From 1974, here's Swedish glam fashion victims ABBA and their insidiously catchy ode to love as a battlefield, the ubiquitous "Waterloo."
As always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded the first reader who gleans its relevance to tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
Not holding my breath, though. You bastids.
Bands with palindrome names.
ReplyDeleteWow. They look right out of a WWF wrestling event. Is Vince McMahon paying the royalties for fashion?
ReplyDeleteI love the point at 2.12 where Anni is looking in totally the wrong direction.
I guess it "love as a battlefield" metaphor is far too obvious for the list? Although Pat Benetar comes to mind instantly. How about:
Hit songs sung in English from non-native English speakers
Songs referencing geographic location for metaphoric reasons
The Kenosha Kid said...
ReplyDeleteBands with palindrome names.
12/18/2008 11:24 AM
Are there any?
Is there a band called Otto I've never heard of?
:-)
bands whose music ended up in musicals ??
ReplyDeletewow love the shoes
ReplyDeletesongs about BELL BOTTOMS??
ReplyDeletePost-Elvis songs that refer to a geological location.
ReplyDeleteDOH! Make that geographic location. (I have rocks in my head today.)
ReplyDeleteUh...so far, no.
ReplyDelete:-)
Songs by band with internal love interests (e.g. Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, Sugarcubes)
ReplyDeletesongs that Erasure or Yaz covered?
ReplyDeletesongs about war?
ReplyDeleteKen J said...
ReplyDeleteSongs by band with internal love interests (e.g. Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, Sugarcubes)
Ooh -- that's good. I may steal that down the line....
Post-Elvis song titles that make one think of the Duke of Wellington?
ReplyDeleteDamn, those are some ugly costumes.
ReplyDeleteSongs admitting defeat
ReplyDeleteThe "Big in Japan" Edition. e.g., bands more popular overseas than in the USA.
ReplyDeleteSongs that reference London Tube stops?
ReplyDeleteWorst dressed musical acts according to Mr. Blackswell?
ReplyDeleteROT(Plumber)
Reminds me of a few episodes of "What Not to Wear". Though I have no disrepect for the song - still an out-of-the-blue pop masterpiece.
ReplyDeletePop songs with a prominent role for the piano?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
songs about war?
Okay, you nailed it. Actually, it's songs about either war or peace, but obviously the coveted PowerPop no-Prize is heading your way via ferret caravan as we speak.
Congratulations, Anon, whoever you are. As if I didn't know.
:-)