Icehouse — Icehouse
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It's always cold inside the icehouse
Though the rivers never freeze
There's a girl outside the icehouse
I can see her clearly through the trees
Now she's dreaming of a new love
And she hopes he'll be there soon
She's got so long to wait for him
'Cause he needs another year to get there
She'll wait another lifetime longer
There's no love inside the icehouse
Devil lives inside the icehouse
At least that's what the old ones say
They say, he came a long time ago
He came here with the winter snow
Now it's colder every day
She's still dreaming through the summer
And she's hoping through the spring
She say's, she's got no time for winter nights
She doesn't notice as the days grow darker
She can't remember getting any older
There's no love inside the icehouse
Now she's dreaming of her new love
And she hopes he'll be there soon
She say's, she say's, she's got no time for winter nights
Doesn't notice as the days grow darker
She can't remember getting any older
There's no love inside the icehouse
There's no love inside the icehouse
The icehouse
Though the rivers never freeze
There's a girl outside the icehouse
I can see her clearly through the trees
Now she's dreaming of a new love
And she hopes he'll be there soon
She's got so long to wait for him
'Cause he needs another year to get there
She'll wait another lifetime longer
There's no love inside the icehouse
Devil lives inside the icehouse
At least that's what the old ones say
They say, he came a long time ago
He came here with the winter snow
Now it's colder every day
She's still dreaming through the summer
And she's hoping through the spring
She say's, she's got no time for winter nights
She doesn't notice as the days grow darker
She can't remember getting any older
There's no love inside the icehouse
Now she's dreaming of her new love
And she hopes he'll be there soon
She say's, she say's, she's got no time for winter nights
Doesn't notice as the days grow darker
She can't remember getting any older
There's no love inside the icehouse
There's no love inside the icehouse
The icehouse
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I thought this was an obscure Bowie choon before I looked.
tomperth1 wrote:
Its is the 40th anaversery of this very shortly (this month)!
Iva was on the Radio radio talking about it.
Fantastic Album. As others have noted, they were actually called "The Flowers" when they released this album (I have it); hence, the release was Icehouse by The Flowers.
They then had to change their name due to a clash with another band with the same name, I believe.
They did this song live at the Countdown Music Awards (I'm thinking 1981); when Ivor comes in with the electric guitar towards the end of the track, I reckon they did the old "Spinal Tap" trick and turns his guitar amp up to 11 - it was awesome!
Its is the 40th anaversery of this very shortly (this month)!
Iva was on the Radio radio talking about it.
this could be shit. But that's why RP can throw it into an amazing mix. I love you. Music is my life. So glad I found you. X
sjccroquet wrote:
This Tune is GOOD!
I bet that brew is nasty!
The man does not lie.
I have looked.
There is no love in those forty-two ounces.
I have looked.
There is no love in those forty-two ounces.
This Tune is GOOD!
I bet that brew is nasty!
sjccroquet wrote:
not much taste either
The man does not lie.
I have looked.
There is no love in those forty-two ounces.
I have looked.
There is no love in those forty-two ounces.
not much taste either
alexandersmcmillan wrote:
Bill should follow this up with "Bad Company"
You just heard "Icehouse" by Icehouse from the album Icehouse.
Bill should follow this up with "Bad Company"
Good Tune!! I never heard of them before. Thanx RP!
7 -> 8 for me as Im a fan of New Wave and Synth Wave and love the story the lyrics tell of lost love and unrequited love
forthbrdge wrote:
The corresponding call-out would be
"In a Big Country" by Big Country from The Crossing.
alexandersmcmillan wrote:
Big Country fan myself...
You just heard "Icehouse" by Icehouse from the album Icehouse.
Big Country fan myself...
The corresponding call-out would be
"In a Big Country" by Big Country from The Crossing.
Why do I LOVE this?
I wore out this cassette on my Clarion car stereo back in high school.
Good Tune! I never heard of them before. Thanx RP!
alexandersmcmillan wrote:
Big Country fan myself...
You just heard "Icehouse" by Icehouse from the album Icehouse.
Big Country fan myself...
