Uploaded by nzoz1982 on Dec 22, 2008
Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1982:
Moving Pictures' promo-video for the hit single 'What About Me' (January, 1982), taken from the 1982 album 'Days of Innocence'.
Band Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Track: What About Me?
Album: Days Of Innocence
Composed By: Garry Frost, Frances Swan
Produced By: Charles Fisher
Label: Wheatley
Chart Position: # 1 (Australia) - # 29 (US Billboard Hot 100) - # 46 (US Billboard Hot 100, 1989 re-release)
Release Date:: January, 1982
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_Pictures_(band)
Line-up:
Alex Smith - Vocals
[ Bilgola Bop Band - This Side Up - Moving Pictures (1980-1987) - Alex Smith & The Volunteers / Alex Smith and DBM (1988-1989) - The Blues Liners (1991) ]
Garry Frost - Guitar, Keyboards
[ The Harp - Moving Pictures (1980-1984) - 1927 (1987-1993) ]
Andrew Thompson - Saxophone
[ Bilgola Bop Band - Moving Pictures (1980-1987) - session/touring musician (Dire Straits, Australian Crawl, Cold Chisel, Jenny Morris) ]
Charlie Cole - Keyboards, Trumpet
[ Moving Pictures (1980-1987) - 1927 (1990) - The Shuffle Kings (1999) ]
Ian Lees - Bass
[ This Side Up - Moving Pictures (1980-1987) - Chasin' The Train - session/touring musician ]
Paul Freeland - Drums
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NZOZ NZOZ1982 1982 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s
Extended Tags: Alex Smith, Shannon Noll
Musical Terms: Rock, Power, Ballad, Aussie, Old Australian Band
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This song is dedicated to Occupy Wall Street because the crony corporate capitalists and the fascist pig government take more then they give.
2 months ago 10
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@NateSean yeah, I'll miss home deliveries and time saving advantages too! ha ha ha
3 months ago 9
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Happy Australia Day :)
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alex smith was a good friend of my dad, they were friends for years, true story.
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This song was reissued here in the US in '89, when I first heard it. It's older than I originally thought.
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This was such a awesome song back then........I heard it on the radio one day and had to find the name of the group and title....it for some reason brings me to tears. I try and think back to 1982 and what I might have been going through at that time to make me cry now. It must have been a breakup with someone. Great song!!!!
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God, I wish a Snow White-esque character (i.e. an extremely fair person by anyone's standards) was an all powerful Queen of the Universe. As long as she really was fairest of them all, naturally! If someone fairer stepped up, to be really fair, she'd naturally hand them her crown and pass on all her power to them, no hesitation! And instead of tests of courage or might, there'd be tests of fairness.. Secret observations to find.... A nothing in the way - Let love and friendship be free - Ruler.
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But what a one hit!!!
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OMG. What a step back in time! I loved this when it first came out way back when. Thanks for the posting! Cx
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Love this song.
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Thanks nzoz1982 for sharing this exclent song. When I heard it back in the 80's didn't understand quite well the liryc, see I'm mexican, but the frase "What about me" pushing me to do something, make me tried hard at my school and sports because I wanted to poeple look at me and see as somebody that could do somenthing good in life. Well I'm still doing something for make this world better.
osocargm 1 week ago 4
@osocargm It's great hearing from you! Thank you for sharing your story with me and everybody else who's reading it. I'm glad to hear that you found inspiration in this song and have worked on improving yourself and your life. I'm glad to know this Australian song had reached you for the good. All the best!
nzoz1982 1 week ago
Can anyone say ONE HIT WONDER!!!
MrRhino79 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos 6
@MrRhino79 that's what they were... it's a justifiable label.
nzoz1982 1 month ago
@nzoz1982 I thought they had about 5 or 6 top-50 tracks in Australia - Busting Loose and winners comes to mind, But this was the only one that charted in US and hit #1 in Oz
FloydyTube 1 month ago 5
@FloydyTube That's true... they did have a few other songs that charted, so technically they're not one hit wonders... I've been meaning to get hold of the the 'Bustin Loose' video, thanx for the reminder!
nzoz1982 1 month ago