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Middle-aged Dummies are back and bursting at the "themes" to get going! Full theme ahead! (3 Viewers)
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jwb
Footballguy
This is playing as I type - it's awesome!
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
really liked this one
kupcho1
Footballguy
Random walk time!
This was somehow missed when I put 1973 - The gangster of love together. Consider it fixed.
). Yes, New York has a downtown, but so do a lot of other cities. I look forward to your write-up.
This theme continues to deliver great shtick. And @Yo Mama does it while delivering great songs.
Love me some Santana, although I must admit I've never heard this before. Very emotive. I like it.
I ain't gonna lie, I still don't understand what your theme is, but this one is excellent. Toots and the Maytals don't get enough love IMHO.
This was somehow missed when I put 1973 - The gangster of love together. Consider it fixed.
You're killing me DIM (see what I did there
). Yes, New York has a downtown, but so do a lot of other cities. I look forward to your write-up.Maybe I haven't given Girl Groups a fair shot. I like this, particularly the lyrics.
This theme continues to deliver great shtick. And @Yo Mama does it while delivering great songs.
-OZ-
Footballguy
From The Movie it seems everyone loves to hate. Captain Marvel - in all honesty, the song is better than the movie. Better video
Elastica was part of the 90s British post punk wave, and broke records for the fastest-selling debut album in the UK. Ultimately they’re basically a one hit wonder, but what a song it is!
Next up - more European punk, this time from one of the best movies.
krista4
Footballguy
You're killing me DIM (see what I did there
This song was written about the songwriter's first visit to NYC, though. I don't see why that's a problem, even though the song itself doesn't mention NY.
rockaction
Footballguy
Great track. Never saw Captain Marvel, but I love me some (that means not a huge fan of) Brie Larson.
Anyway, "Connection" is cribbed from the Wire song "Three Girl Rhumba." I think there was a court settlement involved.
Three Girl Rhumba - Wire
eta* Not posting to knock the Elastica song, which I loved upon first hearing it on MTV way back when. I didn't know back then it was so much like the Wire track, and it could feasibly be argued that the power chord progression is not copyrightable because otherwise you'd be restricting too much. Anyway, just wanted an excuse to post Wire.
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krista4
Footballguy
You're killing me DIM (see what I did there
This song was written about the songwriter's first visit to NYC, though. I don't see why that's a problem, even though the song itself doesn't mention NY.
Actually, looking at Wikipedia, it wasn't just written about that trip to NY, but the melody came to the songwriter during that trip to NY.
"He was standing on the corner of 48th Street in Midtown, waiting for the traffic lights to change and looking towards Times Square when 'the melody first came to me, just as the neon signs went on'."
Yo Mama
Footballguy
World’s Worst Superheroes #30
Dirty White Boy
Artist - Foreigner (1979)
Strengths - can still get into any club despite his pitiful attire since he knows the bouncer; has built up a strong immune system; patriarchal and racial privilege
Weaknesses - like Ashton Kutcher, Mika Kunis, and Jake Gyllenhaal, he only showers once a month so you can tell he’s coming from a couple blocks away; always in trouble with HR for running afoul of company harassment policies; to the chagrin of fellow beachgoers, his parents would always let him swim in the ocean in only his tightly whiteys
There Goes My Hero
Situation - You are searching through the apartment of a suspected double agent trying to find evidence of his espionage without leaving a trace that you were there.
You: “This is taking forever. I could sure use some help.”
You: [sniffs] “What the. . . “
Dirty White Boy: [smells pits] “Yo, ######! You ##### rang??? What the ####’s going on here??!?
You: “Oh great, it’s Dirty White Boy. I’m trying to find proof this guy is spying while he’s away. But he can’t know we were here.”
DWB: [knocks over lamp stomping in] “####, discretion is my ###### speci-alty.”
You: “Aw man, what’s with all the muddy footprints? Take your shoes off!”
DWB: [farts] “I never ###### wear shoes, #####.”
You: “Did you find anything yet?”
DWB: [standing by open fridge drinking directly from the milk carton] “BUUUURRRRP!!! Nah, I ain’t found ####!”
DWB: slams fridge closed, kicks over coffee table, triggers hidden alarm, takes off while grabbing a lamp on the way out.
