Twinkling Stars

A strange tale behind this song:

Nine Circles never entered a recording studio and performed only once, at a Dutch radio station in 1982. Unbeknownst to them the engineer recorded the session and over the years it was bootlegged over and over becoming a Flexipop cult track. [The singer] never found out about this until I rang her up [in 2011].

Read the whole story here.

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Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 28, 2013
Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts | Music | 1980s

Comments

Um, they sound like Kraftwerk wannabees. I can't help but think of that German Eurotrash character Mike Meyers used to do on Saturday Night Live.

And what's with the circles on their necks? Are those marking zits to be treated?

Posted by KDP on 03/28/13 at 11:09 AM

It's amazing just how long it takes to put down a can of pop, grab the mouse, move the cursor over the "kill it NOW" icon, and snap the button. Old age is a b1tch!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/28/13 at 11:37 AM

@KDP You mean DIETER? :lol: :coolsmile:
"Your story has become tiresome, Now is the time on sprockets when we dance" :lol: :coolsmile:

Posted by Tyrusguy on 03/28/13 at 12:31 PM

Yep, Ty. That's the one.

Posted by KDP on 03/28/13 at 05:00 PM

I didn't care much for that style of music when it was "in", and its no better now.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/28/13 at 09:45 PM

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