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'Uncool' Musicians That Have Had Very Cool Songs
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21-02-2008 06:40PM#1
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Since when were Weezer and Talking Heads "uncool".
Off the top of my head i'd say:
Robbie Williams: "Feel".
GNR: "Don't cry", "November Rain" and "Sweet Child o' Mine" (oh wait.. GNR are officially cool again aren't they
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John Secada: "Just another Day"
Linkin Park: A lot of their stuff.
Roy Orbison: "Mystery Girl".
Madonna: A lot of her early stuff is really good pop (many would say "uncool" though).
Depeche Mode: All stuff is good.0 -
Since when were Weezer and Talking Heads "uncool".
Off the top of my head i'd say:
Robbie Williams: "Feel".
GNR: "Don't cry", "November Rain" and "Sweet Child o' Mine" (oh wait.. GNR are officially cool again aren't they ).
John Secada: "Just another Day"
Linkin Park: A lot of their stuff.
Roy Orbison: "Mystery Girl".
Madonna: A lot of her early stuff is really good pop (many would say "uncool" though).
Depeche Mode: All stuff is good.
Don't you dare be ashamed. What a top tune that is.0 -
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OK how about:
1. Dido's contribution to Eminem's "Stan" (I think poor oul' Dido comes in for a lot of unfair criticism but i think she's ok).
2. Phil Collins (arguably the king of "uncool"): "In the air tonight"- Drum solo FTW.
3. Also who could forget Journey (generally "uncool" band): "Don't stop believing"
4. Alison Krauss (not exactly hip, Robert Plant association notwithstanding): "Baby, now that i've found you" (i think it's "cool" anyway)
Edit: BTW Love the video for "Islands in the sun" by Weezer. Simply a beautiful song.0 -
OK how about:
1. Dido's contribution to Eminem's "Stan" (I think poor oul' Dido comes in for a lot of unfair criticism but i think she's ok).
2. Phil Collins (arguably the king of "uncool"): "In the air tonight"- Drum solo FTW.
3. Also who could forget Journey (generally "uncool" band): "Don't stop believing"
1. I f*ckin love Dildo. She's got some crackin tunes and she's hot
2. Like a bit of Genesis and his solo stuff so I'm down with that.
3. Journey have now been made cool by 16-18 year olds on bebo.0 -
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dr.bollocko wrote: »FAILED! Aerosmith are ****ing kick ****ing ass. And GNR? GNR are the coolest band in the history of cool. GNR rule.
What next? Feckin ACDC? Led Zeppelin? If guns n roses and Aerosmith arent cool then who in the hell are cool?
the Fonz?
**** Fonzy.
While coolness is an indefinable quality, I can state with absolute certainty that neither Aerosmith nor G'n'R were cool.
Uncool: Extreme, Cool Song: More than Words :cool: 0 -
BurnsCarpenter wrote: »While coolness is an indefinable quality, I can state with absolute certainty that neither Aerosmith nor G'n'R were cool.
Uncool: Extreme, Cool Song: More than Words :cool:
HHmnnnn not a bad example.0 -
Not uncool - some cheesy songs but their lifestyles of rock n roll excess ensured they would never occupy the "uncool" category (whereas, for instance, Mike and the Mechanics are really disciplined and goody-two-shoes).Aerosmith - Dream On (Ignore the crappy video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtJu-0eTUSU
That's kind of a different thing - "songs you know are sh1t but you like".Rick Astley - 'Never Gonna Give You Up' :cool:
No way are Weezer uncool - they've got a "nerdy" image going on but it's kind of ironic.dr.bollocko wrote: »How about Weezer? Uncool, but so many good songs.
Perfect example. Goodnight Saigon is absolute quality.--amadeus-- wrote: »Billy Joel, not hip but some f his songs have great narratives - Piano Man in particular.
Absolutely no way are Talking Heads or Kraftwerk uncool - seriously. Geeky, but definitely not uncool.dr.bollocko wrote: »What about Talking heads? Are they considered uncool? I think they rule. Road to Nowhere for example.
or Kraftwerk... Autobahn.
They were never uncool.GNR: "Don't cry", "November Rain" and "Sweet Child o' Mine" (oh wait.. GNR are officially cool again aren't they ).
They're not really "uncool" in the Billy Joel sense, they're just sh1t. But I'm sure they have the odd catchy song.Linkin Park: A lot of their stuff.
The Big "O" is definitely not uncool.Roy Orbison: "Mystery Girl".
Not a hope is her early stuff uncool. I would say her recent stuff is.Madonna: A lot of her early stuff is really good pop (many would say "uncool" though).
Not uncool - their stuff pre 1986 was sh1t (apart from New Life and Everything Counts) but they weren't uncool in the Billy Joel sense.Depeche Mode: All stuff is good.
