Defend the indefensible: Huey Lewis and the News

can't believe I didn't post the factoid about CA Governor Gavin "when he was mayor of SF and a toady to corporate interests, we all compared him to Patrick Bateman, because the hair ffs" Newsom hanging with Huey Lewis at a wedding to this thread.

'But the News' chart-topping sound has never been considered particularly hip -- until now.'

I wish someone had alerted me when this happened.

Another guest musician, Bruce Hornsby, brings zydeco-style accordion riffs to "Old Antone's," a party tune straight from New Orleans' French Quarter sung by Lewis in fractured Franglais.

nb in this video huey lewis is only 39 years old:

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

He came out 39 when he was born

LOL, was gonna say

I hope their fans were able to keep up with the boundary-pushing foray into exotic global rhythms evidenced on that track.

It's Hip To Be Ska

My brother works at Universal and they do shows for their Mardi Gras festival. He performed one year, and my brother was assigned to help escort them to the stage, then watched the show.

Tickets to these things come with your Universal ticket so not everybody at the show gives a fuck

He apparently was belligerent throughout the show, complaining that the crowd was too quiet and that they needed to be more excited

Small World; a New Jersey surely?

I don't think so -- it definitely wasn't bigger than (or, for that matter, nearly as big as) the albums that preceded it. Didn't even make the top 10 in the US.

Fore! was the NJ.

we settled this in the main thread or the poll, I think. In fact, Fore! is a charter member.

I'm trouble finding any other sources that describe any aspect of their music as 'funky' (as this article does twice).

Did you mean: "huey lewis" funny

Funky in the “winkerbean” sense

Lol

hey remember when we all saw huey's funky winkerbean in short cuts

it hit me like a hammer!

Good profile:

Without warning, the beloved pop star lost his ability to hear amplified music. Now, from his remote Montana ranch, he's on a search for answers. https://t.co/DcR4E8VGX7

— Esquire (@esquire) February 7, 2020

That was great, thanks.

these kinda slap tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCUL5fEpoNs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfBvZEyTYdI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzQlZZFqiS8

there's a line in one of his songs I can't stop thinking about

"I like the sound of breaking glass/And if you don't believe me, why did ya ask?"

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "why did ya ask??" it's your song!!

His hearing loss seems to be in the news today. Not in the news, only on social media, is that a high school friend of mine found his wallet in the middle of the street in NYC and returned it to him.

'what's your wallet look like, Mr Lewis'
'it's hip and be square'

A+

More like something about Times Square

They both were on their way to Broadway shows

this is pretty funky, a tad little feat maybe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6ndpjH2D_Q

love seeing pedal steel in non-country contexts

What the what

https://www.theatermania.com/news/huey-lewis-musical-the-heart-of-rock-and-roll-announces-broadway-run_1719505/

With chart-topping songs such as “Hip to Be Square,” “Do You Believe in Love,” “Workin’ for a Livin’,” and “The Power of Love,” the musical follows a former rock singer who has traded in his guitar for a stable job in corporate America. He’s on the verge of closing the ultimate business deal and winning the girl of his dreams (who’s also the CEO’s daughter) — that is, if he doesn’t jeopardize everything by reuniting with his band for another shot at rock-and-roll glory.

Stephen Lynch is already calling his agent

Found out about that when a high school classmate of mine found a wallet in the theater district, figured out it was his and returned it to him.

I’m not surprised about the Broadway musical. If Billy Joel has enough big songs to carry a show like this then so does Huey.