Double Hit:
Robo-chicks
“Addicted to Love”
by Robert Palmer (1986)
“Simply Irresistible”
by Robert Palmer (1988)
I remember in 2003 when Robert Palmer passed away and
Bill at work said, “He was in Emerson, Lake and Palmer too right?” I cringed
inside and tried not to be a total music nerd. I simply said, “No that is Carl
Palmer and he was the drummer. I don’t think he is dead. Carl was also in the
group ‘Asia’, remember them?”
Robert Palmer, (also not to be confused with the music
historian Robert Palmer) was an English singer-songwriter who combined many
styles of music. He could take jazz, blues, rock and even reggae and create
unforgettable rhythms.
You may recognize his voice from when he covered ‘Get It
On (Bang A Gong’, the old T-Rex song when he was in PowerStation or maybe you
remember when he did the Moon Martin penned ‘Bad Case of Loving’ You’. His
voice was distinctive. His style was polished. He dressed well. He was always
trying to find a new and interesting sound or lyric or idea.