You:
“Thanks, Dirty White Boy!”
Dirty White Boy
Artist - Foreigner (1979)
Strengths - can still get into any club despite his pitiful attire since he knows the bouncer; has built up a strong immune system; patriarchal and racial privilege
Weaknesses - like Ashton Kutcher, Mika Kunis, and Jake Gyllenhaal, he only showers once a month so you can tell he’s coming from a couple blocks away; always in trouble with HR for running afoul of company harassment policies; to the chagrin of fellow beachgoers, his parents would always let him swim in the ocean in only his tightly whiteys
There Goes My Hero
Situation - You are searching through the apartment of a suspected double agent trying to find evidence of his espionage without leaving a trace that you were there.
You: “This is taking forever. I could sure use some help.”
You: [sniffs] “What the. . . “
Dirty White Boy: [smells pits] “Yo, ######! You ##### rang??? What the ####’s going on here??!?
You: “Oh great, it’s Dirty White Boy. I’m trying to find proof this guy is spying while he’s away. But he can’t know we were here.”
DWB: [knocks over lamp stomping in] “####, discretion is my ###### speci-alty.”
You: “Aw man, what’s with all the muddy footprints? Take your shoes off!”
DWB: [farts] “I never ###### wear shoes, #####.”
You: “Did you find anything yet?”
DWB: [standing by open fridge drinking directly from the milk carton] “BUUUURRRRP!!! Nah, I ain’t found ####!”
DWB: slams fridge closed, kicks over coffee table, triggers hidden alarm, takes off while grabbing a lamp on the way out.
You:
“Thanks, Dirty White Boy!”
rockaction
Footballguy
The "Band of Gold" track had me thinking of the Don or Dawn thing all over again.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Thanks. I knew there was some copyright issue but didn’t recall the track.
krista4
Footballguy
It's a great guess (again), but incorrect.
MAC_32
Footballguy
While I view life and death more celebratory than most, that is not reality for many. I plan to intertwine a narrative through parts of this countdown. Part of it is personal, which I'll get to eventually, but I also wonder if this may be impactful for others. Maybe not this audience, but somebody someday.
Corey Taylor was in deep with alcoholism and contemplating suicide. When I first head this song, I thought it was his cry for help...
I'm following suit and directions
I crawl up inside for protection
I'm told what to do and I don't know why
I'm ready to live with my family
I'm ready to die in obscurity
'Cause I'm so tired that I got to go
...while he actually wrote this song to his wife, crediting her with getting him out of the hole, and saving his life. I get chills up my spine as the song builds...and builds...and builds. Definitely some tears at times, last week in particular. I listen to this song and think about all those people out there that don't have someone like her in their corner. I want to say I wonder what happens, but...I know. And I hope if that day comes I will do for them what she did for him.
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
But do those cities have bossa nova music playing in the streets?You're killing me DIM (see what I did there
scorchy
Footballguy
Much love for Juice.Before putting this playlist together, I hadn't heard this song in ages, probably since it came out (1986).
The one thing I like about this theme round is that (spoiler alert!) the artist is different for every song. Unlike my previous MAD forays (The Decemberists, Talking Heads, Belle and Sebastian and The Clash), the research is a lot less tiresome. There's only so much ground you can cover, even if there are a number of people in the group.
So, with that in mind, Oran Juice Jones. Clearly he didn't write his Spotify bio.
I hope you learn a valuable lesson from all this, you know?
And you're gonna find somebody like me one of these days
Until then, you know what you gotta do?
You gotta get on outta here with that alley-cat-coat-wearing
Hush-Puppy-shoe-wearing crumbcake I saw you with
'Cause you dismissed!
If all the playlists have at least one song like Let the Music Play and The Rain, one could put together a legendary mid-80s Skateland mixtape.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Listening to this one right now. I am only barely familiar with stone sour - something about a looking glass? But this has me thinking I need to check out more.
jwb
Footballguy
I like Marty Balin a lot, and this is a great song that also happens to sound fantastic. It's big, with room-filling keyboards and bassline, with tons of little extra fills that float in and out. Balin's voice is pretty powerful, with his vibrato really standing out at times.
