Like A Surgeon (eBook)
A Surgeon's Guide To The Top 1000 Songs Of The 1980's
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138 Seiten
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An intricate exploration of the music of the 1980's from one man's point of view. This exploration features a ranking of the songs that were released in the 1980's and the reasons why they are ranked the way they are. In addition, graphic illustrations are displayed to represent some of the titles of the music.
An intricate exploration of the music of the 1980's from one man's point of view. This exploration features a ranking of the songs that were released in the 1980's and the reasons why they are ranked the way they are. In addition, graphic illustrations are displayed to represent some of the titles of the music. The top 1000 songs according to the author's opinion are noted as well as 100 songs that are honorary mentions.
An intricate exploration of the music of the 1980's from one man's point of view. This exploration features a ranking of the songs that were released in the 1980's and the reasons why they are ranked the way they are. In addition, graphic illustrations are displayed to represent some of the titles of the music. The top 1000 songs according to the author's opinion are noted as well as 100 songs that are honorary mentions.
460 1984
BORDERLINE
Madonna
A young Madonna sings about her weaker side in pure endearment before her meteoric rise to stardom.
461 1981
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
REO Speedwagon
Speedwagon’s Cronin sings a love song that pins the lovers and his love for her against the cynical world in this early 80’s hit.
462 1988
PIANO IN THE DARK
BRENDA RUSSEL
Why didn’t Russel reach mega-stardom with these vocals?
463 1985
WE CLOSE OUR EYES
Go West
The catchy instrumental intro drives you to synth lust.
464 1983
WHEN I’M WITH YOU
Sheriff
A Canadian rock band sings a power ballad that brings about unsurmountable emotion and romance and makes them a craze with younger ladies.
465 1987
JUST LIKE HEAVEN
The Cure
A beautifully romantic song in which listeners are left unsure about whether they are in a dream that can’t be real.
466 1983
MAMA
Genesis
A song about an obsession with an older woman, forming an Oedipal’s complex, who does not return the same affections
467 1983
STREET OF DREAMS
Rainbow
Rainbow sings about the blurred line between dreams and reality, or rather a hope that “maybe I just see what I want it to be.”
468 1982
I KEEP FORGETTING
Michael McDonald
The King of Yacht Rock gets emotional about a lost love in this easy-to-listen-to song that displays his supreme vocals.
469 1989
DOWNTOWN LIGHTS
The Blue Nile
A synth-pop expo about loneliness beneath the sights and lights of the big city
470 1987
I’ve Been In Love Before
Cutting Crew
A emotional song in which the guitar is almost singing to you and makes you feel what the singer is going through.
471 1981
WOMAN IN LOVE (IT’S NOT ME)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Petty sings from the heart as he paints a picture of a man in the wrong end of a love triangle.
472 1983
MORNIN’
Al Jarreua
A positive, inspirational song that combines jazz, new age, and pop to bring about not only a distinct sound but a distinct experience for the listener
473 1980
BACK IN BLACK
AC/DC
A rock/metal forum about coming back strong, written as a tribute to their late frontman, Bon Scot, shortly after his death
474 1987
WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
U2
It’s Edge’s pulsating guitar chords and Bono’s passionate speech-like singing about a utopian place where the streets do not determine your class, that makes this such a rock hit.
475 1980
WOMAN
John Lennon
Lennon’s romantic salute to Yoko Ono, in one of the last songs that he wrote, is touching, to say the least.
476 1983
AFTER THE FALL
Journey
The great Perry sings the verses with raging emotion and the rest of the band sing the chorus in this regret love song.
477 1981
PLANET EARTH
Duran Duran
Lebon speaks to you in the background of spacey instrumentals as he calls for extra-terrestrials in a post-apocalyptic world.
478 1982
FREEZE FRAME
J. GIELS BAND
With sounds of camera clicks and a dragging prechorus to the chorus, Peter Wolf compares a week of meetings and hook-ups with a fine girl to film making.
479 1987
CHEROKEE
Europe
A metal rock ballad about the plight of the Native Americans that bashes “the white man’s greed”, has heavy guitar riffs throughout, and a guitar solo that transforms to a synth solo in the typical Europe way
480 1987
MOONLIGHTING
All Jarreua
The smooth and jazzy Jarreua delivers on this song that served as theme for the show of the same name.
481 1982
HEART TO HEART
Kenny Loggins
Loggins sings about trying to reconcile a long-broken relationship by being totally honest; with Michael McDonald on back up vocals, you can’t beat this.
482 1987
ROCK STEADY
The Whispers
A lavish aray of dance, pop, soul, and a good time with hook-filled verses and chorus
483 1981
MAN ON THE CORNER
Genesis
The subject of this tune is the plight of a homeless man, told with a mercurial tone from an observer’s point of view.
484 1983
TENDER IS THE NIGHT
Jackson Brown
Brown sings about his internal struggles with a broken relationship as well as his observations of the city at night.
485 1981
EBONY AND IVORY
Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney
This great duet doesn’t try to solve the complex problem of race relations but offers a thought or suggestion. Hear that Blender!
486 1988
DREAMING
OMD
OMD manages to sing about a girl pulling all the tricks and doing a man wrong in this danceable synth-pop tune.
487 1984
KEEPING THE FAITH
Billy Joel
With the use of horns, Joel reminisces about his youth but keeps hope alive for the future with the lines “cause the good ol’ days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems”.
488 1983
I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK
Toto
The great Steve Lukather’s vocals are highlighted as he sings about regret over a lost relationship.
489 1980
LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR
Pete Townshend
After the rock-out cheery chorus, the song’s cherry on top is the line of the last verse “your so lucky I’m around”.
490 1984
NO MORE WORDS
Berlin
Nunn gets emotional and puts her foot down on this hooky New Wave hit.
491 1985
JEANNY
Falco
Only Falco can make the musings of stalker- sung partially in German and partially in English- so suspenseful and dramatic.
492 1981
YESTERDAY’S SONG
Neil Diamond
Diamond adds so much flavor to his already own great vocals with the background chorus.
493 1981
EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC
The Police
Sting sings from the perspective of of an obsessed individual through which the subject of his love can do nothing wrong, as the dragging pre-chorus leads to a punchout full charge chorus.
494 1983
EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK
Elvis Costello
In an easy-to-listen-to song with a heavy dose of piano, Costello compares writing a book to the chronology of a relationship.
495 1983
ONE ON ONE
Hall N Oats
A smooth, easy rock/soul song about wanting to be alone with someone
496 1986
YOU GOT IT ALL
The Jets
A sax-laden, melodic, ballad about how one lover out does another.
497 1986
SUMMER OF LOVE
B-52s
Catchy beats abound in this ode to the Summer of 67 where the “man” is a drug dealer and various drugs are discussed in cognito.
498 1988
AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK
Sting
Sting sings a somewhat of a self-biography about a gay poet who he befriended in this jazz laden...
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.9.2022 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6678-5530-1 / 1667855301 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6678-5530-1 / 9781667855301 |
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