"No Stranger To Glenda J." (formerly known as 80's Hard Rock Song) is a formerly unidentified hard rock song by New York based musician TV Babies (real name Steve Rosenthal), released in 1982 on the EP Apt. 621 . He’s also behind the formerly unidentified song One Of A Kind.
Search History[]
On June 10th, 2023, user Kenny Cathead posted a one hour and 25 minute video titled “Unknown” to YouTube. It featured many snippets recorded off of the radio in the 1980s. The song played twenty-four minutes and five seconds into the video.
Kenny reposted the song via his WatZatSong account NY80sTapes on a week later. It was recorded off of a radio station in New York or New Jersey in the early 1980s.
On November 24th, 2023, on the FMM Discord thread for the songs he posted, Kenny said that he wasn’t the person who recorded the tapes, but instead a friend who was trying to make a sound collage, but he recorded a few things.[1]
On June 14th, 2024, YouTube user Pik737 would reupload the sample to his channel, where it would gain significant attention.
On January 8th, 2025, the song was identified by user Max Many Mix as "No Stranger To Glenda J." by TV Babies released in 1982 after finding it in a WFMU playlist.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Blue glasses
Makeup hides
Swollen face
Swollen eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
(After work) He brings you
Valentines in black and blue
[Chorus]
He's no stranger
He's no stranger
[Verse 2]
Nervous giggle
Dotted wrist
Puncture wounds
Afro-picks
[Pre-Chorus]
(After work) He brings you
Valentines in black and blue
[Chorus]
He's no stranger
He's no stranger
[Verse 3]
News over
Coffee cups
Battered feelings
Minor cuts
[Pre-Chorus]
(After work) He brings you
Valentines in black and blue
[Chorus]
He's no stranger
He's no stranger
He's no stranger
He's no stranger
No stranger you're running to
TV Babies[]
TV Babies (real name Steve Rosenthal) was a synthpop and indie rock musician from New York, USA.
In 1980, he released his first EP, High Contrast EP, with four songs.
- Monster Of Love (not to be confused with the unknown song of the same name)
- Lady Rock
- Space Cadets
- Personal Kick
In 1982, he released his first single, Jail Bait, with two songs.
- Jail Bait
- Corporate Clock (Remix)
In 1982, he released his second and final EP, Apt. 621, which included this song, One Of A Kind, and two others.
- Little White Lies
- Cold Coffee
- No Stranger To Glenda J.
- One Of A Kind
In 1982, he released his first and only album, Rock Around The Corporations.
In 2000, he was one half of the duo Telenova with Robert Fish. They produced The Resident’s 1995 album Hunters.
He doesn’t seem to be active today.
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