A fun throwback track that floods me with memories. Definitely worthy of a Most Important Song, although not in the band's top 10. This song was never a hit in the U.S. but I must've been friends with some people who had cool older siblings because we used it to choreograph one of our high school competition routines. I don't think I've heard it in 25+ years, and even then it was at least 10 years old. Yazoo holds a special place in the amazing music history of Vince Clarke. If you don't know: he penned and played on Depeche Mode's debut album before leaving them to create this brief (2 album) duo with Alison Moyet, and then went on to partner with Andy Bell and form the everlasting Erasure. Love all that original new wave synthpop awesomeness.
The Decemberists - Severed
The Decemberists seem to get more and more 80's new wave every time I hear them. Their new song, "Severed", is a great example of what I'm talking about. Now, I don't follow them all that closely, so I might be wrong there, but in my not-at-all-expert opinion, it's a cool move they're making.
RIYL: The Mountian Goats, The New Pornographers, Wolf Parade, Bright Eyes, Roxy Music
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New Order - Round & Round
I just can't help thinking
What you've done to me
You built a wall of love and tore it right down
In front of me
And you think you know what's going on
You keep telling me that I am wrong
I don't care about what you do
'Cause if you mess with me I'll get rid of you
I enjoyed that Joy Division book so much that I immediately dove into reading the same author (Peter Hook, the bassist)'s book about his years in New Order. It's MUCH thicker, as you might imagine, and I'm not finished yet. I am at the bit where they first thought that New Order was finished, though - when Barney started Electronic so Hooky started Revenge, and everyone were super coke heads. Basically just after Technique, the album this track is from, in 1989.