Typicals 80's pop fodder but I've heard plenty worse than that. That's not to say I like it (I don't) but it ain't the biggest 80's criminal.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 4:27pmSomething belched up from my memory gut:
A Canadian hit back in the mid-80s, cut from the same shitty cloth as WBTC, so maybe the shittiest Canadian song of the 80s. Maybe.
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(1) You totally love it, you awful sub-human.Marky Dread wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 6:33pmTypicals 80's pop fodder but I've heard plenty worse than that. That's not to say I like it (I don't) but it ain't the biggest 80's criminal.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 4:27pmSomething belched up from my memory gut:
A Canadian hit back in the mid-80s, cut from the same shitty cloth as WBTC, so maybe the shittiest Canadian song of the 80s. Maybe.
(2) I did say worst Canadian song of the 80s.
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(1) It's my new favourite best 80's song.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 6:38pm(1) You totally love it, you awful sub-human.Marky Dread wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 6:33pmTypicals 80's pop fodder but I've heard plenty worse than that. That's not to say I like it (I don't) but it ain't the biggest 80's criminal.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 4:27pmSomething belched up from my memory gut:
A Canadian hit back in the mid-80s, cut from the same shitty cloth as WBTC, so maybe the shittiest Canadian song of the 80s. Maybe.
(2) I did say worst Canadian song of the 80s.
(2) I'm sure you've posted worse dreck than that.
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Worse than the following:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 6:38pm(1) You totally love it, you awful sub-human.Marky Dread wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 6:33pmTypicals 80's pop fodder but I've heard plenty worse than that. That's not to say I like it (I don't) but it ain't the biggest 80's criminal.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 4:27pmSomething belched up from my memory gut:
A Canadian hit back in the mid-80s, cut from the same shitty cloth as WBTC, so maybe the shittiest Canadian song of the 80s. Maybe.
(2) I did say worst Canadian song of the 80s.
Loverboy
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Crash Test Dummies
Bare Naked Ladies
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From Canada in the 80s? And worse? Maybe, but I'm doubtful.Marky Dread wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 7:21pm(1) It's my new favourite best 80's song.
(2) I'm sure you've posted worse dreck than that.
I think only Loverboy were from the 80s and, sadly, I'd say this is worse. This is worse than Corey Hart, Glass Tiger, and Honeymoon Suite.
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Oh those other crappy bands werent 80s bands? I didnt care enough to look but seem to recall people in the late 80s professing love for these bands. Vermont is sometimes a victim of Creeping Canadianism and that shit can rear its ugly head. There's even a Canadain version of a classic rock station whose signal reaches down here. Oh and the one Canadian I forgot to mention Bryan Adams.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 7:37pmFrom Canada in the 80s? And worse? Maybe, but I'm doubtful.Marky Dread wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 7:21pm(1) It's my new favourite best 80's song.
(2) I'm sure you've posted worse dreck than that.
I think only Loverboy were from the 80s and, sadly, I'd say this is worse. This is worse than Corey Hart, Glass Tiger, and Honeymoon Suite.
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They may have started in the 80s, but their success was in the 90s. Bryan Adams has (or had) a reputation here as some kind of Canuck Sprinklespleen. Beyond some kind of bullshit "every man, blue collar [white]" rock, but there's marketing for you.revbob wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 8:44pmOh those other crappy bands werent 80s bands? I didnt care enough to look but seem to recall people in the late 80s professing love for these bands. Vermont is sometimes a victim of Creeping Canadianism and that shit can rear its ugly head. There's even a Canadain version of a classic rock station whose signal reaches down here. Oh and the one Canadian I forgot to mention Bryan Adams.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 7:37pmFrom Canada in the 80s? And worse? Maybe, but I'm doubtful.Marky Dread wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 7:21pm(1) It's my new favourite best 80's song.
(2) I'm sure you've posted worse dreck than that.
I think only Loverboy were from the 80s and, sadly, I'd say this is worse. This is worse than Corey Hart, Glass Tiger, and Honeymoon Suite.
