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The 100 Greatest Songs of 1981 #1 Super Freak (1 Viewer)

There's a song hanging out there in the ether that is going to cause me to laud or condemn Tim if he does/does not put it this high on the list. :popcorn:

Edit: Uh oh. Make that TWO songs!

 
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Andy Dufresne said:
There's a song hanging out there in the ether that is going to cause me to laud or condemn Tim if he does/does not put it this high on the list. :popcorn:

Edit: Uh oh. Make that TWO songs!
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There are a few I am thinking of as well, but don't want to ruin it for Bracie if they don't show up here.

 
the offensive part of Rush has always been the elevated sense (in their mind and those of their fans) that disconnected riffs and occasional time changes = complexity. rockus interruptus, nothing more, and Geddy's masturbatory squeal merely highlights the juvenility of it all. thinking you're better than you are is the great crime of art and a perfect lead-in to the Sucker generations.

i need a cigarette...

 
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wikkidpissah said:
the offensive part of Rush has always been the elevated sense (in their mind and those of their fans) that disconnected riffs and occasional time changes = complexity. rockus interruptus, nothing more, and Geddy's masturbatory squeal merely highlights the juvenility of it all. thinking you're better than you are is the great crime of art and a perfect lead-in to the Sucker generations.

i need a cigarette...
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Umm...EXACTLY!

 
Rush love/hate debates have been going on strong here since the old yeller board. I hope our great grandkids will continue to carry the torch.

 
wikkidpissah said:
the offensive part of Rush has always been the elevated sense (in their mind and those of their fans) that disconnected riffs and occasional time changes = complexity. rockus interruptus, nothing more, and Geddy's masturbatory squeal merely highlights the juvenility of it all. thinking you're better than you are is the great crime of art and a perfect lead-in to the Sucker generations.

i need a cigarette...
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-1 for not working "dentist drill" in there. 

 
wikkidpissah said:
the offensive part of Rush has always been the elevated sense (in their mind and those of their fans) that disconnected riffs and occasional time changes = complexity. rockus interruptus, nothing more, and Geddy's masturbatory squeal merely highlights the juvenility of it all. thinking you're better than you are is the great crime of art and a perfect lead-in to the Sucker generations.

i need a cigarette...
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I never got that with Rush, though I understand that a lot of their fans see it that way (Rush is complex, sophisticated, etc.).  I just found them to be some hard rockin' mfers.  

Also, I dig Geddy's voice, but do love your rants.

 
wikkidpissah said:
the offensive part of Rush has always been the elevated sense (in their mind and those of their fans) that disconnected riffs and occasional time changes = complexity. rockus interruptus, nothing more, and Geddy's masturbatory squeal merely highlights the juvenility of it all. thinking you're better than you are is the great crime of art and a perfect lead-in to the Sucker generations.

i need a cigarette...
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That's OK...the Go-Gos need fans too.

 
5. The Go-Go’s “Our Lips Are Sealed” (from Beauty and the Beat)

https://youtu.be/r3kQlzOi27M

Did somebody mention the Go-Go’s? They’re so cute aren’t they? Watching this video as a teenager I imagined that Belinda with that ribbon in her hair was the girl The Cars were singing to in “Just What I Needed”. And then there’s Jane with her solo. I loved her so. 

 
:clap: yAyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!! SO bouncy, SO flouncy, SO "she could be a freak", SO "i bet she'd be a goodgood friend". so sue me if you don't like "bless your heart" music. my lips arent even sealed at all - they're spread like a rainbow to taste The Go-Gos creamy goodness

 
timschochet said:
5. The Go-Go’s “Our Lips Are Sealed” (from Beauty and the Beat)

https://youtu.be/r3kQlzOi27M

Did somebody mention the Go-Go’s? They’re so cute aren’t they? Watching this video as a teenager I imagined that Belinda with that ribbon in her hair was the girl The Cars were singing to in “Just What I Needed”. And then there’s Jane with her solo. I loved her so. 
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Fan. Still prefer the funboy 3 cover, but that doesn't take away from their version. 

Now I've forgotten who did it first....pretty sure the gogos.

 
tim has done nothing to get me past the heinously low ranking of Don't Stop Believing with his picks to afterward. I've seen maybe three songs I'd rank ahead but when I see Men At Work coming in ahead I have to question a lot of things.