You just heard "Icehouse" by Icehouse from the album Icehouse.
drawcard wrote:
"Glam" is another great song, same album (Primitive Man)
If people want to hear a good Icehouse song, search for "Great Southern Land".
"Glam" is another great song, same album (Primitive Man)
One of my favorite bands from that time period! ❣️
I like how the song name, the band name and the album name are all the same... that's not very common....
A song title so good that they had to use it for the album name and the band name. Or is it the other way around...
If people want to hear a good Icehouse song, search for "Great Southern Land".
If people want to hear a good Icehouse song, search for "Great Southern Land".
Ooooh. The cover art has ice AND a house. Genius.
Is this the most 1980 song ever?
Is it me? or is it getting cold in here ?
Saw them with Simple Minds at the Capitol Theater back in, um, the 80s sometime. Great show!
Crank up the volume!
Love this. I first saw Icehouse play when they were called Flowers it was in early 1978 on the Kidney Lawn at the then QIT. Memories are getting dim though.
Fantastic Album. As others have noted, they were actually called "The Flowers" when they released this album (I have it); hence, the release was Icehouse by The Flowers.
They then had to change their name due to a clash with another band with the same name, I believe.
They did this song live at the Countdown Music Awards (I'm thinking 1981); when Ivor comes in with the electric guitar towards the end of the track, I reckon they did the old "Spinal Tap" trick and turned his guitar amp up to 11 - it was awesome!
They then had to change their name due to a clash with another band with the same name, I believe.
They did this song live at the Countdown Music Awards (I'm thinking 1981); when Ivor comes in with the electric guitar towards the end of the track, I reckon they did the old "Spinal Tap" trick and turned his guitar amp up to 11 - it was awesome!
Bowie?
From Syntax "Bliss" to this... just as I was reading a comment in the "Bliss" chat pointing out the similarity. Well played, Bill, well played indeed.
Oxen1morale wrote:
...with a smattering of Bowie thrown in.
Remind me of Ultravox and the Fixx
...with a smattering of Bowie thrown in.
jp33442 wrote:
Gee who peed in your Cheerios
Gee who peed in your Cheerios
sjccroquet wrote:
Devil lives there.
The man does not lie.
I have looked.
There is no love in those forty-two ounces.
I have looked.
There is no love in those forty-two ounces.
Devil lives there.
Is this song about an Icehouse?...
Decided on a 9. This is really iconic in it's capturing the sound of the time. and it's still cool, no pun intended
Rockit9 wrote:
Electric Blue is a much better song by these guys. Nice set of music RP.....Keep it up! But what a
bout Great Southern Land? My favorite.
bout Great Southern Land? My favorite.
Loved this from the first time I heard it on CFNY back in 1980. Seriously under rated band.
Egctheow wrote:
Ha, for sure!
MrStatenIsle wrote:
Man, you're right about that.
It's got to be beyond the wall! :-)
Reading/listening to the lyrics; wow, I am not going into the icehouse.
Man, you're right about that.
It's got to be beyond the wall! :-)
Ha, for sure!
The man does not lie.
I have looked.
There is no love in those forty-two ounces.
I have looked.
There is no love in those forty-two ounces.
Rockit9 wrote:
Electric Blue is a much better song by these guys. Nice set of music RP.....Keep it up!
I didn't realize Bill was listening...when I said Bliss / Syntax had an Icehouse, Iva Davies feel.
jonahboo wrote:
Gee who peed in your Cheerios
sucks now
sucked then
sucked then
Gee who peed in your Cheerios
sucks now
sucked then
sucked then
Why can't this be purchased? I went down a dead end at Amazon trying to find some version to buy... 
MrStatenIsle wrote:
Man, you're right about that.
It's got to be beyond the wall! :-)
Reading/listening to the lyrics; wow, I am not going into the icehouse.
Man, you're right about that.
It's got to be beyond the wall! :-)
Egctheow wrote:
I totally thought it was a new song with an 80s sound. (Specifically, Duran Duran) Don't remember this one from the actual 80s!
