Song: My Little Pill
Album: The Vault . . . Old Friends 4 Sale
Year: 1999
Song: Hide The Bone
Album: Crystal Ball
Year: 1998
When Spotify decided to throw My Little Pill my way my initial reaction was that it had to be some type of interlude that was ultimately scrapped. I'm partially right. It was actually a demo which was to be re-recorded by Julie Kavner for the 1994 movie "I'll Do Anything". Evidently that re-recording never occurred. For a demo it's very highly produced and it works well as an interlude. Given the brevity I decided to hit shuffle again and came up with Hide The Bone, a blistering funk track that found me singing along (while shaving . . . don't try it) in no time. My cursory internet search for material on Hide The Bone didn't yield much, which is fine with me. I'm happy to just enjoy it for the fun, upbeat track it is.
Verdict: My Little Pill 3/5 stars, Hide The Bone 4/5 stars
Would I sing either of them at karaoke? I'm funky enough for Brick House, but not funky enough for Hide The Bone.
Song: Tonight
Album: Tonight
Year: 1984
While the album Tonight may not have been a hit with the critics, it's release right after Let's Dance caused it to be in heavy rotation in my '76 Buick's tape deck. This track captures Tina Turner at the prime of her 80's resurgence and if I recall correctly was a moderate hit on the radio. The somewhat Caribbean beat is well done and the pairing of Tina and Bowie makes for a fine duet as well as an apt snapshot of the mid-80s and each of their places within pop culture at that time. I don't recall seeing much of the video on MTV but seeing it now makes me appreciate the song even more. As with other Tina Turner videos and the movie Lost Boys, I could do without a shirtless, muscular Tim Cappello dry humping (somehow) both his sax and the camera simultaneously. Nothing against bodybuilding (or dry humping for that matter), but it just doesn't fit with art rock, soul revivals or vampires.
Verdict: 3/5 stars
Would I sing it at karaoke? Find me someone who can do Tina's part and I'm all in!
Winner: My Little Pill and Hide the Bone
Running Score: Bowie 3, Prince 2
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