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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 11:30 PM
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Best overlooked 80s pop songs
I'll start: Pete Shelley - Homosapien

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FVDzCHqlqg
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 11:32 PM
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1. Not at all overlooked in its time
Talk Talk's "Such a Shame"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ls6yvcfTY

Mark Hollis is the dice man! He takes a chance, fan, on being a hideous troll who would later rip off Damo Suzuki.
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 11:58 PM
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3. Do you think Redstone holds his guitar that high?
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:06 AM
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5. Yes. But in a supremely manly fashion
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:23 AM
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12. Christ, that's even higher than that twit in Haircut 100!
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 02:08 AM
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60. Twit? That Haircut 100 album is awesome!!
Lots of great songs -- not just the over played ones.
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 12:46 PM
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68. Right on! "Pelican West" is an absolute jewel of a pop album.
Nick Heyward's solo stuff is also great.

I don't understand why he was never recognized for the pop genius he was.
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 03:57 PM
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77. I had one of his solo albums...it wasn't bad.
I love "Pelican West", though.

Did you see Haircut 100 on that show "Reunited" on VH1? It was prett cool.
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 09:17 PM
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93. No, no cable tv.
I think I must be the most technologically challenged person on this board.

:-(
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 11:00 AM
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28. No, I'm actually a midelevel kind of guy, since you're interested. Low enough
that I have to turn my belt buckle to the side, but not around the knees, either.

Thanks for your curiosity.

Redstone
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 06:43 PM
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40. Thanks for the edification!
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S n o w b a l l Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:11 AM
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6. especially good but anything by Talk Talk....
:thumbsup:
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:14 AM
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8. I prefer
Talk, Talk by Talk Talk (available on "The Very Best of Talk, Talk" no less)
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:16 AM
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9. The production is a little too much Duran Duran for me
I've been trying to find the version of the song Hollis originally recorded with his nascent punk band. There's nothing seriously wrong with the songwriting, but the New Romantic sound never held many charms for me.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 02:40 PM
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37. I've heard that version, somewhere
a long time ago (late 80s, IIRC). It was pretty rocking.

Talk Talk was seriously overlooked in their day. The 1st album put a lot of people off them, and they were written off as a bad New Romantic/Synth Pop outfit. Their other albums are incredible, each one a step above the last. "Laughing Stock" was amazing.
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S n o w b a l l Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:20 AM
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10. I agree Sarah.., my favorite..
the memories..oh my. :) And this one too of course from that cd.

It's My Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZYJnf77ctw
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idgiehkt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 11:40 PM
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2. Eurthymics - Love is a Stranger
Maybe not obscure enough but it's my favorite song of theirs and in my opinion their best...it owns schlock like "Sweet Dreams", etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLwy2QuVOUE
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 12:41 AM
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109. That was and is
Edited on Wed Jul-04-07 12:41 AM by jasonc
such a great song.

The Eurythmics were cool, I liked them.
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Anarcho-Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 11:03 AM
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115. I love that song
and it has a great video too.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:06 AM
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4. This one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXiAMfjybx4
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:13 AM
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7. One of the best pink-colored albums ever
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:20 AM
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11. Indeed
it's still astonishing
RIP, JLP
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 01:01 PM
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70. Oooooh! I loves me some Jeffrey Lee!
There's a killer "Moonlight Motel" on YouTube, too. :thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGj2AX8JhKI

I'm in a hole, waiting for you.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:33 AM
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13. Completely overlooked
Sparks - "Mustache"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8yN_6KIxxw
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idgiehkt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:35 AM
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14. awesome!
great music back then though I didn't appreciate it at the time.
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ClassWarfare2008 Donating Member (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 08:47 PM
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92. Another one from Sparks
with a little help from Jane Wiedlin on this one. "Cool Places"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZF-ym7tHX8

Special effects look cheezy as hell now, but when I was watching this in the 80's (and probably stoned) I thought it was pretty cool.
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Tikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 01:08 AM
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15. "Everywhere That I'm Not".....Translator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hslQ-7KuynI


