Hi All,
I am trying to find the name/artist of 3 apparently rare songs from the 80's. I remember hearing them on the radio when I was growing up in Canada, I'm not sure if they are Canadian though. Anyhow the best description I can give of each one are as follows:

1. circa 1980 - pop or easy listening, male vocalist, the lyrics I remember are "there are so many things I want to tell you, so many things I need to say, can I come in? can I come in? can I come in-n-nnnnnn-nnnn? la da da da da da da."  or something like that.

2. circa 1982 - new wave or funk, female vocalist or group, lyrics I remember go "talkin' bout, talkin' bout my pride and joy....joy, joy, joyyyyyy, my pride and joy, joy-yy, joy-yy, joy."

3. circa mid to late 80's - rock, male vocalist, lyrics I remember go " lost in the driving rain, I'm lost in the driving rain"...that's all I can recall from that one.


Hope someone has some recollection of any of these songs, because I sure can't find them anywhere online.
thanks

Hi Crystal.

1. Is "Can I come near" by Graham Shaw. He is Canadian. It's such a good song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A9uWJ6e9CE

2. This one I am guessing because it's a male vocalist that pops to mind. Stevie Ray Vaughn  song "Pride and joy". (1983)

Thanks, Warped.  The first one is right....glad that mystery is solved!





Hi Crystal.

1. Is "Can I come near" by Graham Shaw. He is Canadian. It's such a good song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A9uWJ6e9CE

2. This one I am guessing because it's a male vocalist that pops to mind. Stevie Ray Vaughn  song "Pride and joy". (1983)

My pleasure.
There are a couple of other Canadians that might be able to help with the rest.  Maybe someone from outside of Canada might help too.

Where's Jason?  He's a whiz at this  :)

Where's Jason?  He's a whiz at this  :)
Have you PMed him?

Where's Jason?  He's a whiz at this  :)


He is, he's really good. I solved the easy one  :D

I live for this stuff! 

#3 is from 1987.  It's called Rain by Michael Breen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buur6KcnO8E

I'm blanking on #2 however.  It may come to me ...

HAHA!  I told you he'd know!  Great job!

I live for this stuff! 

#3 is from 1987.  It's called Rain by Michael Breen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buur6KcnO8E


Brilliant! Now maybe you can finally help this guy out as well.  ;)

1. Is "Can I come near" by Graham Shaw. He is Canadian. It's such a good song.


I like in that video, that guy posted the lyrics as he hears them, but there is one part where he should get a hearing aid.
As the lyric actually goes "Did you know, I've been watching you for weeks on end?  Probably not!".  I've known that since I was a kid.  A great song that takes me back!


HAHA!  I told you he'd know!  Great job!



I don't know yet.  If I can't get #2, then I have failed  lol
I know the song.  I can hear the person singing it, but I'm drawing blanks on who it is and what its called.  Argh lol

Brilliant! Now maybe you can finally help this guy out as well.  ;)


Dang, you have to have a Yahoo! account to respond to that.  I see he asked that question 7 years ago though.  I bet he's found the answer by now lol.  Rain by Michael Breen is still sometimes heard on Canadian radio

I have every faith in you!

I live for this stuff! 

#3 is from 1987.  It's called Rain by Michael Breen




Oh yeah!  I've heard that before. Never would have guessed it.

Thanks Whistledog!  I'm glad I posted on here, sure couldn't find anything online anywhere else.  #2 I think was an African-American female or female group, very funk sounding almost disco. I first heard it in 1982 but it could have been older than that.







I live for this stuff! 

#3 is from 1987.  It's called Rain by Michael Breen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buur6KcnO8E

I'm blanking on #2 however.  It may come to me ...

Regarding #2.

From wiki:

""Pride and Joy" is a blues-rock song by Texas singer/guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his backup band Double Trouble. It is an original composition by Vaughan and appeared on his 1983 Epic Records debut album Texas Flood. "Pride and Joy" was also released as Vaughan's first single and has become one of his best-known songs."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vo23H9J8o8

It's a different song than the one I am thinking of however. This one is similar in sound to Lipps Inc.'s song "Funkytown", and I'm guessing it isn't called "Pride and Joy", but maybe has another name and that's just part of the chorus. Very hard to track down one way or another.




Regarding #2.

From wiki:

""Pride and Joy" is a blues-rock song by Texas singer/guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his backup band Double Trouble. It is an original composition by Vaughan and appeared on his 1983 Epic Records debut album Texas Flood. "Pride and Joy" was also released as Vaughan's first single and has become one of his best-known songs."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vo23H9J8o8

It's a different song than the one I am thinking of however. This one is similar in sound to Lipps Inc.'s song "Funkytown", and I'm guessing it isn't called "Pride and Joy", but maybe has another name and that's just part of the chorus. Very hard to track down one way or another.


Another guess, even though this is from the 60s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arrV1kah3PY

The chorus goes "He's my honey boy, My ever-loving pride and joy"

Haven't heard that one before, kind of before my time I guess. This one might be impossible to find it seems, unless someone is very familiar with early 80's funk music and that's sort of a less common genre in terms of popularity.




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Another guess, even though this is from the 60s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arrV1kah3PY

The chorus goes "He's my honey boy, My ever-loving pride and joy"

Haven't heard that one before, kind of before my time I guess. This one might be impossible to find it seems, unless someone is very familiar with early 80's funk music and that's sort of a less common genre in terms of popularity.



So you are thinking this song might not be Canadian, but possibly American?
I'm not a fan of funk, but there are people here who are. Don't lose hope yet.

Yes, I think that one is more likely American since Canada is not really known for its Funk scene ;)  I'm pretty sure the vocalists are African-American too by the sound it has.




So you are thinking this song might not be Canadian, but possibly American?
I'm not a fan of funk, but there are people here who are. Don't lose hope yet.

"Love & Pride" is the 1984 debut single by Coventry band King, produced by Richard James Burgess.

In May 1984, the single initially reached a chart ranking of #84 on the UK Singles Chart. When the group performed the song on Saturday morning television towards the end of the year, the single was re-released and became a hit in early 1985, reaching number two. It later climbed to a peak of number 55 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1985. Burgess remixed the single several times for B-sides and 12 inch versions and these fueled the international club success of the single and subsequent album, Steps in Time. The dance mixes of "Love & Pride" pushed it to a peak position of seventeen on the American dance charts. British electronic band Cicada sampled portions of this song on their song "Woh" off their 2011 album Sunburst.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlXtrnh-Ejo

"Love & Pride" is the 1984 debut single by Coventry band King, produced by Richard James Burgess.



...so... was that the song??  You're just gonna leave us hanging?  We got's to KNOW!