This was a "replacement" in my list (it replaced Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears after I submitted). Reasons: While No More Tears is another "big" sounding song, its sheer volume is its biggest feature - Hearts has more going on and better sound placement. Plus, despite really liking Ozzy, I simply think Hearts is a better song.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
That's right, Silly rabbit,Much love for Juice.Before putting this playlist together, I hadn't heard this song in ages, probably since it came out (1986).
The one thing I like about this theme round is that (spoiler alert!) the artist is different for every song. Unlike my previous MAD forays (The Decemberists, Talking Heads, Belle and Sebastian and The Clash), the research is a lot less tiresome. There's only so much ground you can cover, even if there are a number of people in the group.
So, with that in mind, Oran Juice Jones. Clearly he didn't write his Spotify bio.
I hope you learn a valuable lesson from all this, you know?
And you're gonna find somebody like me one of these days
Until then, you know what you gotta do?
You gotta get on outta here with that alley-cat-coat-wearing
Hush-Puppy-shoe-wearing crumbcake I saw you with
'Cause you dismissed!
If all the playlists have at least one song like Let the Music Play and The Rain, one could put together a legendary mid-80s Skateland mixtape.
tricks are made for kids, don't you know that.
You without me is like corn flakes without the milk!
This is my world.
You're just a squirrel trying to get a nut!
Now get on outta here.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Through Glass. You've probably also heard Bother, but I think Zzyzx is a much better ballad than those 2. They're primarily hard rock- I'd highlight 30 / 30 / 150, Gone Sovereign, Absolute Zero, and Say You'll Haunt Me. Corey does some great covers too- Wicked Game isn't the only one, but that sticks out.Listening to this one right now. I am only barely familiar with stone sour - something about a looking glass? But this has me thinking I need to check out more.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Do you know the reason All Day isn't on Spotify with the others?
scorchy
Footballguy
Rock beat me to the punch with both the Three Girl Rhumba link and some love for Connection. Wire did sue Elastica and things got settled out of court, where they admitted to cribbing Wire's Fly In the Ointment on another single as well.
Elastica also had a strong "connection" with a particularly prolific Manchester post-punk band we'll likely hear from later.
Rumor has it that Thom Yorke really disliked Justine Frischmann after meeting her and boyfriend Damon Albarn backstage at the 1993 NME Awards and that parts of Karma Police are in reference to this:
Karma police, arrest this girl
Her Hitler hairdo is making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party
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scorchy
Footballguy
Theme: 31 Songs from 31 Manchester(ish) Artists
Song: Holding Back the Years
Band: Simply Red
From: Manchester (well, at least the singer and founding member is)
Prior to Wikipedia, I only knew three things about Simply Red: (1) they weren't really my speed, (2) they were from Manchester - thanks for telling me that Kasey Kasem, and (3) ginger singer/founder Mick Hucknall is rumored to have a "***** the size of a cucumber on steroids."
Holding Back the Years hit #1 on the US Charts in 1986 but 12 year old scorchy was not impressed. Listening now, I can see the appeal even it's still a song I'm likely to flip past if I hear it on sirius. Mick wrote it about his mother, who abandoned the family when he was 3 and he's only seen a couple of times since.
Song: Holding Back the Years
Band: Simply Red
From: Manchester (well, at least the singer and founding member is)
Prior to Wikipedia, I only knew three things about Simply Red: (1) they weren't really my speed, (2) they were from Manchester - thanks for telling me that Kasey Kasem, and (3) ginger singer/founder Mick Hucknall is rumored to have a "***** the size of a cucumber on steroids."
Holding Back the Years hit #1 on the US Charts in 1986 but 12 year old scorchy was not impressed. Listening now, I can see the appeal even it's still a song I'm likely to flip past if I hear it on sirius. Mick wrote it about his mother, who abandoned the family when he was 3 and he's only seen a couple of times since.
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Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Last night, after Grace Slick was brought up in the vocalists thread, I put on Jefferson Starship’s Red Octopus, which includes Marty’s signature song “Miracles.”
