tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post4773970199963886137..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special For All Sad Words of Tongue and Pen... Audio/Video Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-7240362319277560152010-05-13T15:07:08.297-04:002010-05-13T15:07:08.297-04:00Every NRBQ single release
Teacher Teacher by Rockp...Every NRBQ single release<br />Teacher Teacher by Rockpile<br />Open My Eyes by The Nazz<br />Welcome To The Boomtown by David and David<br />Half A Boy And Half A Man by Nick Lowe<br />A1 On The Jukebox by Dave Edmunds<br />Jewel-Eyed Judy by Fleetwood Mac <br />Caroline by Kirsty MacCollCleveland Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523962249875154103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8041223788678538512010-05-12T22:00:50.769-04:002010-05-12T22:00:50.769-04:00"Mayor of Simpleton" was too Beatlesque,..."Mayor of Simpleton" was too Beatlesque, for lack of a better word, to be a hit. But I always thought "King for a Day" probably should have captured the zeitgeist.<br /><br />What about Bram Thaikovsky's "Girl of My Dreams?"John Shipleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514397681990446659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63469289303798778272010-05-10T12:05:21.390-04:002010-05-10T12:05:21.390-04:00"I'm On Fire" didn't crack the T..."I'm On Fire" didn't crack the Top 10, but it did hit no. 16 on the Billboard chart in April 1975. Of course, Twilley only approached that level again in the early '80s with the fairly cheesy "Girls" and remains criminally under-appreciated to this day...so I guess he deserves mention here.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378528518778247285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-57328489659548333422010-05-09T22:48:51.022-04:002010-05-09T22:48:51.022-04:00dwight twilley i'm on firedwight twilley i'm on fireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-73502680936888313422010-05-08T18:22:26.202-04:002010-05-08T18:22:26.202-04:00The Featses "Easy to Slip" was a single ...The Featses "Easy to Slip" was a single and shouldabeenetc. And Utopia had one called "Crybaby" that I loved.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965815258050677130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21750583600246598152010-05-08T02:28:45.441-04:002010-05-08T02:28:45.441-04:00XTC's "Mayor of Simpleton". How cou...XTC's "Mayor of Simpleton". How could a song that 'hooky' not catch on?<br /><br />I better not get started on Sparks or Game Theory songs...Marsupialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-36019494155579135622010-05-07T22:51:28.456-04:002010-05-07T22:51:28.456-04:00How about Cruel Girl by The Red Button .
Or maybe...How about Cruel Girl by The Red Button .<br /><br />Or maybe Tom Courtney by Yo La Tengo, although I'm not sure how well a YLT shout-out would go over around hereDeepKarmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502995267705229711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-5678997284654806352010-05-07T21:26:04.841-04:002010-05-07T21:26:04.841-04:00Kirsty MacColl - "Walking Down Madison"
...Kirsty MacColl - "Walking Down Madison"<br /><br />NRBQ - "Riding In My Car"<br /><br />Aimee Mann - "That's Just What You Are"<br /><br />Fairport Convention - "Meet On The Ledge"MBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86863608673668572662010-05-07T20:57:47.793-04:002010-05-07T20:57:47.793-04:00I can't find any evidence that Little Feat'...I can't find any evidence that Little Feat's "All That You Dream" was ever released as a single (it didn't chart, that much I know), but if it wasn't, it should have been.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-40098664618369800862010-05-07T19:24:43.318-04:002010-05-07T19:24:43.318-04:00The Spider song Sal mentions is great, do find it,...The Spider song Sal mentions is great, do find it, please. <br />The Harptones album had a great tune, "Love Needs a Heart," by Lowell George, Jackson Browne and others.<br />Always loved the Dion tune; great list overall (Bremner is a new one), thanks a "Million (Miles Away)"<br />Great unknowns/unmentioned so far include:<br />You Can Run by the Shake Shakes. Had it as a 45, would love to hear it again.<br />All Kindsa Girls by the Real Kids<br />Silver from The Searchers Sire era.<br />Rock and Roll Love Letter by Tim Moore.<br />Couldn't I Just Tell You.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-91299198418469093962010-05-07T19:22:23.206-04:002010-05-07T19:22:23.206-04:00"Love is for Lovers..." The later dBs......"Love is for Lovers..." The later dBs...<br /><br />Ah, I swoon.<br /><br />And if "Never Before and Never Again" wasn't a single, then it should have been....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-83111967797143911552010-05-07T18:27:40.598-04:002010-05-07T18:27:40.598-04:00why no love for the dB's? "Black & Wh...why no love for the dB's? "Black & White," "Neverland," "Amplifier," "Love Is For Lovers," I could go on!!!James Lynch IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106271962784254978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63667162705291971052010-05-07T16:39:19.679-04:002010-05-07T16:39:19.679-04:00Steves,
Feet Don't Fail Me Now was a European...Steves,<br /><br />Feet Don't Fail Me Now was a European single, on SONY!!Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-64893758123020843052010-05-07T15:07:34.620-04:002010-05-07T15:07:34.620-04:00Brendan Benson Tiny Spark
For all know about radi...Brendan Benson <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hniX0LLSVak" rel="nofollow">Tiny Spark</a><br /><br />For all know about radio it may very well have been a hit, but ever since I heard it at the end of the movie "World's Greatest Dad" I can't get enough of it.Jeffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88267957081078494082010-05-07T14:22:08.778-04:002010-05-07T14:22:08.778-04:00Bittersweet and Starry Eyes--totally!