This is cool :-)
Funny that sometimes present day tunes have an eighties sound to them, and for that one, it's almost the opposite (at least to my ears).
The 1980s vibe definitely comes across, but this sounds as though it was made more recently? Not sure what's giving me this impression. Like they could share a stage with MGMT. Icehouse and Management that's funny in itself :-)
Funny that sometimes present day tunes have an eighties sound to them, and for that one, it's almost the opposite (at least to my ears).
The 1980s vibe definitely comes across, but this sounds as though it was made more recently? Not sure what's giving me this impression. Like they could share a stage with MGMT. Icehouse and Management that's funny in itself :-)
I totally thought it was a new song with an 80s sound. (Specifically, Duran Duran) Don't remember this one from the actual 80s!
Reading/listening to the lyrics; wow, I am not going into the icehouse.
Am I the only one who thinks this sounds like Simon LeBon (Duran Duran)?
This is cool :-)
Funny that sometimes present day tunes have an eighties sound to them, and for that one, it's almost the opposite (at least to my ears).
The 1980s vibe definitely comes across, but this sounds as though it was made more recently? Not sure what's giving me this impression. Like they could share a stage with MGMT. Icehouse and Management that's funny in itself :-)
Funny that sometimes present day tunes have an eighties sound to them, and for that one, it's almost the opposite (at least to my ears).
The 1980s vibe definitely comes across, but this sounds as though it was made more recently? Not sure what's giving me this impression. Like they could share a stage with MGMT. Icehouse and Management that's funny in itself :-)
sounds like shades of "Stonehenge" by Spinal Tap "Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell
Where the banshees live and they do live well
Stonehenge! Where a man's a man
And the children dance to the Pipes of Pan"
Where the banshees live and they do live well
Stonehenge! Where a man's a man
And the children dance to the Pipes of Pan"
Lovely to hear this again - one of my favourite songs 35 years ago, haven't heard it for quite some time.
Jota wrote:
Do you mean this sounds like it should have been released in 1950 instead of 1980?
Sounds 30 years too late.
Do you mean this sounds like it should have been released in 1950 instead of 1980?
Electric Blue is a much better song by these guys. Nice set of music RP.....Keep it up!
Quite similar to The Cars
Icehouse was the opening act for a Roxy Music concert in the Arena of the Sydney Cricket Ground in the early 1980's (1981 or 1982) and the whole evening concert was great.
Icehouse never came to much and that was really Father Time calling the end of the road for Roxy Music... but still great memories for me.
Icehouse never came to much and that was really Father Time calling the end of the road for Roxy Music... but still great memories for me.
Brings back 80's in college memories when King Crimson, Flock O' Seagulls, Talking Heads, OMD and Japan were all on the turntables....thx for putting into rotation Bill!
I have the original Album and just about everything they ever produced. Over the years - always a great listen and I am NOT surprised RP has and plays it. Cool vibes as I remember the times from then to now.
Jota wrote:
They were 6 years ahead of their time! (It's 36 years old)
Sounds 30 years too late.
They were 6 years ahead of their time! (It's 36 years old)
I've always thought this was a great song. First time I've heard it here. Cheers!
This should actually be credited as "Flowers"- Icehouse. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icehouse_(album)
This is arguably one of their worse songs. But the fact that RP is playing Icehouse is great. Try Great Southern Land, Uniform, or Taking This Town.
Whenever this song comes on, I think - don't people on RP hate it?! And I check the comments and reaffirm that there's a vocal group that does hate it.
And, yet...Bill continues to play it. I applaud him for standing up to us.
And, yet...Bill continues to play it. I applaud him for standing up to us.
molson wrote:
Agree. I would rather hear Crazy or Electric Blue even though they were over played because they were great songs.
Bill, I am huge Icehouse fan and this has to be the worst song they have ever recorded...why oh why this song??
Agree. I would rather hear Crazy or Electric Blue even though they were over played because they were great songs.
Funny how people talk about "vinyl" like it's a long lost friend. Put 100 audiophiles in a room who "think" they know the difference between vinyl and digital...
