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in the end this was either new toy, 88 lines, or fade to grey, they each seem particularly emblematic of 80s-ness to me, and without existing within a band's general body of work (at least, in my head- like, i love nigel, but my knowledge and appreciation of all of that period of xtc makes it feel inessential, somehow. same with numan, selecter, private idaho, clues, even kid creole. and the other stuff mostly seems like the same old rawk to me.)
i voted new toy, it's so goddamn exuberant.
I'm sick of the TV,
Well look at the news.
I'm sick of the radio,
But what can you do?
I'm sick of the Hoover,
But what is the cure?
I'm sick of it all, so what can I do?
damn lady, you knew how i'd end up
― ale burphard iii (Hunt3r), Monday, 14 April 2014 00:46 (ten years ago) link
"88 Lines About 44 Women" reminds me so much of driving around L.A. doing shitty runner jobs all through the 1990s listening to Richard Blade's Flashback Lunch on KROQ.
I doubt I've heard it since 1997 but I bet I could do the whole song from memory once it kicks in.
― Walter Galt, Monday, 14 April 2014 17:08 (ten years ago) link
four years pass...
One of the joys of revisiting these polls via the "Bridesmaid" poll is that there are a few songs which had previously escaped my attention, either back in the 80s or more recently.
I had never heard "I Live in the City" before last week, and I think I've now played it 10 times. I find it genuinely exciting! Love the riffs, love the keyboard, love the snotty vocal... it's just wonderful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mTQgS9LaAY