MFD Random Five #57

In which I shuffle through some music files and listen to the first five songs from the years 1976-85 that randomly pop up.

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1. "Sandstorm" by Level 42 (1980)
   An driving instrumental from this group's early jazz/funk phase. Great synth and bass lines throughout.


2. "It's All for You" by Herb Alpert (1985)
   Mid-tempo instrumental that finds Alpert doing his best Grover Washington, Jr. impersonation. I don't have a copy of the Wild Romance album; my version is found on the A Portrait in Music compilation.


3. "Styrofoam" by Tyla Gang (1976)
   This was new to me when I purchased The Big Stiff Box Set. Not your typical Stiff punkish-New Wave offering, this is typical '70s funk-rock and I dig the hell out of it.


4. "World Goes On" by The Dishes (1985)
   Love it. I went in depth on this Houston power pop band in this previous post. Worth your time to check them out. Typical teenage angst:

   I think I'm gonna go crazy
   I don't know what I'm gonna do
   I sit at home alone at night and I think about you.
   
   The only time I get to go out
   is when I go to work at night
   But the girls all leave by the time I'm feelin' alright.
   
   But the world goes on and on and on and on and on
   But the world goes on and on and on and on and on
   
   I wish I had me a girlfriend
   someone who needs somebody, too
   But I don't believe that it's ever gonna come true
   
   Maybe someday I'll meet somebody
   Maybe somebody will meet me
   Maybe someday I'll talk some girl into marrying me
   
   But the world goes on and on and on and on and on
   But the world goes on and on and on and on and on
   
   



5. "Young Blood" by Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
   Lucky me - I get to close this random five with a delightful track from the brilliant debut album from Jones. Peaked at only #40 on the pop chart and that's a damn shame because it deserved more airplay and more sales. Tom Scott all over this track, including some tasty lyricon licks.