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Good topic. Funny you should bring it up.

 

The timing is really a coincidence since I’ll be starting a radio show next Sunday on WIOX FM Roxbury (a community radio station in the Catskills, where I live).

 

It’s called The Spirit of Radio: Reagan to Clinton.

 

It’s a retrospective of college rock, new wave, synth pop and post punk from 1980-1992.

 

I’m pretty excited to weigh in on this topic. I’ll come back later.

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Not one from the Police, Duran Duran, and the Pretenders yet? Interesting.

 

44) Iggy Pop - Lust for Life - GA

45) Kate Bush - Running up That Hill - GA 

46) King - Love & Pride - GA (only discovered this song recently) 

47) M - Pop Muzik - GA

48) Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not - GA  

49) Felony - The Fanatic - GA  

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Adam Ant: Goody Two Shoes

The Knack: My Sharona and Good Girls Don’t

The Clash: Know Your Rights, Ghetto Defendant

The Police: Roxanne, Message in a Bottle, Don’t Stand So Close to Me, Bed’s Too Big Without You, Walking on the Moon

The Pretenders: Brass in Pocket, Better Stop Sobbing, My City Was Gone.

Talking Heads: Take me to the River, Psycho Killer (and others listed)

The Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (are made of this), Love is a Stranger

Culture Club: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Church of the Poison Mind, Karma Chameleon

Divinyls: When I Think About You

Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Relax

The Bangles: Manic Monday, Walk Like an Egyptian

The Cars: Candy O, Brat Friend’s Girl

Ian Dury: Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll

Fine Young Cannibals: She Drives Me Crazy

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Not one from the Police, Duran Duran, and the Pretenders yet? Interesting.

 

<_< and  <_< and ..

 

 

And ...

 

 

All my teenage boy fantasies involved Chrissie Hynde.

 

A lot of bad luck and sadness with that band.

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Just about everything off Pretenders & Pretenders II is worthy. Too hard to narrow down.

 

Would add:

 

Squeeze - Cool For Cats

 

Elvis Costello - Pump It Up

 

Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

 

The Cure - Close To You (extended version, 'cause the synth horns make the song)

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When this thread is done, if it ever is done (because there is a multitude of incredible music already suggested and we're building), is there anyone willing to collect it all?

 

Like we used to have mix tapes back in the day.

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+++++

 

Violent Femmes ... Add It Up

 

 

NSFW

:censored:

 

THAT'S the other one that was supposed to be in the post right before yours! (Knew there was something missing. :doh:)

 

:thumbsup:

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The Damned ... before they sold their souls ...

 

The Damned never, ever were New Wave.  Straight punk, even through that last album when Sensible (obviously but not publicly) relinquished creative control in a vain effort to sell a record or two.

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When this thread is done, if it ever is done (because there is a multitude of incredible music already suggested and we're building), is there anyone willing to collect it all?

 

Like we used to have mix tapes back in the day.

THIS!

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When this thread is done, if it ever is done (because there is a multitude of incredible music already suggested and we're building), is there anyone willing to collect it all?

 

Like we used to have mix tapes back in the day.

I actually have every song suggested so far except the Specials.  We can always create a spotify playlist.  "Sabrespace New Wave" I agree on the Damned.  

 

Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star

Berlin - Masquerade

The Call - The Walls Came Down

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen

The La's - There She Goes

Marshall Crenshaw - Someday, Someway

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I just added some standards from The Thompson Twins, Tears for Fears, The Cure, New Order and Depeche Mode.

 

Think you might have missed Java Keith's post on the 1st page, 'cause he had Tempted & Pulling Mussels from a Shell. So, it was either add Cool for Cats or Black Coffee in Bed. ;)

 

Will also add Chalk Circle's My Artificial Sweetener & April Fool.

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Alright, I’m gonna New Wave Police a bit and say anything released after 1992, and in all honesty 1989 but i’ll Let it slide, needs to get right off this list.

 

And I’m sorry, GA you aren’t the first to offend, but The La’s? Hell naw.

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Alright, I’m gonna New Wave Police a bit and say anything released after 1992, and in all honesty 1989 but i’ll Let it slide, needs to get right off this list.

 

And I’m sorry, GA you aren’t the first to offend, but The La’s? Hell naw.

The La's are an English Alt band formed in 1983 and There She goes came out in 1988.

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The La's are an English Alt band formed in 1983 and There She goes came out in 1988.

Upon further review it was released in 1988 and again in 1990. Never chatted in the is either time. The band only ever managed to cobble together one actual album.

 

Still garbage.

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'Hey guys, thanks for taking my call...love the topic... really seems to be hitting the demographic... Just wanted to say WEST END GIRLS by THE PET SHOP BOYS is a glaring omission from your list. I'll hang up and listen'

Good choice and welcome.

Upon further review it was released in 1988 and again in 1990. Never chatted in the is either time. The band only ever managed to cobble together one actual album.

 

Still garbage.

Lol. I guess they are a one hit wonder.

Midnight Oil: Beds Are Burning.

Another great choice.

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