This category is for when you had a band you really loved and then they did a song that you hated making you wonder "What Were They Thinking???"
I remember being in grammar school and really liking QUEEN. Then Radio Ga Ga came out.
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
I loved Duran Duran, till they remade white lines.
Oh god.
WE are DEVO
Posted by Jessie the Sunflower Goddess (Member # 1877) on :
I am drawing a blank on White Lines????
How about.... oh I cannot think of one single thing!
Posted by J. Chance (Member # 4217) on :
I nominate Music Time by Styx. I think Dennis DeYoung was trying to be more like David Lee Roth but that just wasn't going to happen.
Here are some of the lyrics. They might strike a memory. It was a pretty wacky video, more like something Diamond Dave would have come up with than a Styx song.
I like big things The size of them impresses me Just give me plenty Forget about the quality And I like fast food The burgers always taste the same No snotty waiters, Escargot or beaujolais
And I like daydreams I’ve had enough reality My job is boring I’m overworked and underpaid I like tv It stirs up all my fantasies Girls in tight jeans Acting so outrageously
Turn me on Turn me up Turn me loose All the way
Turn it on (hey everybody it’s music time) Turn it up (hey everybody it’s music time) Turn it loose (hey everybody it’s music time) Turn it loud (hey everybody it’s music time) Hey everybody it’s music time! Hey everybody it’s music time! Hey everybody it’s music time!
[ 17. June 2005, 08:34: Message edited by: J. Chance ]
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
I dont know the STYX song you mentioned (maybe I didnt realize it was STYX!)
White Lines was a rap song by Melle Mell:
White liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiines goin through my mind................
A rang dang ding a dang a dang A rand dang ding a dang dang
It was about being addicted to cocaine. I also thought it was a poor DURAN DURAN choice....but I've seen them in concert 3 times and they always do it!
Posted by GoldTransAM (Member # 2973) on :
The video for Music Time was really stupid.
Posted by The Horned King (Member # 2691) on :
R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People."
Posted by rocksteadyflamethrower (Member # 1065) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Horned King: R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People."
Actually, this was a 90s song. Even if it were an 80s song, I don't think this would count. This song is more of a satire of "happy pop music".
You could always go after the version R.E.M performed on "Sesame Street" (the title was "Furry Happy Monsters"), but then that would have to fit into a "What Were They Thinking?: 90s Songs" post.
Sincerely,
John Kilduff
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
I like SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE. God help me. I think I heard once they interviewed Michael Stipe and asked him if he had made any mistakes in his career and he said "Three words: SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE. LOL!!!! I like that stupid song.
