WFMU: Sounds Spectacular with Ursula1000: Playlist from November 18, 2021

Listener comments!
	8:33am Ursula1000: Wikipedia says “Sophisti-pop is a subgenre of pop music. The term has been applied retrospectively to music that emerged during the mid-1980s in the UK which incorporated elements of new wave, jazz, soul, and pop. Music so classified often made extensive use of electronic keyboards, synthesizers and polished arrangements.” That’s about right. It’s a pretentious term and also one open to interpretation ala Balearic but I love it and think I have my idea on the topic. Get your issues of Smash Hits out and enjoy today's show!
	12:00pm Rich in Washington: Helloooo, Ursula1000! Howdeee everybodeee!
	12:01pm Ursula1000: Hey Rich!
	12:03pm D Rok: Good afternoon, friends. Very excited for some Sophisti-pop today!
	12:03pm desi: hola I'm here FOR it!
	12:03pm Ursula1000: Hiya D Rok! Desi!
	12:08pm Mr Fab: Hey all! As a yoof, I loved Bowie, Roxy (both seemed pretty suave to me), and I had a Carmel single. So give it to me straight, doc: was i sophisticated?
	12:08pm desi: where Euro pretentiousness docks & snubs your Yacht rock ? Adore the samba vibe
	12:08pm Mr Fab: And "Bela Lugosi's Dead" used a bossa-nova rhythm! So there. Sophist AF.
	12:09pm Ursula1000: Hey Fab! Yeah Roxy's Avalon ushered this vibe!
	12:09pm Ursula1000: haha right Desi?
	12:10pm Ursula1000: Bowie's Absolute Beginners flick was also all about this vibe.
	12:13pm Mr Fab: Absolute Beginners, yes! Which was also my introduction to Slim Gaiilard. And (pant, pant) Patsy Kensit.
	12:13pm Ursula1000: My intro to Slim too!
	12:22pm desi: crepe Suzette
	12:24pm Ursula1000: haha that's tight! I'll be playing her track from that movie later..!
	12:25pm desi: 1984 sigh
	12:26pm Mr Fab: imagine turning on a top 40 station today and hearing saxophones. Or samba rhythms.
	12:27pm Ursula1000: hmmm I wonder if saxes and samba beats work w Trap? haha
	12:28pm desi: All hail Grace! I'm all dr buzzards savannah jazz band up in the trap
	12:31pm Ursula1000: Grace=Legend
	12:32pm Mr Fab: indeed! This early '80s period Grace was tops.
	12:39pm Ursula1000: I love that Andy Warhol directed this video!
	12:51pm Mr Fab: Wow, the '80s music video side of Andy is one that I'd forgotten. Didn't he do one for the Cars? Will have to relive that era of his career.
	12:51pm Feldy: Common thread is the sophisticatedly-spaced serif typefaces, though sometimes playfully angled. Hi Ursula!
	12:52pm Ursula1000: haha you know it Feld! I usually stray away from Impact but I couldn't resist for these flyers.
	12:55pm Feldy: Making the flyers is half the fun
	12:57pm Feldy: Living In a Box from the album Living In a Box by the band Living In a Box
	12:57pm Feldy: Released by Living In a Box record label
	12:57pm Ursula1000: aahhhh I'm falling into an 80s abyss!
	12:58pm Feldy: OLO U1K
	12:59pm desi: An Abyss of 80' synth bliss