Tikki
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 04:41 AM
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17. Love that song...
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MysticalChicken Donating Member (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 02:34 PM
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34. Ahh!
My favorite radio program, The Bottom Forty, played that song this past Sunday. Greg Glover, the host, said he'd forgotten about it until he saw the video on VH1 Classic. I'd seen that video before and I have it on a mix CD so I was singing along with it. It's apparently about John Lennon.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:37 PM
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55. More Translator -- "UnAlone"
catchy tune, IMO!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BTWDKDS_Ah4&mode=related&search=
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 02:10 AM
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61. One of my favorite songs, ever!!
Takes me back to my college radio days...
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 02:10 AM
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62. One of my favorite songs, ever!!
Takes me back to my college radio days...
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 01:21 AM
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16. not overlooked.. but I was moved...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k99h5aikc4g

Wanted.. dead or alive!

:hi:
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:20 AM
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118. Timely
n/t
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MotorCityMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 07:53 AM
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18. Prince: Let's Pretend We're Married
From the 1999 album. First song that I remember hearing the f-bomb in and I was SHOCKED (remember, this was the 80's).

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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 08:05 AM
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19. One of my all-time favorite songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7xX3lQ3qms



When Aimee sings of regret, she almost makes it sound sweet.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:32 AM
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25. for the dial-uppers
this one is "Coming Up Close" by 'til Tuesday
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 12:49 PM
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69. Thank you MissMillie!
:pals:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:09 AM
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20. I always liked Opportunities
even through my metal years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8egVkTWJtI
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 09:14 AM
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126. I remember riding around with friends singing that one....
Never cared that much for the Pet Shop Boys, but that one was catchy.
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EnviroBat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:13 AM
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21. "One Step Ahead" the Split Enz... n/t
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EnviroBat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:13 AM
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22. delete dupe...
Edited on Thu Jun-28-07 09:13 AM by EnviroBat
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:30 AM
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23. Okay posters, can you do us dial-uppers a favor?
And state the name and band in the message, instead of just a youtube link?

I can't use youtube on dialup, so I have no idea what song you are talking about.

FWIW: My nominee would be "Mesopotamia" by the B-52's.
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:31 AM
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24. Collapsing new people: Fad Gadget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGXBjwifubI
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 07:06 PM
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42. Good one!
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 03:01 AM
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67. Mmm, Fad Gadget meets Einsturzende Neaubauten...
Blue Nile discs
Jim Thirwell's manic, madcap and maudlin "Foetus" projects
The The...
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ClassWarfare2008 Donating Member (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 03:14 AM
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101. Einsturzende Neubauten - now there's a band I hadn't thought about in years....
I think this was late 80's. Maybe 1990?

Haus der Luge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9zGUyV5XaA

Lots of fond memories of that album....... long long story :evilgrin:
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:36 AM
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26. Echo and the Bunnymen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV3IsQlZsiM

That voice! Gives me eargasms, tee hee! :blush:
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MysticalChicken Donating Member (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 02:36 PM
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35. Musical crack.
Echo and the Bunnymen were my musical crack back in 2003. "The Killing Moon" is one of the greatest songs ever written, IMHO. Also, Ian McCulloch circa 1984 = :loveya:
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 07:06 PM
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41. He had it all then, didn't he?
Great look, great voice, sex, mystery...
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:22 PM
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44. Love that one!
*swoon*
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 10:11 AM
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27. Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Bebop) by Q-Feel.
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Dulcinea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 11:19 AM
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29. Here are a few:
INXS, The One Thing
Welcome to the Boomtown, David & David
Heart & Soul, T'Pau (go ahead, flame away, I dare ya!)
Electric Avenue, Eddy Grant
Lips Like Sugar, Echo & the Bunnymen
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:23 PM
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45. "The One Thing" is a fantastic tune.
:thumbsup:
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 02:12 AM
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63. I heard "The One Thing" this morning on the way to work.
Once in awhile I will hear "Welcome to the Boomtown." That is a great song!
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 11:44 AM
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30. A quick "sweet sixteen"
My concept of "pop" is probably a bit off-center, but here we go:

