Some advice from The Nu-Luvs

The Nu-Luvs were another girl group taken under the wing by maestro, Shadow Morton. Originally 'Dressed in Black' was recorded as a b-side for The Shangri-Las single 'He Cried.' Deciding that he could make it a hit with another group, he found a group called the Nu-Luvs, craftily changed the title of the song, keeping the backing track while just rerecording the vocals but unfortunately for him it was anything but. Another group called The Pussycats, under genius arranger Artie Butler, recorded the song as well, this time with a refigured and rejigged backing. The jury's out wheter Shadow had much involvement in that release, but considering that is also labelled a 'Phantom Product' it may have some of his touch. That went kinda nowhere as well! In my opinion nothing can beat the Shangri-La original, however out of the two covers The Nu-Luvs version has the upper crust! Mostly because The Pussycats cut out the so soft, so warm part - why??! I ask! Anyhow the reason for my posting is to let you hear the b-side of this great single, as you might allready have or have heard the a-side. 'Take My Advice' is one girls lament to another while she cries to herself in her room, much like the other side! I've also included the remastered version of So Soft, So Warm, as my copy is a bit crappy. Enjoy!

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Day 2 and 3

Society and sport fayres~!!! Itz so~ overcrowded~! U can see many ppl in costumes here n there~ So many different kinds of societies~! Ehe~ n guess wat, I signed up more than 10 clubs yo~!!! :P Aha, watz wrong with that~? A group of gals dressed up so sexy wearin bunny ears~ wat kind of society is that, I DON WNA NOE~ obviously they grabbed most attention there~i can barely breath~!


Derz Harry potter club n all the memberz are wearing all those weird costumes~ I find it really funny tho, watz with the funky colourful hairdo? I planned to join Nippon society & Zoology society banar banar plg haha. Oh oh~ they’re even man in skirtz (kiltz)~!! I planned to go back and take pictures for Sabby ahaha~ p they’re all gone~!! Only some Scottish woman playing the pipes~ SORRY SABBY~ Ahaha~

Takpe takpe,

how bout banana guy for a change?

Oh or a superman holding a banana? Especially for u Sabreenana~ aha.

But hey, I especially love the penguin guy tho~ I think he’s cute :P ahah, in a penguiney way~ but nothing beatz my bluebunny for sure hehe.

Sport fayres, I remember back in brunei I was planning to take the diving course p nda jua sampai sampainya haha~ so i've been thinkin whether scuba diving is available here~haha, yea right~.. :P ~ OMIGOSH~!! There’s really a scuba diving – sub-aqua society here in Aberdeen? Diz COLD COLD~ ICY COLD Aberdeen????? I went asking where the diving would be held “AROUND SCOTLAND’” ARE U SERIOUS????!! Ahaha~ I signed up tho, maybe it’ll be fun to see them dive into the dead cold water~ NO~ I WONT RISK MY LIFE FOR THIS~ hahaha~ hurh~..

Fresher's Week~!! Day 1

Awkay~ fresher’s week~!!! Siok kli ah~ So many things to do what~?! Sayang eh I missed banyak event ~ the greatest thing about last week~ new frenz~!!! Guess wat? I actually found some of the Bruneianz~!!! Unless of course non of them are undergraduate like me - sad~ I still have to go around Uni alone~ ahahah~ Na la. Sigh, also having problems bout not getting any internet~

Imagine~ fresher’s week! A whole week full scheduled of fun and entertainment!! Free movies at the cinema VUE every night for a week!! Umm~ free food hell everywhere~ Amusement park free entry for freshers, all the fresher’s fayres~!! There’s lots of other activities I am unable to join~ mostly~ BEERS &PARTIES~ :p:p:p Im not liking the fact to be in a catered hall with all other orang putih~ They go party all the way~!! Just yesterday~ some group of guys knocked on my door for 2 days inviting for a party in the basement~ Ahah, i just came back from the lochness trip that day, so tired wat~ to think dat I might have gone to the party if I wasn’t that tired enough ya noe.

