ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo
Added 2016-09-30 05:08:03 +0000 UTC
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I saw Wall of Voodoo open for Gary Numan in the early 80's, on the Riverboat President, in New Orleans. I would not mind your thorough research on Gary Numan's "Cars" for a one hit wonderland. <3
2017-04-20 16:38:46 +0000 UTCGreat job! Can you review "Ride Captain Ride" by Blue Images? No. 4 in the USA and Canada, first and only Top 40 hit. Perfect 70s one hit wonder goodness with fantastic instrumentation and simple lyrics about being free and having fun. Also its in Anchorman. Thanks for all the awesome videos!
2016-10-04 00:09:08 +0000 UTCAlas...I am a fan of Stan's collaboration with Stewart Copeland of The Police, "Don't Box Me In," from the soundtrack to "Rumble Fish."
2016-10-01 10:52:05 +0000 UTCI always kinda thought of Devo, Oingo Boingo, and Wall of Voodoo as three bands each using the same instrumentation and punk-inflected rhythms in parallel to make soundtracks for films that only existed in their heads, each in separate genres - Devo doing SF, Boingo doing fantasy, and Wall of Voodoo doing southwestern noir. (That Mothersbaugh, Elfman, and Ridgway all went on to film scoring to greater or lesser fame is kind of telling in that regard.) (Honestly, I'd LOVE to see just a walkthrough of the "MTV needed content" years - there's some really great stuff from that era, as well as a bunch of baffling stuff that's really just memorable for their videos.)
Noah Ramon
2016-10-01 04:20:17 +0000 UTCYer face is a bit more visible than usual there
Some Strange Circus
2016-10-01 00:38:31 +0000 UTC......................FUCK. I meant synthpop, not new wave, which is broader.
Todd in the Shadows
2016-09-30 23:56:25 +0000 UTCYour video is full of interlacing errors. Are you shooting this 1080i? If you want some help I can teach you how to make your video look much better.
Curtis Mullins
2016-09-30 19:50:04 +0000 UTCI've been listening to Wall of Voodoo my whole life so I didn't even realize it was 1. a one hit wonder or 2. weird. Interesting to hear an outside perspective!
Emily
2016-09-30 17:04:27 +0000 UTCI'd guess it's this mexican radio station that inspired it <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XETRA-FM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XETRA-FM</a>also the mexican band Kinky does a cover <a href="https://youtu.be/wQF-TRDqoKw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/wQF-TRDqoKw</a>
Martín Hoecker-Martínez
2016-09-30 16:45:20 +0000 UTCDid You Get My Request, Todd?
Michael Jones Jr.
2016-09-30 16:23:29 +0000 UTCKind of dig the stuff with Stan in Wall of Voodoo and his solo stuff. My kind of weird.
2016-09-30 13:12:23 +0000 UTCThis is another time you've called Devo the only major American New Wave act? Are The Cars and the Talking Heads not considered New Wave?
Joe G
2016-09-30 12:20:43 +0000 UTCSo hey, I can almost see your face in this video. Maybe you need to turn up the darkness a bit, lol And yeah, this is a strange song that I'm glad I don't hear all that much anymore. Although Kramer humming it will always bring me a smile.
lithium_green
2016-09-30 11:21:04 +0000 UTC"If you are an enthusiast of cowboy influenced synthpop" yes i am, and thank you very much todd! i need to check this guy out.
tinau n
2016-09-30 08:34:05 +0000 UTCFuture Kick was a good movie
LifeIsStrange
2016-09-30 07:03:10 +0000 UTCwhat uh... what are the other 2?
2016-09-30 06:49:06 +0000 UTCI'll happily pay you to do an episode on J-Kwon, how Tipsy managed to get to #11 on the 2004 year end charts is beyond me. I swear that song should've been on year worst of 2004 list instead of Jadakiss "Why", at least that song actually tried to say something(even if it didn't always succeed), Tipsy is just a stupid party song that isn't even catchy and doesn't even sound fun, it's the most uninspired and least fun party song i've ever heard(say what you will about "club shit" like Party Rock Anthem, at least that stuff had energy to it) it's so boring and lethargic that you can't even really dance to it.
LifeIsStrange
2016-09-30 06:48:16 +0000 UTCHey Todd, when are you planning on offering Patreon rewards for OHW episode requests again?
LifeIsStrange
2016-09-30 06:45:32 +0000 UTCha, i missed that you were a patron. thanks!
Todd in the Shadows
2016-09-30 06:10:19 +0000 UTCAlso, I love your use of the word scanty. Makes me feel like a lobster boy.
2016-09-30 05:35:54 +0000 UTCThe album version of their Ring of Fire cover is one of my Halloween traditions. Its just so... eerie, and creepy, and it just seems to suit the season.
Matsc
2016-09-30 05:31:01 +0000 UTCNo lie...I literally squealed with delight when the "Dog Police" clip started playing. I haven't thought about it in years.
Tony Goldmark
2016-09-30 05:23:28 +0000 UTC
