Battlestar Eclectic
Sarah Torribio and her right brain. Music. Musings. Writing. Style.
Category: 80s rock
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‘We’ve already got the trailer! Just check out the vid.’ >>last post <<next post See more random musings by Sarah Torribio HERE
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I’m fueling my writer’s journey by listening on repeat to “Rise” by Public Image Lt. (PIL, if you want to be quick about it.) Because that’s what I intuit I need to keep going. I need to listen to Johnny Lydon and put one word in front of the other. You should try writing to a certain rhythm,…
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“Song from the Edge of the World” by Siouxsie & the Banshees is my song of the Day. It was released in 1987 as a stand-alone single, which I had, or shared with my high school boyfriend, on cassette. Perhaps fittingly for such a strange and lovely offering, the outside of said tape was left melted…
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Is there anything better than this New Wave holiday classic?, with its fun irreverence and sprightly disillusionment. And then there’s that virtuoso saxophone ranging from jaunty to downright pretty. My song of the day is “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses Lead singer Patty Donahue died of cancer in 1996 at the tender age of 40.…
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I’m recovering from the flu and so especially nostalgic this Christmastime. I very nearly cried while listening to “FairyTale of New York” by The Pogues, with added vocals by Kristy McKall, today. Hence, it’s my song of the day. I’ve got lots of Irish blood but not much Irish culture, but I swear, this song…
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My self-care routine includes I have to listen to “Down by the Sea” off the Business as Usual album by Men at Work at least once a month. It’s is echoing, lonely, quiet, still and chill. It has a stony, hypnotic feel. It’s like a giant granite Buddha that gathers all my stress into a…
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I’m going to go out on a limb and say that “Stories of Old” by Depeche Mode is underrated. The layered production makes for the electro-pop version of a Balinese gamelan orchestra. David Gahan’s baritone is seductive af in this gem of a tune. It draws me like “pspspsps” attracts a cat. —Sarah Torribio <<last…
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The only way for me to maintain my sanity and regain my equilibrium today is to listen to the stony, hypnotic, atmospheric jam “Down by the Sea.” Not only is it one of the best songs by Men at Work, it is one of the best rock songs of all time. There, I’ve said it.…
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My obsession with “All the Things She Said” by Simple Minds continues apace. Honestly, when James Kerr says, “I’ll be with you. I’ll dream about you,” I want to marry him. >>last post <<next post Listen to more songs of the day HERE
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>>last post <<next post This song is everything and more, innit? I’m very American, stereo-typically so, but I’ve fallen in love with the phrase innit. It’s so street. It’s so rock ‘n roll. It’s so informal. It’s so making tea over the stove burner. Back to this loop. Talk Talk is such a beautiful and…