“Hearts” is really good too. It was the first song I heard that I knew was him. It was a year or so later that I learned about the Jefferson bands.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#30: WILD FLAG - Black Tiles
Here we have another band and album that Carrie Brownstein was a part of. My hint in the last post was this was another tie-in to her along with the Excuse 17 song in my last 5 out. I've become a fan of Sleater-Kinney over the last decade, especially the middle albums, and in WILD FLAG she is with Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet and two other musicians Carrie knew. Funny enough we will encounter one of the other two again in 4 songs - I did not know this fact until about 2mins ago as I looked up info for this write-up. These made the cut because Sleater-Kinney was on the Shuke list, and I seem to prefer this album over later Sleater-Kinney efforts and I prefer Excuse 17 album over their first 2 albums. No other albums to recommend here because there was only 1, but it's a good one. It was down to this song, Something Came Over Me, and Future Crimes for what I was putting on the playlist FWIW.
NEXT: we get a track from the person who taught Carrie to play guitar. I had to dig deeper since yet again their main band was on Shuke's list and got eliminated from my initial list.
Here we have another band and album that Carrie Brownstein was a part of. My hint in the last post was this was another tie-in to her along with the Excuse 17 song in my last 5 out. I've become a fan of Sleater-Kinney over the last decade, especially the middle albums, and in WILD FLAG she is with Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet and two other musicians Carrie knew. Funny enough we will encounter one of the other two again in 4 songs - I did not know this fact until about 2mins ago as I looked up info for this write-up. These made the cut because Sleater-Kinney was on the Shuke list, and I seem to prefer this album over later Sleater-Kinney efforts and I prefer Excuse 17 album over their first 2 albums. No other albums to recommend here because there was only 1, but it's a good one. It was down to this song, Something Came Over Me, and Future Crimes for what I was putting on the playlist FWIW.
NEXT: we get a track from the person who taught Carrie to play guitar. I had to dig deeper since yet again their main band was on Shuke's list and got eliminated from my initial list.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
30. Big Brother
Artist: The American Dream
Album: The American Dream (1970)
Todd's role(s): producer, engineer
Writer(s): unknown
The song: I'm not sure where exactly the line between garage rock and psychedelic rock is, but it's somewhere around this song, which boasts intertwined guitars and dynamic drumming. The most obvious comparison is to The Who, with the drums and bass providing their own melodies at times, as Keith Moon and John Entwhistle did, and vocal arrangements not all that different from what Pete Townshend came up with for himself and Roger Daltrey. The intro and the instrumental passage in the middle are more "Eight Miles High" than British Invasion, though. I'm going to presume the lyrics are a reference to the Orwell character, but they could apply to any cult leader.
The album: This is one of two records whose Wikipedia page credits as the first to be produced by Rundgren. Judging by release dates and recording locations, I suspect this one was recorded first but the other one, coming at entry #29, was released first.
Very little is known about the American Dream other than that they were a five-piece psychedelic rock band from Philadelphia who presumably knew Rundgren from his Nazz days; they had three guitarists, one of whom, Nicky Indelicato, served as lead singer, and one of whom, Nick Jameson, served a brief stint as Foghat's bassist in the mid-70s; and a reformed version of the band opened for a Velvet Underground tribute band in 2009.
The record displays many of the touchtones of the psychedelic and garage rock of the time but unlike many contemporary records, doesn't sound muddy, indicating Rundgren knew what he was doing from the start.
You Might Also Like: "I Ain't Searchin'" is a breezy, well-composed piece of folky psychedelia that could pass for a Grateful Dead song of the time. And it has cowbell! https://open.spotify.com/track/5XcrxJ2Q82mR4Fz1boNI05?si=a3bfd6939daf4fcb
At #29, we move from American rock to Canadian folk with a song from the other album that is claimed to be the first produced by Rundgren.
Artist: The American Dream
Album: The American Dream (1970)
Todd's role(s): producer, engineer
Writer(s): unknown
The song: I'm not sure where exactly the line between garage rock and psychedelic rock is, but it's somewhere around this song, which boasts intertwined guitars and dynamic drumming. The most obvious comparison is to The Who, with the drums and bass providing their own melodies at times, as Keith Moon and John Entwhistle did, and vocal arrangements not all that different from what Pete Townshend came up with for himself and Roger Daltrey. The intro and the instrumental passage in the middle are more "Eight Miles High" than British Invasion, though. I'm going to presume the lyrics are a reference to the Orwell character, but they could apply to any cult leader.
