defend the indefensible: MR. MISTER

Fuck the Outfield, though.

Get out of my head!!!

Fuck the Outfield, though.

So OTM.

billy ocean PWNS everyone else mentioned on this thread, you know that yes? :-)

Glass Tiger were Canadians.

Glass Tiger were pederasts.

?!?

i thought it was a not-too-subtle Jesus Freak anthem (that bit about "the Book of Love" and all that).

and the jesus-freakery = ANOTHER strike against the misters.

that's not libellous!

Baby I think tonight
We can take what was wrong
And make it right
I need you so
Baby it's all I know
That you're half of the flesh
And blood makes me whole
I need you so

Glass Tiger were pederasts.

Funny, I've dealt with two members of Glass Tiger in my work. One was an absolute sweetheart, the other was a total dickhead.

http://www.headpins.net/ccr/roster/photos/glasstiger.jpg

And who the fuck was Glass Tiger? I mean, I know of them, but have never heard anything by them.. I always thought they were some second rate State Fair act. Did they have a radio hit?

"don't forget me when i'm gone" (with a BRYAN ADAMS cameo!)

Thanks. Doesn't help one bit. Can you sing a few lines?

"Broken Wings" and "Kyrie" are both fantastic songs. Calling "broken Wings" a Jesus-freak anthem should probably make you rethink your grasp of the English language.

The tin-eared reactionaryism of ILMers who regularly got their books dumped in junior high appears to be on the rise again!

You take my breath away
Love thinks it's here to stay
There's still so much for me to do
And I can't stop loving you
Oh can this be true

If you could see what I have seen
(The) broken hearts and broken dreams
Then I wake up and you're not there
Pain finds me everywhere
Oh! but you don't care

CHORUS:

Don't forget me when I'm gone
My heart would break
I have loved you for so long
It's all I can take

You, you take my breath away
Love thinks it's here to stay
There's still so much for me to do
And I can't stop loving you
Oh! can this be true

CHORUS:

Then I wake up and you're not there
Pain finds me everywhere
Oh! but you don't care

hey, if dissing mr. mister and glass tiger is reactionary-ism then i'll wear it proudly.

Actually, (aside from confusing them with the Hooters), I have surprisingly pleasant memories of "Kyrie" and "Broken Wings", considering that they were released around late '85/early '86 - a particularly lousy period for radio (at least in my opinion.)

Circular logic. Isn't Mr Mr the indication that radio was lousy?

1985 Was When It All Started to Turn to Shit

(note that i don't agree w/ my original position any more.)

"Cry Wolf" - a-ha
"Let's Go All The Way" - Sly Fox
"Tarzan Boy" - Baltimora
"Right On Track" - The Breakfast Club
"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
"Opportunities" - Pet Shop Boys
"Something About You" - Level 42
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" - Tears For Fears
"Shout" - Tears For Fears
"Head Over Heels" - Tears For Fears
"Living On A Prayer" - Bon Jovi
"A Love Bizarre" - Sheila E.
"Kiss" - Prince & the Revolution
"Curiosity" - The Jets
"Crush On You" - The Jets
"Let The Music Play" - Shannon
"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" - Samantha Foxx
"Like A Virgin" - Madonna
"Dress You Up" - Madonna
"Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna
"Take On Me" - a-ha
"Careless Whispers" - Wham!
"Out Of Touch" - Hall & Oates
"Wild Boys" - Duran Duran
"Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel
"Big Time" - Peter Gabriel
"True Colors" - Cyndi Lauper
"Take My Breath Away" - Berlin
"Secret Lovers" - Atlantic Starr
"Venus" - Bananarma
"I Can't Wait" - Nu Shooz

10 dud songs in 1985

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1986/top100.htm

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1986/top100.htm

5 dud songs in 1986

I despise Cutting Crew's "(I Just Died) In Your Arms Tonight," but their other hit "I've Been in Love Before" has that airy, synthy "Your Wildest Dreams"

Let's call this genre poof-rock (billowy synths, guitar wankery, HUGE mullets). I'm curious as to why the U.S. marketplace was vulnerable to such a hostile takeover. Mr Mister, Glass Tiger, and CC, Heart, Starship, Richard Marx. Anything else.

