Anyone fancy picking the next topic?

I'm up for it on the condition that you provide a concise description that I can paste into the thread title.

Moot_Geeza wrote:

I'm up for it on the condition that you provide a concise description that I can paste into the thread title.

"Wait, they're still going?"

But thinking about it that sounds too obvious not to have been done already.

Diluted Dante wrote:

Moot_Geeza wrote:

I'm up for it on the condition that you provide a concise description that I can paste into the thread title.

"Wait, they're still going?"

Is 2pac still releasing stuff?

The Go-Go’s. Amazing back in the day, still amazing now. Having broken up in ’85, their 2020 comeback single, Club Zero, easily sits in a greatest hits playlist beside their oldies. I’m impressed.

The Go-Go’s in 1981:


The Go-Go’s in 2020:



“Zero fucks given” indeed.

Ok, Hanson then eh?
They've been an active group for 29 years, and the oldest one has only just turned 40...

So here's one of my favourite tracks of theirs and is fairly new, and it's very different to mmmbop. all 3 of them take turns singing a verse, and the vocal harmonies on the chorus are awesome.


This here is the track that got me 'back' interested in Hanson...i'd forgot all about them when they dropped from the mainstream, then a few years back suddenly wondered if they were still around. This was their latest single at the time, and the album it's from (Shout it Out) I then picked up, which is a fantastic funky-pop album. There's a video for this track that is an homage to the Blues Brothers too.


in 2018 they did an album called String Theory to celebrate 25 years. It's recorded with a full orchestra, reimagines some old songs, adds in some new ones...it's a fantastic album overall. This is one of my fave tracks from that.


I won't bang on too much, but hopefully someone might find themselves pleasantly surprised by the above tracks to check out their stuff.

Bonus track

Also Moot, can't say i'd really heard of Dinsoaur Jr but enjoyed that track so will check them out!

You do you, Gav.

Goldfinger of THPS Superman fame are still going and whilst their later albums are patchy the last two have had some cracking singles on.

This video also features a swearing dog

nice.

Shawn Mullins, famous for 'lullaby' and 'shimmer' back in late 90s

The Pogues this week.

Unless we've already done them, but I don't think we have.

Oh My God.

Enormous fanboy here.

Probably Broad Majestic Shannon but goodness me the choice.

I mean, it’s Fairytale of New York. It has to be, however you slice the question. That song is a cultural juggernaut, crushing everything else written by the band beneath its mighty wheels.

And then you fall to The Irish Rover. Another collaboration, another recording that blew the bloody doors off and took on a life of its own – way beyond the band’s own influence. It’s an old folk standard, but the Pogues/Dubliners version is definitive – and that’s no mean achievement.

You have to get past those two behemoths before you can start thinking about the rest of The Pogues’ output.

Fair point, yeah. I think that top three is locked in, if only for their cultural impact.

For that reason, I’m voting for Fairytale of New York. If we collectively decide that’s vetoed and we’re looking at the rest of the band’s output, then I’m skipping The Irish Rover as a cover version and settling on Dirty Old Town.

It's probably already won a Christmas week, plus it's in with a shout for duets week. I'd lean towards not including it but I'll count it if it gets votes. Great song.