Three Times the Gimmick!

Yes, it's the third compilation of songs from the 1980s which have two words in the title. 

Real profound, huh?  I thought I'd pick some two-word TV shows that ran in the Eighties,

But that was too much work, so I went back to the minimalist approach of only two-word phrases like wallpaper in the BG.  Here are the bi-vocable song selections:

01 - 80's Girl - Eric Blake - 1981  (2:50)

02 - Running Dog - Lo Tek - 1980  (1:19)

03 - Television Vision - The Sinceros - 1981  (2:44)

04 - Danger Games - The Pinkees - 1982  (2:55)

05 - Be Stiff - DEVO with Toni Basil - 1981  (3:24)

06 - Gimme Attention - Zro4 - 1980  (1:45)

07 - Napalm Springs - Vivabeat - 1982  (4:30)

08 - Designer Genes - Amoebas in Chaos - 1981  (1:29)

09 - Leather Complex - VS - 1980  (2:02)

10 - Mirror Mirror - Jimmy and the Boys - 1981  (2:06)

11 - Later Baby - The Dadistics - 1980  (3:14)

12 - Fade Out - Repetition - 1981  (4:36)

13 - Separate Rooms - The Boxboys - 1980  (3:13)

14 - World Destruction - Time Zone - 1984  (5:05)

15 - Happy Funeral - Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons - 1980  (3:07)

16 - TV Love - Simpletones - 1980  (1:35)

17 - Dead Sea - Spray Pals - 1982  (5:28)

18 - Female Trouble - Morbid Opera - 1986  (2:02)

19 - Bored Housewifes - Androids of Mu - 1980  (2:19)

20 - TV Party - Black Flag - 1981  (3:31)

21 - Bad Influence - Screamin' Rachael and Remote - 1980  (3:33)

22 - Baby Baby - The Impossible Years - 1981  (2:59)

23 - Duncan Dancin' - Non Band - 1982  (3:09)

24 - Negative Image - Crown Agent - 1981  (3:30)

25 - No Secrets - Missing Persons - 1986  (4:49)

From semi-lo-tech to pretty good production values, the songs' messages are in turn quaint, outrageous, sincere, and sarcastic.  Some get there message across in under two minutes.  Dive in, but don't forget your rubber suit and/or disinfectant hose-down afterwards.

https://www.filefactory.com/file/4edzoeeh922o/MA-182.rar

See you Monday!

  

Ego, Ego ... It's on a Comp We Go!

 

Yup, the songs on this compilation all relate to the "me-ness" or "you-ness" of a certain person.

01 - I'm So Neat - The Phones - 1980  (2:32)

02 - You're You, I'm Me - Lost Cherrees - 1984  (2:18)

03 - I Can Help - Peasants - 1981  (2:51)

04 - We Are the Kids - The Staff - 1981  (2:56)

05 - Tell Me Straight - One to One - 1985  (3:23)

06 - Just What I Need - Nikki and the Corvettes - 1980  (2:47)

07 - I'm a Square - Anorexia - 1980  (2:08)

08 - I Wanna Go Home - Holly and the Italians - 1981  (3:40)

09 - I'll Be There for You - The Underachievers - 1984  (1:51)

10 - What About Me - Belinda Metz - 1984  (4:16)

11 - I Don't Wanna Be Young - The RPM's - 1980  (2:09)

12 - I Can Wait - The Marks - 1981  (2:54)

13 - Now That I've Tasted Blood - Love Dolls - 1986  (3:08)

14 - I Can't Believe - Girl Overboard - 1989  (4:38)

15 - Time of My Life - Manufactured Romance - 1981  (3:18)

16 - Tell Me a Story - Grey Obscurity - 1983  (3:38)

17 - I'm a Wimp - Baby's Arm - 1984  (2:36)

18 - I Won't Stop - Karen Lawrence and the Pinz - 1981  (4:03)

19 - I'm Real - Dogs - 1984  (2:02)

20 - Turn Me On Turn Me Off - Honey Bane - 1981  (2:58)

21 - I'm So Attractive - The Photos - 1980  (3:38)

22 - I See You - Subject - 1983 

23 - I Won't Breed In Captivity - The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada - 1986  (5:21)

24 - Your I's Are Too Close Together - Elevators - 1980  (3:21)

25 - Please Believe Me - LMNOP - 1986  (2:21)

That kind of self-centered thinking can make you end up inside a self-generated singularity, like a mental and emotional black hole. And of course, that's the problem! GET YOUR MIND OFF YOURSELF!

Take a look at just the last two songs.  Who doesn't know a few people whose "I's" are way too close together!?!  And the last track is the unacknowledged theme song of every two-faced so-and-so (including a lot of elected folks).  "Please believe me when I say I'll never lie to you!  Please believe me when everything I say is a lie!"

https://www.filefactory.com/file/4676eujxvmv4/MA-189.rar

Well, I ain't lying when I say I hope you'll think these songs worth at least one listen. See you Thursday!
  

