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1967? 22 years before the release of unrelated belgian Techno anthem "Pump Up the Jam"...
by 082349872349872 2y ago
1967? 22 years before the release of unrelated belgian Techno anthem "Pump Up the Jam"...
- defrost 2y agoYes, '67, six years before Bowie covered Brel on the stench of fish and whores in Zeebrugge. (A syllable was added and Amsterdam was used as "it sounded better to the ear")
- 082349872349872 2y agoThe sailors are a bit more appreciative than the scientists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e1eLe1ihT0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e1eLe1ihT0 (Les Horribles Cernettes lineup appears to have been far more anglophone than francophone over the years, but all of them —as it was a founding member in 1954– have at least tenuous ties to belgium)
- defrost 2y agoThat I did not know! (Although I've been a fan of the Cernettes since d/loading that first image on the web in a mosaic browser way back when).
- 082349872349872 2y agoKids now will never know the salad days of "discovery" being reading the "What's New" page at NCSA. https://images.computerhistory.org/revonline/images/500004873-03-01.jpg?w=600 https://images.computerhistory.org/revonline/images/50000487...