. MP3: This Is Love – The Remodels George Harrison is the coolest Beatle, OK? Jeff Lynne is completely responsible for keeping George musically productive in the 1980s, and his signature sound is marvelous, within proper context. In the case of some of the material on Cloud Nine, his production had a tendency to suck […]
. MP3: Girl Don’t Come – The Remodels A cover of the Sandie Shaw song, remodeled with this starting inspiration: What if Plastic Letters-era Blondie were to do this song? And here’s what we came up with:
. MP3: Johnny & Mary – The Remodels “Johnny & Mary,” despite the video, is a great single from Robert Palmer’s 1980 album Clues. Robert Palmer…. le sigh. He was always an adventurous, sophisticated songwriter and musician who changed his look every time he changed his sound. Because he was so debonair and such a […]
. MP3: Love Is Alright – The Remodels Once upon a time, Rick Springfield was a right good power-popper. Hitting soap opera, teeny bopper mega-success at the same time diminished his musical accomplishments in some eyes. Working Class Dog still holds up as solid and exuberant professional power pop record. It’s got the songs, it’s […]
. MP3: What Makes You Think You’re The One – The Remodels Do you remember the packaging for the vinyl version of Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk? It was the most perplexing thing. Blessed was the day it came out on CD because it was now – finally – easy to access. Did you ever make a […]
. MP3: When You Walk in the Room – The Remodels Jackie DeShannon was a peer of Carole King, Ellie Greenwhich, and the other women songwriters who cranked out major hits for other artists. Even though she was not a shadow character in the film Grace of my Heart, some of her fabulous wardrobe seemed […]