	12:59pm Maulydaft: Just too hilarious - I looked up this song 4 months ago after not hearing it since the 80s! :D
	12:59pm Mr Fab: A bliss abyss?
	1:00pm Maulydaft: Good god it really shows my age that I know (and love??) nearly all these songs :P
	1:00pm Ursula1000: Hi Maulydaft! Welcome!
	1:01pm desi: yes and I am wearing my jak pak
	1:01pm Maulydaft: Is it bad/weird to feel embarrassed?? What do the kids think of this music now?? :D
	1:03pm Ursula1000: I did a mix 2 years ago of Japanese City Pop which is kinda like this---maybe a bit more Yacht Rock-y, 80s boogie sounding---it's my most played mix on my Mixcloud page!
	1:03pm Ursula1000: And now...ladies and germs...Crepe Suzette!
	1:03pm Maulydaft: ha cool!
	1:04pm Maulydaft: AGAIN! I played this soundtrack a few months ago, after having a friend rip it from cassette!
	1:05pm Ursula1000: The Sade song on it Killer Blow is so good!
	1:05pm Maulydaft: The Slim Gaillard song on this album is sooo freakin good :D
	1:05pm Maulydaft: YESSS! Sade Killer Blow!!
	1:05pm Domenic: Hi. Hay Slim Gaillard is awesome,
	1:06pm Ursula1000: Hey Domenic! Yeah, he's amazing!
	1:06pm Maulydaft: There's a great 3 part UK doc on him on Youtube. The Arena series. Really cool!
	1:08pm Maulydaft: THIS song I don't know haha! :)
	1:09pm Ursula1000: Tail end of it all....there were some early 90s stragglers but the heyday is really '86 it seems.
	1:11pm Domenic: Looking back into the playlist Basia. Wide and I just loved her. Still have here CDs
	1:13pm Ursula1000: Nice one Domenic! She did vocals w Matt Bianco first. You might dig them.
	1:16pm solo mon: Love this etbtg was my intro to them. Also loved Carmel at the time.
	1:17pm Ursula1000: hey Solo! yeah, soooo good!
	1:17pm Domenic: Back when VH1 meant something. We were more VH1 than MTV
	1:34pm Maulydaft: I was always curious about Frantic Elevators (band before Simply Red) - Does anyone know if any of that stuff available?
	1:36pm Ursula1000: Ooh don't know about that early project!
	1:49pm Ike-O: peace and greetings everyone! so bummed to realize so late it's thursday, looks like it has been a beauty show :)
	1:50pm Ursula1000: Hey Ike-O---no worry, it'll be archived shortly :)
	1:52pm Mr Fab: Ah! I did have the first Thomas Dolby album. Otherwise, this was a side of the '80s i knew little about. At the time i was too busy blowing my brains out to the Butthole Surfers, Big Black, Birthday Party, and other blustery "b" bands.
	1:55pm Ursula1000: I somehow straddled that line of Big Black AND this! haha
	1:58pm Maulydaft: I completely gave up pop music when I discovered The Clash in 1988 :D
	1:59pm Ike-O: clicky-starred for later - i think this would pair nicely with testify's yacht rachk special from june3 actually
	2:00pm Feldy: classy retro jamz U1k! thx
	2:00pm Ursula1000: thanks 4 tuning in!!!!
	2:00pm D Rok: My how this show flies!
	2:00pm desi: adios compadres
	2:00pm Domenic: Thanks for putting this together
	2:02pm Ursula1000: xoxo

