Kevin Godley reveals his influences and inspiration behind tracks in 10cc, Godley & Creme and new solo album Muscle Memory.
- Lambert, Hendricks & Ross – Bijou (The Hottest New Group In Jazz, Columbia, 1959)
- Godley & Creme – My Body The Car (Birds of Prey, Polydor, 1983)
- The Shadows – Apache (Single A-side, Columbia, 1960)
- Godley & Creme – Submarine (Single A-side, Polydor, 1980)
- Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Single A-side, Tamla, 1968)
- Godley & Creme – Wedding Bells (Ismism, Polydor, 1981)
- Roxy Music – Virginia Plain (Single A-side, E.G, 1972)
- 10cc – Sand In My Face (10cc, UK Records, 1973)
- Godley & Creme – I Pity Inanimate Objects (Freeze Frame, Polydor, 1979)
- Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime (Single A-side, Sire, 1981)
- Godley & Creme – The Party (Ismism, Polydor, 1981)
- Kevin Godley – Cut to the Cat (Muscle Memory, The state51 Conspiracy, 2020)
- Kevin Godley – Periscope (Muscle Memory, The state51 Conspiracy, 2020)
- Kevin Godley – Song of Hate (Muscle Memory, The state51 Conspiracy, 2020)
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Another brill one mate!
Very very instrumental in Strawberry sounds early days and an outstanding vocalist..more songs please Kev…x
The studio version of Sand In My Face sure has a lot of elements that DEVO would eventually come to be known for. Leave out the 10cc-ish interlude, and I could easily see Mark M. singing Kevin’s part, Gerry C. singing the response, Bob M. playing guitar and Bob C. on keyboard. (Alan Myers drums would have been much more precise.)
I’m recalling Eric Stewart saying 10cc should have somehow arranged for Kevin and Lol to do other work on the side while remaining in the band. Eric and Graham were probably more of the tunesmiths in the group, so their remaining albums “first run” albums were perfectly fine. However, aside from Deceptive Bends, with experiments like I Bought A Flat and Feel The Benefit, 10cc played things a little too safe. Would it still have worked? Times change. There were the numerous attempts for the four of them to work together again in the late 80s/90s, but we all know recapturing something after so many years is a really difficult thing to do.
You should do another program with Kevin discussing the G&C video productions from decades past. Watching some videos I recall from the 80s, it’s much more clear to me that they were more often than not someone else’s idea and not something put together by the band. As if it was just the label hiring someone to create a catchy video to go along with a catchy song. G&C seemed to be more art-oriented, as Kevin mentioned once or twice in this podcast. I’d be interested to get his take on the whole scene, and how they approached working with other artists.