Comments on: WEEDY EIGHTIES WHITE PEOPLE SINGING ABOUT SOUL STARS 3: China Crisis - “Black Man Ray”

By: Drew Snider

Drew Snider — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:30:28 +0000

Just came across this after hunting the tune down (yes, on purpose). The tune reminded me of days in “rock” radio, when many of us still thought digital watches were a neat idea. And there was the overarching question, WHAT IN BLAZES WERE THEY SINGING ABOUT? Thank you, Tanya, for straightening me out on that score: I’m not SUPPOSED to know! I was starting to feel inadequate. Question: what’s worse than the song? The video!

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:33:05 +0000

I did enjoy their follow-up, “Wake Up (King In A Catholic Style)” which was a wonderful fan fiction fantasy about the “Love And Pride” hitmaker dressed up as the Pope and deciding to ban condoms despite subsequent big hits like “Taste Of Your Tampon.”

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:42:30 +0000

anyone wondering, “sonambulent” and “maloderous” are used in the related article: Day 62: China Crisis - AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 LOUSY TUNES.

tanya HAS spelled ‘malodorous’ correctly in the original article, but not ’somnambulent’ — which is as quoted above

By: frankgrimes

frankgrimes — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:58:09 +0000

tanya ill try to say this using small words,because i unlike you have a life,and i dont want to waste any of it searching out big words like sonambulent and maloderous. these big words do not fool anyone into thinking you are clever,what you say is more a giveaway. it takes more skill to build, than to tear down.as for saying you hate music full stop,i feel sorry for you .get some therapy im sure you need it

By: nmb b

nmb b — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:10:37 +0000

By: Music Fan

Music Fan — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:52:52 +0000

SHUT YOR STUPID CUNTY MOUTH HOW DARE YOU ATTACK ELVIS HE IS THE KING YOU ARE JUST SHIT WRITER ON THE DOLL YOU CANT EVEN AFFORD PROPER BURGERS HAVE TO GO TO MICK DONALD’S FOR YOUR BURGERS WITH GREEN SAUCE TUPENCE ELVIS ATE WORLD’S BEST BURGERS THAT IS WHY HE IS BUGGER KING!

By: Lou spowls

Lou spowls — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:52:14 +0000

Ray was a Liverpool man of Nigerian descent who managed an Arts Based Youth Training Scheme in the late 70’s to mid 80’s.
The premises he ran offered young groups - China Crisis among them - the chance to rehearse and record.
However, petulant youth quite often conflicted with authority, which helped set up more than one crisis.

By: LeboviciAB84

LeboviciAB84 — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:44:39 +0000

“iv)Ray Charles being blind, the lads from China Crisis thought he might not know he was black and decided to remind him. It would explain an awful lot of the discrimination he would have put up with in his youth so you think someone, like his parents, might have told him but it was nice of CC to be so thoughtful. A bit like the Beatles did with Lady Madonna.”

Aceness abounds!