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The Most 80s Song of All Time, or, The Most 80s Song of the 1980s

Why “Somebody’s Watching Me” by “Rockwell” is the most 80s song of all time (or at least the most 80s song of the 80s)

1. One-hit wonder in a big way. What happened to Rockwell?

2. One-name wonder. Like Sting, Slash, Prince, and Madonna.

3. It’s paranoid.

4. Half-assed rapping integrated into a pop song in the manner of Blondie’s “Rapture” or Murray Head’s “One Night in Bangkok.”

5. Michael Jackson sings on it. The still-black Michael Jackson.

6. It appears in the pilot of Miami Vice.

7. Synthesizers.

Geometric objects, primary colors, fake pink paint splatters, and severe, post-1970s hair.

Askew geometric objects, primary colors, fake pink paint splatters, and severe, post-1970s hair.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YvAYIJSSZY

 

Women Making Waves: Ladies of the Eighties

For the next 2 hours, Cristy is hosting a women’s rock show called “Ladies of the Eighties” on Womyn Making Waves, streaming on http://weft.org/. I am on hand to select Yaz songs. Download this revisionist nostalgia in then-inconceivable podcast form.

We think, under the hair, this is Yaz.

We think, under the hair, this is Yaz.

PSYCHEDELIC SOUL with Rick Halberg / Stings / Brass/ Joe Boyd / 1987 vs. 1996


A few episodes of Rock Geek FM have come and gone since my last posting here – string sections, Joe Boyd, songs with brass – but I wanted to post the show we did with Rick Halberg on April 28: Psychedelic Soul

This Saturday Cristy and I have a DUEL. That is right. We are in disagreement over which one of us graduated from high school in a better year for rock.

1987 vs. 1996 pt. 1 / 1987 vs. 1996 pt. 2

Who won?