tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post113081410449881145..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: on iTrocities of the eighties: theory and a personal listjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-14539993706542828602022-01-20T07:11:23.005-05:002022-01-20T07:11:23.005-05:00I read your blog post, your blog post having lots ...I read your blog post, your blog post having lots of fun about drugs Jeremy but my question <a href="https://hourstv.com/its-better-than-drugs-jeremy/" rel="nofollow"> It's better than drugs Jeremy </a> . I read some other blog posts but your content is fully informative. I appreciate your work keep it up<br />News Updateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877031827264648709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130931763352455562005-11-02T06:42:00.000-05:002005-11-02T06:42:00.000-05:00Jennifer: Hmm, I know a couple Jennifers from IU. ...Jennifer: Hmm, I know a couple Jennifers from IU. Are you Jen from Library Science?jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130902835170240522005-11-01T22:40:00.000-05:002005-11-01T22:40:00.000-05:00What about "The Search Is Over" by Survivor? Or "...What about "The Search Is Over" by Survivor? Or "Time for Me to Fly" by REO Speedwagon? The REO Speedwagon song has the dubious distinction of containing a made-up word (intoleration). Hey, maybe you could make a list of songs with made-up words in them...<BR/><BR/>BTW--Hi Jeremy! I recently discovered your weblog. Remember me? We took a class at IU together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130895412022457822005-11-01T20:36:00.000-05:002005-11-01T20:36:00.000-05:00when someone mentions the song "the heat is on," i...when someone mentions the song "the heat is on," i automatically think back to my 6th grade election for school president. when it came time for the candidates to give their speeches, one of them brought up a tape recorder and played the first 10-20 seconds of that song. he then began his speech with something like "well, the heat IS certainly on in this election..."<BR/><BR/>the gimmick was as simple as it was brilliant, and it provided him with much more electoral support than he would have otherwise gotten against the more popular, and much more attractive, female candidate. of course, i shamelessly voted for her. but i think he won.<BR/><BR/>an idea was on trial that afternoon, my friends. and the verdict? rock and roll can change the world, one heart at a time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130895176629068022005-11-01T20:32:00.000-05:002005-11-01T20:32:00.000-05:00maneater has sentimental value for me. i sang i...maneater has sentimental value for me. i sang it at the last karaoke, but with my mom's alternative lyrics.dorothahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612428988803385580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130890044677149742005-11-01T19:07:00.000-05:002005-11-01T19:07:00.000-05:00"Heart of Rock and Roll" would have been on my lis..."Heart of Rock and Roll" would have been on my list had I remembered it. Ugh. Perhaps also with a Lionel Ritchie song, but probably not "Dancing on the Ceiling." <BR/><BR/>I also agree about Hall & Oates, but I don't think "Maneater" is their worst song, although I'd have to think about what is. <BR/><BR/>I dissent on "We Built This City," because of its karaoke virtues.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130885648842721142005-11-01T17:54:00.000-05:002005-11-01T17:54:00.000-05:00Anon 4:24 - It was Chicago, first track on Chicago...Anon 4:24 - It was Chicago, first track on Chicago 17, the last album with Peter Etcetera.<BR/>File that one away in Useless Trivia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130880270569118502005-11-01T16:24:00.000-05:002005-11-01T16:24:00.000-05:00"Staaaaay the night" Peter Cetera? I can't remem..."Staaaaay the night" <BR/><BR/>Peter Cetera? I can't remember. But, it was bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130867956645828972005-11-01T12:59:00.000-05:002005-11-01T12:59:00.000-05:00You lay off Niel Diamond, man. He is an artist who...You lay off Niel Diamond, man. He is an artist who exists at the level wherein the sheer glory of his younger years will permanently excuse anything he does later, after having stopped trying.<BR/><BR/>(Seriously, go watch his bit in "The Last Waltz" if you don't believe me.)Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392485598731995230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130864450575143482005-11-01T12:00:00.000-05:002005-11-01T12:00:00.000-05:00Eddie Murphy's 'Boogie in Your Butt', which, for m...Eddie Murphy's 'Boogie in Your Butt', which, for me, only barely edges out the love song from Footloose - 'Almost Paradise' by Ann Wilson&Mike Reno. <BR/><BR/>I actually know there is worse, but my album collection isn't on hand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130864329795416482005-11-01T11:58:00.000-05:002005-11-01T11:58:00.000-05:00"we built this city""sunglasses at night""dancing ..."we built this city"<BR/>"sunglasses at night"<BR/>"dancing on the ceiling"<BR/>"heart of rock n roll"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130861813852570692005-11-01T11:16:00.000-05:002005-11-01T11:16:00.000-05:00I think your identification of the pop music patho...I think your identification of the pop music pathology is basically correct, a mid-eighties pathology. Something gave the nineties Boyz II Men, eh? It's also possible that the expansion of the commerical alternative format beyond a few big city outlets distorts the perspective on the true (singles) chart influence of the A-list grunge bands.<BR/><BR/>You do offer some strong selections, though -- in particular, I always hated the grabbed-by-the-nuts vocal style a la Parr. But I wasn't traumatized by "Kokomo," "We Are The World," or "Lean On Me" enough to let them displace Mr. Mister's "Kyrie," Hall & Oates's "Maneater" (subject to especially heavy local interest airplay in the Philadelphia market where I grew up), or Starship's "We Built This City" (which should get some shark-jumping award). I'd also want to carve out room for Bryan Adams and/or R.E.O. Speedwagon, but they might have to make the runner-up part of the list.Tom Bozzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853926747746938925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130825319702910302005-11-01T01:08:00.000-05:002005-11-01T01:08:00.000-05:00I was unaware of any remake of "More Than Words." ...I was unaware of any remake of "More Than Words." I don't know of any relation to Freaktoastt J, whose rumored to be working on a new album.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1130824551515141162005-11-01T00:55:00.000-05:002005-11-01T00:55:00.000-05:00Oooh, but the remake of "More Than Words" by Frank...Oooh, but the remake of "More Than Words" by Frankie J is great! Incidentally, is it true that this new artist is related to Freaktoast J?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com