Swede Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Not to even mention Icicle Works formed in 1980, Tears for Fears in 1981. LOL, 1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 This one is great song and the only hit Linda Lyndell ever had. I love her voice and what a GROOVE!! What A Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 This song was originally written and performed by Isley Brothers, but it was The Human Beinz who got a huge hit with it. This song makes me wanna dance!!! Nice fuzz! Nobody But Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Everyone over 48 should know this one. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sifU1d9lI0U People not over 48 know it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I heard this song on the radio twice yesterday within about 15 minutes : http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=CgfSzuFD8rw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro59 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I was and am a huge fan of New Wave though I was much more into the guitar based artists than I was the synth heavy stuff that tended to rule the day back then. I don't hear anything in that song that bears even the slightest resemblance to Tears for Fears. Not to even mention Icicle Works formed in 1980, Tears for Fears in 1981. Well, that sure changes my life. But for clarification, i was thinking similar hairstyles For the most part, I believe New Wave is for pansies. There may be a few exceptions, depending on what you consider New Wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Well, that sure changes my life. But for clarification, i was thinking similar hairstyles Hairstyles? Yep, I'm sure Icicle Works were on the lookout for other artists to steal their hairstyles from and after much debate they finally settled on Tears For Fears after deciding to pass on runners up the Thompson Twins. For the most part, I believe New Wave is for pansies. There may be a few exceptions, depending on what you consider New Wave. I consider "New Wave" to be the acceptable edge of post-punk that was popularized by the Cars, the Police, Blondie, etc. at the end of the 70s as well as artists such as R.E.M., U2, the Cure, the Replacements, etc. in the early 80s. Then there was the synth heavy artists that figured heavily into the rotation on MTV in it's early days such as Soft Cell, the Human League, Culture Club, etc. I can't say I ever much cared for the majority of those artists but I'm a huge fan of R.E.M., U2, the Cure, the Replacements, etc. Back to the one hit wonders: The Plimsouls "A Million Miles Away" In an update of sorts, the Plimsouls may be long forgotten but lead singer/songwriter Peter Case went on to co-write with renown singer/songwriter John Prine and was even the subject of a tribute album a couple of years ago called Case for Case: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro59 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Hairstyles? Yep, I'm sure Icicle Works were on the lookout for other artists to steal their hairstyles from and after much debate they finally settled on Tears For Fears after deciding to pass on runners up the Thompson Twins. Enough of this nonsense, Jahfin. When it comes right down to it, ask 10 people on the street if they've heard of Icicle Works or Tears For Fears, who would get more recognition? I consider "New Wave" to be the acceptable edge of post-punk that was popularized by the Cars, the Police, Blondie, etc. at the end of the 70s as well as artists such as R.E.M., U2, the Cure, the Replacements, etc. in the early 80s. Then there was the synth heavy artists that figured heavily into the rotation on MTV in it's early days such as Soft Cell, the Human League, Culture Club, etc. I can't say I ever much cared for the majority of those artists but I'm a huge fan of R.E.M., U2, the Cure, the Replacements, etc. we consider things differently then. Blondie and the Police were smack dab in the middle of the punk revolution. R.E.M. I don't consider New Wave at all. More Alternative Rock than anything. U2, yes. The Cars, okay. The others I don't care about. One NW group I did like was Echo and the Bunnymen, but the rest of that Breakfast Club music I can do without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Back to the one hit wonders: The Plimsouls "A Million Miles Away" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Enough of this nonsense, Jahfin. When it comes right down to it, ask 10 people on the street if they've heard of Icicle Works or Tears For Fears, who would get more recognition? That's beside the point. This is a thread about One Hit Wonders, of course the majority of artists mentioned aren't going to get a lot of recognition. That's why they're "One Hit Wonders". we consider things differently then. Blondie and the Police were smack dab in the middle of the punk revolution. R.E.M. I don't consider New Wave at all. More Alternative Rock than anything. U2, yes. The Cars, okay. The others I don't care about. One NW group I did like was Echo and the Bunnymen, but the rest of that Breakfast Club music I can do without. You asked what I considered "New Wave" to be so I responded in kind. The initial popularity of Blondie and the Police may have happened during the punk era but they're seldom referred to as such. Blondie and the Police had a much more accessible sound than is normally associated with punk rock, that's why you hardly ever see them referred as such. R.E.M. also first became popular during the early days of New Wave, the term "Alternative Rock" hadn't even been coined yet. Because they weren't so easily categorized they were often lumped in with New Wave artists since they were indeed part of the "new wave" of artists at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 This one been posted yet? Keith--98.6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiY_QxjsgN0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin'Days Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Has this one been posted yet? It was a great song. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHx0B90FUc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 This one been posted yet? Keith--98.6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiY_QxjsgN0 Groovy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Has this one been posted yet? It was a great song. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHx0B90FUc I used to like it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin'Days Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I used to like it too What, not any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I loved Blind Melon. I guess the only big hit they ever had was: No Rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (Swede @ Jan 17 2009, 08:00 AM) This is a 90's song, which still is just as great as it was back then.. Can't remember I ever heard anything else by the band. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Urge Overkill They did have other hit songs, like Sister Havana from their Saturation album but I don't think it was as big as the tune you mentioned which appeared on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. Yeah Urge Overkill definitely wasn't a one hit wonder band. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon, was on the Stull EP, which came out long before Pulp Fiction. Without that movie many people likely would have heard that one, it got a lot of attention from the indie crowd for being a Neil Diamond cover. That and back then the Neil Diamond original was and probably still is in frequent rotation on the FM oldies stations. Urge Overkill was pretty big during the alternative rock heyday in the early 90's. Sister Havana got a lot of airplay as did Positively Bleeding, both from Saturation. MTV and 120 Minutes had a lot to do with it, UO were frequent guests. They actually started getting noticed long before that, Supersonic Storybook was a big album for the "Nirvana crowd". Has anyone posted this one yet. I still dig this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bong-Man Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ginger & Marianne....Love that hip action ! Funky Chinamen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHR_XxtCjpk...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP3a5LNJDjM Local blue-eyed soul hit.....people were in shock when they found out this guy was white. One of my favorite oldies. I'm a fool for hand-clapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Not sure if these gals even qualify as I'm not entirely sure they ever even had a "hit" but here goes anyway: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 This one is awesome! 96 Tears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ginger & Marianne....Love that hip action ! I've got that 45. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bong-Man Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Probably just me, but is the Bass player a dead ringer for Freddie Mercury or what ?...And the lead singer looks like a young Paul Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bong-Man Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bAJvbZBlAk More hand-clapping. (I blame this infatuation on having to attend early catachism) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 What, not any more? I still like it I loved Blind Melon. I guess the only big hit they ever had was: No Rain Big fan of theirs! That was definitely their breakout hit. There were a couple of other singles from that album which subsequently did very well but their follow up wasn't as strong (IMO) and then of course we lost Shannon Hoon They reformed a while ago but I read their lead singer left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Has anyone posted this one yet. I still dig this song. Good one One of my favorite oldies. I'm a fool for hand-clapping. Mine too. So simple but so great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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