“Fine” may be a weak word, but not if you use it twice.
Need to put a little fun day into your Monday? That’s what The Nest tries to accomplish through the power of lost muzak! It’s time for us to pull the string on another party popper out of that giant grab bag of fun we like to call the Dusty Vinyl Archive! DJ Scratchy’s always in party mode every day that ends with a Y, while the Sponkies take a sip from the spiked Kool Aid. Everybody have fun tonight…
Once upon a time you didn’t need to be a perky, primped and overly pimped pop singer to make music that landed on a popular radio station near you. Anyone could do it as long as they had a halfway decent voice and some music. And it helped if you were formerly with another band that the people liked. Like Rainbow.
Ritchie Blackmore’s inspiration, no doubt.
Tony Carey played the keyboard in that outfit in the 70’s, and by the early 80’s was on his own making solo albums. His most successful was 1984’s Some Tough City, which spawned two Top 40 hits… both of which are seldom heard in these primped and pimped days. I personally love the biggest of those two songs, which hit #22, and had an interesting music video that got a lot of play on MTV back in the day. It’s “A Fine, Fine Day”…
The song tells the tale of a man named Sonny, who in the video looks like a petty mobster who just got out of the joint. Alas, it’s ironically not a fine, fine day for ol’ Sonny as some old “friends” come calling for him and eventually gun him down, where he heroically falls into the arms of Carey just as the ambulance nobody had time to call shows up. The guy who plays Sonny in this video reminds me a lot of someone I can’t quite put my finger on…
Anyone?
Edit 9/15/22: I was thinking of Columbo-era Jack Cassidy! Especially his role as The Great Santini!
I’ll return next week with another fine, fine earworm…
Evil Squirrel's Nest 
I vaguely remember this song. Sort of. I don’t think I ever saw the video, probably heard it while out shopping somewhere. 🤷♀️
You never know what you’ll hear while out shopping. Muzak is definitely not Kenny G and LIberace anymore…
Don’t think I have ever heard this one…….Carey sure had a rough career with a lot of stops/starts/problems along the way including cancer.
Pam
The poor guy. And back in his day, he probably even got confused with Meatloaf or Sam Kinison…
Not familiar with this artist or his music but he sure had shiny silky looking hair (unlike most of the hairband artists of the 80’s).
Plus, unlike some of those bands, he probably washed his hair every once in a while…
I too vaguely remember this song as well. But it’s a good Monday tune, it’s a good accompaniment for DJ Scratchy and that awesome pink Big Wheel!!!
Nothing more awesome than a unicorn wearing a unicorn helmet and riding a tricycle…
Never heard this one. Good song though and with an actual ‘plot’ of sorts for the video, something many of those songs in that time frame were lacking. That actor (Sonny) – looks vaguely like Kurt Douglas (in his later years) Well the chin does at least..
Yeah, that was unique for the time for videos to tell a story… and to do it without everyone suddenly breaking out into dance like a Michael Jackson video.
As you titled this post, it is indeed a fine, fine song.
I knew you would approve. Can’t remember if it was a Boney 500 or not, but I recall you mentioning it before…
Wow. I’m drawing a blank on this one – both on the song and on Tony Carey. I like his voice. The sound of him reminds me of Manfred Mann singing Blinded by the Light (yes, that song Bruce wrote with references to a car.) I always learn something here. Thanks ES.
Wrapped up like a douche another runner in the night. The only song poor Bruce ever wrote that went to #1, and not even his version…
He does look kinda familiar…
I’ve not heard of him or this “Rainbow”. Quite a good song, though.
I’ll have a Rainbow song in a future DVA. Contrary to their name, their music was not all sunshine and unicorns..
It’s a funny name for us in the UK when thinking of songs – try Googling “rainbow UK TV” and check out the images. EVERY kid watched it back in the day.
OMG! And I thought Snuggle Bear looked evil! The bear on that show is terrifying. Then again, our children’s show characters were just as creepy back then…
Hey, don’t be having a go at children’s favourite Bungle…
Please give Uncle Bungie my apologies…