Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl…
Apparently not everyone is a fan of Barry Manilow’s Copacabana; at least not every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night from 7-Midnight.
The local council in Rockdale, in Sydney’s southern suburbs, started a six-month trial of high-volume hits by Manilow and Doris Day to chase away car enthusiasts who were gathering on weekend nights at Cook Park Reserve.
“The initial reaction was that they found it irritating,” [mayor] Saravinovski said. “I’m not disputing what the residents are saying. I can’t swallow some of the tracks like `Mandy.’
“We have tried to reduce the sound and we are reviewing the songs. I don’t mind Barry Manilow, but I’m more of an ABBA and Celine Dion fan.”
Mr Mayor, I think you should mix it up a little. ABBA and Celine Dion (can you imagine having to listen to My Heart Will Go On over and over!?) are good suggestions. How about a little Rod the Bod, or Michael Bolton. Maybe even some Rick Springfield or Peter Cetera. How about they throw Eddie Murphy’s Party All The Time into the mix.
What I really think they should do is have the residents take turns making up their own playlists. It could be fun. I know I have tons of music that I could play which would annoy the hell out of the partiers. If any Bradley kids move in next door to me, I’m going to start jamming. They won’t know what hit ‘em.
…with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there…Â
July 18th, 2006 at 9:12 am
Throw in some Bonnie Tyler and it’ll look like nuclear war devistated the place.
This sounds like the kids are crusing like we did in on Main Street in the 1970-80’s. I really don’t see anything wrong with it as long as there’s no trouble.
I had a blast on the weekends on Main Street. On one occasion for laughs, we blasted Neil Diamond’s “September Morn” from the car speakers. Yes, odd looks. I never would have thought this stuff would eventually be used for crowd control.