In any case, it's a great kick-ass rock song by people you've probably heard of, and the whole point is for you to guess who it is.
Have I mentioned no Googling?
Anyway, if you already know please don't give it away in comments.
I should also add that if you didn't know in advance and still managed to guess right strictly because you're too cool for school, you will win a coveted PowerPop No-Prize and all the gloating privileges that entails.
You're welcome.
UPDATE: For those of you who didn't cheat, that track is, of course the more interesting than I thought Rick Springfield collaborating with Dave Grohl and company, from the soundtrack to the quite splendid music documentary Sound City, which I had somehow missed when it came out last year. A terrific movie, BTW, and I highly recommend it. Here's the trailer...
...and you can stream the whole thing at Amazon.
Ace Kefford?:-)
ReplyDeleteToo easy, baby. Thanks for the morning rock. Wanna swim??
Vickie Rock - Splish Splash
You said no Googling, but you didn't say no Soundhound. Only one burning question:
ReplyDeleteAre they fighting for Foo or against Foo?
I Googled, so I'm not saying. Except for the vocals it's sounds a great deal like "Saturation" era Urge Overkill.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Sound City does rule! Labor's of love often turn out that way.
ReplyDeleteSpringfield's vocals sound like he's the bastard son of Phil Lynott and Sammy Hagar that smoothed out their annoying traits.
Any reference to espionage always works for me. I gotta lotta Mata Hari in me with a dash of Ellen Rometsch and Christine Keeler.
Vickie Rock - Not exactly Olivia Joules
Nobody gives Rick Springfield any credit. Very talented guitarist singer and performer. Check out Who Killed Rock, Oblivious or Warning Shots.
ReplyDeleteWith his long, long career, Springfield is the Cliff Richard of Australia. Or maybe David Cassidy. Remember 'Speak to the Sky"?
ReplyDeleteI think I may have shared this before, but here is Rick Springfield as lead guitar in Zoot, with their pretty amazing "Turn Your Head"
ReplyDeletehttp://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zhgu5z9tfc
I'm Zootin' out, man! Licks so tasty they're cunnilingual. Just from his playing you know this guy is dynamite in the sack. Oooh, could he slip and slide my frets away. Play me con fuoco, mon petit cheri! Tempo rubato.
ReplyDeleteVickie Rock - Bring me to crescendo
The Pretty Things meet The Who Aussie style. In other words, fairly world class.
ReplyDeleteI'm hearing a bit of Amboy Dukes and US psych as well, esp during middle. I'd love to show Dr. Drake what a Nurse's Ball is all about. He'd definitely get his tadalafil's worth:-)
ReplyDeleteVickie Rock - Sandy and I have a sex toy which we've affectionately named Eli Love