The 9 to 5 is For Your Eyes Only in The Modern World with Sheena Easton
Hello hello silver bloggers, music lovers and Hello hivers!
Happy New Year everyone. So a new year is upon us on. I hope you all had a cracking festive period and will enjoy an even more cracking year ahead!
Talking of years, I made a post a few days ago My Soundtrack for the 80s my favourite decade
Quite a self-explanatory title and it is my inspiration for the next few posts on ttt!
First up is an artist that released a banger of a tune in 1980
It is Tuesday and that of course means that it's #ttt or #threetunetuesday and so it's time to share some tunes with you!
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Tune 1 - Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only
This was possibly her most iconic vocal performance.
I am not going to discuss who was the best James Bond, because it was Shir Shean obviously!
Fun Fact For Your Eyes Only made her the only artist ever to actually appear in the opening title sequence of a James Bond film (usually it's just silhouettes!).
Released: 15 June 1981
Album: For Your Eyes Only (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tune 2 - Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls
This is the Prince era choice. Prince actually used the pseudonym Alexander Nevermind to write the track because he wanted to see if it could become a hit without his name attached — and hehe because he knew the lyrics would cause a scandal.. It was so edgy that it ended up on the "Filthy Fifteen" list in the US for its suggestive lyrics!
Here are some of The Controversial Lines
The title itself, "Sugar Walls," was a thinly veiled euphemism for female anatomy, and the lyrics described arousal with a level of detail that was shocking for 1984 radio:
"Blood races to your private spots / Lets me know there's a fire"
"Temperatures rise inside my sugar walls"
"Come spend the night inside my sugar walls"
"I can tell you want me... It's impossible to hide / Your body's on fire, admit it, come inside"
Nobody would bat an eyelid now!
Released: 21 September 1984 (on the album) / December 1984 (as a single)
Album: A Private Heaven
Tune 3 - Sheena Easton - Modern Girl
So we have to include the debut single!
This was the track that introduced her via the BBC documentary The Big Time. It captures that early 80s optimistic energy perfectly. It’s a great companion to "9 to 5" which I will include as the bonus tune and shows the start of her journey from Lanarkshire to the world stage.
Released: 29 February 1980 (UK)
Album: Take My Time (released Jan 1981)
Bonus Tune - Sheena Easton - 9 to 5 (Morning Train)
UK Release Date: 16 May 1980
US Release Date: February 1981
Album: Take My Time (UK) / Sheena Easton (US)
The "Two Titles" Story
In the UK, it was knows as "9 to 5." However, when it was time to launch Sheena in North America in early 1981, Dolly Parton had just released her own famous song called "9 to 5" for the movie of the same name.
To avoid confusion and I am sure litigation as we all know what that is like, the record label retitled Sheena’s version to "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" for the US and Canadian markets. It worked like a charm—it went straight to Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her a massive star!
So there you have it 3 4 Sheena Easton songs this week with my 80s Soundtrack post as the inspiration!
Which was your favourite tune? Or have you never heard of them?
Note: The 4 YouTube videos that I have shared are not owned by me, I am simply spreading great music on Hive.
I wish that you all have a brilliant happy fun and terrific Tuesday until we meet again enjoy your tunes 🎶🎵🎶
Thanks for visiting!
The images were taken by the author and ramblings are also from me with some assistance from gemini, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated.
