80's music: Favorite songs thread - Page 28

**blondifan** · January 16th, 2019, 10:18 AM

King For A Day

**blondifan** · January 16th, 2019, 02:31 PM

"Grass" is sometimes mistaken to be about cannabis, but was actually written about Coate Water, a parkland in Swindon.
Moulding composed it on an open E-tuned guitar and found its harmonic changes by playing the chord shapes of Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air" (1969). The mixing of violin and guitar was an idea lifted from John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" (1971).

Todd Rundgren added a tipple to the blend. Moulding originally sang the song with a deeper voice. He said Rundgren voiced concern that the effect was too close to "a molester", and so Moulding "did the Bowie thing and added an octave above it".
The track bookends "Summer's Cauldron" with a reprise of its "insect chorus"

**jomama** · January 16th, 2019, 11:35 PM

'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uejh-bHa4To

**wimbo77** · January 18th, 2019, 08:44 PM

The Cult - Spiritwalker

**jomama** · January 19th, 2019, 02:40 AM

Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2I9QNU_u_k

**jomama** · January 19th, 2019, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grossnex

I remember back in my sheet music reading days, this song had me absolutely amazed. I'm surprised nobody ever tried to cover this song.

Slade- Run Runaway

they did Cum On Feel The Noize before Quiet Riot recorded it. Slade had some good songs to their credit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu_ozjAu_vM

astronight · January 19th, 2019, 09:17 AM

Never a true headbanger or on a chart list...
Megadeth..peace sells but who's buying, that tune just was cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlWq...t_radio=1&t=61

**Motorboater** · January 19th, 2019, 11:18 PM

The promo for the Australian Grand Prix in the early 90s got me into this song. It was so frustrating that I didn't know it was Atomic Playboys from Steve Stevens til after yt!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ4jaSsst34&t=22s

**Reclaimedwg** · January 19th, 2019, 11:42 PM

I only a few years ago realize that this 2 80's songs are about Masturbation:

The Vapors - Turning Japanese

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWWwM2wwMww

Cyndi Lauper - She Bop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq4E9XTueY

And to this day, I still think this song is about female chastity and sexual abstinence and the sealed lips are the labias of their vaginas which should be considering all the Go-Go's girls look like Uber Dykes!

The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3kQlzOi27M

**Leprechaun** · January 19th, 2019, 11:54 PM

White Wolf - Ride The Storm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DsP...7KH40g&index=9

January 16th, 2019, 10:18 AM	#271
blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 55,001 Thanked 60,211 Times in 4,401 Posts	xtc King For A Day

January 16th, 2019, 02:31 PM	#272
blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 55,001 Thanked 60,211 Times in 4,401 Posts	xtc "Grass" is sometimes mistaken to be about cannabis, but was actually written about Coate Water, a parkland in Swindon. Moulding composed it on an open E-tuned guitar and found its harmonic changes by playing the chord shapes of Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air" (1969). The mixing of violin and guitar was an idea lifted from John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" (1971). Todd Rundgren added a tipple to the blend. Moulding originally sang the song with a deeper voice. He said Rundgren voiced concern that the effect was too close to "a molester", and so Moulding "did the Bowie thing and added an octave above it". The track bookends "Summer's Cauldron" with a reprise of its "insect chorus"

January 16th, 2019, 11:35 PM	#273
jomama Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Living in Silliness Posts: 29,758 Thanks: 3,493,497 Thanked 344,294 Times in 29,872 Posts	'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uejh-bHa4To __________________ all the credit goes to original posters Avatar is Smeagol My Precious with Toilet Paper

January 18th, 2019, 08:44 PM	#274
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January 19th, 2019, 02:40 AM	#275
jomama Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Living in Silliness Posts: 29,758 Thanks: 3,493,497 Thanked 344,294 Times in 29,872 Posts	Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2I9QNU_u_k __________________ all the credit goes to original posters Avatar is Smeagol My Precious with Toilet Paper

January 19th, 2019, 09:17 AM	#277
astronight Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 214 Thanks: 139 Thanked 2,994 Times in 200 Posts	Never a true headbanger or on a chart list... Megadeth..peace sells but who's buying, that tune just was cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlWq...t_radio=1&t=61 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

January 19th, 2019, 11:18 PM	#278
Motorboater Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,325 Thanks: 41,500 Thanked 38,255 Times in 4,299 Posts	The promo for the Australian Grand Prix in the early 90s got me into this song. It was so frustrating that I didn't know it was Atomic Playboys from Steve Stevens til after yt! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ4jaSsst34&t=22s

January 19th, 2019, 11:42 PM	#279
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,946 Times in 3,089 Posts	I only a few years ago realize that this 2 80's songs are about Masturbation: The Vapors - Turning Japanese https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWWwM2wwMww Cyndi Lauper - She Bop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq4E9XTueY And to this day, I still think this song is about female chastity and sexual abstinence and the sealed lips are the labias of their vaginas which should be considering all the Go-Go's girls look like Uber Dykes! The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3kQlzOi27M

January 19th, 2019, 11:54 PM	#280
Leprechaun Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 5,013 Thanks: 23,651 Thanked 77,923 Times in 4,988 Posts	White Wolf - Ride The Storm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DsP...7KH40g&index=9