50s homage songs from the 70s/80s

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there should be a whole thread for posting youtubes of 70s/early 80s rock 'n' roll homage pop
― soref, Tuesday, February 25, 2014 4:59 PM (6 minutes ago)

Still a jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9NKs3h1CS8

― Scooby Doom (۩), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:07 (eleven years ago)

hmm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MCTGXnNKks

― Scooby Doom (۩), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:07 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8u31M9VxA

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:07 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx5lHXr1lmw

― Scooby Doom (۩), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:07 (eleven years ago)

I had this 7"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4EsTEpCZHE

― Scooby Doom (۩), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:10 (eleven years ago)

Not quite the same but I remember this as a wee lad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YssrjLMNP_Q

― Scooby Doom (۩), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:12 (eleven years ago)

I bought some second Darts singles when I was a teenager because the covers made me think they were a new wave band and was disappointed when I first listened to them, but then I really got into this stuff

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:14 (eleven years ago)

second hand Darts singles

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:14 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o41A91X5pns

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:16 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE34cSvZCd8

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:16 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob00yRpECis

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:17 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoDYK3IlGg

― Scooby Doom (۩), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:17 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy2HdKaP1EU

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:18 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtDfqgFiaOU

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:19 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BDLcutLekU

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:21 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1NrQYXjLU

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:21 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofDCsRhT57o

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:23 (eleven years ago)

Dunno how far you wanna go back but i like a lot of the tackier stuff here follows on from Mud and Gary Glitter

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:24 (eleven years ago)

I thought for years that this was a cover of an old song, but I think it was an original? love this, anyway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V04TYSXKCdk

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:24 (eleven years ago)

And don't forget that Grease was HUUUUGE at the time xp

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:25 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubq52MVBaGk

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:27 (eleven years ago)

Frijid Pink - Im on my way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Ku6Qtd3Lc#

― Moka, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:28 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KbP7VMLVg0

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:30 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG3r2oUphlQ

― MarkoP, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:30 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooll8gfuWzE

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:37 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDfZLQOP6pk

― the immortal jellyfish will never die (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:40 (eleven years ago)

these guys were massive when i lived in munich:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeuLMOMr4h4

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:43 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOptf8UedWU

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:45 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OHwbG7AO4M

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:48 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCuMWrfXG4E

― Poliopolice, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:52 (eleven years ago)

I don't know if this was because of his death or what, but at one point in the 70s it seemed that Elvis movies were on the TV all the damn time

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:57 (eleven years ago)

I guess the John Lennon album from a few years earlier added fuel to the fire for this whole revival too

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:00 (eleven years ago)

Anyhow...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3HSO1F7zHM

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:02 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vOZYtulzc0

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:03 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ

― MarkoP, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:05 (eleven years ago)

Singles

"Rock`n`Roll Band" (1975)
"Please Don't Touch" (1976)
"Only Wanna Rock" (1977)
"Rock Rollin`Boogie" (1978)
"Rockabilly Rebel" (1979) - UK No. 18, AUT # 8, IRL No. 21, NZL # 1, SUI # 9
"Buzz Buzz a Diddle It" (1980) - UK No. 22, AUT # 17, NED # 6, NZL # 37
"Midnite Dynamos" (1980) - UK No. 14, AUT # 15, IRL No. 9, NED # 3, SUI # 4
"When You Ask About Love" (1980) - UK No. 4, AUT # 16, IRL No. 3, NED # 18
"Over The Rainbow - You Belong to Me (medley)" (1980) - UK No. 15, IRL No. 23
"Back Here In Boston" (1980)
"Matchbox" (1980)
"Babe's in the Wood" (1981) - UK No. 46, NED # 41
"Love's Made a Fool of You" (1981) - UK No. 63, NED # 40
"Angels On Sunday" (1981)
"One More Saturday Night" (1982) - UK 63
"24 Hours" (1982)
"Riding The Night" (1982)
"I Want Out" (featuring Kirsty MacColl) (1983)

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:05 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJaKv9dgQPU

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:06 (eleven years ago)

xps

yeah the elvis films were on saturday afternoons and school holidays all the time late 70s up to mid 80s at least.

― Scooby Doom (۩), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:09 (eleven years ago)

'Romantic Lessons' by Skafish is tragically not on youtube

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:09 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqiBZLsbLE

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:10 (eleven years ago)

Sha Na Na, duh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM13UdqJzSw

xposts!

― death and darkness and other night kinda shit (crüt), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:11 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFnmWkr5A8s

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:14 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v98HEQvtpgo

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:16 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RczATjSmdNs

the 12" version of this is probably a bit less 50s but it srsly one of the most amazing things ever

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:16 (eleven years ago)

a lot of these (both tracey ullmans and elvis costello, for example) are '60s, not '50s, homages.

― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:17 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_crXC-rFG9E

^ 80s cover of a 60s homage to a 50s beat

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:20 (eleven years ago)

http://eil.com/images/main/The+Fonz+-+Fonzie+Favorites+-+20+Great+Rock+%27N%27+Roll+Hits+-+LP+RECORD-302497.jpg

― night boat to mega therion (NickB), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:27 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVBPJnWSxw0

― soref, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 18:30 (eleven years ago)

Every Gary Glitter hit to thread

― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 19:16 (eleven years ago)

Ahem...Tributes to 50s Rock’n’Roll and Doo Wop by Rockers form the late 60s and early 70s (A List)

― Virginia, Plain and Tall (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 19:24 (eleven years ago)

and then this...revisionist doo-wop

But no big deal, we're all California Men

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNClsvgv2V0

― Virginia, Plain and Tall (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 19:27 (eleven years ago)

Woodentops - Do it anyway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxUCnUGM7xg

― Moka, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 19:31 (eleven years ago)

I love this thread... I made a spotify list out of everything so far since it's easier to sample than clicking on every youtube link. A couple of them are not available on their original versions so I added the 'karaoke' version.

http://open.spotify.com/user/moteldemoka/playlist/0C8o1YVUafM10GEOGyweAk

spotify:user:moteldemoka:playlist:0C8o1YVUafM10GEOGyweAk

― Moka, Tuesday, 25 February 2014 19:34 (eleven years ago)

Do the Hucklebuck! Subject of a beloved parody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxa9b7nMvXU

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Thursday, 27 February 2014 18:17 (eleven years ago)

I always thought this 1981 Top 10 (!) US hit had a '50s doo wop vibe even though it covered a song written in 1965.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7YsE-wQn9c

― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 27 February 2014 19:56 (eleven years ago)

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