Poll: What are your picks for the most haunting songs of the 80s?

@gravityisgone2539

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't It Be Good by Nik Kershaw.

@mattperegrine873

3 жыл бұрын

Anything by the cocteau twins

@pennyj777

3 жыл бұрын

Might sounds weird but the song “somebody’s watching me” is pretty creepy giving the recent decade of nsa spying 😳

@Bobbyboucher9814

3 жыл бұрын

I know it was released in 79, but Sara, by Fleetwood Mac. Still a big hit in the early 80's

@bishdizzle67

3 жыл бұрын

Space Age Love Song, Save A Prayer, The Metro, One Night In Bangkok, The Ghost In You, too many to name.

Totally agree about early The Cure being totally overlooked. Whenever I turn on the radio and the DJ announced that The Cure is coming up, folowed by Friday I'm in Love, my heart sinks as there is so much more to them than the late stuff.

@simonealexander7313

3 жыл бұрын

OMG yes. Seventeen Seconds still sounds great 40+ years on

@curtmurray6085

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonealexander7313 I have an original pressing of Seventeen Seconds and it sounds awesome!

@David-hr8mq

3 жыл бұрын

Yep early Cure (80s) is the best

@SheRozieDragon

3 жыл бұрын

Adam, my heart sinks too, when that happens.

@endthisnonsense7202

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, Early Cure, excellent, everything coming after the "Boys don't Cry" album can be forgotten, and yes i played all records to threads, only Boys Don't Cry is worth buying again.

Bands like The Cure and Echo & The Bunnymen were so ahead of the curve........

My own personal feeling, Charlotte Sometimes is a more haunting Cure song. Very atmospheric.

@jharp2002

3 жыл бұрын

My cat’s name is Charlotte Sometimes. She is a grey cat with a very odd personality. Her name really fits.

@djigor

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best The Cure songs ever!

@cbmx1x1

3 жыл бұрын

Totally. Charlotte Sometimes is amazing. Also, This Twilight Garden.

@michellekissinger2453

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@ekawidodo4309

3 жыл бұрын

yes true ... forest is a majestic piece not haunting

"A Forest" is simply amazing. Where they take it live is hypnotic and transcending. And it's my favorite track on Mixed Up.

@GER-sm3gh

3 жыл бұрын

It's one of the few remixes that was done successfully on that album.

@Mpresley83

2 жыл бұрын

Recently listened to a very early version of "A Forrest" from a '79 proformance. Faster tempo, different lyrics. kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIqg1ch7hZiXg9I.html

I love The Cure stuff with flanging, Primary being another great track of theirs with it.

Ahhhh the 80s... an incredible decade for music.

Thanks for your words on "Genre Labeling". It is a new phenomenon. I'm an older guy, and though I'm not truly offended, I don't appreciate when youngsters try and parse "my" music into pretentious sub-genres...especially 60's and 70's. It belittles the Spirit of the Times, in my opinion, which was the entire artistic point of that music....Thanks for what you do...

@j.s.connolly8579

3 жыл бұрын

YEP! I Couldn't AGREE ENOUGH!!! This happened with 80's music too! I basally call all or MOST 80's, Non-Hair band, mostly music from bands from Europe as "New Wave"! Not ALL "New Wave" has synths... but MOST of it does! :D

@David-hr8mq

3 жыл бұрын

I think this is why Robert Smith and Siouxsie Sioux get annoyed when people refer to their music as "goth". That term didn't exist when they started. They basically invented that style of music but it wasn't until many years later someone decided to retroactively call it Goth.

@markberryhill2715

3 жыл бұрын

Try not to take it too serious JD, I do it all the time without a second thought. For the general population of all ages it's the easiest way to identify music- by the decade.

@adamev

3 жыл бұрын

There are music genres, which are as follows: 1. Music I like. 2. Music I don't like. Classification of music into the above genres varies by person.

@RadioLaPrincess

3 жыл бұрын

@@j.s.connolly8579 Exactly. I have two books about early U2 and early R.E.M (I'm talking about both being brand new bands) and guess what they are called? NEW WAVE! Yes, many New Wave bands have synths but not all, not to mention there were artists who had songs with synth yet weren't New Wave, for example, many pop-metal bands also used synth riffs.