Oh yah~ oh yah~ im living in a mixed flat with sharing shower and toilet~ Sick man!! I would rather stay in my room all day room~ There’s a sink in my room which makes things more convenient than I thought~ so unless I wna use the toilet, there’s no way im gonna go out of my room~!haha~ kachian jua eh~ bah bah, most of my frenz are in self catered flat~ which meanz~ I will never go into my room unless itz time to go to sleep haha~ sigh,

Bah back from the start of fresher’s week~17th Sept~ I met a happy go lucky pwen named Bruna from Brazil~! Still my only fren in Adam Smith house til now aha~ Went 2 the Uni together~ went on a tour around Uni – king’s college~ n derz where I met another BRUNEIAN and MALAYSIAN~!!! Aha~ yah itz one of the greatest thing last week – getting to noe Yachee (she’s a CHINESE BRUNEIAN btw~ wat the heck, IMAGINE HOW HAPPY & EXCITED I WAS WEN I FOUND OUT WE BOTH CAME FROM THE SAME COUNTRY) ~ and Ros, she’s a malaysian~ muslim – I went & talk to her wen I saw her pink tudung aha~ Anyhow, thatz how our friendship startz~ n we get along REALLY WELL now~ which is a good thing :D eventho they’re postgraduates and they live far in self catered keith house, atleast I have somewhere to be with, to hang out with now~ n it feels so~comfortable to be with them~ Oh n both of them are in the same flat with Yoko from Japan and Lihwa from China~
The 1st day of fresher’s week is REALLY COLD AND WINDY~ we went thro Seaton Park from Uni to Hillhead~ the place is so colourful and beautiful~ there’s some eventz set up around the king’s college~ ahah, bananas are everywhere~!!! But so many things to do so li’l time~

Man!.... It's the Daisy Clan!

Now....Back to some Bubblegum! And this week's delight is none other than part-Belgian, part-German combo The Daisy Clan! Even though I may say that with a certain degree of conviction, I sadly in fact do not know much about this wonderful group. But I can let the music speak for itself! Well...the record covers tells some of the story anyhow! Included in the package are 10 of their tracks, which is almost all of their recorded output - I think so anyhow! Highlights include the brilliant Billy Vanilly (no relation to Milli Vanilli) and an English language cover of Du Hast Mich by Howard Carpendale. Hope you like them as much as I do!

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A chap called Edouard

Here's a cool find! First a bit of back story.. Firstly in France, a guy called Antoine scored a hit with a record called Les Elucubrations D'Antoine back in 1966. The record upon release stirred up a bit of controversy, in part due to his free flowing locks and a fondness for flowered shirts, but also due to the record's forward comments on social issues such as the pill and imported rock'n'roll ala Johnny Halliday. While artists in his succession tried to emulate his Dylan-esque vibes, he did have his fair share of detractors. In fact he inspired a slew of parody, ....I guess tributes!, that mocked Antoine's forwardness and style. One of these was a guy called Edouard, who responded to Antoine in his song My Name is Edouard, while sporting a knee-length wig and a natty pair of bermuda shorts! All in good sport of course!...maybe! Anyhow here's a vid of said song and le mp3s to match! Also included is a direct parody of Les Elucubrations D'Antoine called coincidently Les Hallucinations d'Edouard.




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Act III, A lost Shadow Morton Girl Group

Here's a 45 by mystery girl group, Act III, from 1966 and released on Bell subsidiary, Mala records. What makes this an interesting stand out are the people behind it. The A-side, Sweet Anticipation, is produced and arranged by the legendary George "Shadow" Morton. Production credits also go to fellow Shangri-La writer Tony Michaels, who was also their manager before the girls signed to Red Bird and once owned radio station WBAB. Tony and George were also in a group together in Long Island called The Marquees. The two writers are also quite interesting as well! One of them, Erik Darling, was an important player in the folk revival period in the early 60's. The flipside, "I'm Gonna Try and Be Better", is also produced by Morton alongside a Warren Mills and Elliot Sachs. Regrettably I cannot find a single thing about the girls themselves. I was almost excited when I saw the name as there is an all girl band from the late 60's called Act IV, so logically it could have been them sans one member, however the dates don't match up! The record itself is not too spectacular, and slight departure from what you would expect from a "Shadow" Morton girl group ala The Shangri-Las/Nu-Luvs/Pussycats, but it has its charm! The B-side is a bit more rockin', and could sound like it was from an all girl band - ^___^ - Anyhow it is a very interesting piece of history nonetheless! Enjoy!