Firetown, "Carry The Torch"
Translator, "O, Lazarus"
The Three O'Clock, "Spun Gold"
Voice of the Beehive, "I Say Nothing"
Hoodoo Gurus, "Like Wow (Wipeout)"
Steve Wynn, "Caroline" (actually released in '90, but close enough)
Drivin' n Cryin', "Can't Promise You The World"
English Beat, "Save It For Later"
Guadalcanal Diary, "Lonely Street"
Tommy Keene, "Places That Are Gone"
Long Ryders, "Gunslinger Man"
Midnight Oil, "Sometimes"
Syd Straw, "String of Pearls"
Outlets, "Tilted Track"
Psychedelic Furs, "Forever Now"
The Alarm, "Spirit of '76"
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 12:44 PM
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31. Concrete Blonde- "Still in Hollywood"
Looking back they were a fantastic band and highly underrated.
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 01:07 PM
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32. A good live act, too
I saw them on the "Bloodletting" tour, along with Steve Wynn and the Sidewinders. Best $8.00 I ever spent!
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 01:08 PM
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72. yes, one of my favorites - love her voice!
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AndreaCG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 07:07 PM
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43. Most of the great ska bands of the 70s/80s were ignored here
I think Madness' Our House wsas the only real hit.
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 01:07 PM
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71. Wow! A Firetown fan!
I thought I was the only one who ever bought that. Did you know it was producer Butch Vig's band?

And the Long Ryders...and Gudalacanal Diary...and 3 o'clock and Syd! I applaud your supreme taste (actually OUR supreme taste!)

Let me add these:
"Bittersweet" Hoodoo Gurus
"Stout and High" The Wagoneers
"Positively Lost Me" Rave Ups
"Find You" Jason and the Scorchers
"Jet Fighter" 3 O'clock
"I Want You Bad" Long Ryders
"Girls" Dwight Twilley
"Baby Ran" 54-40
"Can You Get To That" The Balancing Act
"When the Generals Talk" Midnight Oil
"Ice Queen" The Stranglers

:hi:
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 06:22 PM
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85. Garbage
Guitarist Duke Erikson went on to form Garbage, which, of course, sounds absolutely nothing like Firetown!

For the uninitiated, Firetown was a jangly folk-pop band from Wisconsin that had a couple of albums in the mid Eighties. Very heavy Byrds/Beatles influence.
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 06:49 PM
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90. Did NOT know that!
Which part of Wisconsin, do you know? I have become an adopted Badger the last few years, and am considering moving up. I love it up there.
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 06:25 PM
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86. Jason & the Scorchers!
I couldn't settle on a single; there are too many possibilities, but let's go with "White Lies". If Hank Williams, Sr. sucked down a case of Red Bull and fronted the Clash, you might come out with this!
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 06:47 PM
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89. You, me, and driver8...
would have been best clubbing buddies in the 80s. We have identical music taste. :thumbsup:
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 01:09 PM
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74. very nice list!
The Long Ryders were great, and I had forgoten about Voice of the Beehive!
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susanna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 12:21 AM
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106. I have to respond, even if no one else ever sees the reply...
Because your post contained a couple interesting things that relate to my recent life...

Namely, I just saw the Psych Furs and The Alarm in concert in Detroit. there are about 8 - 10 dates here in the U.S. You might check and see if one's near you...because both the Furs and Alarm were FANTASTIC. "Spirit of '76" was transportive (is that a word?) :-)
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Throd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 01:10 PM
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33. "She Talks In Stereo" by Gary Myric and The Figures
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 02:38 PM
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36. why do you avoid my thread?
:P
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 10:56 PM
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56. Which one?
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 02:43 PM
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38. "Independence Day" by the Comsat Angels
Unfortunately, the vid got yanked from YouTube for "copyright" reasons (i.e., greedy-ass former record label).
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 02:13 AM
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64. "I can't relax 'cause I haven't done a thing...and I haven't done a thing 'cause I
can't relax..."

