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Name that tune...

Metal Mickey's picture

A random comment over the weekend made a song pop into my head I probably haven't heard for 25 years, but naturally I can't remember the artist or title... so if anyone can help identify it, it'll be The Massive!

It's a very catchy pop/funk tune, but wasn't a hit - in my head it has the same vibe as The Waitresses' "Xmas Rapping", probably from around 1981-83, though it could be as late as 1986. I might be being swayed by The Waitresses comparison, but I seem to remember it being on Ze Records, though Googling their discography didn't help. It was probably a one-off single, as at the time I'm sure the artist never released an album, and I also vaguely remember it being a band rather than a soloist.

The lyrics were very eco-friendly/anti-war/anti-nuclear, and there's a rap in the middle with a different voice doing each line in a different language, including the phrases "ghetto nuclear" (pronounced as in French), and "Sayonara Tokyo" (I've tried Googling these to no effect.)

All help appreciated - thanks!

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Amazulu?

(cue comedy answers!)

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Douglas | 28 June 2010 - 10:19pm

Really?

Amaglasgwegian.

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keefus | 28 June 2010 - 10:23pm

Found it!

Not that anyone will be reading this, but just in case, an entirely random search for something else brought the answer to this up - it turned out to be "No Time To Stop Believing In Love" by Daisy Chain. I was correct in most of the clues - it was 1984, on Ze, and by a one-off collective including Word-favourite Davitt Sugursson.

And it's still great! :)

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Metal Mickey | 14 January 2011 - 1:03pm
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