Throwback: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

Tina Turner. Awesome throwback song from the soundtrack for the movie 'Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome' (1985). 

“There's just one thing you've got to know ... You're one of the living.” ~ One of the Living

Use This Fun Tool to Stroll Down Your Music Memory Lane

Found this tool via StumbleUpon (now Mix.com).  You can find music that takes you back to your childhood.  It's called “The Nostalgia Machine”?  If you're like me and often share music for #TBT or #throwbackThursday this tool was made for you.

To get you started you are prompted to pick a childhood year.

'OK! I'll play along. I come from the generation that didn't have the Internet. We listened to music on vinyl records and if we dared scratch a record, on purpose or by accident, our parents took money out of our allowance to pay for damaged goods! 

Go ahead! Try and fool me!!'

So I picked a year. I couldn't believe it!! Magnificent throwbacks from back in my day! Such wonderful memories.

Here are some (not all) of what showed up for the year I picked. It was great music from one of the best years of my life!  :)

I'm like: 'I can't believe it! I remember all these songs!!'

● Archie Bell & the Drells - Tighten Up

● Aretha Franklin - Think

● Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get a Message to You

● Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass

● Jerry Butler - Hey, Western Union Man

● José Feliciano - Light My Fire

● Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need to Get By

● Mason Williams - Classical Gas

● Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

● Paul Mauriat - Love is Blue

● Richard Harris - MacArthur Park

● Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair/Canticle

● Sly & the Family Stone - Dance to the Music

● The Beatles - Hey Jude; Revolution

● The Delfonics - La-La (Means I Love You)

● The Rascals - People Got to Be Free

If you tell me you remember them too, I'm going to tell you that I know how old you are!! And don't even try to fool me by saying: “Oh I only know because my parents listen to this music!” :)

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Throwback Thursday: David Bowie - This Is Not America (1985)

David Robert Jones OAL (1947 – 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, music icon and legend. This song is from the soundtrack of a movie titled “The Falcon and the Snowman", released in the 80s. It's 2021, and the current situation in my country, the USA, makes me think of this song a lot! 

David Bowie - This Is Not America (1985) 

Delightful Childhood Memories: Klondike Kat and Savoir-Faire

Who remembers Klondike Kat and Savoir-Faire?
1966 ‧ Children's television series

Klondike Kat always gets his mouse!  NOT!! ☺ ☺

Klondike is a wildcat Canadian mountie, of the famed Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He is always chasing and never apprehending the notorious Savoir-Faire, a French-Canadian mouse who constantly steals food and is known for his catchphrase, "Savoir-Faire eez everywhere!"

To which Klondike would answer in frustration, "...I'm gonna make mincemeat out of that mouse!" (Source)

Image credit: fandom.com

This series came after Tom and Jerry (1940), but it was just as beloved.  It is one of the treasures in animation history.

If you dressed up in a Halloween costume as Klondike Kat or Savoir-Faire, do you think anybody would recognize who you are supposed to be?  LOL.  Probably NOT!

Is there a cartoon series that you enjoyed when you were growing up?  Yeah I know.  This cartoon is showing my age. ☺


Klondike Kat (Full episodes - Playlist)

FUN LINKS: 

• Klondike Kat (1966 TV Show) - Behind The Voice Actors
• Klondike Kat Facts for Kids
• Daily Fun Facts and Cartoons | Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Klondike Kat OR Savoir-Faire, collectibles

Throwback Music: Tears for Fears ~ Everybody Wants To Rule The World

My YouTube pick for Throwback Thursday is the original video by an awesome duo from my generation called Tears for Fears. Threw in the other video just because. 

These guys held a concert in Austin, Texas in 2015; Austin Music Hall. Did not attend but was so glad to see the advertisement in the paper and to know these two brothers childhood friends were still around making their awesome music. ((I always thought they were brothers.  But I discovered later they were just good friends.)  I converted some of my kids and got them to listen to this talented duo. :)  The music of Tears for Fears is still relevant today.

Image credit: By KWa (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

You want to know a secret? It's a genuine secret. Never told this to anybody but always thought it. You see the guy with the long black hair and the curly locks?  He looks like one of my cousins.  Never told anybody because my cousin was a girl named Helen.  Kept that secret for almost 30 years.  Guess it's OK to reveal it now.  :)

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Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" - 



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Throwback Thursday: Vanessa Williams: The Right Stuff ...

Remember Vanessa Williams? 1st African-American Miss America who had to give up her crown like the next day to the 1st runner up who also conveniently happened to be an African-American. 

Ms. Williams was Miss New York and the other girl whose name nobody really remembers was Miss New Jersey. Ms. Williams had to relinquish her crown when nude photos of her were published in Penthouse. Booo! Booo!! Whatever! That contest was rigged anyway. That's my opinion and you're not going to change it with facts.

Anyway … after all the brew ha ha died down, the young lady had gotten married and her husband … at the time … was instrumental in helping her get an album released. Here is one of the most popular songs. Sharing the YouTube video because it's a great pick for throwback or Throwback Thursday. Enjoy!!

Vanessa Williams - Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years

The Best Of Vanessa Williams 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection by Vanessa Williams for $6.99 https://t.co/YtyA4STNbe #music #musiclovers #entertainment #throwback #throwbackThursday #musicstreaming #MP3 #MissAmerica #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/ql1QkXmCL8

— Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner) (@cmoneyspinner) February 20, 2020

#oldmovies #watchlist https://t.co/TzFSDUu7ho

— Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner) (@cmoneyspinner) February 20, 2020

Vanessa Williams - The Right Stuff - 7" Vinyl 45 Record by Vanessa Williams https://t.co/wKkPoafS6x #vinylrecords #throwback #vintage @goshoppingbees

— Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner) (@cmoneyspinner) February 20, 2020

Entertainment: Music: Throwback: Vanessa L. Williams : The Right Stuff (1988) https://t.co/qDHyAflSFc via @cmoneyspinner #giftsformusiclovers #ThrowbackThursday #topalbums https://t.co/SnUEQt8xdA pic.twitter.com/N4k8XeQ3pP

— My Shopping Channel (@goshoppingbees) February 20, 2020

Throwback Thursday: Music: I Just Dropped In ...

"I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in." * In Memory Of: Kenny Rogers ... Kenneth Ray Rogers (1938 – 2020)

Image credit: Very Best of Kenny Rogers & the First Edition

Fun Info Links:

• Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) by The First Edition - Songfacts

• Kenny Rogers & The First Edition – Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

• Cover versions of Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) by Mickey Newbury | SecondHandSongs