Group 1
hardyharhar
Things had gotten a bit bloated in rock by the late 70’s and a shake-up was needed. The amount of great music which emerged from the punk movement is quite staggering. I tried to keep the list upbeat and mix it up with the different styles that made up this rich tapestry of sounds. Amongst it all here, you’re forced to suffer through the prophetic political rantings of Jello Biafra & the DK’s in an updated Reagan era California Uber Alles. The slightly heavier leanings continue with Midnight Oil & The Clash. Then it’s pretty much fun & games the rest of the way, iIncluding, a shameless stab at votes with one of my favorite U2 songs, a solo jaunt from Ultravox founder John Foxx, the original version of Pretty In Pink given the full Furs treatment as opposed to the re-recorded version for the movie soundtrack, and a Sparks song originally found only in the early Nicholas Cage comedy, Valley Girl. Overall, just a drop in a 10 year span of rejuvenated rock ‘n roll. So why vote for my list? Well, with tongue firmly in cheek, I am the oldest entrant, which means I have less time to win one of these and it shows respect for your elders. A fine trait. And it shows you can support one with an embarrassingly low purity test score. Also, a vote for me will most likely help slow global warming. A noble endeavor. Enjoy!
1. Dead Kennedys – We’ve Got A Bigger Problem Now (In God We Trust) 4:29
2. Midnight Oil – Best Of Both Worlds (Red Sails In The Sunset) 4:04
3. The Clash – Police On My Back (Sandinista) 3:16
4. Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant (Never Mind The Bollocks…Here’s The Sex Pistols) 3:17
5. Devo – Uncontrollable Urge (Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo) 3:09
6. The Cramps – Can Your Pussy Do The Dog (A Date With Elvis) 3:22
7. The Jam – All Mod Cons (All Mod Cons) 1:20
8. The Buzzcocks – Love You More (Singles Going Steady) 1:51
9. Squeeze – Is That Love (Singles 45’s And Under) 2:33
10.Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Lip Service (This Year’s Model) 2:38
11.Bow Wow Wow – What’s The Time (Hey Buddy) (When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going) 3:08
12.The English Beat – Best Friend (I Just Can’t Stop It) 3:01
13.Magazine – Model Worker (The Correct Use Of Soap) 2:53
14.Madness – Night Boat To Cairo (One Step Beyond) 3:31
15.U2 – Stories For Boys (Boy) 3:04
16.Split Enz – I Got You (True Colours) 3:30
17.Simple Minds – Film Theme (Real To Real Cacophony) 2:26
18.Wire – Blessed State (154) 3:28
19.John Foxx – Systems Of Romance (The Garden) 4:05
20.Killing Joke – Eighties (Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!) 3:51
21.The Cure – In Between Days (The Head On The Door) 2:58
22.Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink (Talk Talk Talk) 3:58
23.Sparks – Eaten By The Monster Of Love (Angst In My Pants) 3:01
24.Love And Rockets – No New Tale To Tell (Earth, Sun, Moon) 3:27
25.The Specials – You’re Wondering Now (The Specials) 2:37
Total Runtime: 79:51
namkcuR
THE AGE OF THE RUBIX CUBE
I don't have a deep enough knowledge of these genres to put together a list of obscure tracks that nobody's heard of, so I've simply tried to cram as much well-known awesomeness into eighty minutes as I could. In short, it is highly doubtful that there's anything on my list that you haven't heard before, and I wouldn't be surprised if I have the most mainstream list in this contest. But it is, imo, the cream of the crop of the songs you've heard a million times. It starts off with a blast of punk before settling into new wave territory for the rest of the way.
1.Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation" - Bad Reputation(2:48) - 1981
2.The Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop" - Anthology(2:14) - 1999(Actual: 1976)
3.Violent Femmes - "Blister In The Sun" - Add It Up(2:24) - 1993(Actual: 1982)
4.The Clash - "Rock The Casbah" - The Essential Clash(3:43) - 2003(Actual: 1982)
5.Joe Jackson - "Is She Really Going Out With Him" - Look Sharp!(3:36) - 1979
6.Elvis Costello - "Allison" - My Aim Is True(3:21) - 1977
7.Blondie - "Call Me" - Greatest Hits(3:33) - 1980(Actual: 1979)
8.Duran Duran - "A View To Kill" - Decade(3:35) - 1989(Actual: 1985)
9.Soft Cell - "Tainted Love" - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret(2:42) - 1981
10.Simple Minds - "Don't You Forget About Me" - Breakfast Club Soundtrack(4:21) - 1985
11.Madness - "Our House" - Total Madness(4:22) - 1986(Actual: 1982)
12.Thomas Dolby - "She Blinded Me With Science" - The Golden Age Of Wireless(5:10) - 1982
13.Talking Heads - "Once In A Lifetime" - Remain In Light(4:19) - 1980
14.Gary Numan - "Cars" - The Pleasure Principle(3:59) - 1979
15.Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This)" - Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This)(4:52) - 1983
16.A-ha - "Take On Me" - Hunting High And Low(3:50) - 1985
17.The Police - "Every Breath You Take" - Every Breath You Take: The Classics(4:13) - 1995(Actual: 1983)
18.The Cure - "Pictures Of You" - Disintegration(4:46) - 1989
19.Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Substance(3:25) - 1988(Actual: 1980)
20.Depeche Mode - "Everything Counts" - Construction Time Again(4:22) - 1983
21.The Buggles - "Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Age Of Plastic(4:14) - 1979
A couple of notes:
1.I picked "A View To A Kill" over "Hungry Like The Wolf" or "Rio" for Duran Duran because the latter two are accepted classics, and I feel that 'A View To A Kill' is often underappreciated. On some days, depending on my mood, it's my favorite Duran Duran song. I remember when I was little, I would listen to this and Billy Joel's "Running On Ice" back-to-back...you know, 'Dance into the fire', 'Running on ice'...random memory.
