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Greg Kihn — Remember
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Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 04:01
 
 Boy_Wonder wrote:
Nice... but his early stuff on Beserkley Records should be tracked down, along with various other unsung heroes such as the Rubinoos and early Jonathan Richmond
 

Bounce!

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jan 21, 2013 - 16:21
 
 RC_in_Bezerkeley wrote:
Pretty good stuff.  Remember seeing him play on campus at Cal a very, very long time ago...
He lost his morning show radio gig last month on KFOX.  KFOX decided to try and step into the shoes that KFOG left vacant when their current PD gutted the station and changed the format to safe corporate...  RIP KFOG
 
I don't recall when KBAY changed its call letters to KFOG, but it was at least by 1968. A buddy of mine—we were sophomores at USF—landed a gig as a nighttime DJ. At the time KFOG was an "easy listening" station, but a gig's a gig, right? At the top of every hour, he'd read the news which would always end with some bizarre Reuters story, like nude Sumo wrestlers frolicking in the fountains at the emperor's Imperial Palace. He told us later that he and the engineer would make up these wild stories to relieve the boredom and attribute them to Reuters, mostly because no one would think to check up on the revered British news service. Couldn't happen in the internet age.

Dave_Mack
(Ball of Confusion)
Posted: Jan 21, 2013 - 15:51
 
 RC_in_Bezerkeley wrote:
Pretty good stuff.  Remember seeing him play on campus at Cal a very, very long time ago...
He lost his morning show radio gig last month on KFOX.  KFOX decided to try and step into the shoes that KFOG left vacant when their current PD gutted the station and changed the format to safe corporate...  RIP KFOG
 
You are so right. KFrOG bites the big one now. Even 10at10 is messed up. Annalisa was one of the last bits of goodness at KFOG before they gave her Kihn's job.

Oh, good song :-).

Pitjes
(North Germany)
Posted: Jan 06, 2013 - 05:28
 
this song includes a bass sound near infra sound at the end!

atrocity
(Sacramento, CA)
Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 07:36
 
 countyman wrote:
The live version of this song is superb!!!!  It includes a fadeout, which is hard to do live.
 
Another alternate version is the single: When the album version started getting a bit of airplay, the decision was made to try to create an edited 45.  For better or worse, no one could come up with what they thought was an acceptable edit, so everyone went back into the studio to record a completely new shorter version.

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Dec 05, 2012 - 20:43
 
I sortof remember the time I saw this band at a bar in Iowa City, and I'm pretty sure the dude is shorter than me.  Thanks for the memories

amprich
(Oregon)
Posted: Nov 04, 2012 - 11:25
 
Geez!—am being haunted this morning by all these old songs of love for a man that is now my ex...such a strange achy paradox!

RC_in_Bezerkeley
(People's Republic of Berkeley)
Posted: Oct 19, 2012 - 14:28
 
Pretty good stuff.  Remember seeing him play on campus at Cal a very, very long time ago...
He lost his morning show radio gig last month on KFOX.  KFOX decided to try and step into the shoes that KFOG left vacant when their current PD gutted the station and changed the format to safe corporate...  RIP KFOG

Kaisersosay
(Mighty Mighty Bostown)
Posted: Oct 19, 2012 - 14:22
 
still like this song.

Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 01:38
 
Nice... but his early stuff on Beserkley Records should be tracked down, along with various other unsung heroes such as the Rubinoos and early Jonathan Richmond

Cyclehawk
(Athens GA)
Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 14:09
 
Looong time since last hearing this.  NIce.

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 14:07
 
Oh my, such memories...can't stop loving this.

Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 - 03:19
 
Love the riff! Wow! Nice guitar work overall actually!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 03:44
 
 ziakut wrote:
Almost has a worldly sound to it. Who knew that this was the same artist that created and scored lots o' money with duds like 'The Breakup Song'. I really like this and glad to see that he's done something interesting and memorable. Kihn-gratulations...Greg! Sealed
 
He had a bigger hit with "Jeopardy".  This song's not bad though.

Bobert_ParkCity
(Park City Utah)
Posted: May 30, 2012 - 19:11
 
Oh my - I do Remember - Next of Kihn - 1978. Bill plays so much of the vinyl that now sits in my parents house in NJ. Which is good, because I'm not about to go across the country to go fetch it.

countyman
(Pittsburgh)
Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 08:10
 
The live version of this song is superb!!!!  It includes a fadeout, which is hard to do live.

agkagk
(Ontario, Canada)
Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 08:09
 
Toe-tapping goodness!

ziakut
(The Windy City)
Posted: Mar 12, 2012 - 09:49
 
Almost has a worldly sound to it. Who knew that this was the same artist that created and scored lots o' money with duds like 'The Breakup Song'. I really like this and glad to see that he's done something interesting and memorable. Kihn-gratulations...Greg! Sealed

rpdevotee
Posted: Feb 09, 2012 - 15:41
 
THE best song from Greg Kihn...

One of the best songs of the 80's

 

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 11:43
 
 rtrudeau wrote:

We all looked pretty silly in the 80's.

 
Even sillier in the '70s.


sandpebble
(near Paradise)
Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 11:34
 
for me, this is his only song that really held up

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 11:32
 
 Jelani wrote:
two dollars? What Starbucks are you shopping at?
 
Around here we call it Fourbucks.


Alpine
(N39d39mW121d30m)
Posted: Oct 05, 2011 - 19:33
 
 ninamo wrote:
I remember... he played at Cabo's while I worked there during college. — nice guy!
  Cabo's in Chico???