The album: This is one of two records whose Wikipedia page credits as the first to be produced by Rundgren. Judging by release dates and recording locations, I suspect this one was recorded first but the other one, coming at entry #29, was released first.
Very little is known about the American Dream other than that they were a five-piece psychedelic rock band from Philadelphia who presumably knew Rundgren from his Nazz days; they had three guitarists, one of whom, Nicky Indelicato, served as lead singer, and one of whom, Nick Jameson, served a brief stint as Foghat's bassist in the mid-70s; and a reformed version of the band opened for a Velvet Underground tribute band in 2009.
The record displays many of the touchtones of the psychedelic and garage rock of the time but unlike many contemporary records, doesn't sound muddy, indicating Rundgren knew what he was doing from the start.
You Might Also Like: "I Ain't Searchin'" is a breezy, well-composed piece of folky psychedelia that could pass for a Grateful Dead song of the time. And it has cowbell! https://open.spotify.com/track/5XcrxJ2Q82mR4Fz1boNI05?si=a3bfd6939daf4fcb
At #29, we move from American rock to Canadian folk with a song from the other album that is claimed to be the first produced by Rundgren.
zamboni
Footballguy
Pete Sears did the great keyboard work there - was also the keyboardist/bass player on Red Octopus and several other Jeff Starship albums.
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John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Songs in D Minor - The Saddest Key of All
30 - Blackpink - Kill This Love
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Lyric - Lucky me, lucky you
결국엔 거짓말 we lie (we lie)
So what? So what?
만약에 내가 널 지우게 된다면 so sorry
I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
나 어떡해 나약한 날 견딜 수 없어
Source - https://singingcarrots.com/song?song=blackpink-kill-this-love
https://musicstax.com/track/kill-this-love/6hvczQ05jc1yGlp9zhb95V
Sadness Quotient - 1/11
Comment - 2 Billion views? Surely they cant all be from old pervs like me. My fave one is the thai, Lisa, the bad girl rapper. She is multilingual; along with her native Thai, she speaks fluent Korean and English, as well as basic Japanese and Chinese.
As for sadness, good luck finding it here. But D Minor it is.
Next Up - One of the biggest bands of all time gets sad or should I say mad for my list
El Floppo
Footballguy
little known fact, they eventually became Sisters of No Mercy cover band.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Batman
30 - Seal - Kiss from a Rose
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Relevant Lyric -
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
Ooh, the more I get of you, stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grey
Batman Vibe Score - 5/10
Where to Find - Batman Forever Soundtrack
Quick Hit Comment - It’s ubiquitous as a theme song to a Batman movie. But does he mention anything Batman related in the lyric? It’s just a simple love song that got thrown on a Batman Soundtrack
Next Up - Lets go to a Video Game
rockaction
Footballguy
You'll be happy to know that I hear The Who here. I like this song quite a bit. The jangle guitars sound a lot like the Nuggets records do and the drumming does also. Fat track.
eta* I just realized that your list might have one garage-ish/proto-punk act that I'm also really interested in, but there's a huge caveat to it if you pick a particular song.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I saw Oingo Boingo every time they came north to the SF area between 82 and 86- amazing live show (not surprising considering they started as performance artists).
Elfman had a crazy (I think home-made) concave shaped marimba that he'd bang the **** out of on this, and IIRC, a few other tunes.
They use it here both for melody/theme and as percussive addition.
I need to do an overall post talking about history, instruments (Marimba/Xylophone vs Glockenspiel/Vibraphone) and some general themes I've noticed for their use non-classical songs.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I know what album you’re referring to. Not sure what the caveat song would be.
titusbramble
Footballguy
How simply can I put it - in your car, do you have a thing called a "radio", which you can tune to listen to "stations" which play "music"? You can do exactly the same in the games. The theme is the best of what you can hear on them
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Song titles that are commands.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
After I listened to the #31s, this was one of the first songs the Spotify algorithm played for me afterward. The algorithm is cheating like @kupcho1 !
