled it right the 1st time!)

http://www.thepeaches.com/music/bacharach/Nikki.txt

Track Title:

Yes, You Get all the Extra Points!!
ABC Re-recorded & Re-arraged it just slightly slightly for a more "Heroic Sound" ...

OK, Here's another, even older one I remember as a child. You'll scare me if you know who wrote this tune, I have no idea!!

Gotta confess I was clueless on this one, BUT "By The Power of GOOGLE, I Bring You!....."

Your Answer(s)..Sir
Clive Cussler
www.authorsontheweb.com/features/author ... -clive.asp

Again, with some interesting connections to pun

Hey! It's amazing how this seemingly useless and unrelated trivia is connected to alternative music via 6 degrees of separation.[:0]

... It seems that Clive Cussler Came up with the "Slogan" (Stronger than Dirt!") But I saw no mention of him writing the tune.
.. Also There was a Doors Song (Which one escapes me now) that ended with the "Stronger Than Dirt" line from the commercial..

"Touch Me"

FYI: I found this listing :
Mort Lindsey/Gossip, AJAX Stronger Than Dirt

On the following compilation
http://www.jackdiamond.com/default/yzca ... tronger+th

I beleive it was around 83-84 there was a song they played on WLIR that was really good..but forget the name and the band..

It had the words to all shook up by presley but it was much fasater and definitive new wave..

Can anyone remember the group a