Official video: I had forgotten that The English Beat were on the I.R.S. label! Several of my favorite bands were and I swear I’ve addressed this issue before, so I won’t bore you with it again. I was aware that … Continue reading
Before moving on to discuss this song, this has been a dicey 24 hours here at Teatro Triste del Clown for me. First, the song I originally posted at #2679 was a song titled “Essence,” which I thought was by … Continue reading
Fan slide show: “Rudie Can’t Fail” is, in my opinion, the highlight of side one of London Calling. Its a fabulous punk/reggae number with fantastic work from everyone involved. The horns alone are worth the price of admission. SongFacts.com contains … Continue reading
Track Fifteen is the last track from 2003’s The Singles 1992-2003 and my last offering from No Doubt. This was their only single from their 1992 self-titled debut album. This one is a Ska / New Wave fusion with quirky … Continue reading
Track Thirteen was the third single released from 1995′s Tragic Kingdom. Since it wasn’t released as a physical single for sale, it was not allowed to be included on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. However, this “Airplay Only” single remained … Continue reading
Track Eleven is the Ska Punk piece was the second single from 1995′s Tragic Kingdom. This song is about some telephone stalking nut job that used to call Gwen Stefani all hours of the night to recite really bad poetry. … Continue reading
Track Eight was the Third Single released from 2001′s Rock Steady and has a serious Jamaican Reggae flavor going on. This love song written for Gwen Stefani’s boyfriend, Gavin Rossdale, was the band’s highest charting single topping out at #3 … Continue reading
Track Two is a cover song that was the only single that was a new release on this Best of… CD. This cover of Talk-Talk’s 1984 hit became their biggest hit up to that point selling nearly 5 Million copies. … Continue reading
Here is the my next offering from my Best of… CD collection. this one is 2003′s The Singles 1992-2003. Kicking it off as Track One is the 1st song from No Doubt that I had heard. Her vocals drive my … Continue reading
This is my only other song from this New Wave band that I got from Tux. This song blends some of their earlier ska sound with that of New Wave. Listening to this song it makes one think that you … Continue reading