SJ.com old school: BYH & Bubs riff on MTV Classic

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TEEN MOM 2! And we wonder how Trump got elected ...

 

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The Smith's "Stop Me If You've Heard This Before". I probably have heard it before, but I don't remember it, so don't stop me.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

The Smiths! I never heard any of this 120 Minutes stuff before I got to college.

 

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Never got into The Smith's. Strangely enough, their brand of Thatcherian pop didn't resonate with this bratwurst-eating dope from suburban Milwaukee.

 

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Man! England is so HARD CORE! LOOK AT THE VICTORIAN BLIGHT!

The Smith's would get their ass kicked by even a marginally decent football hooligan.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

This song title is so long, it couldn't even fit on the screen.

 

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It's no wonder, 10 years later, teens of the 90s who were kids when The Smith's were around turned to heroin in Trainspotting-style excess.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

"A Town Called Malice" by The Jam. I didn't know this band either until much later but I like this song now. This, like "Bad Reputation," looks like it was made on a budget of $10.

 

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The Jam's "Town Called Malice". Great song, but another I don't recall being played much on MTV in original release.

 

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The Jam couldn't have changed their sound more over their lifespan. No one would have guessed in 1977 that they'd be making soulsy singles.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

INXS "Don't Change." Fantastic song. This band would still be doing good business if Hutchence were alive. Damnit.

 

[Bubbler]

INXS "Don't Change". MTV did play this a lot, but I didn't really get it at the time. It took "What You Need" to wake me up.

I honestly think INXS is underappreciated and I doubt I would have said that even five years ago.

My brother and I went to a bar and someone played, like, 10 INXS songs in a row on the jukebox. It hit me right. I dug damn near all of them.

Poor Michael Hutchence. I hope he had a kick-ass orgasm before he went to the great beyond.