The first song that comes to mind is "Fall At Your Feet" by Crowded House. I don't know why, but that song in particular has always struck me as a perfect pop song. It's melancholy and romantic; it's restrained but still soars. I just love it.
I don't care if it is an orgy of death, there's still such a thing as a napkin.
Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
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.
Kate P. - Jul 24, 2014 3:27:03 pm PDT #5884 of 6436
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
billytea - Jul 24, 2014 4:09:13 pm PDT #5885 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
The first song that comes to mind is "Fall At Your Feet" by Crowded House. I don't know why, but that song in particular has always struck me as a perfect pop song. It's melancholy and romantic; it's restrained but still soars. I just love it.
Ooh, my favourite Crowded House song. Which also reminded me, U2's "All I Want Is You" and "One" are also songs I find to be enduring in their appeal.
Atropa - Jul 24, 2014 4:50:17 pm PDT #5886 of 6436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
"This Corrosion" by Sisters of Mercy, "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Bauhaus, "Last of the Famous International Playboys" by Morrissey, and "Me and My Arrow" and "Think About Your Troubles" by Harry Nilsson are the ones that jumped to mind for me.
Fred Pete - Jul 25, 2014 4:13:01 am PDT #5887 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
"Little Green Bag" comes to mind immediately.
George Baker Selection! I was about 12 or 13 when "Paloma Blanca" came out. Between the flute on the melody and the lyrics of freedom, I was hooked on that one. Still love it, although I only hear it once in a blue moon.
Speaking of flute melodies in '70s pop songs, I heard "The Hustle" this morning. Textbook example of radio-friendly dance music.
billytea - Jul 25, 2014 5:08:25 am PDT #5888 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Another one! INXS, "Never Tear Us Apart".
Scrappy - Jul 25, 2014 7:36:52 am PDT #5889 of 6436
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Lots of early Beatles.
Atropa - Jul 28, 2014 11:58:44 am PDT #5890 of 6436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Hec! I have a musical quest for you: find me a cover of "Season of the Witch" with female vocals. Not the Julie Driscoll one.
In a perfect world, Jill Tracy or Chelsea Wolfe would have covered it.
DavidS - Jul 28, 2014 1:23:50 pm PDT #5891 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec! I have a musical quest for you: find me a cover of "Season of the Witch" with female vocals. Not the Julie Driscoll one.
Gimme a sec...
DavidS - Jul 28, 2014 1:26:10 pm PDT #5892 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Do you want the Karen Elson version they used in True Blood?
DavidS - Jul 28, 2014 1:28:37 pm PDT #5893 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."