MAC_32
Footballguy
This hit my ears a little bit ago and I instantly thought it was a @KarmaPolice contribution, making sure I'm paying attention.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
the song I sing
You will understand, listen
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand
Just one key unlocks them both
It's there at your command
Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Hell, I was wondering why a jazz trumpeter covered Freda Payne.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
He was renaissance man.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Round 30 - Apply Some Pressure - Maxïmo Park
Alt rock band from England. You can all see those non-functional umlauts in their name, right? There's a lot of that going around.
Named after Máximo Gómez Park (also known as Domino Park), located in Little Havana, Miami No umlauts at all there.
Alt rock band from England. You can all see those non-functional umlauts in their name, right? There's a lot of that going around.
Named after Máximo Gómez Park (also known as Domino Park), located in Little Havana, Miami No umlauts at all there.
Nice touch
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
We figure his arch-nemesis is Mr Clean.
I'm not going to do writeups on al my selections but Simple Plan is a band that's not really in my wheelhouse but I expect most of you have heard of them and they have a number of good tunes I know. They still tour and looks like they put out a new release in 2022.
Welcome To My Life and I'd Do Anything are a couple more examples of songs to check out if they are new to you.
Eephus
Footballguy
You're killing me DIM (see what I did there
This song was written about the songwriter's first visit to NYC, though. I don't see why that's a problem, even though the song itself doesn't mention NY.
Actually, looking at Wikipedia, it wasn't just written about that trip to NY, but the melody came to the songwriter during that trip to NY.
"He was standing on the corner of 48th Street in Midtown, waiting for the traffic lights to change and looking towards Times Square when 'the melody first came to me, just as the neon signs went on'."
First draft of lyrics.
So go midtown
Things will be mid when you're midtown
DrIanMalcolm
Footballguy
Serves me right for not looking at this for three days! But...I'm going to A) adopt your scale and B) adopt your scale of "was the NY or Chicago track" better on both of these.
On this, we are in agreement. New York, New York is a better song than My Kind of Town, but I put Ol' Blue Eyes at the end because while it's iconic, it's also sort of overplayed by now.
Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 4 - Sinatra was from Hoboken, NJ, so he isn't entirely a New Yorker, but he became well known for his New York-ish sorta nature, and he definitely grew up seeing the skyline from across the river, such as it was at the time.
Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 10. It's hard to rank a song that plays at the end of every Yankees win, and using the iconic "city that never sleeps" phrasing as anything other than a true NY song.
So that's a 14 on the New York-y scale.
Zegras11
Footballguy
"Who Can It Be Now?" is a song by Australian band Men at Work. It was released in Australia in 1981, prior to the recording of their 1981 debut album Business as Usual, on which the track was later included.
"Who Can It Be Now?" reached No. 2 on the Australian singles chart in August that year, and was awarded a gold disc for sales of over 50,000 copies in Australia. The song also hit No. 45 in New Zealand. Released in Canada in early 1982, the track peaked at No. 8 in late July. This spurred an American release of the song, and the single, by then well over a year old, went on to hit No. 1 in the US in October 1982. "Who Can It Be Now?", directed by Tony Stevens, was also a modest hit in the UK, reaching No. 45. As one of Men at Work's biggest hits, it was featured on their later compilation albums, and a live version can be found on Brazil. The song remains a popular symbol of new wave music and has been featured on numerous 1980s compilations.
For me, it made the list because it was such a huge staple on early MTV.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Theme: 31 Best Albums of 1984
30.Middle of the Road by Pretenders
Album: Learning to Crawl
Released: Jan 13
Just 4 days after Van Halen's 1984 and 13 days into the new year, we already have a tightly contested competiton for best rock album of the year. The Van Halen album was maybe no surprise but Pretenders having such an incredble album probably was. Heading into the studio to record Learning to Crawl, Chrissie Hynde had put out 2 albums. She had also recently lost that same number of original Pretenders members to drug overdoses. So early in their career, this could have marked the end for the band but she regrouped , rebuilt the band and put together a recording that became entrenched in the rock cannon. I chose Middle of the Road because I like it's throwback rock style. It's not new wave or glam or punk or metal. It's just pure rock and roll- timeless. This would have fit in just fine in 74 or 94.
