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Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?

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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #35 on: December 09, 2020, 10:30:02 PM »
I love this song.
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #36 on: December 10, 2020, 11:39:40 AM »
Well, it's definitely not great.

But bad is a stretch.
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #37 on: December 10, 2020, 11:58:52 AM »
I miss polls/threads like this.
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #38 on: December 10, 2020, 12:00:10 PM »
Calling Kev!


It's a fun song.  The album is not a strong album though.
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #39 on: December 10, 2020, 12:26:15 PM »
Never known anything about the people involved but bought it on 7" single when it was out. Still super catchy and stoopid today. That means it's a good song.
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #40 on: December 10, 2020, 12:35:43 PM »
Quote from: DoctorAction on December 10, 2020, 12:26:15 PM
Never known anything about the people involved but bought it on 7" single when it was out. Still super catchy and stoopid today. That means it's a good song.

Well, that's the thing; that was the first album by "Starship" which rose from the ashes of the Jefferson Starship, which was itself a descendant of the Jefferson Airplane.  The big names of the Jefferson Starship were Craig Chaquico, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and Mickey Thomas.  Kantner left, and took his ball (the name) with him, and so Starship was Chaquico, Slick and Thomas (there are other people that were constants, but I can't remember their names, no disrespect).

If I'm not mistaken, Bill Bottrell (Kevin Gilbert fans will recognize that name) was involved too as a producer and/or engineer.
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #41 on: December 10, 2020, 12:43:25 PM »
I think the next poll should be "Is the guitar a good instrument?"  Or maybe, "do you walk to work or bring your lunch?"



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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #42 on: December 10, 2020, 12:56:44 PM »
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #43 on: December 10, 2020, 01:00:07 PM »
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #44 on: December 10, 2020, 03:30:56 PM »
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #45 on: December 10, 2020, 04:07:31 PM »
Quote from: kirksnosehair on December 10, 2020, 12:43:25 PM
I think the next poll should be "Is the guitar a good instrument?"  Or maybe, "do you walk to work or bring your lunch?"

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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #46 on: December 10, 2020, 04:40:04 PM »
Quote from: kirksnosehair on December 10, 2020, 12:43:25 PM
Or maybe, "do you walk to work or bring your lunch?"

If I were to walk to/from work, I would spend as much time on my commute as I do in the office!   :lol
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #47 on: December 11, 2020, 07:57:44 AM »
It’s an absolute classic rock song and a huge hit so no, it’s not a bad song or millions of people wouldn’t love it. 99.9% of musicians on the planet wish they could write a song as bad as this!

Do I like the song? Not especially, it’s ok but I would never buy it or make a choice to listen to it. I wouldn’t change the station if it came on the radio though.
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« Reply #48 on: December 11, 2020, 08:17:30 AM »
So rock songs that are explicitly or vaguely about radio, go!

Starship - We Built This City
Rush - Spirit of Radio
Journey - Raised on Radio
Autograph - Turn Up the Radio
Dream Theater - The Way it Used to Be
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #49 on: December 11, 2020, 08:56:24 AM »
Quote from: HOF on December 11, 2020, 08:17:30 AM
So rock songs that are explicitly or vaguely about radio, go!

Starship - We Built This City
Rush - Spirit of Radio
Journey - Raised on Radio
Autograph - Turn Up the Radio
Dream Theater - The Way it Used to Be

Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
R.E.M - Radio Free Europe
Queen - Radio Gaga
Steely Dan - FM
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #50 on: December 11, 2020, 09:25:09 AM »
Quote from: kingshmegland on December 11, 2020, 08:56:24 AM
Quote from: HOF on December 11, 2020, 08:17:30 AM
So rock songs that are explicitly or vaguely about radio, go!

Starship - We Built This City
Rush - Spirit of Radio
Journey - Raised on Radio
Autograph - Turn Up the Radio
Dream Theater - The Way it Used to Be

Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
R.E.M - Radio Free Europe
Queen - Radio Gaga
Steely Dan - FM

R.E.M. - Radio Song
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #51 on: December 11, 2020, 09:35:30 AM »
Quote from: HOF on December 11, 2020, 09:25:09 AM
Quote from: kingshmegland on December 11, 2020, 08:56:24 AM
Quote from: HOF on December 11, 2020, 08:17:30 AM
So rock songs that are explicitly or vaguely about radio, go!

Starship - We Built This City
Rush - Spirit of Radio
Journey - Raised on Radio
Autograph - Turn Up the Radio
Dream Theater - The Way it Used to Be

Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
R.E.M - Radio Free Europe
Queen - Radio Gaga
Steely Dan - FM

R.E.M. - Radio Song
LL Cool J - I Can't Live Without My Radio
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #52 on: December 11, 2020, 10:01:21 AM »
C.W. McCall - Convoy (CB radio is still radio, right?)
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Autograph - Turn up the Radio
Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Donna Summer - On the Radio
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #53 on: December 11, 2020, 10:08:00 AM »
Quote from: kingshmegland on December 11, 2020, 08:56:24 AM


Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
R.E.M - Radio Free Europe
Queen - Radio Gaga
Steely Dan - FM

All excellent songs!   

My contributions:
The Ramones - Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio?
David Bowie - DJ
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #54 on: December 11, 2020, 04:45:25 PM »
Bon Jovi - The Radio Saved My Life Tonight
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« Reply #55 on: December 11, 2020, 04:47:34 PM »
Quote from: Peter Mc on December 11, 2020, 04:45:25 PM
Bon Jovi - The Radio Saved My Life Tonight

The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #56 on: December 15, 2020, 02:06:27 PM »
Graham Central Station - My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me
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« Reply #57 on: December 15, 2020, 02:23:32 PM »
Alice Cooper- Give The Radio Back
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Re: Is "We Built This City" by Starship a BAD song?
« Reply #58 on: December 17, 2020, 09:53:59 AM »
Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control
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