Before you ask The most haunting song I’ve ever heard is easily “Lazarus” by David Bowie! That song and video was very sad and creepy!

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

I hear ya. It's very creepy.

@williambenner5550

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite song from that album!

@andsuddenly4252

3 жыл бұрын

Since we all love Professor of Rock because we want to know the story behind the songs, check out David Bowie The Last five years ( HBO Doc). It was actually a beautiful song that gave a poetic, full circle closure to David’s work. That’s just my take away at least.

@jasonwhite7452

3 жыл бұрын

@@andsuddenly4252 I agree! It was David’s way of leaving us with something to think about!

@Reprodestruxion

3 жыл бұрын

Glass Spider and Underground since the teach asked about the 80’s

Thank you for highlighting "A Forest" and the album from which it came, 17 Seconds. I love that album and that song. I agree that the early stuff does get overlooked given the success of later albums like Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and Disintegration. Those are great as well, but the early stuff is so moody and dark...love it!

There's no better, or well informed, interviewer imo. You are down to earth and make the people you interview feel comfortable and appreciated.

I can listen to The Cure ALL DAY LONG! I love their body of work, especially their early material (from Staring at the Sea). A Forest is a Masterpiece and yes, I love the flanger effects.

The way you speak about music makes me so happy. Music will save the world, if we let it.

Thanks for introducing me to The Blue Nile. As much as I love 80s music, I had never heard of them. A Forest is hauntingly top notch! The B-52s are go to fun music.

Damn. You’re on a roll. The Blue Nile is one of the best things to come from the 80’s-hearing them transports me. Immediately. The Cure, the B-52’s are oxygen. Keep rolling!

Nice picks. Everything you said about “A Forest” is 100% spot on. It’s a textured yet minimalist milestone in the evolution of rock and roll.

What I love is your passion for and knowledge of music. The passion comes through in every video. I just love to listen to older music, but you bring a depth to the subject.

100 years is probably one of the darkest songs ever. I would add Bela Lugasi is dead by Bauhaus to the ultimate examples of dark new wave.

@ethank4820

2 жыл бұрын

Another song from pornography that is pretty dark is cold. Love that song, from a great album.

@levisguy53

Жыл бұрын

"A Short Term Effect" is even more ominous

BLUE NILE..!!! Hats 🎩 is a masterpiece. Every song is excellent. Love this content, as always

Blue Nile deserve a wider audience. Thank you for highlighting this awesome band.

Thanks for the suggestions. I love hearing new tunes from the eighties.

It's odd for me to think of "A Forest" as a cult classic. I mostly just think of it as an all time Cure classic.

Fred Schneider kills me. His vocal interjections and punctuations never cease to make me laugh. 🤣

I just rediscovered The Downtown Lights in recent weeks, I'm so glad to hear you recognize it as a true classic.

Your show is my favorite show that I listen to over & over, I’m a 1964 Boomer, but I listened to much AM before FM started becoming popular in the 70s. I still have hundreds of vinyls & thousands of 8-tracks.

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Very cool. My dad used to have so many 8 tracks and I was so fascinated by that particular way of hearing music.

@MrTimothypjr

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! ‘66 Gen Xer here, and there are damned few vlogs I can make it through once, much less rewatch. This one get many rewatches.

The Downtown Lights, hell yeah! One of my top 5 favourite songs of the 1980s for sure

Was not even aware of Blue Neil the band. Now I will have to check out more of their music! The Talking Heads have produced some of the most haunting songs in New Wave music as far as I am concerned. Check out their album Fear Of Music for a example.

@MrTimothypjr

3 жыл бұрын

You will lot be disappointed (I predict). Let us know how you like it. For me, they are auditory ambrosia.

The Blue Nile is a fantastic band and Paul Buchanan’s voice is something else, Peter Gabriel being such a fan of Buchanan had him sing a few songs on his “OVO” album and his vocals on that album album are great too along with Elizabeth Fraser’s.

