― Tom May (Tom May), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 22:51 (twenty years ago) link
― harveyw (harveyw), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 00:39 (twenty years ago) link
Lou was one of the earliest pop vocalists to write his own material.. His earlier stuff Guitars & Bongos was kind of pop surf, and stuff like "Lightning Strikes" and "Trapeze" are absolute classics! One of the greatest falsettos in pop.
He still tours occasionally, usually with Lesley Gore...
― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 10:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Spinspin Sugah, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 13:23 (seventeen years ago) link
I crumble into a mass of idiot sobs before the genius of this man.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 19 November 2009 03:54 (fourteen years ago) link
"Listen to me baby, you've got to understand..."
Kristian Hoffman getting Klaus Nomi to sing this = one of the most inspired moves ever.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 November 2009 04:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I have the compilation CD of Lou and the Tammys. I with the dude upthread citing other numbers other than Egyptian Shumba. It's their best song, obviously, but how about "Guitars and Bongos" - an obvious template for the B-52s. "Two Faces Have I", "Back Track" and a few others are diamonds. Three sopranos and a falsetto! That's pretty unusual.
― everything, Thursday, 19 November 2009 10:08 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm trying to remember some movie where a character starts analyzing the vocal in "Lightnin' Strikes." It comes out of nowhere, like the Madonna analysis in Reservoir Dogs. Maybe it's a TV show, I don't know...pretty sure it was a movie.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 00:55 (five years ago) link
kiran leonard does a stellar cover version of 'his actions speak louder than words'.
https://kiranleonard.bandcamp.com/track/his-actions-speak-louder-than-words-lou-christie
― meaulnes, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 00:58 (five years ago) link