Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - Busy Doing Nothing ♫HQ♫

[daggersdukc]

Amazing use of sound textures - mixing 80s quirk with a Radiophonic Workshop ethic. One of the most innovative tracks from the period IMO. Fantastic record. And to think, both Barbara and Dave were part of the 70s Canterbury Prog scene. And both Dave Stewarts (the other being of course the other half of Eurythmics) were genuiuses (genii?) in their own ways.

[harvey1954]

I was lucky enough to catch these guys at North Star Bar in Philly back in1990. Probably their only tour of the US.

[dizzzzzie]

Maybe you lot should look and check out the original .......put in simply doing nothing and click the Bing Crosby version...ot's worth it....then get the film...it's really a feel good film

[detheridge1951]

I remember hearing this on the radio at the time and thinking 'what the hell is this?'. From that moment on every time it came on I grabbed the radio and listened intently.

It was also the last time I actually bought a single -everything else since then has been an anti climax!

If only ALL pop was as innovative and intelligent as this!

[Dudutzmikey]

Loved this - remember trying to get hold of this back in the eighties. Was a video ever made for it?

[Marknorthway]

First time I've heard this before - isn't it great! Marina and the Diamonds ought to try doing a version of it. Thanks for posting!

[umkalzum]

the most brilliant and fresh song i ve heard the last 4 years,great!!

[TheBamb123]

What a fabulous piece of work. Bought this on vinyl, just brilliant.

[captainradio1]

Love it,o those teenage years

[tricky159]

I was 23

[Francomassimo]

Dave Stewart is a keyboard genius !

[dan564891]

This is one of the very few songs that i've actually purchased from the internet...... worth every penny

[shadowcaster6656]

Many many thanks for posting, I used to have the single but it got lost in a house move.

[daggersdukc]

And exactly how many textures can you cram into one song Mr Stewart? Absolutely brilliant stuff and indeed, as already mentioned, he's an unsung hero of UK pop. Wish Stewart and Gaskin had done more.

[theeightieskickass]

I couldn't agree with you more!! Just so fantastic!

[HELLO2YOU3]

What a top tune this is.Been so so long.Nice thank you for the post

[cosmica999]

Thanks for posting this - reminds me of happy teenage days in my cellar when I had the usual teen-blues and this would pull me right out!

[detheridge1951]

Brilliant stuff -it goes to show that you can do pop intelligently and with fearsomely creative arrangements and use of the studio.

Dave's the unsung genius of pop -he's also a great jazz keyboard player (see Bruford for confirmation)

[GrezH]

Not heard this for years and years.... too many years.

Love it. Thanks for posting.