F Rap and Rock! New Wave, Baby!

[Francisco Montana]

I know I will get lonely in this thread, but I promise my clients an MP3 or two! The truth is, I love all sorts of music. I've even admitted I'm an oldschool Grand Master Flash (Furrious Five or Melle Mel!) fan!


Ok, New Wave. Done wrong, you've got the 1980s. :laughing: Done right, you have Ultravox, Alphaville, Visage, even Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure (arguably).

We're talking stuff as classic to me as any Led Zepplin is to me or others.

I was about 12 or 13 when my Moheecan (That's mohoc to us Yanks) haired Punk Rock older sister threw some old vynle singles at me. Standau Ballet, Ultravox, Visage...

I was sold. Later I discovered Alphaville, Depeche Mode, Joy Division (later New Order) Yazoo,(that's yaz, again, for us Yanks)...

So, I'll leave you with a modern but still classic New Wave tune by Alphaville (the one's who brought us Forever Young at all those graduation parties lol).

Euphoria

Kind of thunder from my heart
Flooding my eyes
Flooding my eyes
Kind of armies marching through my head
Sombre soldiers
From nowhere
Kind of someone’s moving out of me
Have no fear
Have no fear
Kind of someone’s moving out of me
Going somewhere
Going somewhere

Ship is leaving right on time
Empty harbour, wave goodbye
Evacuation of the isle
Caveman’s paintings drowning
Famous last words on the air
I stay here and you are there
While our city softly sinks
Cavemen’s paintings drowning
Drowning
Drowning...


(And yes, this is where the eye-liner part came in Squeakus Maximus! )

BTW, Marion Golde, the lead singer does all the vocals except any women you here. All the chorus' are his voice overs. He also writes most of the lyrics. The dude is simply amazing. And a set of pipes to back it up.
(it's a german band, BTW, just like KMFDM --another fav of mine)

[Atheist Peace]

What I will contribute to this thread is the lyrics to the song "Pull my strings" by the Dead Kennedys.

(band starts playing the intro to "California Uber Alles")

"Hold it! We've gotta prove we're adults now, we're not a punk rock band, we're a new wave band!"


I'm tired of self-respect
I can't afford a car
I wanna be a prefab superstar
I wanna be a tool
Don't need no soul
Wanna make big money
Playing rock and roll
I'll make my music boring
I'll play my music slow
I ain't no artist
I'm a businessman
No ideas of my own

I won't offend
Or rock the boat
Just sex and drugs
And rock and roll

Drool, drool, drool, drool, drool, drool My payola!
Drool, drool, drool, drool, drool, drool My payola!

You'll pay ten bucks to see me
On a fifteen foot high stage
Fatass bouncers kick the ****
Out of kids who try to dance
If my friends say I've "lost my guts"
I'll laugh and say
That's rock and roll
But there's just one problem...

Is my cock big enough
Is my brain small enough
For you to make me a star
Give me a toot, I'll sell you my soul
Pull my strings and I'll go far

And when I'm rich
And meet Bob Hope
We'll shoot some golf
And shoot some dope

Is my cock big enough
Is my brain small enough
For you to make me a star
Give me a toot, I'll sell you my soul
Pull my strings and I'll go far

Drool, drool, drool, drool, drool, drool My payola!
Drool, drool, drool, drool, drool, drool My Payola

[Francisco Montana]

"Hold it! We've gotta prove we're adults now, we're not a punk rock band, we're a new wave band!"

LMAO!!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Yea, them and The Smiths!!!

[Stalins Ghost]

I'm not a fan on New Wave myself. Don't know why they just dont really do anything for me.
That said the Smashing Pumpkins (by far my favorite band) started out as New Wave, and alot of their music is New Wave inspired....
All the post-punk revival bands that are distinctly new-wave annoy me too...probably more so than "proper" new-wave bands

[Francisco Montana]

I wanted to leave this thread on an upbeat note. I give to you D.I.Y. by KMFDM. New Wave at it's best!

Rip The System!!!

[Francisco Montana]

And a fitting end to this thread!

Warning - Explicit Lyrics!

KMFDM - ADIOS!!!


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