The Blue Nile has always been that late night group, a dark room, something good in a glass to hand go to... They are band if you like a song of theirs you are instantly hooked

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

They are phenomenal!

@jtt8886

3 жыл бұрын

Same album, always loved Headlights on the Parade. Just totally evokes coming home from work in the dark to see my wife waiting.

“Nightmares” by Flock of Seagulls and the brilliant creepy video made it even more haunting

@avalondreaming1433

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. Thanks for reminding me about that song. I had long forgotten it.

Peter Murphy - Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem is sultry and atmospherically haunting.

@sandramcmillan4200

3 жыл бұрын

Good choice!! 👍

@cbmx1x1

3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous.

@manxuberglider8

3 жыл бұрын

Omg yesssss. Thank you. ❤️

@hellradiolives

2 жыл бұрын

I would add Crowds myself

I really like this direction for the channel! More lesser-known classics is always good to cover.

🎶 " I'm running 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ towards nothing , it's always the same again .. ... " 🎶 A Forest is the highlight of the excellent 17 Seconds. Love the introduction. A haunting song.

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing. For. Sure. Thanks for watching!

Private Idaho guitar riffs were channeling The Ventures Out of Limits.

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

I love it. You nailed it.

I enjoyed New Wave... I had fun with .. Devo, the B52's .. Adam and the Ants, and Oingo Boingo... then there is Tears for Fear, The Thompson Twins, Squeeze, INXS, Talk Talk, Simple Minds, Soft Cell, The Pretenders, The Cars, Elvis Costello, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Joe Jackson... I can keep going. so much great music. But I would love to see you do an interview with Thomas Dolby, his time with Oingo Boingo then dealing with movie soundtracks.

@sharonc6602

3 жыл бұрын

Love your taste in music

Hit it out of the park Professor! As an 80s devotee, I always enjoyed the Cure but had never heard A Forest until last year and I fell in love with it! Private Idaho also a classic. Had never heard Blue Nile so am now discovering. The greatest most underrated artist and songs of the 80s though came from Mark Hollis and Talk Talk. I haven’t seen a show from you on them yet?

Omg. Thank you so much for reminding me of these songs.

@Smaseable

3 жыл бұрын

Never could forget the B52s, though

The Cure’s A Forest and 100 Years are my all time favorite songs of theirs.

A Forest inspired me to learn to play guitar in 1984. The first pedal I bought was the flanger. Some 30 years later I am still playing guitar all flanged out. And Robert Smith is still God.

@wpleary2

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I learned guitar specifically because of that song.

Great work, professor. Big fan of the B52s. Private Idaho is awesome. Probably my favorite new wave song to dance too. You cracked me up when you told Cindy that it was on many of your mixtapes. I have it on every workout playlist. Just the best. While I like a forest by the Cure, when you said haunting, gotta go with Lullaby. That frickin tune and video creeped me out … in a good way.

I love LOVE LOVE that you talked about The Blue Nile! My favorite band...and such a song, The Downtown Lights. This band is sooooooo important to me and others (check out the growing fan club on Facebook). Thank you for bringing them to an audience who may not be familiar with them. Perhaps they in turn will seek out their discography and see for themselves what the fuss is all about.

The Cure had a number of haunting songs stretching through out many albums. There is something about Robert’s voice that brings you to another world. The Forest is great. I also love From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, and Plainsong- with that emotional opening of the song to the haunting yet beautiful lyrics.

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

Love Plainsong. One of my favorites. I think I covered both of those songs on my Hidden Gems by the Cure piece some months back.

@lisamorrison2149

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@greyroom6730

3 жыл бұрын

Any track off of Pornography is haunting to me...but overall Seventeen Seconds is just brilliant. Their b-sides are just as dark... This Twilight Garden, To the sky....the list goes on.

@MrChrisStarr

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, plainsong is a gem!

@lfoster8

3 жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock you did! One of my fav videos you’ve done as I’m a huge Cure fan. Music is such an important part of my life, and I’m so glad to have found your channel because it brings me such joy to learn more about the greatest music ever made. Thanks for all your hard work and commitment to keeping the music alive!

