This LP by Robin Lane & The Chartbusters is classic 1980, or is it?
1980 was obviously one of the worst years of popular music, but don't get me wrong, the unpopular music of the same year was some of the best.
Some of the top 100 songs on the Billboard Charts of 1980 were drivel like Rupert Holmes' "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)," "Do That To Me One More Time" by Captain and Toenail, "Sailing" by Christopher Cross, "Woman In Love" by Barbara Streisand, and "Lady" by Kenny Rogers.
It's like rock and roll didn't even exist.
Meanwhile, the cool people were listening to this stuff, "Brass In Pocket" by The Pretenders, "Whip It" by Devo, "What I Like About You" by The Romantics, "I Got You" by Split Enz, "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors...
and, of course this song, by Robin Lane & The Chartbusters...
Thanks for sharing this... A wonderful band who shined brightly here in New England for three or four years. I witnessed them at Middlebury College (Vermont) and perhaps in Burlington as well. Great power-pop band that featured a talented guitarist who had played prior with Jonathan Richman? Muddy Mike
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike. Terribly underrated or under exposed band in my opinion, and I'd say you probably agree, and yes, you are correct, guitarist Asa Brebner did play with Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers.
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