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I want to say there was a correlation between the time the Springsteen started receiving large scale broad acceptance and when Bryan Adams started getting big(in the US). And i can see marketing types wanting to frame things that way.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 8:54pmThey may have started in the 80s, but their success was in the 90s. Bryan Adams has (or had) a reputation here as some kind of Canuck Sprinklespleen. Beyond some kind of bullshit "every man, blue collar [white]" rock, but there's marketing for you.revbob wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 8:44pmOh those other crappy bands werent 80s bands? I didnt care enough to look but seem to recall people in the late 80s professing love for these bands. Vermont is sometimes a victim of Creeping Canadianism and that shit can rear its ugly head. There's even a Canadain version of a classic rock station whose signal reaches down here. Oh and the one Canadian I forgot to mention Bryan Adams.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 7:37pmFrom Canada in the 80s? And worse? Maybe, but I'm doubtful.Marky Dread wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 7:21pm(1) It's my new favourite best 80's song.
(2) I'm sure you've posted worse dreck than that.
I think only Loverboy were from the 80s and, sadly, I'd say this is worse. This is worse than Corey Hart, Glass Tiger, and Honeymoon Suite.
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The subtext of the two for marketing was that after all that faggy black disco shit, goddammit, this was real white male rock—guys who change their own oil, drink beer, wear Levis, and fuck girls.
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This is one of the many reasons why the gay as anything Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover of Born to Run is so good.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 9:04pmThe subtext of the two for marketing was that after all that faggy black disco shit, goddammit, this was real white male rock—guys who change their own oil, drink beer, wear Levis, and fuck girls.
Even now, would Bruce's audience accept him covering something like Jet Boy Jet Girl or Glad to be Gay?
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Speaking of "Glad to Be Gay" and Tom Robinson, the 2nd track on the Tom Robinson Band's debut ('Power In the Darkness') - "Grey Cortina", features the line "...8-track playing Brucie Springsteen/bomber jacket, dressed to kill".Silent Majority wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 5:28amThis is one of the many reasons why the gay as anything Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover of Born to Run is so good.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 9:04pmThe subtext of the two for marketing was that after all that faggy black disco shit, goddammit, this was real white male rock—guys who change their own oil, drink beer, wear Levis, and fuck girls.
Even now, would Bruce's audience accept him covering something like Jet Boy Jet Girl or Glad to be Gay?
Bruce's audience is a hell of a lot more versatile and open than certain parochial-minded peeps might assume, especially his large younger fan base. Think of his blessings (and copyrights) for 2 Live Crew's controversial hip-hop cover of "Born In the USA" in the early '90s.
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I'd never really thought of that aspect before, but it is a nice little poke in the eye.Silent Majority wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 5:28amThis is one of the many reasons why the gay as anything Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover of Born to Run is so good.
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Just a great version and pisses on Bruce's.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 7:20amI'd never really thought of that aspect before, but it is a nice little poke in the eye.Silent Majority wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 5:28amThis is one of the many reasons why the gay as anything Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover of Born to Run is so good.
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Actually, Frankie's version is almost a note-for-note cover of the E Street Band original. Except the singer lacks character and personality. Or, as was said back in the day - before you were born - soul.Heston wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 7:24amJust a great version and pisses on Bruce's.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 7:20amI'd never really thought of that aspect before, but it is a nice little poke in the eye.Silent Majority wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 5:28amThis is one of the many reasons why the gay as anything Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover of Born to Run is so good.
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Sure, but there's an undeniable conservative side to the fanbase too.muppet hi fi wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 5:48amSpeaking of "Glad to Be Gay" and Tom Robinson, the 2nd track on the Tom Robinson Band's debut ('Power In the Darkness') - "Grey Cortina", features the line "...8-track playing Brucie Springsteen/bomber jacket, dressed to kill".Silent Majority wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 5:28amThis is one of the many reasons why the gay as anything Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover of Born to Run is so good.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Nov 2017, 9:04pmThe subtext of the two for marketing was that after all that faggy black disco shit, goddammit, this was real white male rock—guys who change their own oil, drink beer, wear Levis, and fuck girls.
Even now, would Bruce's audience accept him covering something like Jet Boy Jet Girl or Glad to be Gay?
Bruce's audience is a hell of a lot more versatile and open than certain parochial-minded peeps might assume, especially his large younger fan base. Think of his blessings (and copyrights) for 2 Live Crew's controversial hip-hop cover of "Born In the USA" in the early '90s.