Can You Identify This 80s Band From Their Lyrics?

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The thread revolves around identifying an 80s band based on fragments of lyrics. Participants share their memories of 80s music, discuss radio stations that play 80s music, and engage in light-hearted banter about the era's music quality.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant recalls lyrics from a song and seeks help identifying the band, expressing frustration over not remembering the name.
  • Another participant acknowledges familiarity with the lyrics but cannot place them, contributing to the shared nostalgia.
  • A later reply identifies the band as The Stompers, providing links to their website and sound clips.
  • Several participants express a desire for dedicated 80s radio stations, discussing the quality of 80s music compared to contemporary music.
  • Some participants mention specific radio stations that play 80s music, while others express challenges in accessing these stations from different locations.
  • There is a humorous suggestion to start a pirate radio station dedicated to 80s rock music, with playful banter about the concept.
  • Participants share lyrics from various 80s songs, continuing the theme of identifying and reminiscing about 80s music.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the nostalgia and quality of 80s music, but there are multiple competing views regarding the availability and access to 80s music through radio stations. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best ways to enjoy 80s music today.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express limitations in accessing certain radio stations based on geographic location, and there are unresolved discussions about the availability of 80s music online.

pmb
There was a band that I loved back in the early 80s back from my youth so to speak. For the life of me I can't rememeber the name of them. But I know fragments of a song. I don't know if they belong to the same song or not. They are

"Ain't them cats the most, just rock'n from coast to coast, yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah ..."

"All we really want is some American fun .."

"from Frisco to Seattle from Seattle back to boston we can hear the guitar play and the drummer starts rock'n .."

I'm going nuts trying to figure out the name of the band but it won't come.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Pete
 
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I'm a child of the 80's too, and those lyrics ring a bell, but I can't place them- now I've got it stuck in my head too

THANKS!
 
Originally posted by Zantra
I'm a child of the 80's too, and those lyrics ring a bell, but I can't place them- now I've got it stuck in my head too

THANKS!

No problemo! After I asked this question I searched using new parameters and FINALLY found it. The Stompers! YAY!

http://www.thestompers.com/

They have some sound clips here -- http://www.thestompers.com/cd.htm

Ahhh! The good ole days! :-)

Pete
 
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This sounds like a good idea for a new topic. Name that 80's tune!
 
Ah the 80's, bliss! so many quality band, and so many low quality bands. And ALL the music of the 80's kicked nowadays musics arse! Pity there arent any 80's devoted radio stations cos that would rock!
 
Well there is a new station out of Toronto, and they play 90% 80's music. It still plays some of the new crap though.
 
Problem is we don't receive toronto radio in the UK, i would be quite happy listening to a radio station dedicated to GNR, Rolling Stones The WHO, Led Zeppelin and maybe a few others with that same kinda sound.
 
Originally posted by Andy
Problem is we don't receive toronto radio in the UK, i would be quite happy listening to a radio station dedicated to GNR, Rolling Stones The WHO, Led Zeppelin and maybe a few others with that same kinda sound.

If you got broadband you can get the stations online, for instance Toronto has proberly the best radio station in the World, http://www.chumfm.com/

There are a number of other great radio stations in Toronto, but I remember listening to that station when I am at my sisters in Toronto.
 
Cool i will have to moan at my dad to get broadband then. Need a new computer anyway so miteaswell get broadband at the same time.
 
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Lol or andy, we could start up our own pirate radio station devoted to 80's rock! mix our cd collections together, and who knows... mayb alex will listen to it lol...or we pretend we are illegal immigrants and demand to the BBC that we need our own Radio Station called AyTees Roh-Ck for our growing population lol
 
  • #11
You crazy fool.
 
  • #12
crazy? I am INSANE!

lol, it could work as long as we cover ourselves in shoe polish and say, 'im as english as cooked breakfasts' in a poor accent then we should be accepted and given hundreds of thousands of pounds a yr for bein dirty immigrants
 
  • #13
well here in the san francisco area there are a few stations devoted to 80s. i wouldn't recommend moving out here though because it's too damned expensive, and i don't know how you can access the 80s stations here online, so i guess you're **** outta luck! oh well, i agree with the person who said we should start a "name that 80s tune" thread.
 
  • #14
I agree with that as well! lol. Actually, one alternative i suppose would be to listen to Total Rock FM on Sky Digital at certain times, because when 'Crusher' is on, he is an 80's metal fan so at least there would be some 80's music...ooh and when there are requests, some ppl request some 80's songs
 
  • #15
Ok i'll start,

Captain America's been torn apart now he's a court jester with a broken heart.
 
  • #16
ANSWER!

lol that was kinda obvious Andy, Guns N'Roses - Paradise City. My go!

'There i was completely wasting, out of work and down'
 

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