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The 100 Greatest “New Wave” songs 1. Everybody Wants to Rule the World-Tears for Fears (3 Viewers)
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zamboni
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DocHolliday
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This is a strong song and probably my favorite Cindi Lauper song but it should be in the 30 spot. This is Tim’s show though and his opinion is what counts in his thread. We may not agree on the ordering of songs but this is a fantastic thread.timschochet said:
DocHolliday
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Very true. Just What I Needed is an awesome song. Not sure why it’s ranked below that stupid Buggles song, which is placed about 50 spots too high.Grace Under Pressure said:
zamboni
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Good call. I was going to post another version off their greatest hits album that may have been a bit slower than that. But both definitely have a different tempo than Cyndi's version.
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Brony
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zamboni
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zamboni
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Should be an interesting follow-on discussion regarding songs that didn't make the list.
Anarchy99
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Great job and effort by Tim. But I can tell there are a number of us waiting for the post list after party to review the songs that didn’t make it.
Just found this thread yesterday, and the first thing I thought of was the annual WOXY 500 Greatest Modern Rock songs that they would play every year over Memorial Day weekend.
I first found this list when a Detroit station did this in about 1997 or so, only to discover later that they had stolen the list from WOXY.
It's been updated many times since the original, and well worth the listen.
http://www.craigfroehle.com/p/97x.html
I first found this list when a Detroit station did this in about 1997 or so, only to discover later that they had stolen the list from WOXY.
It's been updated many times since the original, and well worth the listen.
http://www.craigfroehle.com/p/97x.html
Osaurus
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Absolutely love True Colors as it shows off Cyndi’s incredible voice. Not a fan of a lot of the other stuff.
joey
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I plan on posting my personal top 25 or top 50 songs as part of the post-game party. Should be fun.
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zamboni
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I'd also put All Through The Night up there with her very best tunes. Interestingly the Cars recorded it before she did, but they never released it.
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Leroy Hoard
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Great song and vocals on that one by Cyndi. Keyboards get a little cheesy, but still in her top 3 for me.
zamboni
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nirad3
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timschochet
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9. “Every Breath You Take” The Police (1983, from Synchronicity)
https://youtu.be/OMOGaugKpzs
I probably should stop commenting at this point. But-
A band at the height of its powers. Their best song. A pop masterpiece. Might have been overplayed a little...
https://youtu.be/OMOGaugKpzs
I probably should stop commenting at this point. But-
A band at the height of its powers. Their best song. A pop masterpiece. Might have been overplayed a little...
Gr00vus
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My favorite track of hers is this live version of Boy Blue (which I believe was the official video for the song). She gets a bit screetchy at times, but overall I think it's a great performance by all involved, and the tone shift about 2/3 of the way through takes it to a pretty awesome place. Gotta love Sue Hadjopoulos on percussion.
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El Floppo
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it wasn't until I heard this song that I started checking out the Police. Love the song. Took me a long time to realize how stalkerish it was though
The guitar rhythm is perfection. 
Honus
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This is correct. I first heard it at the State College, PA show in 2003, but I understand that it is now the default arrangement for live performances.Gr00vus said:
https://youtu.be/HjxC2Rhs1ic
There is a funny story that Dave Wakeling tells about getting a call from Pete Townhend, who was trying to play ‘Save It For Later’ but couldn’t figure out the unique DADAAD guitar tuning.
"I got a phone call at 11 in the morning, and somebody gave me the phone and said, “It’s Pete Townshend for you.” And I said, “Of course it is, he phones about this time every Saturday doesn’t he?” [Laughs.] I thought it was somebody making a joke. I picked up very sarcastically, 'Oh, hello Pete.' And he said, 'Oh, hello Dave, this is Peter Townshend here and I’m sitting with David Gilmour, and we’re trying to work out your song 'Save It For Later,' but we can’t work out the tuning.' They presumed it was DADGAD as well, and couldn’t make it work, and so I had to explain that I’d made a mistake and it was not DADGAD, it was DADAAD. And he laughed and said, 'Oh, thank heavens for that! We've been breaking our fingers trying to get our hands around these chords.'"
zamboni
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Can’t argue with this choice, although I’d be fine if I never had to hear it again due to ungodly overplay.
Leroy Hoard
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joey
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Some people to this day don’t get it. Sting himself commented once that some people tell him they picked this song as their wedding song and he was like, um, ok. (But "like, um, ok" in a more charming British way, of course)it wasn't until I heard this song that I started checking out the Police. Love the song. Took me a long time to realize how stalkerish it was though
Ghost Rider
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bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
TripItUp
Footballguy
one of the most overplayed songs ever, but can't fault the ranking...there are about 15 other police songs I'd rather listen to
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Always thought the delay/echo from Andy Summers's fingers scraping the strings as he changes chord positions was the coolest part of the recording.it wasn't until I heard this song that I started checking out the Police. Love the song. Took me a long time to realize how stalkerish it was though
timschochet
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8. “Once in a Lifetime” Talking Heads (1980, from Remain in Light)
https://youtu.be/5IsSpAOD6K8
It wasn’t until a couple of years after this song came out, around 1982, that I first saw this video on MTV. I was not then familiar with either this band or their earlier material. And they blew me away: it was so different even from the other New Wave music I was then accustomed to hearing. And Byrne’s persona on the video was so distinctive with that dance style where he looks like he’s being pushed around like a marionette. And of course the song is fantastic. Same as it ever was...
https://youtu.be/5IsSpAOD6K8
It wasn’t until a couple of years after this song came out, around 1982, that I first saw this video on MTV. I was not then familiar with either this band or their earlier material. And they blew me away: it was so different even from the other New Wave music I was then accustomed to hearing. And Byrne’s persona on the video was so distinctive with that dance style where he looks like he’s being pushed around like a marionette. And of course the song is fantastic. Same as it ever was...
DocHolliday
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Early Police was ok but it’s a boring band. I hope to never hear the hits from the Police again.
joey
Footballguy
Fantastic song, video and band. Wasn’t their biggest hit but was their best hit, imo.
oh, and his performance of this song on SNL just last week is absolutely fantastic!
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timschochet
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7. “Just Can’t Get Enough” Depeche Mode (1981, from Speak and Spell)
https://youtu.be/_6FBfAQ-NDE
So this is early Depeche Mode; the song was written by Vince Clarke, who left the band immediately thereafter to form Yaz, the Assembly (with Undertones lead singer Feargal Sharkey; their only single “Never Never” remains one of my favorite largely unknown songs ever) and finally Erasure with Andy Bell. But he never quite reached again the peak that he does here, and frankly Depeche Mode doesn’t either: this infectious dance song is their height, and one of the very best New Wave tunes ever produced.
https://youtu.be/_6FBfAQ-NDE
So this is early Depeche Mode; the song was written by Vince Clarke, who left the band immediately thereafter to form Yaz, the Assembly (with Undertones lead singer Feargal Sharkey; their only single “Never Never” remains one of my favorite largely unknown songs ever) and finally Erasure with Andy Bell. But he never quite reached again the peak that he does here, and frankly Depeche Mode doesn’t either: this infectious dance song is their height, and one of the very best New Wave tunes ever produced.
Andy Dufresne
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Shouldn't rate this high but I like the song.
zamboni
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whoknew
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This has happened a lot - and I realize that different people have different tastes, but there are a lot of posts that tim makes that I think, "Yea that's a good song, but they have way better songs than that."
For example Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again is way better than Just Can't Get Enough.
For example Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again is way better than Just Can't Get Enough.
TripItUp
Footballguy
agreed. That being said, I would have no qualms with other DM songs getting a top 10 ranking.
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