1. DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS “This Is What She’s Like” (promo Mercury
12-inch) I know, I know… you’ve only heard “Come on Eileen.” So you don’t
appreciate this, taken from the peerless Don’t Stand Me Down LP, possibly
the greatest song ever written. Your fucking loss. Asshole.
2. WU-TANG GANG “4th Chamber” (taken from the forthcoming Wu-Tang
CD Wu-Chronicles) Rap as I always understood she should be wrote–spooky,
high school fantasy, taut and with lashings of attitude. Wu-Tang may have lost
their way recently, but this rules.
3. CHEAP TRICK “Oh, Candy” (taken from the Legacy CD Cheap
Trick) I’ll ‘fess up. Up till last winter, I figured Urge Overkill circa
Saturation and ace Australian mods You Am I took Badfinger and the Who
as their main inspiration. Duh. Now I suddenly understand Americans having a
sense of pride.
4. ULTRASOUND “Stay Young” (from the import forthcoming Nude
CD Everything Picture) Over-stuffed, ultra-trendy U.K. band who sound
like pinkfloydegenethevervesuedespiritualizedsonicyouthplaceboyeswhowishboneash…
rolled into one. Good single, though.
5. MAKE UP “R U A Believer” (from the K CD I Want Some)
Wanna enjoy some low-rent James Brown without the prison tattoos?! Scream it!
Scream it! “R U A BELIEVER?!” Just say yeh yeh.