Unexpected bassists

[nekomatic]

This may be old news to some, but in a rare departure from its usual parade of the annoying and irrelevant, Facebook's suggestion algorithm popped this on to my feed: Jona Lewie doing You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties on TV in 1980 featuring a very fresh-faced Kirsty MacColl on Precision and BV's.

 

 

 

For some reason the fact she's using the came-in-the-box Fender strap is especially charming 😊

 

(Note for younger or overseas listeners: Jona Lewie is known for releasing two songs 43 years ago, one was quite good, this is the other one.)

[nilorius]

40 minutes ago, nekomatic said:

This may be old news to some, but in a rare departure from its usual parade of the annoying and irrelevant, Facebook's suggestion algorithm popped this on to my feed: Jona Lewie doing You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties on TV in 1980 featuring a very fresh-faced Kirsty MacColl on Precision and BV's.

 

 

 

For some reason the fact she's using the came-in-the-box Fender strap is especially charming 😊

 

(Note for younger or overseas listeners: Jona Lewie is known for releasing two songs 43 years ago, one was quite good, this is the other one.)

It's soposed to be a video clip, right?

[asingardenof]

Here's one I wasn't aware of...

 

[snorkie635]

1 hour ago, nekomatic said:

This may be old news to some, but in a rare departure from its usual parade of the annoying and irrelevant, Facebook's suggestion algorithm popped this on to my feed: Jona Lewie doing You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties on TV in 1980 featuring a very fresh-faced Kirsty MacColl on Precision and BV's.

 

 

 

For some reason the fact she's using the came-in-the-box Fender strap is especially charming 😊

 

(Note for younger or overseas listeners: Jona Lewie is known for releasing two songs 43 years ago, one was quite good, this is the other one.)

Runaround! Wowser!

[Jackroadkill]

1 hour ago, nekomatic said:

This may be old news to some, but in a rare departure from its usual parade of the annoying and irrelevant, Facebook's suggestion algorithm popped this on to my feed: Jona Lewie doing You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties on TV in 1980 featuring a very fresh-faced Kirsty MacColl on Precision and BV's.

 

 

 

For some reason the fact she's using the came-in-the-box Fender strap is especially charming 😊

 

(Note for younger or overseas listeners: Jona Lewie is known for releasing two songs 43 years ago, one was quite good, this is the other one.)

 

 

As truly awful as that song is, anything with Kirsty on it is good to see.  So sad that she was killed in such a horrible way and that justice has been perverted.

 

Love you, Kirsty.

[toneknob]

2 hours ago, nekomatic said:

(Note for younger or overseas listeners: Jona Lewie is known for releasing two songs 43 years ago, one was quite good, this is the other one.)

 

I prefer the other one! ie, this one. You don't find lines like "This was at some do in Palmers Green" anywhere you know

 

 

 

[NancyJohnson]

2 hours ago, nekomatic said:

This may be old news to some, but in a rare departure from its usual parade of the annoying and irrelevant, Facebook's suggestion algorithm popped this on to my feed: Jona Lewie doing You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties on TV in 1980 featuring a very fresh-faced Kirsty MacColl on Precision and BV's.

 

 

I would say 'on' is subjective.  Holding, more like.

 

Given the pop sensibilities of your average Runaround audience, KM could just as easily have just danced around in the background.

[Waddo Soqable]

54 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

 

As truly awful as that song is, anything with Kirsty on it is good to see.  So sad that she was killed in such a horrible way and that justice has been perverted.

 

Love you, Kirsty.

She turned up on lots of backing vocals of the period as I recall, she had various issues with record Co's, Stiff records certainly, which did her no favours and stalled her own efforts somewhat... her boyfriend was Steve Lillywhite who got her a whole bunch of backing singer work etc I believe. 

[toneknob]

Interestingly, she neither played bass (no surprise there) nor sung backing vocals on the single. Former was Norman Watt-Roy(!), latter by the wives of producer and the label owner (according to wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You'll_Always_Find_Me_in_the_Kitchen_at_Parties)

 

[toneknob]

6 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

She turned up on lots of backing vocals of the period as I recall, she had various issues with record Co's, Stiff records certainly, which did her no favours and stalled her own efforts somewhat... her boyfriend was Steve Lillywhite who got her a whole bunch of backing singer work etc I believe. 

 

eg Sparkle In The Rain by Simple Minds ("Speed Your Love to Me" and "Street Hassle") produced by SW

Edited June 30, 2023 by toneknob

[Gasman]

Jona Lewie was also Mr Terry Dactyl of the dinosaurs. I had the privilege of honking some tenor sax at the end of their not-hit ‘On a Saturday Night’ - (well mixed down in the final cut) whereas the bass player was up front and centre - my pal Malcolm Starr on a vintage..... Sousaphone!

[Jackroadkill]

7 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

She turned up on lots of backing vocals of the period as I recall, she had various issues with record Co's, Stiff records certainly, which did her no favours and stalled her own efforts somewhat... her boyfriend was Steve Lillywhite who got her a whole bunch of backing singer work etc I believe. 

 

Yes, she was basically stuffed by Stiff records, but Lilywhite got her on more or less anything he worked on that needed a female backing.

[snorkie635]

1 hour ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

Yes, she was basically stuffed by Stiff records, but Lilywhite got her on more or less anything he worked on that needed a female backing.

Better than being stiffed by Stuff Records I'd imagine?

[nekomatic]

3 hours ago, toneknob said:

 

I prefer the other one! ie, this one. You don't find lines like "This was at some do in Palmers Green" anywhere you know

 

Sometimes what happens in Palmers Green should have stayed in Palmers Green.

[merello]

5 hours ago, asingardenof said:

Here's one I wasn't aware of...

 

Prince Harry is badass

[asingardenof]

1 hour ago, merello said:

Prince Harry is badass

That's Ryan Gosling, my dude...

[Cosmo Valdemar]

7 hours ago, asingardenof said:

Here's one I wasn't aware of...

 

Lawrence Fox?

[nekomatic]

I have just learned that Tamsin Greig plays bass in a forthcoming TV series and I may need to loosen my collar and lie down for a bit.

[Terry M.]

Hulk Hogan and Keanu Reeves off the top of my head.

 

Oh and Malcolm Jamal Warner who played Bill Cosby's son Theo in The Cosby Show.

[andytoad]

Can I do fictional?

 

Who could forget the best 'air bass' ever......?

 

And dont get me started Derek Smalls. Infact most of Spinal Tap play bass.

 

Edited Monday at 21:44 by andytoad

[ezbass]

Gary Sinise 

[Bolo]

Jason Momoa. There's a YouTube vid of him visiting with Les Claypool 

[nilorius]

10 hours ago, ezbass said:

Gary Sinise 

Piezo on a bridge.

[Terry M.]

3 hours ago, Bolo said:

Jason Momoa. There's a YouTube vid of him visiting with Les Claypool 

I better not let my missus know that. She fancies him enough as it is 😂

[tauzero]

3 hours ago, nilorius said:

Piezo on a bridge.

 

It's a Variax, that's how it works. Models various bass sounds.