In our recent Three Songs Most Likely to Run At the First Sign of Trouble, Townsman Cherguevera suggested yet another offshoot of our original thread. As a service to the Halls of Rock, and the rock community overall, we’re bringing his thoughts to The Main Stage:
Is this yet another variant of this whole concept? Songs that could perform superhuman deeds under life-threatening circumstances? For example, when I was in 8th grade, the average-built Adam K decided to pick at fight with ultra-scrawny Phil P. It all seemed like a given, until Phil utterly pummeled Adam, who, for two weeks, walked around school with a pair of stupid sunglasses to cover up his black eyes. So, I’m talking about a band you might think of as lightweight that somehow pulls some brass knuckles out of a back pocket.
You heard the man. Now answer the question.
“Bugman,” Blur.
“Helter Skelter,” The Beatles (especially Paul).
“Complicated Game,” XTC
“Radio Free Europe,” REM
“Hey Jude,” Beatles
“Under Pressure,” Bowie and Queen
“It’s You”, The Millenium
“Missionary Man”, Eurythmics
“Mean and Average”, the Low Road
“Brightness Falls”, David Sylvian/Fripp
“Kill Eye”, Crowded House
“All I Want to Do” – The Beach Boys
“Travels in Nihilon” – XTC