Open This Time Capsule Immediately!

You don't want to miss a THING!

                             
Here is the detritus to choose from:

01 - Back in the '80s - The Major Thinkers   1981   (3:18)

02 - Information - Information   1985  (3:21)

03 - Brave New World - Jimmy and the Boys   1981  (3:18)

04 - National Pastime - The Misstakes   1982  (2:36)

05 - Landslide - The Flaming Mussolinis   1986  (3:41)

06 - Big Surprise - Gleaming Spires   1983  (3:36)

07 - No TV, No Phone - Price-Sulton   1986   (4:36)

08 - War Song - The Passions   1980  (3:27)

09 - One and One (Ain't I Good Enough) - Wa Wa Nee   1986  (3:18)

10 - Monkey - The Individuals   1982  (2:48)

11 - Life Story - 28th Day   1985  (3:21)

12 - Girls Like You - Combonation   1984  (2:58)

13 - Baby Baby - Whirling Dervishes   1985  (2:24)

14 - Beat Boys in the Jet Age - The Lambrettas   1980  (2:59)

15 - Desert Dance - The Incredible Fred Banana Combo   1981  (2:54)

16 - Human Race Put on Display - Mo   1982  (3:39)

17 - I Can Walk Alone - Human Switchboard   1981  (3:02)

18 - My Cherry Is in Sherry - Ludus   1981  (2:38)

19 - Hold Me Now - One to One   1988  (3:59)

20 - He Doesn't Know He's a Trendy - Drop   1980  (1:40)

21 - Good Girl with a Bad Reputation - The Newz   1983  (2:41)

22 - Dancing into Danger - Inker & Hamilton   1988  (3:31)

23 - Spread a Little Sunshine - The Truth   1985  (3:33)

24 - The Right to Change - Nadieh   1986  (4:19)

Yes, while the kids of the Eighties were playing with things like Cabbage Patch dolls or Teddy Ruxpin, the rest of us were making fun of people who didn't know they were a pretentious trendy (Track 20). We wanted to be Beat Boys in the Jet Age (Track 14) while dreading white noise on the FM dial (Track 1).

The best of us have always maintained that people have the right to change (Track 24), and I hope that's the message you recall at the end of the 80-minute thrill ride!

https://www.filefactory.com/file/42lweq75b88o/MA-96.rar

See you Monday, fellow changers!

   

You Can Have Some New Favorites

It's another big range of pop music. Some were hits in others' minds ... some loom large in only my opinions.

01 - Mission Impossible Theme / Norwegian Wood - Alan Copeland - 1968  (2:56)

02 - Saturday Night, Stay at Home - Suburban Reptiles - 1978  (2:26)

03 - Night Fever - The Prams - 1979  (3:09)

04 - Ü (Angry Side) - Kleenex - 1979  (2:32)

05 - Destination Unknown - Helen Wheels - 1978  (2:56)

06 - Dangerous Type - Letters to Cleo - 1990  (3:40)

07 - Brainless - The Deadbeats - 1978  (2:32)

08 - Love Kite - ccc / Ill chemist - 2007  (2:33)

09 - Disco Veteran - Bog Ugly and the Wufters - 1978  (3:15)

10 - The Crusher - The Novas - 1964  (1:59)

11 - Blood & Lipstick - Pink Military - 1979  (3:50)

12 - Hold My Hand - The Pussywillows - 1993  (2:06)

13 - Death to Disco - Jimi Lalumia and the Psychotic Frogs - 1977  (4:37)

14 - AMC Pacer - 64 Funnycars - 1990  (2:24)

15 - Dying in Brooklyn - Tim Ray and the Druts - 1979  (2:17)

16 - You're Much Madder than Me - The Human Switchboard - 1979  (3:05)

17 - Lucky Guy - The Muffs - 1993  (2:47)

18 - Anti-Disco - The Stillettos - 1976  (3:00)

19 - Human Garbage Disposal - The Gizmos - 1977  (2:13)

20 - Teenage Crutch - The Shirts - 1978  (3:20)

21 - Boogers on You - The Mutants - 1979  (2:28)

22 - TV People (live) - Frank Soda and the Imps - 1979  (3:04)

23 - Obsessed with You - X-Ray Spex - 1978  (2:28)

24 - Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra - 1973  (4:08)

25 - Wasted (live) - The Runaways - 1978  (3:42)

26 - Sneaky Sue - Patty Lace and the Petticoats - 1963  (2:41)

Take a good listen to Track 1.   It might be one of the first mash-ups!  And when I listen to Track 26, to me it sounds like they’re singing “Stinky Sue.” I like Track 14 because a college friend used to let us ride in his "AMC Pacer." However, it has been decades before the threat of Track 21 was a real and present danger. And at least the title of Track 16 comes to my mind every time I see state or national news's sound clips of my elected officers.

Don't be mad, listen to music!

https://www.filefactory.com/file/4atlcl0o36do/MA-180.rar

See you Thursday.