LOVE The Cure, and A Forest; my husband and his daughter turned me into them, because when they were most popular, I was listening to far more jazz than rock. You might also want to check out Steven Wilson's cover, in which he makes clear his love for the band and the song. I hope you're familiar with Wilson, and his AMAZING music and career, with Porcupine Tree, no-man, I.E.M., Bass Communion, Blackfield, etc., and more recently with his solo work. We also have him to thank for some STELLAR remixes of classic 70s prog rock albums, such as King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Yes, Camel, and MANY more. I believe he has 5 Grammy nominations and counting for his remixes. Rock on! And THANK YOU for including The Cure.

@Reprodestruxion

3 жыл бұрын

Bebop to post punk here besides their afrobritish drummer Andy Anderson introduced them to jazz with the lovecats and speak my language . And gimme it is practically free jazz

@koollegged5739

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve Wilson!

A Forest is my favorite Cure song and I’m so happy you covered it here. I’ve always been more of an early Cure fan than their later stuff.

I thought of you last night at work Adam, when I listened to Strangeways Here We Come. "Death of a Disco Dancer", wow. What a song. Yes, that time in life that you described, when music was new and exciting, full of mysteries, contains some of my favorite memories.

1980’s haunting songs has too include Rush’s Witch Hunt from Moving Pictures, a brilliant and melodic song with seriously prophetic lyrics…Peart was an absolute poet!

"The Downtown Lights" is a favorite. I love the atmosphere. Hats is a must own album for any serious collector or music aficionado. Brooklyn indie band Small Black did a really good cover of "Downtown Lights" on their 2014 EP Real People, which is an excellent EP. Much love too to the B-52's (another Wedding Singer song in a recent video!) and The Cure, who's on the Mt. Rushmore of alternative music.

@albertagibinik3436

3 жыл бұрын

I like tinsel town in the rain, rod Stewart did a version downtown lights

Another great video! Still have the Blue Nile album "Hats" I bought way back then it was released. I didn't listen to it much at all, but maybe it's time to go back and give it another chance.

Great Vid! Tnx prof. I'm seriously considering becoming one of your patreons. Thanks for your inimitable lessons. Best wishes. Luca

"Message To My Girl" by Split Enz - one of the most BEAUTIFUL songs of the era; "This Corrosion" by Sisters of Mercy - so BEAUTIFULLY haunting. Both of these songs get me EVERY time!

@bluegreenglue6565

3 жыл бұрын

Oh dear. "Message to my Girl" guts me still. I thought I was the only person still alive who digs "This Corrosion." Exposure to so much innovative music in the late 70s, early 80s shaped my brain - and I haven't left any of the music loves I developed behind at all.

"I felt like I was being murdered, but in a good way." Lol! Classic POR quote!

@davidgalinat4257

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't really get that personally. I think the song has a real Alice in Wonderland quality to it, maybe a bit darker than that but still dreamlike.

DowntownLights is a stunning song. U really surprised me, in a great way!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you Professor of Rock.. I've definitely heard A Forest and Private Idaho.. But "The Downtown Lights" I've never heard before and I absolutely loved it. Also I've never heard of this 80's band The Blue Nile(and I'm an 80's fanatic) so you can bet Im going to go find all there hits for sure... so thank you very much. Three Cords and the Truth my friend...Rock On!

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

Three chords to you!

Ok..you got me at Blue Nile...subscribed!

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha. Very cool. Great band.

Saw the B52s in 2002 at the Fillmore in SF one of the great bands to see live.

A Forest is a whole mood. It's a remarkable song.

Are you kidding me. The Downtown Lights ! How do you know even about this beautiful song outside of the UK ? Most people in the UK have never even heard of the Blue Nile. I’m honestly speechless. Your knowledge of fabulous music is truly peerless. Bravo sir.

The first song that comes to my mind is Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" ("I wish I was in Tijuana eating barbecued iguana").

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

To me that's more of a cool silly song. but we all define music differently!

