Just tripped upon this '70's beauty while tubin' one day and instantly fell in love. Around this time 2 girls were on my mind: a lost love which I'll never truly get out of my system and a hopeful (hopeless?) crush I had on a bartender at my favorite tavern. Judie Tzuke reminded my of both of them as they were both beautify blonde's. I mention these girls not just 'cos they remind me of this singer in looks, but 'cos lyrically the songs on "Welcome to the Cruise" seemed to apply me and these girls...kinda. Lyrics match more the lost love while the looks match more the bartender. Both of these attributes apply to both these girls, though...just one attribute leans more towards one or the other. Enough about these girls, let's talk the music...here's a playlist of that whole album:
Isn't it amazing. Lyrically and musically. So many of the words applied to me and my love life at the time I found Judie a few years back. I would have to sit and talk of each song fondly remembering these lost loves, but I can't here...I just wanna share this amazing album. Judie has had a resurgence many years later, but I wanted to see what she was like live back then and I couldn't find a lot, as she didn't get super "big". I'll tell you, the band backing her is great and beyond just back-up...very prog-rock:
I try to absorb more of her stuff through the '80's but nothin' catches me like "Welcome to the Cruise". She did some covers of others which led to more rabbit-hole jumping which also led to other good stuff and I liked her other work, but nothing like that whole album. This song (and it's "making of" video) sticks out, though:
I love the way she goofily holds her mouth as she sings, gives her an aloof look to her somber voice.