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30.Middle of the Road by Pretenders
Album: Learning to Crawl
Released: Jan 13
Just 4 days after Van Halen's 1984 and 13 days into the new year, we already have a tightly contested competiton for best rock album of the year. The Van Halen album was maybe no surprise but Pretenders having such an incredble album probably was. Heading into the studio to record Learning to Crawl, Chrissie Hynde had put out 2 albums. She had also recently lost that same number of original Pretenders members to drug overdoses. So early in their career, this could have marked the end for the band but she regrouped , rebuilt the band and put together a recording that became entrenched in the rock cannon. I chose Middle of the Road because I like it's throwback rock style. It's not new wave or glam or punk or metal. It's just pure rock and roll- timeless. This would have fit in just fine in 74 or 94.
Middle of the Road - 2007 Remaster
Pretenders · Learning to Crawl (Expanded & Remastered) · Song · 1984
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Ironic that this great Canadian band has a song right after mine
Pip's Invitation
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These were major finds to my ears:
Mrs. Rannous – umlauts
Apply Some Pressure - Maxïmo Park
KarmaPolice – songs from artists not on shuke’s list
Black Tiles - WILD FLAG
Don Quixote – Afrobeat
Woyaya (Spotify) - Osibisa (Ghana) -- I've always meant to check them out more, as they've been compared to Mandrill, one of my favorite bands.
Raging weasel – name-checking Beatles or their songs
Pink Wine Sparkles in the Glass – The Guess Who -- Is this line about Neil? "And NY no longer means New York City 'cause he once said hello to me"
landrys hat - favorite Side 2 Track 1s from my record collection
The Way I Talk - SG Goodman - Old Time Feeling (2020)
MrsKarmaPolice – Animal Kingdom
The Animals of the World - Great Lake Swimmers -- sounds like early My Morning Jacket
Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???
Hear The Drummer Get Wicked - Chad Jackson
As for this:
falguy – songs by 31 different Canadian artists
I'm Just a Kid - Simple Plan
They kind of sound like another Canadian band who had two albums produced by Todd Rundgren.
Mrs. Rannous – umlauts
Apply Some Pressure - Maxïmo Park
KarmaPolice – songs from artists not on shuke’s list
Black Tiles - WILD FLAG
Don Quixote – Afrobeat
Woyaya (Spotify) - Osibisa (Ghana) -- I've always meant to check them out more, as they've been compared to Mandrill, one of my favorite bands.
Raging weasel – name-checking Beatles or their songs
Pink Wine Sparkles in the Glass – The Guess Who -- Is this line about Neil? "And NY no longer means New York City 'cause he once said hello to me"
landrys hat - favorite Side 2 Track 1s from my record collection
The Way I Talk - SG Goodman - Old Time Feeling (2020)
MrsKarmaPolice – Animal Kingdom
The Animals of the World - Great Lake Swimmers -- sounds like early My Morning Jacket
Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???
Hear The Drummer Get Wicked - Chad Jackson
As for this:
falguy – songs by 31 different Canadian artists
I'm Just a Kid - Simple Plan
They kind of sound like another Canadian band who had two albums produced by Todd Rundgren.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Another great track. As you have an excellent memory lol. Did i select them in the world draft?
Great song. Wire transfer not withstanding
They also got sued by the Stranglers for another hit, Waking Up. Their biggest hit in the UK.
This album produced 5 singles and many more were good enough
The lead singer was dating Damon Albarn from Blur and rumours abounded that he wrote the songs.
No hits followed their break up, although heroin addiction may have had something to do with it as well.
When this topic was announced, this was the first song i thought of. I have used that number combination as a password at various stages of my life.
Didnt really need to know about the cucumber lol
Might explain his huge ego.
Although Simply Red had many subsequent hits, this was perhaps his purest and most meaningful song
Of all artists, i found a Petula Clark collection on Vinyl for peanuts.
I actually enjoyed it a lot. Music was simpler.
One of many Australian artists that you hear the lead singer talk and they sound Scottish or English.
Because they are.
Australia had a huge post war migration from the Uk at first and the list of UK born singers in Australia that were successful was amazingly high
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