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.
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Bands with palindrome names.
Wow. They look right out of a WWF wrestling event. Is Vince McMahon paying the royalties for fashion?
I 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...
Bands 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 ??
wow love the shoes
songs about BELL BOTTOMS??
Post-Elvis songs that refer to a geological location.
DOH! Make that geographic location. (I have rocks in my head today.)
Uh...so far, no.
:-)
Songs by band with internal love interests (e.g. Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, Sugarcubes)
songs that Erasure or Yaz covered?
songs about war?
Ken J said...
Songs 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?
Damn, those are some ugly costumes.
Songs admitting defeat
The "Big in Japan" Edition. e.g., bands more popular overseas than in the USA.
Songs that reference London Tube stops?
Worst dressed musical acts according to Mr. Blackswell?
ROT(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.
Pop songs with a prominent role for the piano?
Anonymous 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.
:-)
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