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Lost Gem: "Clean Clean" - The Buggles (1980)

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"Johnny tell the chaplain go and polish his tombs." --> The Buggles <-- The Buggles , and their now-famous and delightful opening video for MTV , will always be an answer on some game show somewhere. And that ain't such a bad thing. But The Buggles were more than a one-hit-wonder. They were blending synth sounds and tones creating a unique electronic pop experience that masked a darker future of a more antiseptic society. The band consisted of just two guys experimenting in the studio...making moods. But with one rare difference. They were outstanding musicians. Trevor Horn & Geoffrey Downes Geoffrey Downes spun his magic over the keyboards and percussion ...while Trevor Horn pottered the bass, guitar and vocals. When the  legendary prog band... Yes ...heard The Buggles debut... "The Age Of Plastic" (1980) ...they quickly asked them to produce and also join the band. Now that's some pretty strong cred. LOST GEM:--> "C

Lost Gem: "We'll All Ride High (Money Bags)" - White Witch (1974)

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" For your life to begin ol' Money Bags, your life will have to cease. " --> White Witch <-- White Witch were a gifted group of young Florida boys who oddly signed with a Southern Rock label (Capricorn) ...but who were not Southern Rock. On this 2nd and final album, " A Spiritual Greeting" (1974) ... White Witch were RnR chameleons...sounding Beatlesque one minute... Bowieglam the next. Sabbath another time and Uriah Heep yet another. But White Witch were not merely imitators. Their songs stand as Premium Original 70's rock jams . Played and performed at Premium Octane level . This range, however, would sadly prove to be their undoing. Capricorn obviously didn't know how to market them...so they didn't. LOST GEM:--> "We'll All Ride High (Money Bags)" ...The intro is a "hoist-your-beers" feel-good chant that quickly turns into a guitar-burn.   Wicked vocals preside over a cemetery burial. A sacr