Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 13

I adore Cruel Summer.

"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" has some of the most painful singing I've ever heard. I can't believe it's their second biggest UK hit.

O_O

BUT IT IS SO POWERFUL

Ure sounds like the dude from Styx

now THIS on the other hand...I wish this had been the mega hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYxh1ANUjM4

I love "Killing Moon" and "Hold Me Now" but in different ways. "Cruel Summer" grebt too. Can't quite embrace "Dance Hall Days."

Take your baby by the hair
And pull her close and there, there, there
And take your baby by the ears
And play upon her darkest fears

Those lyrics always brought to mind a hair-grabbing ear-grabbing fetishist squaredance caller, encouraging yanking people by their head, and fomenting general ho-down chaos. I'm sure I'm alone in this vision, but it killed the song for me.

looooool, thanks Bendy! (I can't get down with the Dance Hall Days love either.)

The singer looked like Dr. Smith from Lost in Space. That may have contributed to the vibe I got.

DANGER DANGER Dr. Smith is grabbing Will Robinson by the ears.

"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" has some of the most painful singing I've ever heard. I can't believe it's their second biggest UK hit.

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, April 20, 2018 3:48 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Great singing, you mean! I agree with you on 'One Small Day', though - one of my favourite tracks of the '80s full stop, that.

Bunnymen over Ultravox.

I didn't mind Wang Chung initially but then he just spread to every corner of pop culture and burned me out.

Actually Wamg Chung is the name of the band, the singer is called Wang Chung's Monster.

actual lols

gotta go with the core, the heart music. bananarama

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

the appearance of Cleanin' Up the Town from the Ghostbusters soundtrack continues to mystify

Minimum Wage Rock & Roll (Arista, 1980)
They climax with their own "Respect," which climaxes "If you don't like rock 'n' roll music you can kiss my ass." And they mean it, man, though their idea of rock 'n' roll--AOR guitar breaks, rhythms less funky than Jeff Porcaro's or Don Christensen's, harmonies that owe the Beach Boys and Steely Dan--is too uncool to break through the prejudices of the hipsters prone to cheer five blacks and a Chicano for putting it out. Sometimes they aim too straight for the charts, but when they play their existential joke--speaking up for dishwashers and shoeshine boys, for blacks who think immigrants are destroying the neighborhood and blacks who win one for the coach and blacks who join the Klan so they can join a band--I say cool. Inspirational Verse: "Bet you never heard music like this by spades." B+

American Worker (Arista, 1982)
At first I was no more impressed by this professional black arena-rock than I am by, say, professional lesbian folk-rock. Less, actually--bombast is annoying. But in the end I was disarmed by the audacity, esprit, and sheer versatility--not many arena-rockers are comfortable simulating funk, reggae, and surf music--and won over by the songs themselves, every one informed by the kind of middle-American compassion you might expect from a black band with enough soul to hope to touch the arena-rock masses. B+

but why not the Boys are Back in Town from 48 Hours? or even Magic by (googling...) Mick Smiley? Who is that?

https://medium.com/cuepoint/how-mick-smiley-made-the-best-ghostbusters-song-then-disappeared-efccd93cce8d

I've always remembered that song from when I first saw the film at the time but never got round to hearing it since.

Ha I was shopping the other day and heard cruel summer playing and thought "was this polled on the jcge thread because it should win one? but we're at like the teens, and surely by now... I've somehow missed it." Srsly.

this collection seems like the most listenable one to me now...not sure of my vote yet

"Hold Me Now."

^^ one of the best songs of all time

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

Christ, who mobilised the secret Bunnymen fan forums?

Holy shit!

lol

it is a pretty great song...

well makes sense, "The Killing Moon" is one of the most iconic songs of the 80s. a KROQ staple.

Wow. it's a blowout!

Anyway, I predict the next one will have just as many strong contenders.

The silent majority comes through for Echo.

it's a pretty good song

also an lir giant, yet among my group, the entire album was dragged sorta hard, like it was a new wave nj? not simple minds level bad, but... i liked it ok and still do. this result is absurd imo.

ended up forgetting to vote but at the time it woulda been Bananarama, China Crisis, Special AKA.

Passing the baton to Johnny Fever for the rest of the series (if he wants it).

Missed this one, but would've voted for "Cruel Summer".

xp Cool, thanks! I'll get 14 up after work.

Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 14

Ok nm