The Allies were a local (for me) Seattle band of the early 80s. They got just a sliver of MTV time with this song, Emma Peel. It’s got a great rhythm riff/spy theme, running underneath an expression of loserdom lived in front of the television. A lost pop nugget.
Filed in: Records We Don't Own | Darrell | July 12, 2009 | Comments Off on Records We Don’t Own #4: Emma Peel
More on the Serge Gainsbourg tip. Serge’s songs for the French TV musical Anna from 1967, starring Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy, Marianne Faithfull, and Serge his own damn self.
Edit: I’m taking off the audio clip that was here because keeping it from auto-launching doesn’t seem to be an option. It’s a lovely tune, but I’d like a break since I’m on this page several times a day. I’ll restore it in a week or so when this post drops off the front page.