RIP the singer of Shocking Blue ("Venus")

Aw shit... :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:( x 1000000

Damn, RIP

The Shocking Blue were one of my favorite discoveries of the past year. Lots of great, rockin' singles. It's kind of odd that they've never gotten a critical re-evaluation like so much other music of the era has. Maybe the "One Hit Wonder" tag held them back. But still, WHAT A HIT! And there was more from where that came from.

There isn't an actual clip for "Send Me A Postcard" up on youtube other than this (pretty nice) fan video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8tCSlW2Jzc

But apparently Ladytron has been doing the song live. Here's the best clip (quality-wise), from a gig in Houston about 6 weeks ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji0wqwo7tRk