Sounds Spectacular with Ursula1000: Playlist from November 18, 2021

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His time machine is set for retro/future beats beyond delving in esoteric disco, leftfield grooves and lots of guilty pleasures!

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November 18, 2021: 80's SOPHISTI-POP!

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Artist	Track	Year	Approx. start time
Sade	Paradise "Paradise" by "Sade"	1988	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Isabelle Antena	Play Back "Play Back" by "Isabelle Antena"	1986	0:03:57 (Pop-up)
The Style Council	Have You Ever Had It Blue	1986	0:07:41 (Pop-up)
Working Week	Rodrigo Bay "Rodrigo Bay" by "Working Week"	1986	0:12:22 (Pop-up)
Level 42	World Machine "World Machine" by "Level 42"	1985	0:15:40 (Pop-up)
Animal Nightlife	Throw In The Towel (All Over Now)	1985	0:20:38 (Pop-up)
Matt Bianco	Half A Minute "Half A Minute" by "Matt Bianco"	1984	0:24:37 (Pop-up)
Grace Jones	I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)	1981	0:28:10 (Pop-up)
The Blow Monkeys	Forbidden Fruit "Forbidden Fruit" by "The Blow Monkeys"	1985	0:32:44 (Pop-up)
Curiosity Killed the Cat	Misfit "Misfit" by "Curiosity Killed the Cat"	1986	0:36:37 (Pop-up)
Swing Out Sister	Breakout "Breakout" by "Swing Out Sister"	1986	0:40:35 (Pop-up)
Basia	New Day For You "New Day For You" by "Basia"	1987	0:44:12 (Pop-up)
Prefab Sprout	Appetite "Appetite" by "Prefab Sprout"	1985	0:48:22 (Pop-up)
Scritti Politti	Absolute "Absolute" by "Scritti Politti"	1984	0:52:11 (Pop-up)
Living In a Box	Living In a Box "Living In a Box" by "Living In a Box"	1987	0:56:20 (Pop-up)
ABC	When Smokey Sings "When Smokey Sings" by "ABC"	1987	0:59:19 (Pop-up)
Eighth Wonder	Having It All "Having It All" by "Eighth Wonder"	1986	1:03:30 (Pop-up)
Workshy	You're The Summer "You're The Summer" by "Workshy"	1989	1:07:26 (Pop-up)
Blue Rondo A La Turk	Me and Mr Sanchez	1981	1:11:08 (Pop-up)
Everything But The Girl	Each And Every One	1984	1:14:37 (Pop-up)
David Sylvian	Red Guitar "Red Guitar" by "David Sylvian"	1984	1:17:39 (Pop-up)
Kalima	Mystic Rhymes "Mystic Rhymes" by "Kalima"	1986	1:22:11 (Pop-up)
Nick Heyward	The Kick of Love "The Kick of Love" by "Nick Heyward"	1983	1:27:26 (Pop-up)
Simply Red	Money's Too Tight (To Mention)	1985	1:31:53 (Pop-up)
Hue And Cry	Labour of Love "Labour of Love" by "Hue And Cry"	1987	1:35:48 (Pop-up)
Hipsway	Bad Thing Longing "Bad Thing Longing" by "Hipsway"	1986	1:39:19 (Pop-up)
Mondo Kane with Georgie Fame	New York Afternoon (Little Samba Mix)	1986	1:43:15 (Pop-up)
Weekend	Summerdays "Summerdays" by "Weekend"	1982	1:45:42 (Pop-up)
Blues Trottoir	Un Soir De Pluie "Un Soir De Pluie" by "Blues Trottoir"	1987	1:48:26 (Pop-up)
Thomas Dolby	I Scare Myself "I Scare Myself" by "Thomas Dolby"	1984	1:51:07 (Pop-up)
Roxy Music	Avalon "Avalon" by "Roxy Music"	1982	1:55:48 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	8:33am Ursula1000: Wikipedia says “Sophisti-pop is a subgenre of pop music. The term has been applied retrospectively to music that emerged during the mid-1980s in the UK which incorporated elements of new wave, jazz, soul, and pop. Music so classified often made extensive use of electronic keyboards, synthesizers and polished arrangements.” That’s about right. It’s a pretentious term and also one open to interpretation ala Balearic but I love it and think I have my idea on the topic. Get your issues of Smash Hits out and enjoy today's show!
	12:00pm Rich in Washington: Helloooo, Ursula1000! Howdeee everybodeee!
	12:01pm Ursula1000: Hey Rich!
	12:03pm D Rok: Good afternoon, friends. Very excited for some Sophisti-pop today!
	12:03pm desi: hola I'm here FOR it!
	12:03pm Ursula1000: Hiya D Rok! Desi!
	12:08pm Mr Fab: Hey all! As a yoof, I loved Bowie, Roxy (both seemed pretty suave to me), and I had a Carmel single. So give it to me straight, doc: was i sophisticated?
	12:08pm desi: where Euro pretentiousness docks & snubs your Yacht rock ? Adore the samba vibe
	12:08pm Mr Fab: And "Bela Lugosi's Dead" used a bossa-nova rhythm! So there. Sophist AF.
	12:09pm Ursula1000: Hey Fab! Yeah Roxy's Avalon ushered this vibe!
	12:09pm Ursula1000: haha right Desi?
	12:10pm Ursula1000: Bowie's Absolute Beginners flick was also all about this vibe.
	12:13pm Mr Fab: Absolute Beginners, yes! Which was also my introduction to Slim Gaiilard. And (pant, pant) Patsy Kensit.
