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by **Spaz** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:09 am

Hi fellow KROQ (L.A.) travellers...

Back in the '80s, KROQ was the bomb, and the place to go for if you wanted to experience the sounds of 'new music'. Those days are long gone, obviously, but the memories still linger on....

I've compiled 13 volumes of Songs That KROQ Forgot and I'm beginning to put together volume 14.

These CDs consist of songs that KROQ used to play the hell out of but are largely forgotten today and seldom show up on New Wave compilations or during Flashback weekends.

What songs do YOU remember from the days of KROQ that you never hear anything about anymore?

Don't worry about listing songs that may be on the other volumes...I want to hear about what YOU remember from the good ol' days. You can either own it or not own it...this is just a list right now and will help me gather songs for this next volume.

Remember I'm not looking for the BIG songs by artists, I'm looking for the ones that were played to death for a month or so then dropped off the radar....they could be by the BIG bands but should be the lesser hits...

SPAZ
Born of innocence. Free of ignorance.

by **Frau_Blucher** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:00 pm

I never tire of these KROQ topics. Some I'm thinking of right now...

Jon & Vangelis - Friends of Mr. Cairo
3D - X-Ray Eyes
The Flirts - On the Beach, We Just Wanna Dance
OMD - Georgia
The Human League - Seconds
Plimsouls - Now
Suburban Lawns - Janitor, Mom & Dad & God, Flying Saucer Safari
Human Sexual Response - Pound
Killing Joke - Follow the Leaders
20/20 - Nuclear Boy
The Untouchables - Lebananon
Novo Combo - City Bound E Train, Up Periscope
Humans - I Live in the City, Get You Tonight
D-Day - Right to Know, Too Young to Date
Simple Minds - The American
The Bangles - Want You
UB40 - I've Got Mine
Unit 3 with Venus - B.O.Y.S.
Caution - UFO
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party
Adam & the Ants - Friends
Boomtown Rats - Skin on Skin
Spandau Ballet - To Cut a Long Story Short
The Stranglers - The Man They Love to Hate
Buzzcocks - Somethings Gone Wrong Again
Devo - Gates of Steel
Inflatable Boy Clams - I'm Sorry
Surf Punks - Shark Attack
Squeeze - I've Returned
Tim Curry - I Do the Rock
Wall of Voodoo - Red Light
LAX - Ronnie's Song
The Dickies - Gigantor
Slow Children - Spring in Fialta
Sparks - I Married a Martian
Bad Manners - Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu, Samson & Delilah
The Waitresses - No Guilt
The English Beat - Randing Full Stop
The Kinks - Give the People What They Want
Gang of Four - What We All Want
X - Soul Kitchen cover
Black Flag - TV Party, Six Pack
Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas
Fashion - Love Shadow
Kid Creole - Endicott
King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over (!)
Pulsallama - The Devil Lives in My Husband's Body (as resusitated by Grunch!)

And the most signature tune though it's not even New Wave:
Modern Folk Quartet - This Could be the Night

by **DonGately** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:26 pm

Blir, thanks for reminding me about Shark Attack. I haven't heard that in years. Here are some more for the list:

Vigilante by Felony
Ladykiller by The Vandals
Blowing Up Detroit by John Polumbo
Everywhere that I'm Not by Translator
Buffalo Gals by Malcom Maclaren
Don Quichotte by Magazine 60
Taste So Good by File 13
Make Me Smile by Duran Duran
Belly of the Whale by Burning Sensations

by **Spaz** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:31 pm

Here are some more examples that I've already used on the previous volumes, but this may give you an idea of what I'm looking for (and I'm definitely going to use a few that have been mentioned already!):

PAT WILSON-Bop Girl
HOWARD DEVOTO-Rainy Season
ADAM ANT-Baby Let Me Scream At You
DRAGON-Rain
THOMPSON TWINS-Passion Planet

As I said, a few of the bands are some of the more well-known bands but the songs are not their big hits. Others have been forgotten almost altogether (apart from places like NWO, of course!)

SPAZ
Born of innocence. Free of ignorance.

by **IWantMyMTV** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:14 pm

Heres a few, I hope Im not duplicating anyone.

Blue Highway - Billy Idol
Make Me Smile - Duran Duran
Flexible - Depeche Mode
Communication - Power Station
Castles in Spain - The Armory Show
Nellie the Elephant - Toy Dolls
Committed - A Flock of Seagulls
Telecommunication - Flock Of Seagulls
Quit - Waitresses
Beatnik Beach - Go-Go's
Speeding - Go-Go's
Absolute Beginners - David Bowie
I Like Boys - Missing Persons
Friends - Adam & Ants
Pistol - Erasure

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by **New Wave Dave** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:22 am

