This thread is about shot. If you have some songs you like that you think might be New Wave, post them! The definition of New Wave will not be on the test.

After The Fire - Der Kommissar

lol, whew.


Siouxsie and the banshees - Hong Kong Garden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTrO0Gh8P84&feature=fvst

Squeeze was so great. I'd forgotten Hourglass until now.

One of my favorite songs ever: Pulling Mussels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WngGeI9lnA

There's a documentary on Instant Netflix now that follows Glenn Tilbrook on a concert tour. One for the Road.

Men at Work - Down Under

I'm sorry, but no way do I extend the definition to include Siouxsie and the Banshees.

They were at least post-punk or pre-goth or neo-...something, but not new wave.

Haha, this is priceless. I love it when the guy slaps the waitress in the butt.

They used this in a US car commercial a couple of years ago.

There are a LOT of people who would (justifiably) disagree with you here. By that, I meant they've at least put some thought into that opinion (not that I'm saying you haven't, just that there are some acts that will blur the lines).

thank me later
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gma5IUNMTn0

Oh my God. I'm open-minded, but that was truly disturbing.

And a really bad song.

The great XTC, Senses Working Overtime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J5GVVz0gjA

XTC XTC XTC XTC. Can't say enough good things about XTC.

Awesome.

Never heard of this guy. Man can he hit the high notes. This song kinda fires me up.

Dominatrix - The Dominatrix sleeps tonight

Elton Motello - Jet Boy Jet Girl

That was the old song Lightning Strikes! That video scared me so much I didn't recognize it. So it's a great song, but that video still creeps me out.

okay, Bobby J and klaus nomi were just freaking weird.

Cryme is kind of taking it more towards punkish but there was a fair amount of cross-over there I guess.

And we already have 3 mentions of the Psych Furs in this thread to kind of drive that punk/new-wave mesh thing home and catch my attention since they were my favorite band back in the day and I'm a little bit knowledgeable.

Once upon a time the Psych Furs were more punkish or post-punk or whatever the hell they started as and not really new wave. Their 6-piece line-up for their first two albums was awesome including some interesting experimental blending with sax with the post-punk that definitely does not sound like it was made 30 freaking years ago.


Two of my favorite songs from each of their first two albums:

We Love You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDoyK9Dx4_o

India (takes awhile before the actual song starts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH9Gi...eature=related

Into You Like a Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DWzQPB7YrA&feature=fvw

All of This and Nothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMl3Q...eature=related

Back to truer New Wave:

Always preferred Space Age Love Song by Flock of Seagulls to I Ran:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHjtij5vZfA

If you don't like Dance Hall Days there is something wrong with you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ernCPFVe8wU&feature=fvw

The Go Go's - Our Lips are Sealed (way underrated band imo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEU5vXmE5mU

Kim Carnes - Kids in America (one of my favorite songs at the time along with Pop Musik by M)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hWZqllm3mQ


The Church - Under the Milky Way (I think this counts)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q6nKP10j4s

Modern English - Melt with You (really cliche because it's so popular...but it was a really good freakin song)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuN6gs0AJls

The Cure - 10:15 Saturday Night (once really cliche to like this song...today fewer and fewer people even know about it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWYQt9CrZXw

Attack of those wacky Euros!!!!

Nena - 99 Luft Balloons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQYQT...eature=related

Falco - Der Kommisar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w4Xulsjo5I

Also - some mentions of New Order in this thread. I was never really a fan of them but Age of Consent I thought was an awesome song that never got as much attention as it deserved:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ahU-x-4Gxw

And a decent modern cover of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3FTFMRt5GE

Now officially known as "the Geico song"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD21J...eature=related

Less known songs with weird list-style lyrics:

The Nails - 88 Lines about 44 Women

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWWpUmRlkRc

Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL7Qy...eature=related

this thread has turned into "80s songs I like" and not New Wave. Oh well.

Exactly.

I know everyone will say that the definition of New Wave is mercurial or subjective or whatever, but come on--no chance The Jim Carroll Band was a New Wave Band. I guess Patty Smith and The Velvet Underground were New Wave too.

Of course, this can go on forever, though.

Because, well, because the definition is mercurial.

Oh yeah--and subjective, too.

Pretty sure these qualify:

The Waitresses - I know What Boys Like

Howard Jones - No One is to BlameYazoo - Only You

Nitzer Ebb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w3A72L3rj4

Paul Allen doesn't have much of an opinion.

It's funny, I think Blondie were New Wave and The Police weren't but I have no idea why.