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May 16, 2024 · Modern English captured hearts in the '80s with their romantic classic "I Melt With You," which combines jangly guitars and dreamy synths. This enchanting New Wave love song remains a fan favorite, enchanting audiences with its timeless charm and enduring message of unity.
Jan 15, 2008 · 1. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart 49 2. Talk Talk – It’s My Life 44.6 3. Gary Numan – Cars 44.3 4. Visage – Fade to Grey 44 5. New Order – Blue Monday 43 6. B-Movie – Nowhere Girl 41 7. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon 36 8. The-The – Uncertain Smile 33 9. Split Enz – I Got You 30 10. Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way 28.6 11.
- That Dog. – “I’m Gonna See You”
- PJ Harvey (Featuring Thom Yorke) – “This Mess We’Re In”
- Yellowcard – “Ocean Avenue”
- Future Islands – “Walking Through That Door”
- Liz Phair – “Supernova”
- The Stranglers – “Golden Brown”
- Nine Inch Nails – “The Perfect Drug”
- Pulp – “Something Changed”
- Buzzcocks – “Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone You Shouldn’T’Ve)”
- Morphine – “In Spite of Me”
You take the good, you take the bad. You settle in for the longest haul, one that’s meant to end whenever one partner or the other passes away. Sunny, glossy and droll, “I’m Gonna See You” fairly tingles the spine; there’s an underlying optimism about marriage and domestic life here that’s leavened by level-headedness and firm realism. that dog. se...
PJ Harvey didn’t need Radiohead‘s enigmatic frontman to sell this bleakly beautiful 2000 duet. But it’s chilling — and slightly dislocating — to hear these worlds collide, resulting in a hall-of-fame-caliber swirl of romantic misery. “I’d long been interested in the idea of somebody else singing a whole song on a record of mine, to have a very diff...
There’s love, sure, but “Ocean Avenue” is also an anthem of youth, recklessness and pop-punk. Something about the chugging riffs, infectious chorus and cliche lyrics made it an instant classic destined to soundtrack every Emo Nite. The highlight is, of course, the sentiment that’s as predictable as everything else: “If I could find you now things w...
This is Future Islands in the key of “I Want to Break Free.” Of all the underdog anthems the synth-pop trio churn out, this gem — from 2010’s overlooked In Evening Air — is their most pure. The beauty lies in Gerrit Welmers’ quivering keys, which sound like they landed on Earth from a ’50s sci-fi flick. They spiral higher and faster, as singer Samu...
Liz Phair is in devotion mode, packing more similes into one rock love song than an entire book of Shakespeare sonnets. “Your eyelashes sparkle like gilded grass,” she sings, “and your lips are sweet and slippery like a cherub’s bare, wet ass.” That’s just the first verse. “Supernova” was Phair’s rollicking first single from Whip-Smart, the follow-...
The stately, baroque-pop jangle of “Golden Brown” diverged from the English band’s core sound: prototypical pub-punkers stumbling into the electronics section of the local music store. The Stranglers slowly matured into the New Wave outfit of their pinnacle — but, in this case, take a deviant direction. A harpsichord plays the central melody as a l...
The doomed romance of Trent Reznor’s lyrics can often make love sound like a desperate chemical dependency — or make actual drug addiction sound like an irresistible seduction. “The Perfect Drug,” written for David Lynch’s 1997 film, Lost Highway, muddies the waters even more than usual, particularly with Mark Romanek’s absinthe-themed video. Rezno...
“Something Changed” is a prayer for those of us whose love language is canceling plans. Over rolling guitars and heavenly synths, Jarvis Cocker sings about the precious, random decisions that we make every day, having no idea of what’s at stake. “I could have stayed at home and gone to bed … you might have changed your mind and seen your friend.” I...
If the answer to the question posed in the song title is “no,” check your pulse. You’re not alive. Or perhaps you’re extremely lucky. Just wait — as Robert Plant once sang, “Your Time Is Gonna Come.” The gist of the lyrics: “You spurn my natural emotions / You make me feel like dirt and I’m hurt” is as plainspoken as the song itself, written in 197...
Boston trio Morphine was known for the low, sonorous sounds of Mark Sandman’s two-string slide bass and Dana Colley’s baritone sax. But Sandman would occasionally throw in a spare acoustic track like “In Spite of Me,” the side one closer to their 1993 magnum opus, Cure For Pain, featuring beautifully fluttering mandolin by Jimmy Ryan. “In Spite of ...
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My picks for the 100 best New Wave songs (loosely defined) are mostly by artists that were considered New Wave in the US, although some may be defined more as post-punk, but their selections are from a "dip" into a more New Wave sound.
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) — Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, And Dave Stewart. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Official Video)
- Don’t Stand So Close To Me — The Police. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me (Official Music Video) The Police’s 1980 single Don’t Stand So Close To Me was written with their fanbase in mind.
- Always Something There To Remind Me — Naked Eyes. Always Something There to Remind Me (2018 Remaster) Always Something To Remind Me was first composed in the 1960s and recorded by multiple artists during the decade.
- Video Killed The Radio Star — The Buggles. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video) Video Killed The Radio Star was released in 1979 and was famously the first video to air on MTV when it began in 1981.
Dec 1, 2009 · 1. Joy Division - Love Will tear Us Apart. 2. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine. 3. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. 4. Ultravox - Vienna. 5. Romeo Void - Never Say Never. 6.
Dec 22, 2023 · Table of Contents. Top new wave songs ever made. “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds. “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell. “Rock Lobster” by The B-52’s. “Blue Monday 88” by New Order. “Christine” by Siouxsie and The Banshees. “The Big Country” by Talking Heads. “I Don’t Like Mondays” by The Boomtown Rats.