@brianspenst1374

3 жыл бұрын

I discovered that song on a 45 that I bought with a pile of other records at a thrift store. It is a great song.

@carlahager

3 жыл бұрын

When I was visiting my Californian cousins in Lompoc,California in 83,sometimes all we'd get were the Mexican radio stations. Don't remember when the song came out but we loved it.Fond memories of Burpees Flower Fields 🌼. My Mexican friends and relatives love it too.

@wayne_twentyfive

2 жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock Yeah, Mexican Radio is more of a quirky, cool song .. But what do think about Stan Ridgeway's "Camouflage" ? .. Now that has a pretty haunting lyric and musical feel .. Cheers, Wayne

"Quiche Lorraine" is the B-52's best song. 'nuff said.

@johnathandavis3693

3 жыл бұрын

Cindy's OPUS - Give Me Back My Man... Give Me Back My Man

@dawnclaibourne2183

3 жыл бұрын

"She runs around and she shouts out, 'Bark'! Yeah!" STILL love that whole album and listen to it frequently🎶😉

@chrisa.6036

2 жыл бұрын

Love that song!

“Calling You” - Jevette Steele from the 1987 movie Bagdad Cafe. I just revisited this great movie a couple months ago and this song has been haunting my dreams ever since

A Forest is one of the best high speed road trip songs.

I think Wonderland by Big Country is another example of haunting song. Another one is definitely Night Porter by Japan. Fade to grey by Visage.

@bigneon_glitter

3 жыл бұрын

Japan was the first band to come to mind on "haunting".

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

Fade To Grey. Wow! So amazing.

@stevebengel1346

3 жыл бұрын

I always loved Gentlemen Take Polaroids

@santoshsharma483

3 жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock it's one of those songs that gives chills. Especially the line "Feel the rain like an English summer Hear the notes from a distant song Stepping out from a back shop poster Wishing life wouldn't be so long" with that background note. Awesome

@santoshsharma483

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevebengel1346 mine is Night Porter and Swing.

Awesome stuff I never heard before. I'm shocked you didn't choose The Cure's Lullaby though! That is the absolute most haunting song I have ever heard!

@JustSheilz

3 жыл бұрын

Lullaby was the 90s tho right?

@eek1759

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustSheilz Was it? My bad.

"How Will I Ever Be Simple Again" by Richard Thompson. Hauntingly beautiful. I have never been able to shake it off or forget it.

My favorite live version of “A Forest” is off The Cure’s “Show” video taken during the 1992 Wish Tour. So powerful especially the last couple minutes of the finale with just guitars. Not sure if they were from somewhere else or if he just made them up on the spot, but LOVE the added lyrics Robert used at the end 🎵 she said could you take me home tonight? There’s no other way I know. Walk the way you used to do. Of course I’ll take you home. This kiss could cost my life. It’s all I see in her eyes. She said take me home, take me home, take me HOMEEEE!!! 🎵 Ugh masterpiece ❤️

Strange? Haunting? (in your nightmares): "Warm Leatherette" -- The Normal "Sex Dwarf" -- Soft Cell These covers haunt me because I try to not like them, but fail: "Satisfaction" -- Devo "Money" -- Flying Lizards

@mournblade1066

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. "Sex Dwarf" is the soundtrack to my nightmares.

@evapalma9899

2 жыл бұрын

@@mournblade1066 the video is too. The original one with the hanging meat and literal sex dwarf!

Everyone talks about the crazy uncle, but ahhhh, the crazy aunt is where it's at!

@ada4030

3 жыл бұрын

I would love an interview with Aunt Cindy and her current playlist!

Never heard any of these songs before your video. When you mentioned the titles, I went to Apple Music and listened to them, then came back. All the songs were great. I’ll be listening to the albums now!