I'll show you about 93 people who can't tell their arse from adam (so to speak)
I'll show you about 93 people who can't tell their arse from adam (so to speak)
JohnnySockhead wrote:
uTorrent has it for free.
If you click thru on the Amazon link it it's going for just $194.
uTorrent has it for free.
Bill, I am huge Icehouse fan and this has to be the worst song they have ever recorded...why oh why this song??
Breathe ! Damn it
efiona wrote:
Foundations often are boring for some people
Sorry, but BORING.
Foundations often are boring for some people
mrselfdestruct wrote:
This song is actually mislabelled, the band were called Flowers for this album, they renamed to Icehouse afterwards. /trivia
And now here's Icehouse, from the band Icehouse, taken from their album, Icehouse.
This song is actually mislabelled, the band were called Flowers for this album, they renamed to Icehouse afterwards. /trivia
LONG time no hear..quite nice
Sounds 30 years too late.
Ahhhhh.....high school. Vinyl's in the rack still.
Remind me of Ultravox and the Fixx
A blast from the past...dam...missed it!
Not my favorite, but I am a huge fan and have all their vinyl...so just happy to hear any IH!
Haven't heard this one in an age. Like this better than "Electric Blue", which seems to get played a lot. Thumbs up!
Sorry, but BORING.
It's always cold inside the electro music and I enjoy it.
If you click thru on the Amazon link it it's going for just $194.
This whole album was pretty good. I've always liked Icehouse.
barf
The old is discovered new again…only on RP
First time I've heard this. A contemporary of Human League and you can certainly hear it.
And now here's Icehouse, from the band Icehouse, taken from their album, Icehouse.
First time I've ever heard this song or heard of the band. Really like the tune. Thanks for playing it, RP.
High school memories. Pretty avant garde in the red-neck town I was from.
Nice.
Agree dxnerd86 wrote:
This is actually when Icehouse were known as "Flowers". Awesome tune this one, great to see it on the playlist
This is actually when Icehouse were known as "Flowers". Awesome tune this one, great to see it on the playlist
This is about as 80s as it gets, in the worst way... so why do I like it?
had not heard this in probably 30 years, good vibe recollections..
Love Icehouse! Very under appreciated band from the 80's
Cool video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c3i8x6XhO4
dnorden wrote:
It was either Alan Freeman or Tommy Vance who'd played this on the radio many years ago. I taped it (on a TDK SA90 of course). What I thought was said at the end was ... "To drive the point home, Tripoli there, with Icehouse ..." and then the tape stopped. Asking about a band called Tripoli drew blank looks from the record shops. Quite a while later I figured out what he said would have said was ... "To drive the point home triply there, with Icehouse, from the album Icehouse, the track called Icehouse."
Great to hear it again, good tracks on the album.
Great to hear it again, good tracks on the album.
Nice anecdote! I know only too well this situation. Remember me back in the days, singing to the record shop owner (obviously without success). So painful, but what was I supposed to do, without the bands name, without a title? Damn, how I hated the radio-djs for that.
The youth of today is so incredibly lucky with "shazam" and all the informations from internet-databases like "discogs".
It was either Alan Freeman or Tommy Vance who'd played this on the radio many years ago. I taped it (on a TDK SA90 of course). What I thought was said at the end was ... "To drive the point home, Tripoli there, with Icehouse ..." and then the tape stopped. Asking about a band called Tripoli drew blank looks from the record shops. Quite a while later I figured out what he said would have said was ... "To drive the point home triply there, with Icehouse, from the album Icehouse, the track called Icehouse."
Great to hear it again, good tracks on the album.
Great to hear it again, good tracks on the album.
Still have this on vinyl. I probably haven't listened to it since 1980!
OH. MY. GOD.
I remember this...
lol. nice one Bill !!
I remember this...
lol. nice one Bill !!
I actually bought this CD - hadn't heard it in years!
Thanks Bill!
Thanks Bill!
Stasis is a dish best served cold...
Wow... I thought it was Bowie! Nice one. Love it. :)
I thought this was an obscure Bowie choon before I looked.
Yeah he does quite a good Bowie impression at some points