Hello all, Happy Holidays, Merry Whatever! Thankfully the Xmas tunes never took over my brain this year, and for some reason the past few days I've been hearing some oddities from the '80s in my head. It started with hearing "Cars" on the radio, and thinking about what a weird song it is, which led to other weird ones. Then I heard a few of them in a movie, and, well, here we are.
Cars- Gary Numan
Released in the UK just before 1980, but I heard it in the US right at the start of the '80s, so it counts. Strange, techno, involving cars and isolation- very '80s. For some reason I can't embed this one, so you're going to have to go to the trouble of copying and pasting:
https://youtu.be/Ldyx3KHOFXw
Der Kommisar- Falco
Just plain weird, and German, and Cold War related. He also did "Rock Me Amadeus," another pretty damn odd song that was still a huge hit.
99 Luftballoons- Nena
I heard both versions on the radio, and always preferred the German one. And had a crush on Nena. Another Cold War song.
Puttin' On The Ritz- Taco
Strange and catchy, like all of these.
Walk Like An Egyptian- The Bangles
Yes, it was a huge hit and doesn't seem as weird now, but these were all hits, and all pretty bizarre when you get past the catchiness.
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