Kiss......

Kiss - I was Made for Lovin' You

Put the words "Dancing" and "Thomas Vanderstappen" in one sentence and just listen how bad those two words sound together. Then imagine both in real life on a dancefloor and you're worst nightmare just came true......

I'm an awful dancer and tried to avoid it as much as possible when going out. But one of the rare songs that actually got me to dance was this Kiss song (to be honest, only after 24.00h and after more or less 20 beers .... but still, it happened once every month or so that I ventured onto the middle of the dance scene when I heard it). A classic during the years I went out from my 17th onwards. A rare opportunity for my friends to actually see me dance (they still talk about it)...... Those were the times..... The lyrics are so simple, but the message is so strong that in combination with the music it justs kicks ass....

I've got a lot of respect for Kiss. After all this time they're still out there, doing their thing. Songs like the one above and stuff like Rock'n Roll all Nite , I Love it Loud, ... are all rightfully part of Rock'n Roll history. Heck, I even liked Psycho Circus.

Below, a great live version of the song during an Australian concert.

Hiding the tears in my eyes........

The Cure- Boys Don't Cry

Well..... couldn't help myself and had to put up this video......

When I listen to the lyrics, I really feel like crap... Not only because it reminds me the song is from 1979 and that I'm not that young anymore, but mainly cause it reminds me of things I should've said a long time ago to people I really care about. Words were just never one of my talents. Never been able to express my regrets and feelings as I should have when it came to it...... Only seemed to make matters worse for that.....

It makes me feel like crap, but at the same time it makes me think about those who mean a lot to me.....

It's a wonderful and emotional song. I really hope the people it is intended for take some time to go through the lyrics...... This song more or less covers what I want to tell them.....

I would say I'm sorry
If I thought that it would change your mind
But I know that this time
I have said too much
Been too unkind

I try to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I try and laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eyes

'Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry

I would break down at your feet
And beg forgiveness
Plead with you
But I know that it's too late
And now there's nothing I can do

So I try to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I try to laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eyes

'Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry

I would tell you
That I loved you
If I thought that you would stay
But I know that it's no use
That you've already
Gone away

Misjudged your limits
Pushed you too far
Took you for granted
I thought that you needed me more, more, more...

Now I would do most anything
To get you back by my side
But I just keep on laughing
Hiding the tears in my eyes

'Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry

Boys don't cry

The clip version isn't the original 1979 version, but it's the one I remember hearing first.

Didn't you love the part in "The Wedding Singger" when they play this song? Hope that what doesn't kill you just makes you stronger...... otherwise I'm really screwed......

While I'm at it, I'll add another one of my Cure fave's. Pictures of You is just one of those songs you can either totally relate to cause you know the feelings he's describing, or one of the songs which make you hate The Cure cause you don't understand a word he's saying..... I tend to like The Cure.......

The Cure - Pictures of You

Somewhere In Between........

The Cure - In Between Days

The Cure takes a special place in my music collection. As a kid, I couldn't get enough of Boys Don't Cry. I always thought that song was from around '86-'87, but a year or 2 ago I looked at the copyright and saw the year 1979 next to it..... Man, did I feel old that day....... Even talked about it to a couple of friends, and almost none of them wanted to believe that song was actually from the '70s...... The second song I recollect was A Lullaby (loved that video). I only came in contact with A Forrest, Lovesong, ...... much later on. I don't like everything they did, but they still rank high in my top 20 bands of the '80s.

First Cure song I ever bought was the maxi single from In Between Days. Loved the picture sleeve and hung it on my wall for a year or 2. I loved playing that vinyl....

Still think some of those 80's songs sound better on vinyl. Well..... I'm not arguing the sound was better on vinyl, it's the fact of putting the needle on the record, looking at the turntable at night, the grinding sounds on the background. Wonder if some artist didn't keep some of those things in mind while writing their music......

Fra Lippo Lippi - Shouldn't Have to be Like That

I guess almost everyone knows this song..... classic 80's nostalgia....... Just sit back and relax.....

Echoes.......

A friends is someone who's always there when he
needs you.

Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Can't remember how many times I've played this song in loop at night...... First time I realised who Ian McCulloch and Echo & The Bunnymen actually were, was during my "Doors" period.
In the beginning of my college years, I bought all of the Doors albums, by accident I recognised the song Strange Days while viewing "The Lost Boys" and noticed it wasn't Jim Morrison's version. I liked the guy's voice, looked up who covered it on the soundtrack and the rest is history......
The band eventually split up (or to be more accurate, Ian left the band) but actually reformed not too long ago. I hope to catch them at one of their upcoming shows pretty soon......

XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

XTC's Making plans for Nigel..... only thing you have to do is close your eyes and listen to the lyrics. You should be able to figure out the rest. Listening to it still remains a gripping experience for me.