CJ_1014Nov 18, 2022
Dave

Because I don't know what this week's #FridayNightJukebox theme is yet... here is something random and awesome.

A lot of the first wave of Generation X would remember Yazoo the pop group... but there was also a seriously experimental side to them (in fact, one of the songs on their first album was so experimental as to be barely listenable). This, from their second album, is MUCH better.

Alison Moyet needed a great voice to carry this one off.

She carried it off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJD7x-nKPTo

Yazoo - Ode to boy

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Nov 18, 2022 at 5:51amWeb
Show threadCJ_1014Nov 18, 2022
@Daveosaurus Oh wow I can't believe it's the song I was hoping it was... Was just talking about this one earlier, those lyrics, that sound. Soooo evocative. A favorite, then and now. As is Yaz(oo) the band.
Show threadDaveNov 18, 2022
@CJ_1014 I remember buying this album, on vinyl, back in the day. I knew the single ("Nobody's Diary") but hearing this for the first time was a revelation.
Show threadCJ_1014Nov 18, 2022
@Daveosaurus Yes - that got a lot of radio play over here (New York USA) and I just loved their sound, or variety of sounds - nice mix of genres.
King and Queen of the 12" Dance remix, too. Damn I loved dancing to them back in the day...
Show threadCJ_1014Nov 18, 2022
@Daveosaurus
Winter Kills on Upstairs at Eric's is another one I really like (but hell, I love ALL of it, lol.) Man that album was a powerhouse up here in New England college land...