Blowing Up Detroit (John Palumbo)
Break Them Down (Graham Parker)
Bring Me Edelweiss (Edelweiss)
Buffalo Girls (Malcom McLaren)
Buffy Come Back (Angel & The Reruns)
Can't Get Enough Of You, Baby (The Colourfeild)
Charlotte Anne (Julian Cope)
Chamber Of Hellos (Wiretrain)
Chihuahau (Bow Wow Wow)
Clean Clean (The Buggles)
Dad, I'm In Jail (Was Not Was)
Daddy's Coming Home (Walk The Moon)
Dirty Creature (Split Enz)
Don Quichotte (Magazine 60)
Drop Your Pants (Hilary)
88 Lines About 44 Women (The Nails)
Everywhere That I'm Not (Translator)
Funky Poodle (Wild Horses)
Harley David (Bollock Brothers)
Heartbeat (King Crimson)
Hey St. Peter (Flash And The Pan)
Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun (Julie Brown)
Homicide (999)
Homosapien (Peter Shelley)
How Can A Laboring Man Find Time For Self Culture (Martini Ranch)
I Could Be Good For You (707)
I Eat Cannibals (Toto Coelo)
I Know There's Something Going On (Frida)
I'm An Adult Now (The Pursuit Of Happiness)
I'm Supposed To Have Sex With You (Tonio K)
Insecure Me (Soft Cell)
Inside Out (The Mighty Lemon Drops)
I See Red (The Silencers)
It's A Mug's Game (Soft Cell)
Jane's Getting Serious (John Astley)
Jennifer She Said (Lloyd Cole And The Commotions)
Life's What You Make It (Talk Talk)
Love Missile F1-11 (Sigue Sigue Sputnik)
Making Plans For Nigel (XTC)
Pajama Party (Unit 3 With Venus)
Seconds (Human League)
See You On The Other Side (Brian Briggs)
Smoke Two Joints (The Toyes)
Swear (Tim Scott)
Tears Run Rings (Marc Almond)
Teenage Enema Nurses In Bondage (Killer Pussy)
Telephone Operator (Peter Shelley)
The Bottom Line (Big Audio Dynomite)
The Fanatic (Felony)
The Great Commandment (Camoulflage)
The Man They Love To Hate (The Stranglers)
There Is No Love Betwen Us Anymore (Pop Will Eat Itself)
Too Young To Date (D-Day)
TV OD (The Normal)
Urban Struggle (Vandals)
Valley Girl (Frank & Moon Unit Zappa)
Wot (Captain Sensible)
Wynona's Big Brown Beaver (Primus)

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by **Randall Roq** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:22 pm

These were late 70's/early 80's but they do fit your description.

Penetrators - Boys Night Out
Jamie Sheriff - My Car
Hall and Oates - No Brain No Pain, Intravino, BeBop Drop
Tonio K - Funky Western Civilization
Ian Lloyd - Slip Away
Jules and the Polar Bears - Good Reason
Klondike Karl - Time Is A Tickytock
Romeo Void - Talk Dirty To Me
Tommy Tutone - Cheap Date
Surf Punks - Teenage Girls
Nick Lowe - Big Kick Plain Scrap
Rachel Sweet - Who Does Lisa Like?

And not new wave but they played the hell out of-

Yes - Does It Really Happen?
Beatles - Honey Pie (April Whitney was the only who played this)

Not all great songs but they do bring back a lot of memories for me. Many of the others I'd list have been mentioned, and provided by, Blir.

by **djcraig** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:48 am

What Soft Cell
Kid Pretenders
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Ian Dury & The Blockheads
The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) Greg Kihn
Lust to Love Go Gos
How Long Will It Take? The Plimsouls
noticeable one Missing Persons
Lava The B-52's
Don't Talk To Me About Love Altered Images
Small Town Boy Bronski Beat
Homicide 999
judy do The Thompson Twins
Now The Plimsouls
He Could Be The One josie cotton
one more time Joe Jackson
Kiss Me tintin
heartbeat the knack
Look Sharp Joe Jackson
Capture The Light Go Gos
We Are Detective The Thompson Twins
Stop Your Sobbing Pretenders
Pump It Up Elvis Costello
Insecure Me Soft Cell
Flash & The Pan Hey, St. Peter
Flying Lizards Money (That's What I Want)
Switchin' To Glide Kings
Chamber Of Hellos Wire Train
silver echo & the bunnymen
tell that girl to shut up holly and the italians
How Long Will It Take The Plimsouls
Baby, Oh No Bow Wow Wow

by **DougMash** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:13 pm

God, the old KROQ was a great station. I'm from New York, but whenever I was in LA, it was one of the first things I looked forward to when renting a car at LAX.

When I went to LA in 2002, and tuned in and heard the EXACT SAME CRAPPY STATION (Creed, Nickelback, Staind etc.)as K-Rock in New York, I almost puked. Infinity/Clear Channel have really killed FM radio.

At least I found out about "Joneseys Jukebox" last time in LA, as I was looking for something other than KROQ to listen to. I'm still streaming Indie 103 on the Internet to catch Steve Jones' show today.

by **DrewTheEngineer** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:59 pm

A lot of really obscure KROQ songs weren't officially on the playlist but were joq choices at :55. April liked to play the Humming Song by Martin Mull. Larry Woodside was fond of closing his show with Larry Move Your Hand by Penguin Feet and the Teardrop Kid.

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Borrowed Nostalgia for the Unremembered 80's

by **frisky99** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:22 am

Hey Spaz,
Check out my lists in this thread. Songs are from 79-82, the "golden age" as far as I'm concerned.

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=947

by **Randall Roq** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:57 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by frisky99[/i]
<br>Hey Spaz,
Check out my lists in this thread. Songs are from 79-82, the "golden age" as far as I'm concerned.

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=947
[/quote]

Definitely!

by **glokstadt** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:39 am

Oh courase, "Teenage Ennema Nurses in Bondage" by ... forgot their name, and they hailed fom Arizona!

by **British** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:41 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by glokstadt[/i]
<br>Oh courase, "Teenage Ennema Nurses in Bondage" by ... forgot their name, and they hailed fom Arizona!
[/quote]

The band is Killer Pussy. A grossly underrated band. Their stuff is availble on CD(at least when I bought it).

by **glokstadt** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:46 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by British[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by glokstadt[/i]
<br>Oh courase, "Teenage Ennema Nurses in Bondage" by ... forgot their name, and they hailed fom Arizona!
[/quote]

The band is Killer Pussy. A grossly underrated band. Their stuff is availble on CD(at least when I bought it).
[/quote]

Thanx! [:)]

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