 
4. Squeeze “Tempted” (from East Side Story) 

https://youtu.be/WXKfFeb2ua0

Here’s another song that was featured a LOT during the early days of MTV, but it’s had lasting power because it’s a blue-eyed soul masterpiece, one of the most perfect pop songs ever written. At the behest of producer Elvis Costello, the vocals were given to Paul Carrick, which really works here. An absolute classic. 

 
timschochet said:
4. Squeeze “Tempted” (from East Side Story) 

https://youtu.be/WXKfFeb2ua0

Here’s another song that was featured a LOT during the early days of MTV, but it’s had lasting power because it’s a blue-eyed soul masterpiece, one of the most perfect pop songs ever written. At the behest of producer Elvis Costello, the vocals were given to Paul Carrick, which really works here. An absolute classic. 
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Was waiting for this one. Overplayed but great.  One of my more memorable early MTV memories is the blonde backup singer grooving to the rhythm. 

 
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Squeeze had some good songs, usually better than this one. 
 

Our Lips Are Sealed is so good. Just a blast to crank on a hot summer day. 

 
timschochet said:
4. Squeeze “Tempted” (from East Side Story) 

https://youtu.be/WXKfFeb2ua0

Here’s another song that was featured a LOT during the early days of MTV, but it’s had lasting power because it’s a blue-eyed soul masterpiece, one of the most perfect pop songs ever written. At the behest of producer Elvis Costello, the vocals were given to Paul Carrick, which really works here. An absolute classic. 
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love the Squeeze - Tilbrook is just perfect too, but so glad Carrick got the lead here.

It's a cheat, but I probably listen to their compilation "Singles" as much as anything I listen to.

 
Hope I'm not spotlighting, but surprised Neil Diamond, Air Supply, and Sheena Easton haven't appeared on Tim's list.  Well there are 3 spots left.

 
El Floppo said:
Fan. Still prefer the funboy 3 cover, but that doesn't take away from their version. 

Now I've forgotten who did it first....pretty sure the gogos.
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Jane Wiedlin and Terry Hall wrote it together -- it was about their affair. But I don't know who got to the recording studio first. 

 
3. Depeche Mode “Just Can’t Get Enough” (from Speak & Spell) 

https://youtu.be/_6FBfAQ-NDE

Written by Vince Clarke, who left the band shortly thereafter (and later formed Erasure). But it was he that created the best and most famous keyboard riff of the era and perhaps synth-pop’s greatest dance song. Another classic that has stood the test of time. 

 
timschochet said:
3. Depeche Mode “Just Can’t Get Enough” (from Speak & Spell) 

https://youtu.be/_6FBfAQ-NDE

Written by Vince Clarke, who left the band shortly thereafter (and later formed Erasure). But it was he that created the best and most famous keyboard riff of the era and perhaps synth-pop’s greatest dance song. Another classic that has stood the test of time. 
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How can you just gloss over Yaz like that!?!? Allison Moyet will destroy you!

 
timschochet said:
4. Squeeze “Tempted” (from East Side Story) 

https://youtu.be/WXKfFeb2ua0

Here’s another song that was featured a LOT during the early days of MTV, but it’s had lasting power because it’s a blue-eyed soul masterpiece, one of the most perfect pop songs ever written. At the behest of producer Elvis Costello, the vocals were given to Paul Carrick, which really works here. An absolute classic. 
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I hate this song but it has to be top 10.

 
2. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “The Waiting” (from Hard Promises) 

https://youtu.be/uMyCa35_mOg

Despite being from Florida, Tom Petty’s biggest influence wasn’t southern blues rock, it was Roger McGuinn and The Byrds. Petty desired his entire career to emulate McGuinn’s jangly rock guitar interpretations of Dylanesque folk music, and in his best material- “American Girl”, “Here Comes My Girl”, “The Waiting”- he succeeds greatly. In fact, “The Waiting” outdoes the Byrds- its the ultimate expression of jingle jangle goodness, and I think it’s probably Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ finest moment. 

 
I will give two clues as to the #1 song of 1981 (but please don’t guess except in hints): 

1. There was a video but it never appeared on MTV. 
2. This song features one of the most famous, legendary bass lines ever written. 

 
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