[kj] "Oughties"

[Alexander Smith]

I first heard it in the Spring of `84 on a cable channel (saw the=20
video) at a friend's place in Greenwich Village. Within a half-hour of=20=

first hearing it, I rushed across the street (to Record Runner, then on=20=

Cornelia Street) and bought the 12" (a tale I've probably told here=20
before).  I remember the super of my building taking exception to the=20
Soviet flag on the sleeve.

Alex in NYC



On Saturday, January 24, 2004, at 05:39 PM, Jpwhkj@aol.com wrote:

> I bought it in March 1984, and I think it was only just out.
>
> First heard on New Year's Day at Hammersmith Palais though.
>
> Fantastic track. If nothing else, Nirvana had taste! :)
>
> Jamie
>
>>
>> Struck me yesterday evening that "Eighties" was released as a single=20=

>> *TWENTY* years ago (not sure of the exact month,...anyone know?) That=20=

>> fact stopped me dead in my tracks.
>>
>> Funnily enough, the track itself (once, now and always my favorite=20
>> Killing Joke song,...sorry, but there it is) doesn't sound dated to=20=

>> me (barring, of course, the very obvious title). If that song was a=20=

>> child, it'd almost be out of college by now. A mindfuck, that. =A0Not=20=

>> only is it my favorite Killing Joke song, but it is verily my=20
>> favorite song of all time.
>>
>> Hey Mr. Coles....how about representing "Eighties" in some future MD=20=

>> product, eh?
>>
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