On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Oct 05, 2011 - 19:30
 
 felix_the_man wrote:
Saw that tour in the Kingdome (RIP).  He was great—and so was J. Geils—the second band.
 On_The_Beach wrote:
I saw him open for the Stones in '81. The Stones were great; can't really remember Greg!
 
 
Same show!  I was amazed how much real estate Jagger covered that night. Never stopped moving all night; great energy.


Stingray
(JULIAN'S NWO)
Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 09:02
 
LOVELY guitar work!
Keen.


paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 09:02
 
I thought this particular GK tune might have more general appeal than it seems to by the overall rating. Seems to me to have withstood the test of time, though. Tasteful guitar fills, nice fingerpicking melody, no weird 80's production techniques (or am I now missing them? Yikes!). Oh, well.

yofitofu
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 11:43
 
Last time I heard this song was echoing down Del Playa in Isla Vista (UCSB campus) in 1986. Ahh the memories. Thanks!

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 19:34
 
Great set Bill.
Had a heap of dishes from an early dinner-party and got through them in no time with the energy of the set following  Joan Armatrading's track which was accompanied by a very nice German off-sweet white.
MMM.hmmm.

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Apr 15, 2011 - 15:03
 
 Cynaera wrote:
. That and two dollars would get you a Starbucks grande low-fat latte.
 
two dollars? What Starbucks are you shopping at?

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Mar 30, 2011 - 18:16
 
Okay - I wondered if time had been good to him, so I did a little checking.  He's put on pounds, and his voice has a little gravel in it, but I'm listening to a song called "Noa, Noa" and he still has the chops. I think he could make a serious comeback, if he hasn't already.  I still think "The Breakup Song" and "Jeopardy" are two of the worst songs he could have ever done. LOTS better material out there, and his current stuff is quite good.

Just my opinion. That and two dollars would get you a Starbucks grande low-fat latte.

Rhinofin
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Feb 11, 2011 - 19:21
 
    THANK YOU  haven't heard this in decades.  Takes me back to college.  (without the paper due on Monday)

ninamo
Posted: Jan 11, 2011 - 13:54
 
I remember... he played at Cabo's while I worked there during college. — nice guy!

peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 16:33
 
 lmic wrote:

He acquiesced for a snapshot with me and a high school GF after we ambushed him exiting the rear from a late-night interview at KFRC around that time. Nice guy.

 
{#Clap} Well done!


lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 13:43
 
 felix_the_man wrote:
Saw that tour in the Kingdome (RIP).  He was great—
 
He acquiesced for a snapshot with me and a high school GF after we ambushed him exiting the rear from a late-night interview at KFRC around that time. Nice guy.


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Sep 06, 2010 - 15:52
 
I'm sorta floored - the only song I'd ever heard from him was "The Breakup Song."  This was an unexpected pleasure - I'd heard it in random venues, but never knew who did it.

Wow.  I love it. Thank goodness Greg Kihn is more than just a one-hit wonder. {#Sunny}

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 - 14:40
 
I like his voice—-did not like all of the bad puns.

felix_the_man
(Puget Sound)
Posted: Jun 18, 2010 - 17:46
 

Saw that tour in the Kingdome (RIP).  He was great—and so was J. Geils—the second band.


 On_The_Beach wrote:
I saw him open for the Stones in '81. The Stones were great; can't really remember Greg!
 



rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Jun 02, 2010 - 22:25
 
 EssexTex wrote:
Love the guitar...hope he's not still dressing like that
 
We all looked pretty silly in the 80's.


On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: May 17, 2010 - 22:38
 
I saw him open for the Stones in '81. The Stones were great; can't really remember Greg!

Tana
(Lancaster, PA)
Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 13:38
 
Greg Kihn is still kickin' - not sure I get this, but check out The Greg Kihn Show: http://www.thegregkihnshow.com/

sandpebble
(near Paradise)
Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 13:38
 
I saw GK last summer and was kind of  disappointed. Nothing but top 40 covers until the last song...The Breakup Song", the only original song of the night. His son, an excellent guitar player.was playing with him......


daveesh
(birthplace of the american revolution)
Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 13:37
 
bill, kihn you please refrain from playing this ever, ever again?

Rafter101
(Davis, California)
Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 13:36
 
 curtkare wrote:
I lost on Jeopardy!
 

...bayy-buh

lerxst
(A Planet in the Solar Federation)
Posted: Mar 15, 2010 - 14:12
 
Thought it was Widespread Panic at first.

gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Feb 27, 2010 - 22:53
 
 paulmack wrote:
I always had the feeling that Greg Kihn and his band were rather under-appreciated, even back in the 70's and 80's.
 
Yeah, a lot of folks didn't know who he was then or now. Glad RP plays him.

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Jan 27, 2010 - 11:42
 
 EssexTex wrote:
Love the guitar...hope he's not still dressing like that
 
I've seen people wearing those skinny stove-pipe jeans.  Ya wait long enough, stuff comes back in style!


helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Jan 11, 2010 - 13:25
 
Never heared this before. It really sounds like 80 stuff!!

paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Nov 09, 2009 - 19:09
 
I always had the feeling that Greg Kihn and his band were rather under-appreciated, even back in the 70's and 80's.

spij
(Helsinki, Finland)
Posted: Oct 25, 2009 - 06:00
 
I still love this, after all the years!

sub-arctic
(63°50' N)
Posted: Oct 25, 2009 - 05:55
 
Perfect transition from Noir Désir to this. {#Clap}