Duffers Rock Over Deutschland!

One of the most interesting aspects of this thing called the Internet is the medium’s ability to rescue obscure cultural moments that would have one time been lost to the ages. Case in point: this delightfully spry performance of Nick Lowe’s “Half A Boy And Half A Man” by a band that includes John Hiatt, the Rumour’s guitarist Martin Belmont, and Squeeze’s Paul Carrack. Recorded for the Rockpalast television show in Germany, the performance dates all the way back to December 1983. It’s Hiatt’s show, but he stands back, cool and composed, and lets Lowe belt out the rollicking tune while Carrack bangs away like a kid at Christmas at his double-decker piano/keyboard combo. MTV may not play music videos any more, but ultra-cool performances like this one continue blaze across the ‘net like a shooting star to delight and entertain.