The images this conjured up of what children often looked like in the 80s (and not only in the privacy of their own lounges) really made me laugh - as did the shire horse reference. It’s a great piece!
I don’t like ‘I Feel For You’ either. I also really don’t like ‘I’m Every Woman’ and I REALLY don’t like ‘LoveShack’ by the B-52s which was seemingly everywhere in 1992! So I feel your pain.
You have one over on me though because I struggle to identify what it is I dislike about these songs so much. 1984 was a fine year for music as far as I’m concerned and I had no problem with anything else on your list. I’m generally ok with experimental stuttering it would seem. (I did spend the entire time I was reading trying to place that quote though - yes, obviously The Breakfast Club but I had Some Kind Of Wonderful in my head which threw me off!)
I find the effect that different songs have on us so interesting. At its heart it seems something that defies logic. I have a real problem with Blossoms and I think it’s because it is exactly the sort of music I should like, but I just don’t. Also, as you quite rightly say, over exposure to things you don’t like is a pretty strong catalyst for hatred, or at least disdain.
On a separate note, I have a fairly love or hate relationship with Prince’s music and had never listened to Starfish and Coffee. That is one I really like!
Oh god, I *HATE* Loveshack with a fiery passion. Hate everything I’ve ever heard by the B52s I think. I have a particular problem with tinny voices, and that B52s woman has a tinny voice to end them all.
I am so envious that you can pinpoint this. I don’t think that is my problem. I don’t particularly dislike any of their other songs and she sings on a lot of REM tracks on Out of Time and I have no problem with it.
Scritti Politti…’nuff said.
But the Frankies? You’ve crossed a line there, Rowan!
Ha. Funnily enough, my brother really liked Frankie as well. I enjoy their esprit, but the actual music never did it for me
The images this conjured up of what children often looked like in the 80s (and not only in the privacy of their own lounges) really made me laugh - as did the shire horse reference. It’s a great piece!
I don’t like ‘I Feel For You’ either. I also really don’t like ‘I’m Every Woman’ and I REALLY don’t like ‘LoveShack’ by the B-52s which was seemingly everywhere in 1992! So I feel your pain.
You have one over on me though because I struggle to identify what it is I dislike about these songs so much. 1984 was a fine year for music as far as I’m concerned and I had no problem with anything else on your list. I’m generally ok with experimental stuttering it would seem. (I did spend the entire time I was reading trying to place that quote though - yes, obviously The Breakfast Club but I had Some Kind Of Wonderful in my head which threw me off!)
I find the effect that different songs have on us so interesting. At its heart it seems something that defies logic. I have a real problem with Blossoms and I think it’s because it is exactly the sort of music I should like, but I just don’t. Also, as you quite rightly say, over exposure to things you don’t like is a pretty strong catalyst for hatred, or at least disdain.
On a separate note, I have a fairly love or hate relationship with Prince’s music and had never listened to Starfish and Coffee. That is one I really like!
Oh god, I *HATE* Loveshack with a fiery passion. Hate everything I’ve ever heard by the B52s I think. I have a particular problem with tinny voices, and that B52s woman has a tinny voice to end them all.
I am so envious that you can pinpoint this. I don’t think that is my problem. I don’t particularly dislike any of their other songs and she sings on a lot of REM tracks on Out of Time and I have no problem with it.
Oh I’m going to have to completely roll back on myself because I love ‘Out Of Time’. Maybe it’s only when she’s lead vocalist
“Love Shack” came out after guitarist Ricky Wilson died and they always felt to me like a different band after that
Oh my goodness! You definitely can! On it, thank you.
Sorry - logged in as the wrong person. I meant to send that as me. Prince singing Starfish and Coffee to Muppets: https://youtu.be/TG4PqmShvHI?si=DPumRXkbP8k60AtI
Haha! This is excellent! I particularly like muppet Prince
Confession: I do like the Pointer Sisters version!
[of I FEEL FOR YOU].