This is the first time I've watched one of your videos, and I subscribed right away. Absolutely fantastic content! I grew up in the mid-80s and all of these songs/bands are at the heart of my musical tastes. I was able to see The Cure at Red Rocks in 1987 and to witness A Forest live is one of the highlights of my many many many concerts. Single spotlight on the closing, haunting guitar riffs...amazing! A Forest remains my favorite Cure song to date. KCGL / KJQ introduced a lot of the genre and culture they affectionally dubbed "Modern Music" to the youth of the Intermountain West and specifically Salt Lake City. I fell in love with it then and still embrace it now. One of the songs you should totally take a look at is New Order's "Thieves Like Us". I remember hearing it for the first time and knowing instantly this was a band who spoke my musical language. Peter Hook's bass isn't spectacular, just extremely well placed.

Wow… Your Aunt Cindy is who I’ve tried to be for MY nieces (at the moment, they’re 7 and 9)! My sister and I have endeavored to make sure their music education is FULL ROUNDED!! I too have been a HUGE BOWIE FAN and have tried to instill that love for his music. I played them Life on Mars and they LOVED it! I’ve also played them Iam Siam and Strawberry Switchblade…. My part of their musical education is coming along SO WELL!! My sister and I have decided to wait till their a little older before we turn on Depeche Mode…lol! I’ve loved the Blue Nile ever since I first heard them back in the 80’s!! (That dark ethereal sound has become lovingly known as DARK wave, my favorite genre) other “dark” bands that should be noted are Di/vision and Sisters of Mercy

Private Idaho is my favorite B52 song! A Forest will always be my favorite song to see live.

Faith and Seventeen Seconds definitely changed my life. My favorite Cure albums for sure. That A forest sound was never replicated on another album.

That is blasphemy to wear a Morrissey shirt while talking about The Cure! HAHAHA! Love it man!

@stephaniekanehl629

3 жыл бұрын

I agree and I hate Morrissey!

@aliciafranco5704

3 жыл бұрын

Lol The Professor follows no rules ☆☆☆☆ I love how you caught the T Shirt blasphemy 🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤❤

B52's - Deatbeat Club. Fred Schneider is the backup vocal. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

I spent most of the '80s and '90s overseas in the service and missed a lot of the music scene. Never even heard of the 1st two songs. Thanks, Prof. You have once again impressed and mystified me.

@michaelrochester48

3 жыл бұрын

So you never listen to Armed Forces radio?

@marklowther3228

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelrochester48 Too busy.

This was a great video and I love all three songs. As I was watching I couldn’t help but notice the Men At Work album next to Adam. One of my favorite cult classics is the last track on that album, “Down By The Sea”. It showcases that Men At Work were more than quirky Aussies. It’s simply a beautiful song with one of my favorite lyrics: Down by the sea, I found your hidden treasure”. I highly recommend it.

I loved “ planet Clair” by the b52’s. A Forest goes without saying. It’s some of Robert”s best work, though he does have much more incredibly gifted content.

“The downtown lights”! Wow, a song I never thought I’d hear anyone talk about. Great, song. Play it on a late night drive/walk. O’ Superman and Quasimodo’s Dream are some other strange songs, by different artists.

@adamsmith3996

3 жыл бұрын

Laurie anderson . I agree

@evapalma9899

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamsmith3996 laurie anderson is still at it, making some mindblowing experimental music with a wit unmatched

I love A Forest. It has it's own mood that's dark and mysterious but at the same time it paints a picture of sound. I always put on the headphones and crank it up and turn out the lights. It puts me in a certain time and place that is comfortable to me now but it was once scary.

Pumping the algorithm!!! Keep up the great work!!!

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The Blue Nile is my all time favorite band. I hope this vid will introduce many more to their magic. I help Admin a Blue Nile page on FB if people want to learn more. 👊🏼. “The Blue Nile - The music of Paul Buchanan, PJ Moore and Robert Bell”. Cheers!

Haunting? Under appreciated? Under exposed? Try "Doot Doot" by the band "Freur" (who incidentally became "Underworld" later) for a tome that more than a few remember.

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

I love Doot Doot. Will cover down the road. I remember paying $100 for the import CD in high school.

@alliswede42

3 жыл бұрын

OMG this massive Underworld fan gives you props for mentioning Freur!!

@RIGHTNOW108

3 жыл бұрын

Great song. Used in the elevator scene of Vanilla Sky.