	12:13pm Ursula1000: My intro to Slim too!
	12:22pm desi: crepe Suzette
	12:24pm Ursula1000: haha that's tight! I'll be playing her track from that movie later..!
	12:25pm desi: 1984 sigh
	12:26pm Mr Fab: imagine turning on a top 40 station today and hearing saxophones. Or samba rhythms.
	12:27pm Ursula1000: hmmm I wonder if saxes and samba beats work w Trap? haha
	12:28pm desi: All hail Grace! I'm all dr buzzards savannah jazz band up in the trap
	12:31pm Ursula1000: Grace=Legend
	12:32pm Mr Fab: indeed! This early '80s period Grace was tops.
	12:39pm Ursula1000: I love that Andy Warhol directed this video!
	12:51pm Mr Fab: Wow, the '80s music video side of Andy is one that I'd forgotten. Didn't he do one for the Cars? Will have to relive that era of his career.
	12:51pm Feldy: Common thread is the sophisticatedly-spaced serif typefaces, though sometimes playfully angled. Hi Ursula!
	12:52pm Ursula1000: haha you know it Feld! I usually stray away from Impact but I couldn't resist for these flyers.
	12:55pm Feldy: Making the flyers is half the fun
	12:57pm Feldy: Living In a Box from the album Living In a Box by the band Living In a Box
	12:57pm Feldy: Released by Living In a Box record label
	12:57pm Ursula1000: aahhhh I'm falling into an 80s abyss!
	12:58pm Feldy: OLO U1K
	12:59pm desi: An Abyss of 80' synth bliss
	12:59pm Maulydaft: Just too hilarious - I looked up this song 4 months ago after not hearing it since the 80s! :D
	12:59pm Mr Fab: A bliss abyss?
	1:00pm Maulydaft: Good god it really shows my age that I know (and love??) nearly all these songs :P
	1:00pm Ursula1000: Hi Maulydaft! Welcome!
	1:01pm desi: yes and I am wearing my jak pak
	1:01pm Maulydaft: Is it bad/weird to feel embarrassed?? What do the kids think of this music now?? :D
	1:03pm Ursula1000: I did a mix 2 years ago of Japanese City Pop which is kinda like this---maybe a bit more Yacht Rock-y, 80s boogie sounding---it's my most played mix on my Mixcloud page!
	1:03pm Ursula1000: And now...ladies and germs...Crepe Suzette!
	1:03pm Maulydaft: ha cool!
	1:04pm Maulydaft: AGAIN! I played this soundtrack a few months ago, after having a friend rip it from cassette!
	1:05pm Ursula1000: The Sade song on it Killer Blow is so good!
	1:05pm Maulydaft: The Slim Gaillard song on this album is sooo freakin good :D
	1:05pm Maulydaft: YESSS! Sade Killer Blow!!
	1:05pm Domenic: Hi. Hay Slim Gaillard is awesome,
	1:06pm Ursula1000: Hey Domenic! Yeah, he's amazing!
	1:06pm Maulydaft: There's a great 3 part UK doc on him on Youtube. The Arena series. Really cool!
	1:08pm Maulydaft: THIS song I don't know haha! :)
	1:09pm Ursula1000: Tail end of it all....there were some early 90s stragglers but the heyday is really '86 it seems.
	1:11pm Domenic: Looking back into the playlist Basia. Wide and I just loved her. Still have here CDs
	1:13pm Ursula1000: Nice one Domenic! She did vocals w Matt Bianco first. You might dig them.
	1:16pm solo mon: Love this etbtg was my intro to them. Also loved Carmel at the time.
	1:17pm Ursula1000: hey Solo! yeah, soooo good!
	1:17pm Domenic: Back when VH1 meant something. We were more VH1 than MTV
	1:34pm Maulydaft: I was always curious about Frantic Elevators (band before Simply Red) - Does anyone know if any of that stuff available?
	1:36pm Ursula1000: Ooh don't know about that early project!
	1:49pm Ike-O: peace and greetings everyone! so bummed to realize so late it's thursday, looks like it has been a beauty show :)
	1:50pm Ursula1000: Hey Ike-O---no worry, it'll be archived shortly :)
	1:52pm Mr Fab: Ah! I did have the first Thomas Dolby album. Otherwise, this was a side of the '80s i knew little about. At the time i was too busy blowing my brains out to the Butthole Surfers, Big Black, Birthday Party, and other blustery "b" bands.
	1:55pm Ursula1000: I somehow straddled that line of Big Black AND this! haha
	1:58pm Maulydaft: I completely gave up pop music when I discovered The Clash in 1988 :D
	1:59pm Ike-O: clicky-starred for later - i think this would pair nicely with testify's yacht rachk special from june3 actually
	2:00pm Feldy: classy retro jamz U1k! thx
	2:00pm Ursula1000: thanks 4 tuning in!!!!
	2:00pm D Rok: My how this show flies!
	2:00pm desi: adios compadres
	2:00pm Domenic: Thanks for putting this together
	2:02pm Ursula1000: xoxo

Sounds Spectacular with Ursula1000: Playlist from November 18, 2021

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