The enjoyable / informative / enlightening / illuminating / remarkable (that’s enough, Peter) blogger Rushbo has an enjoyable / informative / enlightening (stop it) blog called Big Plans For Everybody.
Rushbo recently posted his views on a new 10cc box set, Tenology. Rushbo is a bigger fan of 10cc than I am, and he was terribly enthusiastic about the set. I got the impression that he couldn’t get enough of it, whereas from what I’ve seen of it, I, er, could. (I voiced my irritations on Facebook. But I’m definitely interested in the DVD that’s included in it.)
Anyway, Rushbo’s unbridled enthusiasm for Tenology reminded me that I haven’t played you a 10cc song in ages. (“Thank goodness”, I hear non-fans of 10cc exclaim.)
To make up for the recent lack of 10cc in the general vicinity of this blog, I’ll play you three of my favourite post-Godley/Creme tracks. (If you have no idea what the phrase “post-Godley/Creme” means, then you are definitely not a 10cc fan – and you’d probably be better off reading a different blog today.)
I’ll start with “Reds In My Bed”. I think it’s a gorgeous pop song:
10cc – “Reds In My Bed“ (1978)
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Now here’s 10cc gettin’ a bit raunchier (well, as raunchy a 10cc could get) with a song that’s like a dirtier version of “I’m Mandy I’m Fly” in which a chap has a bit of a liaison with a woman who is not what she seems. (Hint: she seems real.) This song is one of 10cc’s specialties: it’s a multi-part, mini-opera. This has six distinct sections:
10cc – “Shock On The Tube (Don’t Want Love)“ (1978)
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By the way, the other two tracks in today’s post are in that box set, but “Shock On The Tube (Don’t Want Love)” isn’t. Grrr.
And here’s 10cc “in the groove” (sort of), as they head out to the dancefloor. This one has seven different parts to it (maybe the band don’t want to bore the listener):
10cc – “One-Two-Five“ (1980)
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