Baaaad Company
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 18:36 (six years ago) link
Going with "Send Me An Angel." I like having a single like that with no idea what another song by Real Life would sound like,
Yeah, I was just thinking that. This was one of my favorite songs as a kid (thanks, https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=106662) but I've never bought an album or gone any further in their discography.
This one doesn't look too good:
https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/882/MI0001882158.jpg?partner=allrovi.com
― how's life, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 18:39 (six years ago) link
"Send Me an Angel" and its 1989 version got tons of airplay in Miami cuz its keyboards are dying to become freestlye while the vocal is stuck in Aussie mope mode.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 18:47 (six years ago) link
Xpost to josh yeah I loved that placement in that movie. It was really perfect somehow.
― when worlds collide I'll see you again (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 18:49 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
I say this with love, but you people make me sick
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:17 (six years ago) link
The Fixx got robbed.
― o. nate, Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:19 (six years ago) link
i was hoping "Change" would pull this off but number two is very respectful.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:27 (six years ago) link
Wow, I don't even know the Tears For Fears song. I was the other Fixx vote.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:53 (six years ago) link
Yes. I didn't vote for it either but it deserved better than it got.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:55 (six years ago) link
Wow, I don't even know the Tears For Fears song.
When does the end of meBecome the start of you
their first record is a Goth masterpiece: Tears for Fears: The Hurting poll
― Bee OK, Thursday, 12 April 2018 01:10 (six years ago) link
I'm sure Real Life have other songs, but it's so much more beautiful for me to imagine that they made one awesome song and then stopped making music
― Vinnie, Thursday, 12 April 2018 01:19 (six years ago) link
I'm one of the two votes for "Just Got Lucky", though i don't know what it's doing on a new wave compilation
― Lee626, Thursday, 12 April 2018 01:54 (six years ago) link
The Fixx did get sorta robbed but that song gets played out everywhere, all the time. I’m impressed every song got a vote, but I reiterate, this is a strong contender for the best in the whole series.
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 12 April 2018 02:13 (six years ago) link
I've got almost all of these CDs (they were legion in the used bins for a while and I had fun trying to collect the whole set) and I'm pretty sure this is the best one of the lot.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Thursday, 12 April 2018 03:49 (six years ago) link
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 1
the Ramones single only gets three votes and is OTM as it isn't better than anything that beat it.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 12 April 2018 03:58 (six years ago) link
The Halloween one is classic if for no other reason than it has six songs from the 80s called "Halloween" on it
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Thursday, 12 April 2018 04:10 (six years ago) link
Would love to cast a vote for Squeeze, but they just didn't bring their A game on "Black Coffee in Bed".
This is crazy talk! One of their most memorable melodies, a stunning Tilbrook guitar solo, solid arrangement, etc.
This song is easily one of the highlights of any Glenn Tilbrook solo show or Difford & Tilbrook performance, becoming as it does a great audience participation moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIJzhfsIknE
― Millennial Whoop, wanna fight about it? (Phil D.), Thursday, 12 April 2018 14:19 (six years ago) link
Audience backing vox did make me grin
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 12 April 2018 14:28 (six years ago) link
I'm one of the two votes for "Just Got Lucky"
― dorsalstop, Thursday, 12 April 2018 14:28 (six years ago) link
darn, forgot to vote. everyone add one more vote for Black Coffee In Bed in your mental tallies pretty please
― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Thursday, 12 April 2018 14:40 (six years ago) link
Impossible for me to choose, so I didn't vote, but one thing I can say for sure is the Fixx should have done better
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 12 April 2018 14:57 (six years ago) link
if Secret Separation is on one of these comps, i'll vote for The Fixx
― Lee626, Thursday, 12 April 2018 15:06 (six years ago) link
Secret Separation is weird because it's def one of the best Fixx songs but that album is super weak
― when worlds collide I'll see you again (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 12 April 2018 18:55 (six years ago) link
Volume 12
― Dangleballs and the Ballerina (cryptosicko), Friday, 13 April 2018 16:39 (six years ago) link
no question it's "change" for me
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link