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2 d City On my own~...

12 September 2007

Im getting stronger day by day, cant wait fresher’s week to come~!! Mmm~ 1 more week I guess~ Im starting to wonder why did I come to Aberdeen so early? So many work cant be done until next week~!! I cant open my bank account coz im not fully registered as a student yet~ Cant register to a doctor yet, cant get involve in any activity yet~ so alone coz I haven’t met any Asianz yet~ donno why I cant get along really well with my org putih frenz, eventho they’re friendly and nice to talk to, itz just so different~! ~ SIGH~!!

Ku naik turun bas around Aberdeen yesterday~ walk around the city~.. alone. Some junkie came to me and ask for money~ man that was creepy~..i walked away from him as fast as I can~ saving self, no one to turn to, and only depend on myself~.. Haha, it gives me this special feelings which make me wanna be brave and stronger.

Aha~ actually d reason y I went around is to find the HSBC&Lloyds bankz, also in search for the Aberdeen medical cntre to register to a doctor. Fortunately, my friend Mary from Kazakhstan kebetulan kan ke city jua having an appointment with a dr~ so, I decided to go with her~ sides itz my 1st time riding on bus. 98p to Uni, 1.2pounds for goin to the city, and 2.70pounds for whole day any bus trip ticket~ to think of the places I was planning to go~ I guess it’ll be better to buy the 2.70 adults 1st day. And I was totally grateful with it~ riding a double decker bus~ man, imagine my sakainess~!! We hopped out once we arrive in Li’l John’s Street~ the weather’s getting colder~ good thing I bought my red jacket~ Mary asked me to make sure I wear them~ She’s a really considerate person, she showed me around uni, also told me to check my stuffz and make sure itz safe, lock the door and always ask me if I need any more help.

My other flat mates are pretty nice too~ Lucy from Birmingham & Caramel from Ireland~ both are postgraduates~

Nywy, Mary helped me so much that I don’t want to mnyusahkan ia this time~ told her I’ll be taking on another road and let her do her thing, then she said, “Be careful okay, don’t get lost, make sure to ask anyone if ur lost?!”~ “okay~ thankz ya~!” – I giggled, den d org putih guyz beside me started to imitate my gigglez~ I tried to ignore, but then they giggled louder~ all I could do is walked by faster, head straight, no turning back~ d feeling is just different in diz different world~ I mean I don’t care if I was imitated by some strangers in Brunei~ but here, man, I thought it was scary~!

Walking from Union street to Queens road~ takes about half an hour~ I could take the bus, but dat time I wasn’t brave enough to do that, I would rather walk. Making a long walk, looking around, asking people, crossing roads~ I started to feel comfortable~ the people here are very nice~! They’re willing to help~ have a chat~ they even gave me a way when I was about to cross the street. Itz funny to noe Aberdeen’s accent is not as Scottish as I thought, better than british I think :P

I was spending all day long around Aberdeen~ & getting familiar with the places. I get used to the fact that im d only malay around anywhere for then~ most of the time smuanya org putih saja~ yah sometimes the teens get all bangang watching me goin there and here alone with a smiley face~ truth is I was feeling cheery all the way, Aberdeen’s a great place~!
There’s time when I get sad and homesick~ & thatz every time I reached on bed in my room~ ..p~ Rasanya sangat bersyukur~ especially for having the most wonderful parentz~ who were willing to sent me here to study~ I’LL DO MY BEST~!! I get really emotional if I talked about my love for my family and friends~ so let me skip that part dlu ah~ :P nnti th.

Back to my journey~ after all that~ I just remembered yg aku blm breakfast&lunch~ I went into a bakery shop~ and bought a daily crème trifle for 1pound~ malas kn mnunggu bas, I walked all the way up to hill head halls sambil makan~ it was scrumptious! Ppl were starring at me, I ignored myself from getting paranoid tho~ whatz wrong with a malay gal eating a creamy raspberry pie?

Man, I was really glad to arrive in my room by the late afternoon~ Well, atleast I didn’t waste my day~ Yup, thatz it for todayz journey~