Saturday, February 10, 2007

30 Songs From The 80s: The Final Chapter (Day 1 21-30)

Yes, it is coming to an end. Final installment of 30 songs from the 80s.

30 - "Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake

I'm not what you would call a Whitesnake fan. They're not offensive or anything, just not really anything I listen to.This gets on the list for the video. Pretty much just Tawny Kitaen rolling around on a car. Tawny makes even pop metal with a Zepplin fixation listenable.

29 - "War Song" - Culture Club

Either brilliantly simple or stupidly shallow. 'War is stupid/And people are stupid' Yes indeed Mr.(?) O'Dowd.

28 - "The Men All Paused" -Klymaxx

Because it isn't suggestive if you spell it phonetically. Although putting two xs on the end does bring to mind porn.

27 - "Blue Light" - David Gilmour

Oh so much better than when he tried to be Pink Floyd without Roger.

26 - "Pros and Cons of Hitchiking" - Roger Waters

Well, at least he wasn't trying to be Pink Floyd.

25 - "Are We Ourselves?" - The Fixx

Again with double xs.

24 - "My House" - Mary Jane Girls

A Rick James joint. (Hey, double meaning!)

23 - "My Favorite Room" - Lime Spiders

It's hard to get more obscure than this while sticking with stuff put out on major labels. The cover of their album features a posterized image of a Zygon, thus illustrating the value of Doctor Who fandom. Otherwise you wouldn't know that, leading to feelings of lonliness and isolation.

22 - "C'mon Every Beatbox" - Big Audio Dynamite

This guy used to be in the Clash. Who would have predicted the dance club direction he would go in after the Clash callled it quits? Well, pretty much anyone who could make it through Sandanista, but otherwise?

21 - "Valley Girl" - Frank (with Moon Unit) Zappa

Who names their kid Moon? I mean, really? Fer sure fer sure.

1 comment:

Dave in MPLS said...

How did you know I collect Chick tracts? (Really, I do.) And why are you quoting the Byrds? Oh, wait, Ecclesiastes (I think), right ...