Music - how little I know

**Lionelgee** · 16th July 2016, 10:43 AM

Hello All,

I have always loved music. However, I am challenged by how little I know about it.

One of the songs I have liked since it was first released was Sade's "Smooth Operator".

Accessed July 16th 2016 from, [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TYv2PhG89A[/ame]

Earlier this morning I independently linked it in my mind to Avalon by Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry

Accessed July 16th 2016 from, [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpA_5a0miWk[/ame]

Both singers - are the epitome of "smooth", especially Bryan Ferry.

So I did a quick bit of research - via Wikipedia

I found that Sade Adu - the lead singer of Sade has been credited as influencing, "Neo soul"; sophisti-pop style; of soul, pop, smooth jazz, and quiet storm. Yes ... so that led me to finding out what such things as "quiet storm" actually is... a music genre based off Smokey Robinson's like-titled hit single, A Quiet Storm

Accessed July 16th 2016 from, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sade_(singer). This Wikipedia link features hyperlinks to each music style described in the Sade Adu article.

When I looked up the Sophisti-pop reference it did mention the link to Roxy Music - so my musical naivety did manage a pretty good link between Smooth Operator and Avalon. It stated links to Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry's mid-80s albums; Accessed July 16th 2016 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophisti-pop

While I did not know the terms Sophisti-Pop and New Soul - especially not Quiet Storm; I also do not know what tempo or bars or pace Smooth Operator or Avalon would be known as by a musician? What voice or singing range what would Sade's singing voice in Smooth Operator be classified as? As in the voice range terms such as in between baritone and falsetto. I did mention I was a musical ignorant didn't I?

Oh well I listened to Smokey's Quiet Storm - back for some more musical learning

Kind Regards
Lionel

**jerryd** · 16th July 2016, 11:10 AM

My favourite part of the show from the the 80's

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK3jt9nDQic[/ame]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSgeO_4_PCU[/ame]

**Sitec** · 16th July 2016, 01:03 PM

Its a bit like this one from the Flying Pickets... Heard the backing Track to the new NAB advert.. Took me hours to work out what song it was..

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EX2LuPw0VwI[/ame]

Only to find out the original was by Yazoo earlier in the same year...

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SdvZa46xb3M[/ame]

Still both great tunes, and part of my childhood!!

**Lionelgee** · 16th July 2016, 02:00 PM

Hello JerryD,

Thank you for your post and the two Youtube clips. The Peebles' "Quiet Storm" clips featured Aretha, Gotta Find Me an Angel - another very - very smooth operator is Aretha. Great music to listen to during this spell of inclement weather here in Sunny Queensland

Accessed July 16th 2016 from, [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hQfY3GQATQ[/ame] - enjoy

Kind Regards
Lionel

**Lionelgee** · 16th July 2016, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by Sitec

Its a bit like this one from the Flying Pickets... Heard the backing Track to the new NAB advert.. Took me hours to work out what song it was..

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EX2LuPw0VwI

Only to find out the original was by Yazoo earlier in the same year...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SdvZa46xb3M

Still both great tunes, and part of my childhood!!

Hello Sitec,

Thanks for the posting - the Yazoo version is my pick - just something about Alison Moyet's smoky female voice

Here is a more mature and slightly less scary looking Alison singing solo Accessed July 16th 2016 from, [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWL3oAkCxe0[/ame]

Accessed July 16th 2016 from,[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPpHLK4SHt8[/ame] scary version

Sitec "part of my childhood!" The song was released as Yazoo's first single on 15 March 1982 in the United Kingdom. I had left Year 12 in late 1980. So it was released during my late teens.

Kind Regards
Lionel

**Lionelgee** · 16th July 2016, 02:36 PM

Hello All,

Sitec's inclusion of Yazoo's Only You triggered this song in my mind by Culture Club that was released in 1983. Victims a close match would be Mistake Number Three released in 1984.

Accessed July 16th 2016 from, [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH6KApqmrBk[/ame]

Accessed July 16th 2016 from, [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmyS6CtAMOc[/ame]

Enjoy

Kind Regards
Lionel

**Lionelgee** · 16th July 2016, 03:49 PM

Hello All,

Gee I did not know that a number of songs I have liked since they were released featured Alison Moyet - Invisible [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8CeAHfAD2w&index=12&list=RDGPpHLK4SHt8[/ame].

There was one song that I thought a bloke sang - oops

All Cried Out [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wWi6OrgZe4&index=6&list=RDGPpHLK4SHt8[/ame]

There was a period in the mid-1980s when I only had a radio - no TV to see who sang the song ...

Yes both clips were accessed July 16 2016 blah blah. Well back to writing on the tome...

Kind Regards
Lionel

**jerryd** · 16th July 2016, 03:54 PM

One of my favourite female artists, this album is Alison singing her favourite songs. A quality album

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucOsNXaMMyo[/ame]

**Lionelgee** · 17th September 2016, 03:58 PM

G'day JerryD and Sitec,

Since the first post about Yazoo and Alison M I have played Only You and Nobody's Diary nearly everyday - there is just something about them that just seems to resonate.

Other times I have the songs playing in my head - damn. Land Rovers and Alison M - as if I was not insane enough with just the Land Rovers factor

Kind Regards
Lionel

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh1C1VDlmmk[/ame]

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