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Old 08-12-2011, 03:18 AM   #1 (permalink)
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None of their original songs are as good as their cover of "Always Something There To Remind Me," in my opinion.
I disagree, I actually like at least one quite a lot more.

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Old 09-04-2011, 09:24 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I disagree, I actually like at least one quite a lot more.
Naked Eyes' "I Could Show You How" is okay, but I feel it sounds a little lonely and chilly. I definitely prefer "Always Something There To Remind Me!"

Do any of you remember the British synthpop duo, Yazoo, formed in late 1981 by former Depeche Mode songwriter Vince Clarke (synthesizer) and Alison Moyet (vocals) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazoo_(band))? Clarke eventually formed Erasure, one of my favorite synthpop groups. I hadn't realized he was involved in all three groups.

Today a line from a sweet song I remember liking years ago suddenly ran through my head while I was unloading the dishwasher. I only recalled a fragment of the melody and these lyrics..."All I wanted was the love you gave...(something something something)...only you."

Thanks to Google, those lyrics led me to the song, "Only You," and I learned that it was by a duo called Yazoo. I also learned, to my surprise, that the main singer was a woman! All these years I thought the following song was sung by a man!

Yazoo - "Only You" (1982)

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+ "Da Da Da.... I Don't Love You... You Don't Love Me... Aha Aha Aha" = A hit worldwide.

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+ "Da Da Da.... I Don't Love You... You Don't Love Me... Aha Aha Aha" = A hit worldwide.
I love that song with its intentional minimalism and catchy tune!

I just looked up Trio again to learn that they did use real drums and a real guitar, although not in all songs, in addition to the illustrious Casio VL-1. I realized I'd never heard any of Trio's music besides "Da Da Da."

So I decided to listen to more of Trio's songs and found out I like them! Some aren't technically synthpop, though. So do I post them here? Or do I not? I think I'll go find a spot for more Trio songs in the New Wave section or Neue Deutche Welle thread (if one exists).
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I love that song with its intentional minimalism and catchy tune!

I just looked up Trio again to learn that they did use real drums and a real guitar, although not in all songs, in addition to the illustrious Casio VL-1. I realized I'd never heard any of Trio's music besides "Da Da Da."

So I decided to listen to more of Trio's songs and found out I like them! Some aren't technically synthpop, though. So do I post them here? Or do I not? I think I'll go find a spot for more Trio songs in the New Wave section or Neue Deutche Welle thread (if one exists).
that's the only song of theirs I know
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that's the only song of theirs I know
Bah, I couldn't find the New Wave section and I'm too apathetic at this moment to make a Deutche Welle Thread, so I'll post a few more Trio songs here. They *do* include the Casio (sometimes), so that's synthpoppy.

Trio - Bum Bum
Here is my time to confess that my music fetish is German. I'll like pretty much any song with German in it.




Trio - Bye Bye
They sound like MGMT here! Huh. Not synthpop, though.




Trio - Girl, Girl, Girl
Also not synthpop.




Wait! Here's one of their songs that uses some synthesizer! Phew! Back on track:

Trio - Ready for You

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Here is my time to confess that my music fetish is German. I'll like pretty much any song with German in it.
In that case, this thread urgently needs these two Kraftwerk songs:



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