I picked "Cruel to be Kind" though I never thought of that as New Wave. Always felt like a 50's tribute to me!
― frogbs,
like a lot of New Wave!
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 March 2014 19:39 (ten years ago) link
i know what you mean, but the lowe song doesn't fit at all imo. ca plane for me, but buggles are close.
― a nation filled with lead (Hunt3r), Thursday, 20 March 2014 19:41 (ten years ago) link
for me, buggles overplayed ..
― mark e, Thursday, 20 March 2014 20:04 (ten years ago) link
I feel kind of bad passing up what be my only chance to vote for Tin Huey in an ilx poll, but I have pick Gidget Goes To Hell
"Puppet Wipes" by The Hueys, or "Janitor" by The Lawns would have made this harder for me, but "Ca Plane Pour Moi."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYNO2Kow2ho
― A Perfect Ratio of Choogle to Jam (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 20 March 2014 20:18 (ten years ago) link
And I have no recollection of "Too Young To Date" whatsoever.
― A Perfect Ratio of Choogle to Jam (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 20 March 2014 20:22 (ten years ago) link
^^Texas band. Not a hit. One of the band members used to be in Bubble Puppy.
― Interior. Ibiza Bar (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 20 March 2014 20:30 (ten years ago) link
Was gonna vote "Warm Leatherette" but that Ramones song has more hooks than most of these songs put together.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 20 March 2014 21:14 (ten years ago) link
1. Video Killed the Radio Star2. Warm Leatherette3. Girls Talk
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 20 March 2014 21:16 (ten years ago) link
If the Suburban Lawns track was 'Janitor', I'd be sorely tempted by that. As it is, 'Warm Leatherette'.
― emil.y, Thursday, 20 March 2014 21:33 (ten years ago) link
One Way or Another. Haven't heard of many of these
― LimbsKing, Thursday, 20 March 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
I wish Tim Curry could have made a career of his fake John Cale/Warren Zevonisms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXPCsaO_55o
― (or if you must, "data") (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 20 March 2014 23:46 (ten years ago) link
looking now to see how much of this stuff is on Spotify.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 22 March 2014 00:55 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 24 March 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
WARM LEATHERETTE
― Toni Braxton-Hicks (Turrican), Monday, 24 March 2014 00:22 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, "Warm Leatherette" over "Rock N Roll High School." Great comp, though!
Are you gonna poll the whole series, Bee?
― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Monday, 24 March 2014 00:32 (ten years ago) link
yeah, i think so.
― Bee OK, Monday, 24 March 2014 01:11 (ten years ago) link
i'm going to do the first five in a row, then i will have to pause for the Acclaimed Music stuff. then i will pick this up at some point after that.
― Bee OK, Monday, 24 March 2014 01:13 (ten years ago) link
Warm Leatherette cos I love the album version of Money too much to vote for it here
― sonic thedgehod (albvivertine), Monday, 24 March 2014 01:23 (ten years ago) link
Had totally forgotten about Hey, St Peter. Great tune. I see from YouTube even recorded a jokey low-fi video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz48dyXTFpQ
― that's not my post, Monday, 24 March 2014 05:41 (ten years ago) link
voting for Blondie though...
― that's not my post, Monday, 24 March 2014 05:42 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
wow, that's a lot of votes and expected winner.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:58 (ten years ago) link