BJ plays some of his favorite songs from the convoluted genre called "New Wave."
ELVIS COSTELLO - PRETTY WORDS
NICK LOWE - MARIE PROVOST
NICK LOWE - AMERICAN SQUIRM
ANY TROUBLE - SECOND CHOICE
THE POGUES - LONDON GIRL
SQUEEZE - ANOTHER NAIL FOR MY HEART
SQUEEZE - IN QUINTESSENCE
MADNESS - BED AND BREAKFAST MAN
THE SPECIALS - YOU'RE WONDERING NOW
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - TELL ME WHEN MY LIGHT TURNS GREEN
XTC - HELICOPTER
ULTRAVOX - ROCKWROK
ULTRAVOX - HYMN
THE SOFT BOYS - I WANNA DESTROY YOU
THE TEARDROP EXPLODES - TREASON
THE JAM - IT'S TOO BAD
THE CROOKS - ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD
THE CHORDS - SO FAR AWAY
THE LAMBRETTAS - D-A-A-ANCE
THE FLYS - DON'T MOONLIGHT ON ME
CHARLIE FAWN - BLUE SKIES
THE ACT - THE LONG ISLAND SOUND
THE DISTRACTIONS - BOYS CRY
THE CURE - BOYS DON'T CRY (PEEL SESSION)
THE CURE - JUMPING SOMEONE'S ELSES TRAIN
THE CURE - SIX DIFFERENT WAYS
COLIN NEWMAN - & JURY
GEN X - UNTOUCHABLES
BILLY IDOL - DEAD ON ARRIVAL
THE BEAT - ROCK N' ROLL GIRL
THE (ENGLISH) BEAT - TWO SWORDS
ADAM AND THE ANTS - STAND AND DELIVER
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - SPACE AGE LOVE SONG
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - TELECOMMUNICATION
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - TRANSFER AFFECTION
THE VAPORS - SOMEHOW
THE VAPORS - SILVER MACHINES
THE HOOTERS - SATELLITE
THE CHURCH - THE UNGUARDED MOMENT
BIG COUNTRY - FIELDS OF FIRE
THE ALARM - WHERE WERE YOU HIDING WHEN THE STORM BROKE?
TRANSLATOR - UN-ALONE
TRANSLATOR - GRAVITY
THE BONGOS - THE BULRUSHES
THE BONGOS - TIGER NIGHTS
U2 - A CELEBRATION
BIG COUNTRY - INWARDS
Can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed the "New Wave" episodes. I do love the obscure bands' music in most episodes, but I especially love when you pull out some album cuts from bands I'm familiar with and songs I know, and this episode did that for me. This was AWESOME--thank you BJ!
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