Yes, perfect example. The Philster and Genesis have tons of great songs: The aforementioned In The Air Tonight, Mama, Turn it on Again, Land of Confusion, Invisible Touch, Take Me Home - quality.Phil Collins (arguably the king of "uncool"): "In the air tonight"- Drum solo FTW.
Very uncool band, but Don't Stop Believin' was recognised as a fantastic song long before all the hype last year.Also who could forget Journey (generally "uncool" band): "Don't stop believing"
All the stuff that fits into the same category as Journey - late 70s/early 80s corporate rock like REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Air Supply, the term "uncool" was invented specifically for those acts...
I think a lot of power ballads rock. E.g. Alone and These Dreams by Heart.0 -
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BurnsCarpenter wrote: »If you were cool you'd understand.
I'm outdoors today and I'm freezing, but I still dont know what you mean.
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Oh I don't know - in fairness, they're not uncool in the Phil Collins sense. At least Aerosmith led a R&R lifestyle that was fairly Rolling Stones in its excesses...--amadeus-- wrote: »Aerosmith are really, really, really uncool...
Apart from "Walk this way" with Run DMC Aerosmith are not cool.
Not really a cool song but a bloody great one. Fuppin' quality!Back OT and another vote for Phil Collins, I grin every time I hear "Easy Lover". Not sure it's a cool song though...0 -
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Not uncool - some cheesy songs but their lifestyles of rock n roll excess ensured they would never occupy the "uncool" category (whereas, for instance, Mike and the Mechanics are really disciplined and goody-two-shoes). That's kind of a different thing - "songs you know are sh1t but you like". No way are Weezer uncool - they've got a "nerdy" image going on but it's kind of ironic. Perfect example. Goodnight Saigon is absolute quality. Absolutely no way are Talking Heads or Kraftwerk uncool - seriously. Geeky, but definitely not uncool. They were never uncool. They're not really "uncool" in the Billy Joel sense, they're just sh1t. But I'm sure they have the odd catchy song. The Big "O" is definitely not uncool. Not a hope is her early stuff uncool. I would say her recent stuff is. Not uncool - their stuff pre 1986 was sh1t (apart from New Life and Everything Counts) but they weren't uncool in the Billy Joel sense. Yes, perfect example. The Philster and Genesis have tons of great songs: The aforementioned In The Air Tonight, Mama, Turn it on Again, Land of Confusion, Invisible Touch, Take Me Home - quality. Very uncool band, but Don't Stop Believin' was recognised as a fantastic song long before all the hype last year. All the stuff that fits into the same category as Journey - late 70s/early 80s corporate rock like REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Air Supply, the term "uncool" was invented specifically for those acts... I think a lot of power ballads rock. E.g. Alone and These Dreams by Heart.
The Dudess has spoken...
I agree with a lot of the above but saying LP are sh1t is very harsh imo.
"Numb", "Breaking the Habit" etc- they have some decent tracks you have to admit.
+1 for Extreme: "More than words", although many might say this was an "uncool" song by a hitherto "cool" band. I say bull.0 -
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--amadeus-- wrote: »See that collaboration proves that even the great RR can't work his magic on everybody... Aerosmith are really, really, really uncool. Cool people are people that you just want to be. A cool person you would sell your mum to be for a week. A really cool person you would sell your kidney to be for 24 hours. So I'd sell Mum to be as cool as Johnny Cash was or my kidney to be as cool as Elvis in '56. Now I would happily sell any of my bodily organs NOT to be Billy Joel or Phil Collins (or Chris de Burgh for that matter). Apart from "Walk this way" with Run DMC Aerosmith are not cool. Back OT and another vote for Phil Collins, I grin every time I hear "Easy Lover". Not sure it's a cool song though...
Not a bad description of the nature of "coolness".
This thread reminds me of the Simpsons episode- (The Lollapolooza/Cannon-ball Homer one IIRC) 0 -
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Hahaaa! My sister was an Osmonds freak when I was a lad, and I picked that out as the only listenable song in her entire collection! 0 -
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Good choice Mike, I think this is more in vain with the idea of the thread than some of the other's mentioned.0 -
OK as eo980 said, to keep the thread from straying into "guilty pleasure" territory, how about:Good choice Mike, I think this more in vain with the idea of the thread than some of the other's mentioned.
1. The Carpenters: Superstar (especially the Sonic Youth cover).
2. The temptations: Build me up, Buttercup (love its use in "Something about Mary")
3. Elvis: Suspicious Minds (absolute genius)
Three typical cool songs from kinda uncool artists imo. And it's a posthumous, retrospective kinda cool, the best kind
Not guilty pleasures either mind you.
Also: Johnny Cash: "Hurt", "One". (NB. despite their current coolness, Cash and Elvis were not always universally regarded as cool I would say, hence i've included them).0 -
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