tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post3112601133542244676..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Preview of power pop's 15-year cycle: "Needles and Pins" in 4 waysagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-25969425278944549552020-05-25T03:35:21.181-04:002020-05-25T03:35:21.181-04:00Since you study music trends so closely I thought ...Since you study music trends so closely I thought you would enjoy this. The 100 most lost songs of the 1980s. Songs that got a lot of radio airplay in the 1980s but none or hardly any today.<br /><br />https://radioinsight.com/ross/187494/the-100-most-lost-songs-of-the-1980s/Jay Finknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-17542426867855827622020-05-22T09:12:23.990-04:002020-05-22T09:12:23.990-04:00Other phase-matching covers: "September Gurls...Other phase-matching covers: "September Gurls," 1974 by Big Star, 1986 by the Bangles. (Representing power pop's depressive side during the vulnerable phase.)<br /><br />"She's Not There" -- 1964 by the Zombies, 1977 by Santana, 1979 by UK Subs, 1990 by Crowded House (as well as a couple versions from the late '60s). The most well-attested across multiple cycles, only missing the late 2000s.<br /><br />The ones from the late '60s aren't such a contradiction since they're consecutive with the original release -- not so odd, piggy-backing on popularity. It's truly contradictory when it's out of phase, and not consecutive -- e.g., if it had been successfully covered during the manic phase of the early '80s, rather than late '60s.<br /><br />"Hanging on the Telephone" -- 1976 by Nerves, 1978 by Blondie. Not the best example, since they're from the same phase of the same cycle, the late '70s.<br /><br />Counter-examples:<br /><br />"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" -- 1965 by the Byrds, 1989 by Tom Petty, and other lesser known versions, but none in a manic phase like the original. The covers are not only from different phases than the original, but separated by awhile and not just consecutive piggy-backing.<br /><br />"There She Goes" -- 1990 by the La's, 1997 by Sixpence None the Richer. Consecutive piggy-backing from the early '90s into the late '90s. Not the best counter-example.<br /><br />Just some where I knew there was a cover version off the top of my head, not an exhaustive search of all the big power pop songs. Overall, though, pretty solid phase-matching -- if originals for cover songs were chosen at random, only 1/3 would be from the same phase. It's higher than that, because one phase resonates with the others like it in the cycle.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.com