We start things off with Jimmy McShane and crew, who enjoyed vast European success but are best known this side of the pond for the single "Tarzan Boy", also on this album and also on this Top 200 countdown. "Living In The Background" (from 1985) is, in my opinion, their second-best song. I like the quirky guitar and the placid synths and drums. It's a mellow tune, nothing spectacular, but I'd rather listen to this than thousands of other songs, so here it sits, anchoring our whole countdown at #200. While McShane has unfortunately left us, he achieved fame in Europe and at least made a couple of minor splashes here in North America. Although "Woody Boogie" and "Jukebox Boy" didn't quite make my top 200.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Number 200: Baltimora - Living In The Background
We start things off with Jimmy McShane and crew, who enjoyed vast European success but are best known this side of the pond for the single "Tarzan Boy", also on this album and also on this Top 200 countdown. "Living In The Background" (from 1985) is, in my opinion, their second-best song. I like the quirky guitar and the placid synths and drums. It's a mellow tune, nothing spectacular, but I'd rather listen to this than thousands of other songs, so here it sits, anchoring our whole countdown at #200. While McShane has unfortunately left us, he achieved fame in Europe and at least made a couple of minor splashes here in North America. Although "Woody Boogie" and "Jukebox Boy" didn't quite make my top 200.
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Kinda reminds of of a white Eddy Grant !
ReplyDeleteEddy Grant and Jimmy McShane! Imagine that duet.
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