B-sides that are better-known than their A-sides

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Sorry if I'm writing badly, it's late and I'm tired. I was just trying to argue that (at the moment) skeletal quirky funk is more popular than flashy pop metal, and because of this Erotic City is better known than Let's Go Crazy. Unless of course you are old enough to remember a time when flashy pop metal was more popular (importance of age/ having seen Purple Rain).

Don't know if this was a better or worse explanation (it is at least longer).

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Monday, 3 January 2005 14:16 (nineteen years ago) link

"Erotic City" got tons of airplay back in the day, least where I stayed, but I still think "Let's Go Crazy" is better known. Number One single, lead cut on a zillion-selling album, etc.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 3 January 2005 14:18 (nineteen years ago) link

"10:15 Saturday Night"

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 January 2005 15:48 (nineteen years ago) link

"Detroit Rock City" b/w "Beth"

DJs flipped the record and played "Beth" and it became a smash etc.

― Kent Burt (lingereffect), Monday, 3 January 2005 18:52 (nineteen years ago) link

Jacob Miller 'Baby I love You So' b/w 'King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown'

― bham, Tuesday, 4 January 2005 10:08 (nineteen years ago) link

"ICE ICE BABY"

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 10:19 (nineteen years ago) link

Suede - Killing of a Flash Boy (B-Side to We Are The Pigs)

― thomas, Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:03 (nineteen years ago) link

Re: Prince. This is maybe a US/UK thing. I'm in the UK and I've never ever heard or even heard of Erotic city, so I guess that's my problem, so fair enough. I had no idea it got lots of airplay in (I assume) the US.

― KeithW (kmw), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:07 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm listening to "Erotic City" now though; it's certainly lots better!

― KeithW (kmw), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:09 (nineteen years ago) link

Depeche Mode's "Somebody" was originally the b-side to "Blashpemous Rumours"

wasn't this a double-A-side? as was TVOD/warm leatherette? i've got 'em both at home somewhere ...

apparently the initial pressings of "blue monday" were mispressed so "the beach" got all the club airplay. some people were very disappointed when they eventually heard the vocals.

(x-posts: hello keith, happy new year matey)

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Gloria Gaynor - "I will survive", obviously. B-side to "Substitute".

― Essdot, Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:19 (nineteen years ago) link

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