Music Appreciation

videohead5

(2,172 posts) Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:04 AM Apr 2018

The Motels - Take The L

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The Motels - Take The L (Original Post) videohead5 Apr 2018 OP

Not to bash one of the East Bay's own, but this is a pretty objectively terrible song ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #1

I know videohead5 Apr 2018 #2

I'll give you that the music has a certain nostalgia quality that's ... kinda endearing :) mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #3

Suddely Last Summer videohead5 Apr 2018 #4

OH YEAH ... totally ... that one was decent too ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #5

But of the genre in discussion ... i.e.the early 80's euro-synth with sexy femme-fatale vocalist ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #6

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. Not to bash one of the East Bay's own, but this is a pretty objectively terrible song ...

Reply to videohead5 (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:56 AM

Apr 2018

Esp. when you consider that REM-Murmur, U2-War, Violent Femmes, The Cure-Pornography, The Smiths-The Smiths, The Police - Synchronicity, Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues, New Order - Power, Corruption and Lies, Prince-Dirty Mind, and Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams ... just as some examples ... were all either just out, or around the corner.

Their other song from just a bit later (iirc) was ... less annoying. Their big hit, I forget the name. These guys and Berlin ... so similar, both crap. Sorry

videohead5

(2,172 posts)

2. I know

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:38 AM

Apr 2018

I don't know why I like it?...I like the music more than I do the silly lyrics.

mr_lebowski

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3. I'll give you that the music has a certain nostalgia quality that's ... kinda endearing :)

Reply to videohead5 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:20 AM

Apr 2018

Finally dawned on me the other song was 'Suddenly One Summer' or some such, yeah? That one was aaaight. Def. takes me back ...

I enjoy your posts anyway

videohead5

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4. Suddely Last Summer

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:27 AM

Apr 2018

And they had another hit Only the Lonely.this video reminds me of MTV because of the TV exploding.it was used in a promo video of theirs.

mr_lebowski

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5. OH YEAH ... totally ... that one was decent too ...

Reply to videohead5 (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:45 AM

Apr 2018

They got better

mr_lebowski

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6. But of the genre in discussion ... i.e.the early 80's euro-synth with sexy femme-fatale vocalist ...

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:54 AM

Apr 2018

This will probably always be my fave song ... it's actually their first single, even though it came out on MTV in the US after Sweet Dreams ... it's actually older, circa 1982 ... at least, iirc.

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