Sweet, fancy riverbasket baby Moses! It really is Crush on You all over again. "Catch Me (I'm Falling" has a completely 80s feeling, but "Don't Dream It's Over" has all the feels.... What to do??
While I love the quirkiness of Pure Energy(!), Life in a Northern Town just hits a little closer to home in the Rustbelt in the 80s. Catch Me I'm Falling can be an annoying earworm, but Don't Dream It's Over is so much more memorable (and a better song, sorry Pretty Poison).
These are no-brainers for me. Life In A Northern Town is burned in my memory of hearing it the first time when I was 14, and was one of those first songs I heard that made me realize there was other music out there besides most of the crap played on top 40 radio. Also a great song to make out to in the video room at the dance club. I didn't even know what a northern English town was at the time, but when I was older and learned more about northern industrial towns of The UK it made it even better. Oddly, I learned much later that none of the band are even from a northern town, they're all from London. I totally thought he was singing about his childhood in someplace like Manchester or Liverpool or Wigan.
I see the argument for the Pretty Poison production being more 80s, but I mean Crowded House is one of the most awesome bands that originated in the 80s. Neil Finn is one of the greatest singer-songwriters and can really write some great hooks and great ballads. They really solidified their greatness with the follow up to this album. Temple Of Low Men is a late-80s masterpiece.
They’re not from northern towns? FRAUDS!!! Great song, though! Being able to capture that feeling while not having had that experience is an accomplishment, though. Crowded House is SO good, I am convinced that they’d have been great in any era…but I don’t know if that plus 80s overproduction should give Pretty Poison the vote, though that’s how it went for me. —K
I do own the soundtrack to Hiding Out, I've had it since it came out. Lots of great stuff on there, a Boy George track, Lolita Pop, You Don't Know by Scarlett & Black (I also own the 12" mix of that), and the version of Crying that is a duet between Roy Orbison and k.d. lang. I think that version of Crying won a Grammy.
I definitely made a few "romantic" tapes back in those days! I don't specifically remember the exact playlists on all of them, but I know they were absolutely a big hit with the ladies! 😂 One girl made a mixtape for me, which I remember thinking was very cool. I remember that I didn't like much of the music, but the specific song list escapes my memory at this point.
Sweet, fancy riverbasket baby Moses! It really is Crush on You all over again. "Catch Me (I'm Falling" has a completely 80s feeling, but "Don't Dream It's Over" has all the feels.... What to do??
It's a tough one for sure!! I don't know what you should do!! --Keith
While I love the quirkiness of Pure Energy(!), Life in a Northern Town just hits a little closer to home in the Rustbelt in the 80s. Catch Me I'm Falling can be an annoying earworm, but Don't Dream It's Over is so much more memorable (and a better song, sorry Pretty Poison).
You vote with a certainty that I can't seem to find! Want to host an 80s podcast? 😂
--K
These are no-brainers for me. Life In A Northern Town is burned in my memory of hearing it the first time when I was 14, and was one of those first songs I heard that made me realize there was other music out there besides most of the crap played on top 40 radio. Also a great song to make out to in the video room at the dance club. I didn't even know what a northern English town was at the time, but when I was older and learned more about northern industrial towns of The UK it made it even better. Oddly, I learned much later that none of the band are even from a northern town, they're all from London. I totally thought he was singing about his childhood in someplace like Manchester or Liverpool or Wigan.
I see the argument for the Pretty Poison production being more 80s, but I mean Crowded House is one of the most awesome bands that originated in the 80s. Neil Finn is one of the greatest singer-songwriters and can really write some great hooks and great ballads. They really solidified their greatness with the follow up to this album. Temple Of Low Men is a late-80s masterpiece.
They’re not from northern towns? FRAUDS!!! Great song, though! Being able to capture that feeling while not having had that experience is an accomplishment, though. Crowded House is SO good, I am convinced that they’d have been great in any era…but I don’t know if that plus 80s overproduction should give Pretty Poison the vote, though that’s how it went for me. —K
I do own the soundtrack to Hiding Out, I've had it since it came out. Lots of great stuff on there, a Boy George track, Lolita Pop, You Don't Know by Scarlett & Black (I also own the 12" mix of that), and the version of Crying that is a duet between Roy Orbison and k.d. lang. I think that version of Crying won a Grammy.
This is so great! That's an obscure soundtrack, compared to, say, "Footloose," or "Top Gun"! And Pretty Poison was on there! 😂
Oh my god, I made so many mixtapes for long distance girlfriends. And they all ROCKED.
I definitely made a few "romantic" tapes back in those days! I don't specifically remember the exact playlists on all of them, but I know they were absolutely a big hit with the ladies! 😂 One girl made a mixtape for me, which I remember thinking was very cool. I remember that I didn't like much of the music, but the specific song list escapes my memory at this point.
--Keith