Rock N' Roll from the late 1970's and early 1980's for this Three Tune Tuesday!

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It's been a busy week so far around here. Always more to get done, the work never really ends. But I suppose it's better than sitting around with no work at all, count your blessings as I always like to say. However, since it is Tuesday my post today will be another Three Tune Tuesday, just like every week. Of course the header is always a dead giveaway...

I have been collecting Silver Strike tokens years now, these are tokens that can be won by playing certain slot machines in casinos in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and on cruise ships. The contain solid silver, making them valuable as collectibles. These tokens are becoming a thing of the past as almost no more casinos still carry these slots. Lately, I have been focusing on completing my collection from the defunct Hard Rock Hotel and Casino from Las Vegas.

Although silver prices are down a bit, these tokens are still in demand as there are many collectors also building their Hard Rock Hotel collections. Today I found this one up for auction on eBay and don't have it in the collection yet:

From eBay.com

These tokens contain 0.6 Troy ounces of pure silver surrounded by a brass ring. Now that they aren't available as the casino has long since shut down, they are becoming harder to find at a good price. This one is on auction and at $20 right now with about a day and a half left. I'll be watching it closely and may bid and see if I get lucky! It always fun to share silver focused on Rock N' Roll for Tuesdays.

Now, before we get going, I want to say thank you to @ablaze for starting and continuing to sponsor this fun weekly event where you can share three songs that you enjoy. One lucky participant will win some HSBI units, you can't have too many of those! So if you don't already participate feel free to jump in, just use the tag #ttt or #threetunetuesday and it's never a bad idea to do a shoutout to @ablaze .

Today I decided to throw together some fun rock n' roll from the late 70's and early 80's. The theme isn't really hard rock today, just some fun bands that I've always enjoyed over the years. Although many were before my time...

The Cars

This Boston band formed in 1976, and unlike most bands, they didn't have one dedicated lead singer. They split lead vocals between Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr, sadly both are now deceased. Their self titled debut album in 1978 was highly successful and they had a string of this throughout the late 70's and early 80's. They were inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2018 and performed as Ric Ocasek was still living, although Orr had died of pancreatic cancer so me 18 years prior.

Today's song comes from their album from 1981, Shake It Up, and this was the lead single "Shake It Up":

The Knack

This rather shorted lived band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1978. In 1979 they released their debut album Get The Knack which had the hugely successful single "My Sharona". Sadly, it was their only real successful song and by 1982 they parted ways. The did reunite later but the success never returned, but this hit is timeless, "My Sharona":

Billy Squier

This rock musician launched his career in Boston like The Cars, only much earlier in 1968. He was in a few bands but found commercial success as a solo artist. In 1981 he released the album Don't Say No which reached the top five in sales on the Billboard Charts with several hits songs, one of the biggest being "The Stroke". While many people misconceive this song to be sexual in nature, it's actually a critique of the music industry as producers would "stroke" artists egos to get them to produce more and keep performing. It's really about the toxic side of the music industry of the 70's and 80's. It a great song, here's "The Stroke":

That will do it for this Three Tune Tuesday. I do hope you enjoyed the picks of the day. Just some fun rock classics! Please feel free to leave any comments or questions below, and as always thank you for all of the support. It's deeply appreciated. Have a great day everyone!

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knack#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Squier

Disclaimer

The video links I am sharing are not mine, I am only sharing the link to the copyright owner's video. No copyright infringement is intended. Used under fair-use section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.

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Tokens arranged on Canva.com with pictures from eBay.com