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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1750 on: November 13, 2012, 12:38:44 PM »
I like The Police a lot, but they tend to have some popular songs that annoy me:

-Roxanne is just plain awful.  That is number 1 on my list of "Rock songs I can't believe are so popular."
-Message in a Bottle is good, but the constant "Sending out an S.O.S." at the end of the song over and over and over and over and over... is annoying as hell.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1751 on: November 13, 2012, 12:41:47 PM »
Personally I can't stand Every Breath You Take. One of those songs I can't understand why it became a hit.

Many people also seem to mistake it for a love song, when it's actually about a stalker.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1752 on: November 13, 2012, 01:00:08 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on November 13, 2012, 12:38:44 PM
I like The Police a lot, but they tend to have some popular songs that annoy me:

-Roxanne is just plain awful.  That is number 1 on my list of "Rock songs I can't believe are so popular."
-Message in a Bottle is good, but the constant "Sending out an S.O.S." at the end of the song over and over and over and over and over... is annoying as hell.

Bingo!  As far as Roxanne goes, I can NOT hear that without picturing/hearing Eddie Murphy from Another 48 Hours.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1753 on: November 13, 2012, 01:27:22 PM »
Quote from: Zydar on November 13, 2012, 12:41:47 PM
Personally I can't stand Every Breath You Take. One of those songs I can't understand why it became a hit.

Many people also seem to mistake it for a love song, when it's actually about a stalker.

Yeah, this, and completely agreed.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1754 on: November 13, 2012, 01:29:44 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on November 13, 2012, 12:38:44 PM
-Roxanne is just plain awful.  That is number 1 on my list of "Rock songs I can't believe are so popular."

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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1755 on: November 13, 2012, 01:32:31 PM »
It's awful.

Bring it.

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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1756 on: November 13, 2012, 01:35:33 PM »
This is gonna be good.

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I disagree about Roxanne, but I loathe Message in a Bottle, for what it's worth.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1757 on: November 13, 2012, 03:37:36 PM »
I hated "Every Breath...." when it was popular, but as the years have gone by the song has become better and better.

I don't care for "Roxanne" either.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1758 on: November 13, 2012, 07:42:09 PM »
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1759 on: November 13, 2012, 10:23:06 PM »
My favorite Police song is "Spirits in the Material World".  That song is awesome.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1760 on: November 13, 2012, 10:45:21 PM »
The whole Ghost In The Machine album is spectacular - probably my favorite Police album.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1761 on: November 13, 2012, 10:53:29 PM »
This discussion is a good segue way into the next song...

Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart

Another mellow tune, I don't have enough words to express my love for this song.  I loved it to death in 1987, and I still do.  I love the echo/reverb on Sting's voice throughout much of the song, which gives the song an even more ethereal feel that the music had already given it.  I wasn't a big fan of a lot of Sting's solo work, although I respect him for trying a lot of different things, instead of just sticking with the rock genre, but with this song, he didn't just hit a home run, he slammed it out of the zip code!
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1762 on: November 13, 2012, 11:32:00 PM »
That IS a good song - always dug it.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1763 on: November 14, 2012, 08:38:32 AM »
bigger fan of "Fortress Around Your Heart".
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1764 on: November 14, 2012, 04:09:07 PM »
No one else?? ??? :(
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1765 on: November 14, 2012, 04:17:24 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on November 13, 2012, 10:53:29 PM
I wasn't a big fan of a lot of Sting's solo work, although I respect him for trying a lot of different things, instead of just sticking with the rock genre...

Basically this. I remember liking "Fortress Around Your Heart", but "Be Still My Beating Heart" doesn't even resonate in my head. I will have to youtube/spotify.

I don't know why I never cared for Sting much. Not sure what this means, but the thing I associate with him the most is "Dune."



 
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1766 on: November 14, 2012, 04:22:20 PM »
I like this song, it's just been so long since i listened to it.  It's not fresh in my mind right now.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1767 on: November 14, 2012, 05:05:26 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on November 13, 2012, 10:53:29 PM
This discussion is a good segue way into the next song...

Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart

Another mellow tune, I don't have enough words to express my love for this song.  I loved it to death in 1987, and I still do.  I love the echo/reverb on Sting's voice throughout much of the song, which gives the song an even more ethereal feel that the music had already given it.  I wasn't a big fan of a lot of Sting's solo work, although I respect him for trying a lot of different things, instead of just sticking with the rock genre, but with this song, he didn't just hit a home run, he slammed it out of the zip code!

Great song of an average album.  I cannot say enough about Ten Summoners Tales though.  Top to bottom a perfect album.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1768 on: November 14, 2012, 05:20:57 PM »
vinnie colaiuta's work on TST is one of my greatest drumming inspirations.

But as much as i love that album, I'm not sure that NLTS is any less great.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1769 on: November 14, 2012, 05:26:35 PM »
Saw the TST tour with Dada opening up.  One of my top 10 shows of all time.  Vinny blew me away.  Hell, the whole band did!
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1770 on: November 14, 2012, 05:30:35 PM »
Burning down the House 

The Talking Heads.  I remember seeing that video and being like WTF!?!?


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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1771 on: November 14, 2012, 07:12:24 PM »
Good tune, but KevShmev is usually the one picking the tunes for us to talk about/rip apart. :lol
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1772 on: November 14, 2012, 08:18:04 PM »
True.  And yes, we've discussed this one before.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1773 on: November 14, 2012, 09:13:08 PM »
Yeah, don't take it the wrong way Dean.  This thread would be chaos if we all contributed, so, as the thread originator, Kev - who semmingly has an endless supply (and love I suspect) of 80s tunes -  is the one proposing the tunes.

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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1774 on: November 14, 2012, 09:17:40 PM »
Ooooh...the claw!
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1775 on: November 14, 2012, 09:40:34 PM »
Haha, that is a funny way to put it. :tup :tup

What is scary is that I still have around 275 80s songs that I have yet to feature in this thread. :eek :eek :eek

One of them is:

J. Geils Band - Centerfold

An insanely catchy song, one I enjoyed as a kid, but it does pretty much nothing for me now.  I don't remember the video being noteworthy at all, either.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1776 on: November 14, 2012, 09:55:14 PM »
I played that song a lot in pep band in high school.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1777 on: November 14, 2012, 10:14:14 PM »
Always liked Centerfold.  Overall, J. Geils Band was always very seriously underrated.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1778 on: November 15, 2012, 12:18:45 AM »
Quote from: kingshmegland on November 14, 2012, 05:05:26 PM
Great song of an average album.  I cannot say enough about Ten Summoners Tales though.  Top to bottom a perfect album.

+1

I always liked his work in The Police so much more. This is the only album that comes close but on a completely different level. Saw him on that tour too and the band was killer.

Back to topic: J. Geils Band - Centerfold

Catchy, but didn't age that well with me. Don't remember the video either.

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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1779 on: November 15, 2012, 05:44:36 AM »
Like a lot of 80s songs, it was ok for the time, but certainly wouldn't be my cup of tea nowadays.  If not for the nostalgic factor, it'd be a big bucket of 'blah'.  Nostalgic-wise, it's slightly better than ok.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1780 on: November 15, 2012, 08:57:13 AM »
I remember that everyone thought MTv Veejay Martha Quinn was one of the girls in the video.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1781 on: November 15, 2012, 09:42:06 AM »
The cute brunette did look a lot like Martha, but it wasn't her.  If anything, the girl in the video was even cuter than Martha, which I know is hard to believe, but it's true.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1782 on: November 15, 2012, 10:02:21 AM »
Well there was also the fact that, if memory serves, Martha Quinn was a teenager when MTV launched.  :lol Doubtful she would be running around in lingerie in a music video.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1783 on: November 15, 2012, 10:47:35 AM »
Martha was 22 when MTV launched.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1784 on: November 15, 2012, 11:05:52 AM »
There's another rumor from when I was in school dashed then.  :lol
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