- "I never jumped in and rescued you, but I wanted to, I didn't tell you which way to go, 'cause I thought you'd know." "I never told you I told you so, but I told you so." In 1998 BareNaked Ladies climbed the charts with their LP "Stunt" featuring hits like "One Week" and "It's All Been Done". "Told You So" is an acoustic number from this set sung by guitarist Ed Robertson. While not a stand out song it is decent in it's own right. This is an "album track"- it was never a single and won't find it's way onto any greatest hits collections. Of course in 1998 people were still purchasing full length albums so there was a need for such songs. The "Stunt"album is great from start to finish surpassed only by the band's debut "Gordon". The Ladies are set to release a new album in early 2010 without co-founding front man/singer Steve Page. I'm quite curious to hear the results.
2. Mint Car- The Cure
- "I really don't think it gets any better than this, vanilla smile and a gorgeous strawberry kiss!, birds sing we swing, clouds drift by and everything is like a dream, it's everything I wished." I don't have a lot of The Cure in my collection and when I was in middle school I probably thought anyone that listened to and dressed like the band were strange. It turns out the music is good and I'm far more strange than anyone I went to middle school with. "Mint Car" is an ultra upbeat with colorful lead guitar work, an easy companion in tone to the band's hit "Friday I'm in Love". The song is available on the band's 2001 Greatest Hits collection but comes originally from the album "Wild Mood Swings". That title alone suggests I should dig deeper into The Cure's catalogue.
3. Son Of Byford- Run D.M.C.
- "I was born son of Byford, brother of Al, bad as my mamma and Run's my pal, it's McDaniels, not McDonald's, these rhymes are Darryl's, those burgers are RONALD'S." It took a long time for hip hop to go from the streets of the south Bronx to the suburbs. Run D.M.C. helped pave the way in 1986 with their groundbreaking album "Raising Hell". Songs like "It's Tricky", "Peter Piper" and the built to crossover "Walk This Way" made Run D.M.C. household names beyond the rap community. In the song "Bring the Noise" Public Enemy's Chuck D asserted that "Run D.M.C. first said a DJ could be a band." While Run D.M.C. will readily admit that they built their structure around the Cold Crush Brothers, the point is not lost. Run D.M.C. provided the template for hip hop success- validation that hip hop artists could compete with rock acts. "Son of Byford" is a short acapella song featuring D.M.C. on vocals and some human beat boxing thrown in for good measure. I never caught Run D.M.C. in their prime, but I did catch them live in the early 2000s before the passing of legendary Jam Master Jay.
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