You know I dress for every situation

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Awwww...

It's my ickle baby sister's SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY party today!

Not so "ickle" nowadays, of course:

By way of a little tribute, this - that she and I used to dance to at the long-gone Lazers nightclub "Bowie/Roxy" nights in Newport way back in the early 1980s...

Yazoo - Situation

Great (if distant) memories...

Happy Birthday, Hils!! We'll all be there tonight to celebrate your dotage...😂

Fallin' free, fallin' free

Thank Disco It's Friday!

Donna Summer vs Yazoo - I Feel Deep Love Situation

Phew.

Have a great weekend, dear reader!

You played it to the beat

I had quite forgotten how refreshing it is to have a couple of extra days away from the mind-numbing "delights" of being tied to the bloody work laptop - I booked yesterday and today off, in anticipation of having something to celebrate courtesy of "London's premier gay literary salon" Polari's thirteenth birthday bash on Wednesday. The ghastly new COVID restrictions put paid to that.

But hey ho, I have had a chance, without feeling my usual drained self on a normal weekend, to get some pruning-back and tidying done in the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers...

...and now I am in the mood for a party! In my dreams.

Let's get the whole weekend shebang started with a faboo mashup - and Thank Disco It's Friday!

Yazoo vs Adele vs Gnarls Barkley - Crazy situations rolling in the deep [Ariel Perazzoli Mashup]

Have a great weekend, peeps!

Been a long time, been a long time now, I'll get to you somehow

Over the pond, our ungrateful former colony is celebrating (after a fashion, given the pandemic) its armed rebellion. Over here, we have a rather more British moment to celebrate - for yesterday, one of the most influential men in the world of popular music turned 60 years old!

Vince Clarke (for it is he) was the founder member of three of our (and the UK's) favourite chart-topping bands, Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure - so, by way of a celebration, how about a choon from each of them? I think we should...

Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough

Yazoo - Situation

[Although this worldwide hit was intended for their second album You and Me Both (but was actually released as a standalone single instead), my fave Yazoo LP remains Upstairs at Eric's - see my blog post about that from 2012]

Erasure - Sometimes

[Read my post about their concert at The Roundhouse in Camden in 2011]

The man is, quite simply, a genius.

Many happy returns, Mr Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, 3rd July 1960)

Don't mess around, you bring me down

Aside from the Harry'n'Megs debacle, the meejah is full of crap about veggie/vegan diets, "Dry January" and exercise tips.

Pah, I say! Even watching this video makes me feel like I've had a full workout...

...it's another masterful megamix (this time courtesy of one "DJ Sacflashback")!

Foreigner vs Yazoo - Urgent Situation

That's quite enough exercise, thanks - now pass me that bacon buttie and pint of cider. Ta.

Tears are delightful

It is a thirty years this week since one of my favourite albums was at the top of the charts in the UK - Upstairs at Eric's by Yazoo.

Back in 1982, I used to lock myself in my room [track #6], and listen to this slice of brilliance over and over on my headphones. I adored it then, and I adore it now!

Listening to it all again now sends shivers down my spine...

To celebrate this significant anniversary, I thought I'd gather all eleven ground-breaking tracks together for your delectation - enjoy!

1. Don't Go:

Yazoo - Don't Go

2. Too Pieces:

Yazoo - Too Pieces

3. Bad Connection:

Yazoo - Bad Connection

4. I Before E Except After C:

Yazoo - I Before E Except After C

5. Midnight:

Yazoo - Midnight

6. In My Room:

Yazoo - In My Room

7. Only You:

Yazoo - Only You

8. Goodbye 70s:

Yazoo - Goodbye 70s

9. Tuesday:

Yazoo - Tuesday

10. Winter Kills:

Yazoo - Winter Kills

11. Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I?):

Yazoo - Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I?)

Green
In your love
On bright days
You grew sunblind
You thought me
Unkind
To remind you
How winter kills

Lost
In daydreams
You drove too fast
And got nowhere
You rode on half fare
When you got too scared
How winter kills

Tear at me, searching for
Weaker seams

Pain
In your eyes
Makes me cruel
Makes me spiteful
Tears are delightful
Welcome your nightfall
How winter kills

Yazoo official website