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“Escalator Of Life” (1982) by Robert Hazard

Anyone else remember this song? I remember it being on MTVs rotation for a little while during its early days. I used to love this song. It’s a shame Hazard never had much of a career, he was good and the song actually sounded ahead of its time in 1982. I always found the video interesting.

Hazard came up in the 80s Philly music scene. This song was very popular there.

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by Anonymousreply 24February 12, 2024 10:32 PM

I'm not old enough to have heard this song at the time (not truly a humblebrag I promise) but I discovered this song randomly a few years ago and became obsessed with it. It's so wonderfully goofy, in how serious it is about its terrible obvious metaphor. I love it

by Anonymousreply 1September 21, 2023 1:57 PM

Find his version of girls just want to have fun. He wrote it.

by Anonymousreply 2September 21, 2023 2:00 PM

R2 yes i know. But his version flopped and Cyndi’s cover was a smash.

by Anonymousreply 3September 21, 2023 2:03 PM

Wasn’t a flop. He was indie my dear. No chance of being a hit.

by Anonymousreply 4September 21, 2023 2:22 PM

R4 clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about. This isn’t the movie industry baby boy.

by Anonymousreply 5September 21, 2023 2:25 PM

It’s a live recording. Never released as a single. How would it flop? Silly faggot. R5

by Anonymousreply 6September 21, 2023 2:29 PM

R6 what are you talking about? It was very much released as a single. A live recording? This is a music video and the song recorded in a studio.

by Anonymousreply 7September 21, 2023 2:30 PM

R6 Escalator Of Life peaked at 58 on the Hot 100. It was a single. Hence the music video.

by Anonymousreply 8September 21, 2023 2:31 PM

No one’s texting about escalator. It’s his version of girls want fun. Stick with the program. Or maybe read.

by Anonymousreply 9September 21, 2023 2:33 PM

Look up girls wanna. No video. No release until youtube. Anyway. It’s not important

by Anonymousreply 10September 21, 2023 2:35 PM

R9 RETARD, the thread is about Escalator Of Life. Not Girls. But yes, Girls was not a single.

by Anonymousreply 11September 21, 2023 2:36 PM

Who cares what the topic was. No one cares about the song but you. Pointing out his recording of his song fits the topic. Again- silly faggot being stupid. Enjoy! (Can do this all day)

by Anonymousreply 12September 21, 2023 2:41 PM

Hey, I admit sometimes I’m out of the loop but when did it become ok to call each other the f-word?

by Anonymousreply 13September 21, 2023 2:51 PM

R13 it didn’t. That jobless retard of a gay man is just pathetic

by Anonymousreply 14September 21, 2023 2:54 PM

Thanks r14, thought as much. I recently cleaned out (or thought so) my blocked list, so a few cretins must have escaped then. Case in point, r6 and r12, who has now earned himself a spot back on the list.

by Anonymousreply 15September 21, 2023 2:56 PM

Fag is an issue & not retard? Ok. Jobless! Ha! & block away!

by Anonymousreply 16September 21, 2023 2:58 PM

It’s actually a fun song

by Anonymousreply 17September 26, 2023 2:30 AM

R2 here is the demo

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by Anonymousreply 18October 9, 2023 8:19 PM

I always liked this song and the video was so of its time but in a good way. The 4 people who are riding “the escalator of life” look like vampires.

by Anonymousreply 19December 27, 2023 8:39 PM

He must be very rich off the royalties of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

by Anonymousreply 20December 27, 2023 9:09 PM

I watched so much of the first couple of years of MTV when I was a kid, but I have no memory of this song.

by Anonymousreply 21December 27, 2023 11:09 PM

Him performing the song live while smoking a cigarette. The 80s was such a different time lol.

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by Anonymousreply 22February 12, 2024 10:21 PM

Well, so one bumped this thread, so thought I’d comment on r20’s post. Robert Hazard is living it up with his money in the afterlife.

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by Anonymousreply 23February 12, 2024 10:30 PM

He died in 2008. Yea.

by Anonymousreply 24February 12, 2024 10:32 PM
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