2.I almost included Tears For Fears' 'Shout'...the chorus is fairly catchy, but upon re-listening to it, I realized that the chorus is all there is. It's 'shout shout let it all out these are things I can do without come on I'm talking to you come on' about a hundred times in a row. Not enough substance, imo, and not worth the price of cutting anything on my list to make room for it. I also almost included Nena's '99 Balloons', but it didn't make the cut. Also, although I included basically the most well-known song of the Ramones' career, I still think their later work - AKA Pet Semetary, Poison Heart, I Believe In Miracles, etc - is the best work of their career. Only the timeframe requirement kept any of these songs out over "Blitzkrieg Bop".
3."Just Can't Get Enough" and "People Are People" are a little more well-known, but I've always thought "Everything Counts" was superior to both. I initially had included the 'long version' found on the same album as the normal version, but I had to settle for the normal version due to time constraints. Both the vocal melodies as well as the instrumental melodies are catchy as hell.
4.I am rather proud of a couple of the transitions I've come up with, namely the drums at the end of 'She Blinded Me With Science' going into the beginning of 'Once In A Lifetime', Pictures Of You->Love Will Tear Us Apart, A View To A Kill->Tainted Love, and Is She Really Going Out With Him->Allison. I love the flow throughout, really.
5.I've included the year of release for each song. Some of these tracks appeared on 'best of' or 'greatest hits' compilations and appear as such in my ITunes library. For these tracks, I've included the year the compilation was released with the actual year the song was originally released in parenthesis.
phanan
1. The Belle Stars – “Iko Iko” – Rain Man Soundtrack (2:54) - 1983*
2. Elvis Costello – “Pump It Up” – This Year’s Model (3:16) - 1978
3. Blondie – “Atomic” – Eat To The Beat (4:39) - 1979
4. The Clash – “Train In Vain” – London Calling (3:10) - 1979
5. Squeeze – “Goodbye Girl” – Singles, 45s And Under (3:05) - 1979**
6. The Police – “So Lonely” – Outlandos d’Amour (4:49) - 1978
7. Split Enz – “I Got You” – True Colours (3:31) - 1980
8. Peter Schilling – “Major Tom (Coming Home)” – VH1 More Of The Big 80's (4:10) - 1983
9. Depeche Mode – “Everything Counts” – The Singles 81>85 (3:59) - 1983
10. Tears For Fears – “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – Songs From The Big Chair (4:08) - 1985
11. The Pretenders – “Brass In Pocket” – The Pretenders (3:06) - 1980
12. The Ramones – “I Wanna Be Sedated” – Road To Ruin (2:29) - 1978
13. The Buzzcocks – “Ever Fallen In Love” – Singles Going Steady (2:42) - 1978
14. Dave Edmunds – “Girls Talk” – Repeat When Necessary (3:27) - 1979
15. Graham Parker – “Local Girls” – Squeezing Out Sparks (3:42) – 1979
16. The Cars – “Since You’re Gone” – Shake It Up (3:29) - 1981
17. Television – “See No Evil” – Marquee Moon (3:58) – 1977
18. Joy Division – “Disorder” – Unknown Pleasures (3:29) – 1979
19. Gary Numan – “Metal” – The Pleasure Principle (3:33) – 1979
20. Yazoo – “Don’t Go” – Upstairs At Eric’s (3:11) – 1982
21. New Order – “Procession” – Substance (4:29) – 1981
22. INXS – “Don’t Change” – Shabooh Shoobah (4:25) – 1982
Total runtime: 79:41
*While it became very popular due to Rain Man in 1989, it was first a hit in the UK back in 1983 upon its initial release.
**There were three different versions of this song recorded. The best by far is the UK single version which can be found on the original Singles, 45's And Under disc.
Screwtape2
Devo Santa Presents: Start Believing In Angels
This is the story of starting off as the alien and through the journey of life finding a home in a person. There are so many wonderful women you meet in your life. I want to dedicate this playlist to the women of Interference especially Dani and Emma. Knowing them is like having a little bird whisper in my ear "start believing in angels."
1. David Bowie – “It’s No Game (Part 1)” – Scary Monsters (4:18)
2. The Vapors – “Turning Japanese” – New Clear Days (3:46)
3. Duran Duran – “Skin Trade” – Notorious (5:57)
4. Depeche Mode – “Everything Counts” – People Are People (7:19)
5. Split Enz – “Six Months In A Leaky Boat” – Time And Tide (4:21)
6. The Police – “Bombs Away” – Zenyatta Mondatta (3:06)
7. Joy Division – “New Dawn Fades” – Heart And Soul One (4:48)
8. Echo & The Bunnymen – “Over The Wall” – Heaven Up Here (5:59)
9. Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Monitor” – Juju (5:35)
10. Marianne Faithfull – “Broken English” – Broken English (4:36)
11. Modern English – “I Melt With You” – After The Snow (3:48)
12. Utopia – “Crybaby” – Oblivion (4:24)
13. Peter Gabriel – “Lead A Normal Life” – Peter Gabriel (Melt) (4:15)
14. Patti Smith – “Birdland” – Horses (9:15)
15. Kate Bush – “Delius (Song Of Summer)” – Never For Ever (2:51)
16. Talking Heads – “This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)” – Stop Making Sense (4:57)
Total Time: 1:19:15