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touche'/whatever.

expressio unius est exclusio alterius, yo!

(that is, if (a) a song was in the top 40 of 1985, and (b) i did not include it in my "this song sucks!" list from that year, then (c) i like it (indie/emo cred or no.)

Like "Kyrie" and "Broken Wings."

The video for "We Built This City" is at least splendid, odiferous cheese.

Anyone remember Vitamin Z? They made Glass Tiger sound like Glass Pantera.

What about "White Rabbit"?

At the very least, no one seems to listen to them anymore

lol I quickly admitted on Soto's fb post that I still listen to this album regularly.

I can't remember how Kyrie goes without mentally hearing it segue into Breakout by Swing Out Sister due to a 20 year old tv ad for a 'hits of the 80s' compilation that featured brief clips of both songs next to each other (Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel - BREAKOUT!)

I thought "Broken Wings" was used to great effect two times in the film "MacGruber", still waiting on someone to explain to me why the drummer for Mr. Mister is the longest serving drummer for King Crimson

Probably because he is a session dude with session chops who was assembled into a band.

I can't remember how Kyrie goes without mentally hearing it segue into Breakout by Swing Out Sister due to a 20 year old tv ad for a 'hits of the 80s' compilation that featured brief clips of both songs next to each other (Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel - BREAKOUT!)

― soref, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 1:

thanks for writing my suicide note

Probably because he is a session dude with session chops who was assembled into a band.

Yes, but there are so many session dudes, with session chops, why Pat Mastelotto?

I am probably just jealous, anyway I don't want to derail this thread with prog-talk, though I do feel like I need to mention that in April, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and the drummer from Mr Mister will be hosting "Three of a Perfect Pair Music Camp", details can be found at www.threeofaperfectpair.com

How much money would YOU spend to go camping for a week with Pat Mastelotto? (If you answered one or two thousand dollars you are correct)

Pages were better.

Why not Pat Mastelotto? He's a great drummer with an open mind, which is why you can find him on Mr. Mister records and XTC records, or The Rembrandts and King Crimson.

My middle school music teacher used "Broken Wings" to teach us about composition. We had to listen to it multiple times and map out the structure of the song and everything. It seemed insane to me even at the time, he had Coltrane and Beatles posters in his classroom but somehow thought "Broken Wings" was some perfect songwriting template. It's teachable, I guess.

That's funny, 'cuz the chorus lyric was near enough lifted from 'Blackbird' ...

Oh yeah. Hmm.

"Broken Wings" is a good song fuck you

I...did not expect this thread to go this long.

I suggest you wear the uniform of youth and hold on

I closed the book of love long ago, TOMBOT

Why not Pat Mastelotto?

See this is why I can't deal with ilm, no matter what I do Turrican is going to come out of the woodwork to stan for Pat fucking Mastelotto

You seem to be surprised and even appalled that a great drummer with a great reputation is a great drummer with a great reputation.

I like posting this, where you can see Pat rocking the mullet *and* the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzl3AB5tw-w

I can't remember how Kyrie goes without mentally hearing it segue into Breakout by Swing Out Sister due to a 20 year old tv ad for a 'hits of the 80s' compilation that featured brief clips of both songs next to each other (Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel - BREAKOUT!)

― soref, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 1:

thanks for writing my suicide note

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, December 12, 2017 1:13 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Haha, if you are talking about a UK TV ad there is at least a 70% chance I made that edit.

I actually remember the same TV ad! It used to air a lot on VH-1 circa 1996-1997.

This thread made me cry laughing.

Reason for revive: up until this year, this holiday season, I'd never heard "Kyrie." Now, I hear it whenever I go into almost any retail outlet, which isn't too often given the pandemic. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is this just the weird mid-Atlantic pocket of the east coast US where this is happening?

I was just looking for this band's name after hearing the new War On Drugs tracks/rough mixes they shared on an instagram stream and thinking "broken wings"

so that sound may be back on the way in?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMGxrHWq6Tg