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Live It Up - The Bel​-​Aires (LIVE 1982)

by The Bel-Aires

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The Bel-Aires live at the Bellevue Hotel 1982

You couldn’t move. You could dance as long as it was dancing up and down on the spot.
Hot. Sweaty. Free chips and nuts on the bar and the air-con turned off so, inevitably, the beer kept flowing.
Wednesday night was Bel-Aires night.
Volume? Not an issue. Patrons grabbing a mike and joining in? Not a problem (up to a point). Songs played at breakneck speed? Of course.

This first incarnation of the Bel-Aires was Glenn Cardier (singer-songwriter, electric 12 string guitar), Brad Alick (lead guitar), Vinnie Crea (drums) and Paul Read (bass). The songs were Cardier’s. The sound was surf, Byrds, rockabilly chucked in the blender and poured down the throat of Oz Pub Rock.

Despite being recorded to cassette at the gig, this track captures the energy and passion of this fine Sydney band.

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Live It Up
(Cardier)

The lunatic said to me, 'Put all your money on Number 3!'
Ain't no catch, ain't no hitch, we're coming' back filthy rich.

Just gonna take it to the top -
Well y'know, we'll never ever stop -
Just gonna take it to the top -
You and me, we're gonna live it up.

Fast cars, movie stars, bad dreams and caviar -
Big cigars, all the frills, light 'em up with fifty-dollar bills.

Everybody runnin' scared, I fire a gun into the air -
Tell you what I'm gonna do, blow it all in a day or two.

The lunatic said to me, 'Put all your money on Number 3!'
Later on he told another guy, 'Put all your money on Number 5!'

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released June 8, 2020
Written by Glenn Cardier.
This first incarnation of the Bel-Aires was Glenn Cardier (singer-songwriter, electric 12 string guitar), Brad Alick (lead guitar), Vinnie Crea (drums) and Paul Read (bass).

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Glenn Cardier Sydney, Australia

Post 2000, Glenn Cardier’s re-emergence as a songwriter/performer of real distinction has been nothing short of extraordinary. In typical single-minded fashion, he writes, performs and produces his music. Onstage, there are the trademark flashes of dark humour and thumping rockabilly/blues. But underlying it all are the songs. Happy/sad songs. Sweet/crazy songs. Cardier songs. CDs on the website. ... more

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