I love, love, love that song!
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Montauk6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 03:15 PM
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39. In deference to our Dial-Up friends, no YT links but here's my list..
Edited on Thu Jun-28-07 03:18 PM by Montauk6
Swords & Knives - Tears For Fears
The Man - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
Stay - Madonna
Bobo Tempo - Huey Lewis & The News
Stormkeeper - Culture Club
Prove Me Wrong - David Pack
Inside Out - Phil Collins
Children's Crusade - Sting
Come To Me (One Way or Another) - Jermaine Jackson
I Still Feel For You - Animal Logic
The City Never Sleeps - Eurythmics
Uncertain Smile - The The
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:26 PM
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46. A Million Miles Away -- The Plimsouls
Edited on Thu Jun-28-07 09:27 PM by Oregonian
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 01:56 AM
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59. That was a very popular 80s song where I grew up...
...you couldn't find a cover band that didn't do it.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 01:19 PM
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76. Yeah, maybe "overlooked" isn't quite the right word.
I was under the impression that it was mostly played on college/alternative stations in the 80s, though I could be wrong.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:27 PM
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47. Alex Chilton -- The Replacements
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 09:13 AM
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125. Love the 'Mats, but i would have chosen "The Ledge" n/t
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:28 PM
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48. Uncertain Smile -- The The
Edited on Thu Jun-28-07 09:29 PM by Oregonian
On edit - I see Montauk posted that one just above me.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:29 PM
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49. Chamber of Hellos -- Wire Train
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 09:20 PM
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94. Dang! And here I thought I was the only person with that album!
:-)
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 09:21 PM
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95. Hey, Coventina, once again we have similar tastes!
:) :hi:
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 09:57 PM
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97. Similar....and exquisite!
:D :hi:
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:30 PM
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50. Watusi Rodeo -- Guadalcanal Diary
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:31 PM
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51. Church Not Made With Hands -- The Waterboys
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:32 PM
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52. I Want You Back -- Hoodoo Gurus
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:33 PM
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53. In Dulce Decorum -- The Damned
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 02:46 AM
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66. Still love The Damned...
I feel lucky to have gotten to see them about 10 yrs ago.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 09:35 PM
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54. China -- The Red Rockers
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 12:23 AM
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57. "Sushi Girl" -The Tubes
I remember them playing it on SCTV.

Couldn't find it on YouTube, so here's an alternate song off the same album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwCmrfafYjM
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 01:09 PM
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73. Su-su-sushi....
Muuu-muuu-muuushy!

I love that album. I've never been able to find it on CD! Just greatest hits, dammit!
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 01:54 AM
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58. "I Touch Roses" - Book Of Love
I just love that song.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 02:20 AM
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65. vienna - ultravox
synth wash, bowie-esque, very nice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3OaIsqtG64
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 09:22 PM
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96. Oh yes.
Very melancholy... I remember it well ...
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 01:10 PM
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75. stuff by Henry Badowski
sort of a kinder gentler Nick Cave...

hey swag!
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 04:00 PM
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78. Arrogance: Southside Girl
Folks who know the guy will be amazed to see that Don Dixon once had hair

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cFlNzJk50X4
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 04:26 PM
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79. I remember him with hair, but I was just a wee lad
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atomic-fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 04:28 PM
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80. Duches
Perfect Brit pop song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7Wa637YQo
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 04:45 PM
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81. EBN-OZN: AEIOU Sometimes Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlzEpRmJgv4
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 06:45 PM
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88. I LOVED that song.
Was glad when our 80s station rediscovered it for vintage lunch hour a few years ago, since I seemed to be the only person who remembered it!

"Lola Lola Lola...."
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 12:22 AM
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107. I love it too - thanks for the link
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 12:26 AM
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108. What's funny is all these years I thought he was black, just by the timbre of his voice.
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 04:46 PM
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82. Landscape - My Name is Norman Bates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLvnYwvJMKE
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 04:52 PM
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83. You know what's coming ... AFTERNOON DELIGHT!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Bake
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 04:53 PM
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84. Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtUdoJP3_qA
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 06:33 PM
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87. "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat
on Age of Consent
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 09:12 AM
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124. I liked "Why?" better...
But the whole album was excellent.

I actually managed to work some of the lyrics to both songs into a multi-genre research paper that i had to do for my fresham english class in college.
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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 07:55 PM
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91. Place of My Own - Klark Kent
aka Stewart Copeland
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friendly_iconoclast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 10:28 PM
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98. More Klark Kent- "Office Talk"
Edited on Fri Jun-29-07 10:37 PM by friendly_iconoclast
ISTR Klark Kent being forced to change their name thanx to pressure from DC comics.

