tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post2522733440614713397..comments2024-03-17T18:53:56.416-07:00Comments on Cosmic American Blog: Zrbo's Favorite Songs of 2017yoggothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00233852251148460524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-30924745529099099522018-02-09T20:26:09.119-08:002018-02-09T20:26:09.119-08:00Ok, maybe it's not New Wave. Actually AMG labe...Ok, maybe it's not New Wave. Actually AMG labels it "sophisti-pop", though the description of the band lists them as new wave. Whatever.<br /><br />No comments on Fastlove? I'm actually have a difficult time going back to the original after the Adele version. She just killed the original that it's now buried in a graveyard somewhere outside East Finchley, or so I've been told.Herr Zrbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728690738360128504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-39670917384651425602018-02-07T21:33:08.842-08:002018-02-07T21:33:08.842-08:00Solar Fake: At first I was kind of disappointed th...Solar Fake: At first I was kind of disappointed that the song wasn't a cover of t.A.T.u.'s "All the Things She Said," but eventually I recovered. You're right, it does have a certain something, but I think I prefer this guy's other band, Lunar Fake.<br /><br />When In Rome: I never would have gotten around to this one, so good job singling it out. One small genre quibble: I think the consensus is that the tail end of New Wave was about 1985/1986, not as late as 1988. I would just consider this dance-pop, but ... why split hairs?<br /><br />"24K Magic": The tinkling synth riff during the chorus kind of reminds me of Dr. Dre's "Still D.R.E." I think a verse from Snoop might have really hit the spot. I don't really mind Bruno Mars, but I probably prefer his brother, Gino Asteroid Belt.<br />Little Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415022026000282965noreply@blogger.com