Xander ,'Storyteller'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
And Jim, I hear you on the unevenness of that episode, although the moment where Wallace gets it knocked my teeth out.
I haven't rewatched since the episode aired so I don't really remember the even/unevenness of the ep. What did stick with me though is that I watched it with my best friend who is an ER doc in inner city B'more and she was absolutely devasted by Wallace's death. She said, "these are the kids I treat every day." It rang very painfully real for her.
Aw, poor Wallace. But the day Bubbles dies...I might lose my shit. (Best not post that too loud. Simon's discovered the internets. And fandom craxy...the one beat he wasn't prepared for. That was funny and sad. A real...Simon moment.)
Don't Dream It's Over, Crowded House
One of my favorite songs ever. No one does longing like Neil Finn.
One of my favorite songs ever. No one does longing like Neil Finn.
And the follow-up single, "Something So Strong," was just as great a song in a completely different direction.
I don't really remember the even/unevenness of the ep.
I do remember the sudden pop culture references, which did jar with what we knew about the characters. But yeah, Wallace's death was freakin' traumatic.
Just a little caper, you know
Gotta give props where props are due.
basking in the Crowded House love
I was just thinking the other day that "Fall At Your Feet" might be one of the most perfect pop songs ever.
Thanks. I'm kind of a fiend for the props, actually. It's kind of a disorder.
1988:
12. Wishing Well, Terence Trent d'Arby
27. Father Figure, George Michael
35. Hazy Shade Of Winter, Bangles
39. Red Red Wine, UB40
58. Sign Your Name, Terence Trent d'Arby
65. New Sensation, INXS
70. Don't Be Cruel, Cheap Trick
76. Fast Car, Tracy Chapman
95. Never Tear Us Apart, INXS
Oh, what the heck. 1982:
3. I Love Rock N' Roll, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts 5. Centerfold, J. Geils Band 6. Don't You Want M, Human League 11. Tainted Love, Soft Cell 16. 867-5309 (Jenny), Tommy Tutone 23. Shake It Up, Cars 25. We Got The Beat, Go-Go's 42. Pac-man Fever, Buckner and Garcia 49. Freeze-frame, J. Geils Band 53. Caught Up In You, 38 Special 56. Hooked On Classics, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 63. Our Lips Are Sealed, Go-Go's 67. I Ran, A Flock Of Seagulls 68. Somebody's Baby, Jackson Browne 78. Crimson And Clover, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts 79. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Police 87. Vacation, Go-Go's 88. (Oh) Pretty Woman, Van Halen 91. Kids In America, Kim Wilde
I'm telling you 1982-83 were stellar years for pop music. I have many from Jon's list on my iPod.