The Lynnertic

There’s noone as Irish as Barack Obama

Collette — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:16:01 +0000

Irish TV presents Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys!

Dancing for Joy

Collette — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:38:33 +0000

We all won! The following will have to do until I find pics of last night’s celebrations.

This is Matt’s Dancing video for 2008. See his page “Where the hell is Matt” for more!

Collette - Ring My Bell

Collette — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:01:01 +0000

Collette Roberts is an Australian pop artist who performed as ‘Collette’ in the 1980’s and 90’s. She claims to have started the tshirt-over-lycra fad in Australia, which might be a bit of a stretch, if I may say so myself. Today, Collette is a model and make-up artist, and volunteers at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. She played out as recently as 2006.

Here’s the video of her 1989 hit single “Ring My Bell” from the album “Raze the Roof”

Collette made it to the cover of Smash Hits Magazine! From the exclusive Interview:

The impetus for "Ring My Bell" came about when our gal, a self confessed "club person" was out at various nightspots and happened to notice the great reaction that "Ring My Bell" got when the DJ played the original version… Collette decided that the song could do with being "brought up to date" and "modernized" and so went into a recording studio to lay down a demo of the song - took it to a record company and hey presto! she had a recording contract, made a single and became a star overnight!

… "I went into a newsagent to buy a lollipop - I really like lollipops - and I was just there to buy this 30c lollipop and then girl starts chucking a mental going "Oh my god it’s Collette". Here I am standing there with my lollipop and she’s going "What flavour would you like Collette?" and I’m going, "Oh, lime", and she’s going "We also have orange and raspberry!" and I’m going "No, I’ll just have lime thanks!

Did she give it to me free? Nah! I think she was too overwhelmed to ask for an autograph too!"

… "I think Collette does appeal to everyone," she insists. "It’s just me and it’s not too far away from me. Anyone can dress like me. A lot of girls out there can relate to me. I’m not wearing anything you can’t buy or copy. I’ve really begun to notice that almost every girl about eight is wearing bicycle pants and a t-shirt. It’s really funny!"

1979, Moebius

Collette — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:45:02 +0000

Download the Moebius album here.

Because of Mutant Sounds the world gets to hear Moebius again. This is the first of two LPs that Bryce Robbley and my husband Doug Lynner released under that band’s name. It includes a fantastic punk cover of Light My Fire that made the top 10 in Paris at the time. I am convinced that the second cut, Money, would be a hit today if only somebody would get around to releasing it on CD (ahem).

Hooray for the Pirates! I’m not allowed to even bring up the subject of giving away music but when a complete stranger does it Doug’s thrilled!

PS You’re invited to show your support through your purchase of In This Zoo, the recently-released second album by his synth-pop band Invisible Zoo.

The Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace a Chance

Collette — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:07:23 +0000

The Friday Protest Song for March 21, 2008
“You won’t get it unless you want it, and we want it now.”

I think it’s appropriate to feature a hymn on Good Friday, a prayer offered up by one prophet for a day that commemorates the sacrifice of another. Happy Easter!

The Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace a Chance

One, two, one two three four

Everybody’s talking about
Bagism, Madism, Dragism, Shagism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism
Ism, Ism, Ism

All we are saying, is give peace a chance.
All we are saying, is give peace a chance.

Everybody’s talkin’ bout’ Ministers,
Sinisters, Banisters and Canisters,
Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Popeyes,
and Byebye, Byebyes

All we are saying, is give peace a chance.
All we are saying, is give peace a chance.

Everybody’s talking about
Revolution, Evolution, Masturbation,
Flagellation, Regulation, Integrations,
Meditations, United Nations,
Congratulations.

All we are saying, is give peace a chance.
All we are saying, is give peace a chance.

Everybody’s talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary, Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan,
Tommy Cooper, Derek Tayor, Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna,
Hare Hare Krishna

All we are saying, is give peace a chance.
All we are saying, is give peace a chance.