@mico5678

3 жыл бұрын

“Doot Doot “ is still mindblowing now as i͏t͏ was in 1983.... very few songs do the same effect to me

Thank you for introducing me to The Blue Nile. I downloaded Hats and A Walk Across The Rooftops!! How is it that I never heard of them before?

Well the B52a and Fred Schnieder - a total joy whatever track you listen to. Robert Smith is a true musical genius and all Cure songs make me feel seduced completely - cry with the music's beauty and so glad I am old enough to have been able to find and revisit most days. To me The Cure is bliss. Pure bliss.

Blancmange- The Day Before You Came Everyday is Like Sunday- Morrissey Heartbreak Beat- Psychedelic Furs Dream to Sleep- H20 Overkill- Men At Work

@joannasunday

3 жыл бұрын

Every day is like Sunday - that's my song!

This guy is the new Casey Kasem

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you Adam for helping me discover more Hidden Gems!!!

Well done my friend.

A forest one of my favourite cure songs.

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

I also love the longer version.

@dougherty1980

3 жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock yeah me too 👍

Private Idaho and A Forest were always prime plays for me. It is funny to thing they are cult classics. Nouvelle Vague does a nice cover of the later.....

I really liked the first B52s album, but Wild Planet blew me away, and I still frequently listen to it. I got to see them in Dallas in 1982 in my senior year in high school, at a little venue called the Wintergarden Ballroom, with The Judy's opening for them. What a fabulous show; both groups were fantastic and it remains one of my favorite concert memories.

Apologies I can't find the thread below, but I just listened to Annie Lennox's cover of Downtown Lights, and I am on the floor. Her voice is simply magic and that song is oxygen. Together? I'm weeping.

Annie Lennox did a beautiful cover of “Downtown Lights” on her solo album of covers, “Medusa.”

@MrTimothypjr

3 жыл бұрын

I did not know that!!!! Heading the to the CD store right now.

@heavenlycute

2 жыл бұрын

I love that album so much - many of those songs introduced me to the original artists

Yes, The Cure!!!

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites ever.

I love your picks Prof. Here's three that I really like: Depeche Mode, The Sun & The Rainfall. Echo & the Bunnymen, Ocean Rain. The Cure, Lullaby. I can't just not mention anything by Bauhaus, obviously, but right now Hollow Hills comes to mind.

Having been a B-52s fan for 40 years it was one of the greatest moments in my gig going career when I finally got to see them open with Private Idaho on their final European tour in 2019.

Looking forward to this list! But I think it's hard to beat "blue Jay way" by the Beatles haha

I wholeheartedly endorse your decision to use the term "new wave" broadly here; nitpicking about niche subgenres would not serve your videos. I admit that I was not familiar with The Blue Nile before this video, but Private Idaho and A Forest are stone-cold classics that deserve a spot in every music junkie's record collection. What are some others? Everything Counts by Depeche Mode (or almost any DM song, really). Making Plans for Nigel by XTC. She's Lost Control by Joy Division. Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren. Genius of Love by the Tom Tom Club. Beep Beep Love by Gruppo Sportivo. Moving in Stereo by The Cars. Life During Wartime by the Talking Heads. The Chauffeur by Duran Duran. Mad World by Tears for Fears. Original Sin by INXS. On the Outside by Oingo Boingo. If you inch more towards the punk end of the spectrum, Marquee Moon by Television and Ghost Rider by Suicide. And of course there are countless other Cure songs that could qualify.

@evapalma9899

2 жыл бұрын

Gruppo Sportivo are probably the most forgotten group here. They remind me a lot of Japanese new wave bands like The Plastics with their annoying boy-cute girl tag team vocals and so much farfisa organ

Great upload! Sonique

Love to see this. I love this channel but a lot of it is really obvious. I get that because you want to attract the most eyes. However, the 80s have so many obscure treasured gems I hope to do this more often. Specifically, I would love to see you do a deep dive on Cocteau Twins. Maybe my favorite song by them is In Our Angelhood. Cheers