Most underated song

BOSTIK · 12-02-2021 5:48pm

These guys are more well known for other things, but in the mid-80s some of their lesser known tunes adorned a few movie soundtracks. Vincent Hanley featured this on MT USA a few times, from the movie of the same name.

I think it's excellent.

Declan A Walsh · 12-02-2021 6:34pm

BOSTIK wrote: »

These guys are more well known for other things, but in the mid-80s some of their lesser known tunes adorned a few movie soundtracks. Vincent Hanley featured this on MT USA a few times, from the movie of the same name.

I think it's excellent.

And here's another underrated Wang Chung song: Talk It Out

NewbridgeIR · 12-02-2021 6:39pm

Wang Chung double CD reissues are due this year. Nice to get all the mixes together.

YoshiSays · 15-02-2021 9:08pm

Zoom - Fat Larry's Band
Brilliant.
What beautiful simple lyrics.
What a gorgeous vocal.

Posted this in work and made a reference to Zoom video conferencing. Nobody got it. Sigh!

maestroamado · 15-02-2021 9:19pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vTnff0pkgs

I have loads but this first came to my head, also its a personal story...

BOSTIK · 18-02-2021 5:13pm

^^^

"Night Owl" is great, I love the album version with the longer intro.

This little gem managed to reach the Top 30 back in 1988. Marc Almond has been involved in more well known material, but this solo single still sounds fresh.

anewme · 18-02-2021 10:21pm

Listened to Antony and the Johnsons, hope there's someone last night, a live version.

forgot how wonderful it is.

18-02-2021 10:22pm

Anyone say Good Vibrations yet?

YoshiSays · 18-02-2021 11:10pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Anyone say Good Vibrations yet?

That's hardly an underated song !

18-02-2021 11:24pm

YoshiSays wrote: »

That's hardly an underated song !

Maybe underappreciated is more appropriate. Plenty of people I know simply dismiss The Beach Boys as a novelty band. Good Vibrations included.

NewbridgeIR · 18-02-2021 11:58pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Maybe underappreciated is more appropriate. Plenty of people I know simply dismiss The Beach Boys as a novelty band. Good Vibrations included.

Still?

I remember them being dismissed in the mid-80s when the critical acclaim for Pet Sounds wasn't really there and not many cared about the long lost Smile. But now, you'd think people would know better and appreciate their genius and many great records.

19-02-2021 12:00am

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Still?

I remember them being dismissed in the mid-80s when the critical acclaim for Pet Sounds wasn't really there and not many cared about the long lost Smile. But now, you'd think people would know better and appreciate their genius and many great records.

Maybe it's just my experience. But they don't seem as ubiquitous as other bands of that era.

Thargor · 01-03-2021 11:23pm

The last song on my favourite album of all time Automatic for the People, I think its the most nostalgic piece of music ever for me anyway:

YoshiSays · 01-03-2021 11:41pm

Thargor wrote: »

The last song on my favourite album of all time Automatic for the People, I think its the most nostalgic piece of music ever for me anyway:

Got that on a T Shirt before I went to Australia for work.
And yes I found the river.
But unfortunately I bloody came back.
Should have stayed a least few years longer.

NewbridgeIR · 01-03-2021 11:54pm

Thargor wrote: »

The last song on my favourite album of all time Automatic for the People, I think its the most nostalgic piece of music ever for me anyway:

Brilliant end to that album - Kitten / Swimming / River

BOSTIK · 04-03-2021 5:45pm

I first heard this when watching the excellent Wayne Wang movie "Smoke". It features in a heartwarming montage with Harvey Kietel's character at the end of the film and fits absolutely perfectly.

Tom Waits is just brilliant at this sort of thing:

NewbridgeIR · 04-03-2021 7:55pm

That was a brilliant example of matching the music to the images. Great film as is Blue In The Face.

BOSTIK · 29-03-2021 4:06pm

I like the instrumentation on this, nice pipe solo too. It was never cool in 1985 when it hit the Top 30, but I liked it anyway.

Declan A Walsh · 29-03-2021 11:30pm

Love this song. Not only underrated but does not get played as often as it used to.

Cool Night by Paul Davis.

NewbridgeIR · 29-03-2021 11:52pm

Nice tune Declan. I have it on this compilation CD - great series - https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hard-To-Find-45s-On-CD-Volume-14-70s-80s-Pop-Classics/release/5919832

BOSTIK · 15-04-2021 4:02pm

I haven't heard this for decades. Apparently one of the band members is the younger sister of Mama Cass. Now she's an attorney.

magicbastarder · 15-04-2021 9:24pm

maybe the title weighs against it. and the fact that it's extremely difficult to understand the lyrics. but it's great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5456JZPWAvY

JackTC · 16-04-2021 9:31am

Not your typical Green Day song, similar to Time of your life.

Proof that Billie Joe could write good songs at one point.

The Princess Bride · 20-04-2021 5:42pm

People are more familiar with Bring It Back and The Time Is Now, but this is pretty fab.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABHgpUAv1mk

begbysback · 20-04-2021 5:45pm

mrcheez · 20-04-2021 5:47pm

You gotta admit it's catchy

Tombo2001 · 29-04-2021 2:57pm

There are not many songs this brilliant with just 178 views on Youtube (after three years).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwXhAwLjfUk

Declan A Walsh · 29-04-2021 9:23pm

I Love It When You Call Me Names by Joan Armatrading.

BOSTIK · 06-05-2021 3:53pm

Nice little belter from 1987. I prefer this to their more commercially successful 1970s disco revivals.

BOSTIK · 13-05-2021 4:41pm

Used to hear this a lot on Atlantic 252 back in the day. Not as well known as the thespians in his family, but this is a fine track.

Most underated song

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