Stick It To The Man and pick your favorite song from this PUNK compilation

lmao

Maybe not punk, bit this is a solid collection

yea i picked video killed the radio star

i know this is a little bit of a mess even under the whole "new wave was also considered to be 'punk' back when both were initially evolving" qualifier, but it's still a better "punk" compilation than those pop-punk/metalcore "punk goes..." comps fearless has been using to fleece scene teens for two decades

also DEVO & The B-52s are legitimately credible purveyors of 'fun'/'quirky' post-punk/new wave and the lapsed goth in me is obligated to approve of love and rockets' presence

the boy looks oddly like a punk designed by jim henson though

When you know every song at a glance on a list but exactly ONE.

This one’s for you Phil Seymour, whatever the fuck you it was you sang.

We've actually polled this before!: PUNK: THE COMPILATION (Which of these tracks is the most UNpunk?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO1jjdUkrME

pink panther punk sounds like it could be a fun thing to do tbh

like i would totally start a band that's "like nation of ulysses, but with fursuits"

Whenever "Rock Lobster" is listed in a poll, it's almost always the right choice

Iirc, I voted for "Don't Dream It's Over" last time. I voted for "Jenny (867-3509)" this time, for variety.

I liked how they referenced it in iZombie.

Going with "She Blinded Me With Science"

I went with Be Near Me - I didn't realise that it was one of ABC's biggest hits in the US

what is most incongruously not-punk thing here? Don't Dream It's Over maybe? (I like that song though)

some lengthy ontology of punk arguments the in youtube comments

Psycho Bastard
1 year ago
actually Madness is ska-punk

Gasparuccio X
1 year ago
no it's not, madness were punk like i am finnish

Psycho Bastard
11 months ago
if this isnt punk then you dont know nothing about ska-punk

lol at the inclusion of crowded house

voted 'hit me with your best shot' becuase it fuckin whips ass

This is awesome!

voted Send Me An Angel because i skipped it in the RAD poll

lot of great songs here! voted Devo out of spud allegiance

GOLD: One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx

SILVER: Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe

BRONZE: My Sharona - The Knack

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

The fixx

Not punk but pretty good songs in here.

voted Huey for being the most PUNK

All jokes aside I never pass up an opportunity to give Crowded House some love

don't dream it's over for sure

She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Send Me An Angel - Real Life
867-5309 (Jenny) - Tommy Tutone
I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls
You Might Think - The Cars

these are my faves

last week I was thinking about doing a Send Me An Angel vs Final Countdown poll

And We Danced - The Hooters

I have never heard this song in my life

I love almost every song on this comp and if I needed a compilation in my life I would buy this one.

No punk on here as far as I can see, but I'd say the most punkesque are My Sharona and Stray Cats. (In the sense of loosest arrangements and most driving straight beats.)

"Rock the Casbah," "Kids in America," and "I Eat Cannibal" were on the charts at the same time as a lot of this material. Now THOSE I might admit to the punk pantheon, but just barely.

we danced like a wave
on the ocean, romanced we
were liars in love

brb, fedexing crut a melodica

also played a big role in Cyndi Lauper's success

I don't think I've heard this before, either, although it sounds like a lot of things I've heard. I do remember the Hooters' existence. I know AOR/mainstream rock playlists from the late 80s like the back of my hand but this was probably a few years too ealry.

This is between 'Whip It' and 'Be Near Me', and I went with the latter because not only is it ABC's best single but it's underrated as fuck.

"Send Me An Angel"

I listen to ABC's third album quite a lot, so Be Near Me but it could have been Flock Of Seagulls quite easily.

Top Notch:

Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
Our House - Madness
Rock Lobster - The B-52s
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Whip It - DEVO
Send Me An Angel - Real Life
Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics
So Alive - Love and Rockets
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
My Sharona - The Knack

Voting Men At Work for the hell of it.

so punk

We've actually polled this before!: PUNK: THE COMPILATION (Which of these tracks is the most UNpunk?)

this is kind of astounding but also not surprising

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

ok that's fucking crazy. really?

i mean great song but towering over Cruel To Be Kind

I think it's a very good sign

lol what is that shit in second place?

Never heard of it either.

missed this poll but one of these for me:

Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol
Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics
Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics

also this is bad but i still like it (but not as much as i like 'saved by zero'):

One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx

Aw, the best of The Fixx is really quite fun.

THE FIXX song is the opposite of bad.

Also loved it in House of the Devil:

https://youtu.be/UMMnJm1PYOE

Weird out of context as this scene happens in between tense moments in the movie.

Wtf is that “send me an angel” song. First time hearing and it sounds subpar next to the other gems in here.

"Send Me an Angel" is a very deserving second place finish on here:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/mar/29/send-me-an-angel-the-80s-synth-pop-anthem-that-took-over-the-world