Also:

Sniff and The Tears - Driver's Seat
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
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smtpgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-29-07 11:15 PM
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99. 'Til Tuesday - Voices Cary
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dembotoz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 09:50 AM
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102. love that song
from the first time i heard it and I love it still.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 07:40 AM
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122. I love it too, but it was hardly overlooked
It was all over MTV.

Coming Up Close was a better song, and got half the airplay.
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ClassWarfare2008 Donating Member (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 02:47 AM
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100. Anybody remember The Alarm??
These guys should have been huge, but I think the media either tagged them as U2 clones (which they were not) or focused on their hair (admittedly huge at times) rather than the music.

Strength
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21-VQmVgaRU


The Stand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GV-C87gyvg


Blaze of Glory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzJRDjpPS_I


Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wilw7Cv5ztI
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 11:39 AM
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105. Saw them twice
Opening for Pat Benatar, of all people, at the old Cap Centre outside of Washington in '86, and at the Orpheum in Boston in '88. The Cap Centre show was interesting. You could actually see the crowd get drawn in as the set progressed. By the time they finished up with "Blaze of Glory" and a cover of "Knockin' on Heavens Door", they had most of the 18,000 people in their hands.

Mike Peters is still touring under the Alarm name. I'm going to try to catch the show with the Fixx and Psychedellic Furs in Boston in July.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 01:42 AM
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111. I saw The Alarm at the Paradise in Boston in the early '80s.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 11:03 AM
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116. They also did "Absolute Reality" which got some air play ...
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 09:58 AM
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103. Absolutely my favorite song of the 1980s
"Down the Road Tonight" by Bruce Hornsby with his "Valley Road"
and "Defenders of the Flag" a close second.

I had no idea Alex Chilton was still around then. I only remember
when he was a 16 year old kid with a gravelly voice brought into
a Memphis studio to be a part of the as-yet non-existent "Box Tops"
to sing "The Letter," which went on to be a 60s classic.
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steelemagnolia Donating Member (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 11:12 AM
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104. Here are a few

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BANNMnzbEA Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXgQtL3aEmQ Graceland - Paul Simon


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2IloZFjlvs Tusk - Fleewood Mac '79/80



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfM6nRVBvGs I'm Only Human - Human League
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Seabiscuit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 01:28 AM
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110. Rudy by Talkback (now Headbone)
I first heard this song in Pretty in Pink and couldn't find it anywhere not even on the Pretty in Pink cd. They have a myspace page now and can hear their songs there. I miss SKA from the 80's !
:hi
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 08:18 AM
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112. Agree with you about Homosapien...
And here are several others (although there are many more):

Eyes of a Stranger - Payola$
Electricity - Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark (this is one of my favorite songs of all time)
Antmusic - Adam and the Ants
Planet Earth - Duran Duran

And on the not-so-pop overlooked list (and there are many more too):

Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage - Killer Pussy
Anything by Rubber Rodeo
Anything by Killing Joke


:)
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 10:59 AM
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114. I knew you were cool ...
you know about "Planet Earth".
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NaturalHigh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 08:34 AM
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113. Be My Enemy...
by The Waterboys.
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Seashell Eyes Donating Member (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-04-07 11:11 AM
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117. "The Metro"- Berlin

"Under the milky way" -The Church

"Who's that girl" -The Eurythmics -this is a great breakup song
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:24 AM
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119. "Thriller"
:P
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Susang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 03:06 AM
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120. I Eat Cannibals
By Toto Coelo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AXigRDS7vpA
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 03:28 AM
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121. "Freak Scene"- Dinosaur Jr.
http://recluseshow.blogspot.com/
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 09:09 AM
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123. Double - The Captain Of Her Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBlx1JffMQ4

Peace.
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 09:16 AM
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127. wth
what's up with me being like two weeks late on this one sheesh x(
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ThatsMyBarack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 09:21 AM
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128. Flashbeagle!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCjDrz_csfI
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 11:08 AM
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129. I love Snoopy
I love him sooo much :loveya: :loveya:
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 10:07 AM
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130. Pac-Man Fever
Here's the youtuber.

Yes, when it comes to 80s songs, this one is definitely best overlooked!
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 10:20 AM
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131. Buffalo Stance - Nenah Cherry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EQCOshGwPI

mikey_the_rat
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Norrin Radd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-17-07 09:17 AM
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132. Black - Wonderful Life
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