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

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

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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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Tears for Fears: Rule The World: The Greatest Hits via @amazon @amazonmusic #streaming #MP3 #CD #Vinyl #collectible #music #music #musiclovers pic.twitter.com/WLPFLQzkdn

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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

Throwback Thursday: Duran Duran / Craig Ferguson: White Lines

Duran Duran was a super popular group in the 70s and 80s. I like almost all of their music. There was a late night talk show host named Craig Ferguson who, unlike other late night talk show hosts, was very talented and musically inclined AND he used puppets in his show. He took a Duran Duran song called “White Lines” and performed his version, with his puppets, on his TV show. It was hilarious!

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ~ “White Lines”

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)