Song of the Day! Since Yesterday

Who didn’t love the 80′s! Today’s song Since Yesterday by Strawberry Switchblade was a hit in 1985.

Michael Sutton from allmusic.com paints a great picture of the duo (Rose McDowall & Jill Bryson):
“From the ominous shadows of goth suddenly appeared two young girls in polka-dot dresses, flaming red lipstick, and hair ribbons. Looking like the brides of Robert Smith, Strawberry Switchblade made a brief splash on the U.K. charts and then abruptly vanished in the mid-‘80s, leaving their fans with a handful of collectible singles and one LP of deceptively sweet-sounding dance-pop.”

And their fashion and makeup was amazing…here are some photos of them!

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Song of the day! I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool

I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool by Kate Fagan (Disturbed Records)

Thanks to Joe Stumble’s blog (which is unfortunately no longer around) I learned about Kate Fagan. In the 80′s, Kate was the backup singer for a local ska band in Chicago called Heavy Manners. On the side, she recorded a 7-inch which included this fun and new-wavy song. Enjoy!