Thursday, August 20, 2009

Another (And They're Beginning to Be Really Annoying) Early Clue to the New Direction!

From 1962, please enjoy The Tornado's Joe Meek-produced proto-electronica space age instrumental smash hit -- and reputedly Margaret Thatcher's favorite pop record ever -- "Telstar."

As reimagined with typical understated brilliance in a short video directed by the great Alan Smithee.



Okay, that's really lame, but I was stuck for a joke.

In any case, as always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded the first reader to glean its relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.

13 comments:

Gummo said...

2 guesses:

- songs that reference outer space?

or

- songs that feature electronic sounds (i.e., not just amplified instruments)?

steve simels said...

Nope!
:-)

Libby Spencer said...

If Gummo gets 2 guesses, I'll take two as well.

Songs about the wind.

or

Songs that feature long instrumentals.

steve simels said...

No and no!


Hey, this is fun!!!
:-)

Anonymous said...

Best song by someone who ended his/her own life?

Nora Charles said...

I'll take two:

Songs about space flotsam?
Songs by bands whose names were neologisms?

geor3ge said...

Songs that were criminally misunderstood by politicians?

steve simels said...

Here's a hint.

It's in the title.

Dave said...

Songs that invoke the heavens?

Science?

midnight caller said...

Song titles that you can anagram into another word (Telstar - Startle)?

TMink said...

Songs that got ripped off by the boss to make Born To Run?

Songs with the word star somewhere in the title.

Trey

NYMary said...

I'm with Trey: star songs.

steve simels said...


Dave said...


Science?


Close enough, you bastid.

Your coveted PowerPop No-Prize is headed your way via otter caravan as we speak.
:-)