Saturday, December 19, 2015

100 Power Pop Songs Countdown # 35-31


35. Sloan


'Maybe it's my fault. I should take it with a grain of salt...'

Candaian band, very big in their homeland in the nineties. Here's a link to the recorded version and you get them doing it live above.

34. Barracudas


'Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba....'

As much for the intro, (as good as they come), as the song itself.

33. Chris Bell


'You hurt me yesterday...'

The sound of genuine pain. Chris Bell, formerly of Big Star from his lone solo album I Am The Cosmos.

32. The Smithereens


'Flowers in the springtime. October we were wed. In winter time, the roses died. Her blood ran cold and then she said...'

The Smithereens made one very good album. 1986's Especially For You. From whence this comes. This one gets the nod over several other contenders from the same record

31. Wreckless Eric


'Do you remember all those nights in my Zodiac. Playing with your dress underneath your pacamac.' 

No, not Whole Wide World. Instead, the opening track from his self-titled 1978 debut.



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