The Album Review Club - End of Round #9 Break (page 1904)

Ha. I thought I was the only one who liked that movie. The boots might be my favo(u)rite sight gag in history.
No, it's an absolute, stone-cold, bona-fide classic. I love it as well. The boots gag is very good.

I was trying to think what "Rubber Bullets" reminded me of and it was "Skeet Shooting in the USA" (or whatever it's called!)
 
Good review mate. Thought you would like them lyrically. If you get time, have a listen to the Original Soundtrack which drops the doo-wop in favour of a 9 minute operetta, 'One night in Paris'. Sheet Music is also worth a listen for 'Somewhere in Hollywood', which displays their lyrical brilliance nicely.

'Down on the casting couch
A star is gonna be born
A star with the stature of a Harlow
Who's doomed
And groomed to enrapture
All her co-stars, and stuntmen, the co-stars
Oh, let there be lights, action, sound
Lights, action, sound - Roll 'em!

Out in the mezzanine
On the arm of a dumb marine
Her beauty looks out like a trailer
Norman Mailer
Waits to nail her
He's under the bed
And he's waiting for her to be dead
He's out on the patio
With his polaroid and scenario
And he's armed and he's dangerously

Close was the weather
When I was a kid
She gave me a feather from her gown
To cool me down, to cool me down
And I was the galley slave
Who lost his heart when the ship went down
Lights, action, sound
Roll 'em

I had a part in the talkies
When you were a little girl
I've taken Lassie for walkies
When she was the pup that Vaudeville threw up
And destiny lead her
Hand in paw to somewhere
In Hollywood
That's crazy, a dog up in Beverly Hills
Crazy, crazy
La, la, la, la, la (You better lie low)'
I'm pretty sure I stopped at traffic lights in Hollywood (or somewhere not far away in L.A.) and Lol Creme pulled up beside us.

Graham Gouldman was (may still be) a regular at a pub I went to quite often at one time although I never saw him in there; my wife to be (before we met) does recall seeing him there though.
 
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I'm going to give 10cc 7/10, might be a little generous but it is an album that I can put on and not want to skip a track - even Donna. It is archly witty so stands out from the run of the mill.
Thanks mate. I have always thought so.
 
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Enjoyed this pick

Only ever knew 10cc for ‘I’m not in Love’ - an amazing track.
I’ve heard ‘The Things we do for Love’ and ‘Rubber Bullets’ before - but didn’t know it was them , in fact every-time I’ve heard Rubber Bullets I just assumed it was the Beach Boys, cracking Pop song that’s been stuck in my head all week

Love the variety and confidence they have, especially for a debut

Donna, The Dean and I and Johnny Don’t Do It are all instant catchy singalongs

Sand In My Face is a good one and Fresh Air For Mumma

Torn between a 6 or 7 …. 6 because there’s nothing melodic or groundbreaking I don’t think , but 7 because it’s a superb Pop debut attempt, uplifting and has variety

I’ll go 7
 
I have a little 10cc story.
When I was 21 I played in a covers band around Cheshire. Usually clubs and some pubs. Anyway we did one particular gig at Bredbury Hall in Stockport.
Now at this time I was told by quite a lot of people that I quite strongly resembled Eric Stewart of 10cc, he was the one who sang I'm Not In Love. I was even asked for an autograph once in Kendalls !

So we were setting up on stage at this place and this guy wanders over and says "I love your song Rubber Bullets" (as it happened we did play that song in our set). Anyway he is convinced I am Eric Stewart and we are 10cc :)
He wouldn't have it that we wern't 10cc. He kept going on about how much he loved "our" songs !
I kept telling him we weren't.

I still remember him and wonder if he still thinks he saw 10cc that night :)
 
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