As for Pere ...Bittersweet and Starry Eyes--totally!<br />As for Pere Ubu, hard to choose the best moments from those two LPs: I'm partial to "Breath," but "Waiting For Mary" is also pretty rad. Who'd a thunk these guys would have ever been this poppy?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378528518778247285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-25990902790955455772010-05-07T13:29:48.627-04:002010-05-07T13:29:48.627-04:00I would also like to point out that "Starry E...I would also like to point out that "Starry Eyes", with lyrics adapted to their experiences in Florida, also tanked for Too Much Joy while maintaining all the catchiness of the original.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-69835999848991115312010-05-07T13:21:35.102-04:002010-05-07T13:21:35.102-04:00Steves:
I'd forgotten that Gary Brooker. Wond...Steves:<br /><br />I'd forgotten that Gary Brooker. Wonderful, thanks!!!!steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-46978253835571842102010-05-07T13:13:30.527-04:002010-05-07T13:13:30.527-04:00PS. Steve, these were all just great nom's thi...PS. Steve, these were all just great nom's this week, and I hadn't actually heard even =one=. Sheltered life, whatever...<br />THANKS!!John Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640694304430187948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79505385475759800252010-05-07T13:12:02.067-04:002010-05-07T13:12:02.067-04:00"Starry Eyes" - The Records
"Lee Re..."Starry Eyes" - The Records<br />"Lee Remick" - The Go-Betweens<br />"Tally Ho!" - The Clean<br />"I Can't Cry" - The Silencers<br />"Blue" - The Jayhawks<br />The Ramones "She Talks to Rainbows" should have been a single.cuddlefishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-17912164530820585982010-05-07T13:08:09.251-04:002010-05-07T13:08:09.251-04:00Damn, my links vanished. Guess I'll do this t...Damn, my links vanished. Guess I'll do this the old-school way.<br /><br />Utopia: <br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyhaXMQAVCo&<br /><br />Gary Brooker:<br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VFOO2nDJREstevesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21101169458590261722010-05-07T13:04:47.377-04:002010-05-07T13:04:47.377-04:00Not sure if these were actually released as single...Not sure if these were actually released as singles, but they've long ranked among my shoulda-been-a-big-hit contenders:<br /><br />One of the catchiest hooks known to Man and Woman, IMHO: Utopia - Feet Don't Fail Me Now<br /><br />And that this was never a monster smash is merely more proof that there is no god: Gary Brooker - Lead Me to the Waterstevesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48892991683728381252010-05-07T12:40:55.716-04:002010-05-07T12:40:55.716-04:00Jon beat me to "Bittersweet", which stil...Jon beat me to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kk3_FsqH3w" rel="nofollow">"Bittersweet"</a>, which still ranks as one of the very best songs of the 80's for me. And is my number one with a bullet why-was-it-not-a-hit mystery. It came out in '85, and was not a hit, except on college radio. Why wasn't it all over the airwaves, MTV??? I can't see that it was even out of the mainstream at the time, which included tracks from Tears for Fears & Simple Minds, for example.<br /><br />The second 80's track I'll nominate is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rO062hjZpA" rel="nofollow">"Can't Hardly Wait"</a>, from the 'Mats <i>Pleased to Meet Me</i>, of course (1987). Now, to me, the album track is better than the single, which was remixed/produced by Jimmy Iovine, so that was maybe a strike against it; and there's the line about Jesus, which maybe made some radio stations pause. But, again, it's just =not= out of that time's mainstream, and the hook, vocals and lyrics are undeniably wonderful.John Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640694304430187948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61985370182752219362010-05-07T10:16:12.763-04:002010-05-07T10:16:12.763-04:00Wasn't "Bittersweet" actually a hit?...Wasn't "Bittersweet" actually a hit?steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-38627238929027828352010-05-07T10:06:29.364-04:002010-05-07T10:06:29.364-04:00Willie Nile "Vagabond Moon"
Almost anyth...Willie Nile "Vagabond Moon"<br />Almost anything by the Hoodoo Gurus ("Bittersweet")<br />The Call "Let the Day Begin"Jonhttp://mbtn.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-7267145979425692622010-05-07T10:02:51.227-04:002010-05-07T10:02:51.227-04:00It was a B-Side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wa...It was a B-Side.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_Sedatedsteve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.com