Gordon Smith and The WAVOS rock the Alphabet Lounge

On Saturday night, Barry and I went out to see my good friend Gordon Smith, and his new 80s Band, the WAVOS. Okay, so an 80s cover band doesn't have too terribly much to do with songwriting, but it's a hellofalotta fun. They do a fantastic job of recreating songs by bands like Fine Young Cannibals, Simple Minds, and Men Without Hats. Special guest Virgo came to the stage for a great rendition of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's  Welcome to the Pleasuredome , and Soft Cell's Tainted Love . Great songs. Fun band. And if there's a drummer who's more fun to watch than Anthony, I'll eat my...well, I don't really have a hat I wear much. He plays with an exuberance and joy that would be hard to match, is my point. 

Which brings me, sort of round about, to a point about being a singer/songwriter: you need your covers. No matter how much you love performing your own stuff, people like to hear things that are familiar. Which means for most of us covering other  people's tunes. And Gordon and the Wavos do a great job covering these other bands, and even got a couple originals in on the sly at the end of their set. Brilliant self-promotion. And perfect "product placement" in putting them last in the set.

So thanks, Gordon, Anthony, and Joe, for a great set, and a fun evening. And Happy Birthday, Gordon.

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[Morry]

Of course, obviously, I meant to say Frank Goes to Hollywood's RELAX. Not Welcome to the Pleasure Dome...the link is to the whole album, so I got confused getting it onto the page. Apologies.

M