Tag Archives: Ian Hunter

Countdown to Ian Hunter’s 85th Birthday – We Gotta Get Out of Here, Video Stars Ellen Foley (With Meat Loaf Cameo?)

Ellen Foley stars in this video. She deathlessly and unforgettably sang on Meat Loaf‘s “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” and I’m not sure, but isn’t that Meat Loaf sitting on the edge of the stage with a beautiful woman and a musician (Mick Ronson?) at the 1:11 point of this video? Ellen talks about her …

Countdown to Ian Hunter’s 85th Birthday: Ian Misunderstands His Adopted Country on “Gun Control”

“Gun Control” (below) is a perfectly lovely and persuasive song and I applaud Ian Hunter for writing, recording and releasing the tune on his 1981 album Short back ‘n’ sides. The UK born Hunter does seem to express in these lyrics a belief that American commercial interests and lobbyists are the most effective opponents of …

Countdown to Ian Hunter’s 85 Birthday – Central Park n’ West

“The Gulf and Western* garbage,just ain’t the prettiest smell.When you’re re sleeping on the fourth floor up,it’s like a living hell.“ *The Gulf and Western Building written about by Ian Hunter in this 1981 song has since changed it’s name. The “high-rise building at 15 Columbus Circle and 1 Central Park West on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City,” says …

England’s Oldest and Greatest Rocker Ian Hunter Powers on to His 85th Birthday with Two Amazing Singles and an Age Defiant Long Player, by Ron Swanson

How many rock stars have lived long enough, not to mention remained creatively vital enough, to release two great albums in their mid 80s? Ian Hunter has to be the only one and his two great, recent, octogenarian-composed albums are: Defiance, Part 1 (2023) and Defiance, Part 2, which is out now. Ian Hunter’s 85th …

The Golden Age of Rock & Roll:  A Vintage, Year 2000, Interview with Rock Legend, Ian Hunter, by Gail Worley 

[Editor’s note: On June 3, 2024, rock’n roll great Ian Hunter will celebrate his 85th birthday. As part of East Portland Blog‘s celebration of this momentous occasion, we are presenting again a wondrous, fascinating, and historically fact-packed article by rock journalist extraordinaire and WorleyGig.com provocateur, Gail Worley. Ian Hunter sat for this interview in late …

Ian Hunter’s comeback single “Bed of Roses” featuring Mike Campbell and Ringo Starr is truly special, please listen, by Ron Swanson

“Bed of Roses” is a joy-filled, randy trip down memory lane with the incomparable Ian Hunter, master songscribe and long time collaborator with the late, great guitarist Mick Ronson. His new album, Defiance Part I will be released on April 21. You can pre-order your copy here: https://sunrecords.lnk.to/BedOfRoses “Bed of Roses” happily describes a well-loved …

Ian Hunter – Dandy

I am extremely grateful that Ian Hunter is still with us. So underrated… He has a new record coming out called Cross My Fingers. Since I saw Ian and the Rant Band on their 2001 tour I honestly don’t think anyone has put out better music since. We’ve had Rant, Shrunken Heads“, Man Overboard, and …