1 June 2016: it's...1989

[ggould]

Starting with the Stones.
"Mixed Emotions?"

[Davefish]

Starting with the Stones.
"Mixed Emotions?"

Not a bad start, but expectations are low for this year.

ETA: I had to deal with cow orkers, so I'm only on song #2. New York Minute -- Don Henley.

[ggould]

semi-spoiler, if you didn't already listen:



1. Rolling Stones, Mixed Emotions
-News: San Francisco Earthquake
2. Don Henley: New York Minute
-News: Leona Helmsley
3. Roxette, Dangerous
-News: Ted Bundy
4. Deon Estus, Heaven Help Me
-News: Pete Rose
5. Duran Duran, I Don’t Want Your Love
-News: Exxon Valdez
6. Guns N’ Roses, Paradise City
-Movie: Back To The Future, Part II
7. Fine Young Cannibals, I’m Not The Man I Used To Be
-News: President Reagan Welcomes George Bush
8. Bon Jovi, Lay Your Hands On Me
9. Neneh Cherry, Buffalo Stance
-Movie: Batman
10. Tone Loc, Funky Cold Medina

[RGMike]

1. Rolling Stones, Mixed Emotions
-News: San Francisco Earthquake
2. Don Henley: New York Minute
-News: Leona Helmsley
3. Roxette, Dangerous
-News: Ted Bundy
4. Deon Estus, Heaven Help Me
-News: Pete Rose
5. Duran Duran, I Don’t Want Your Love
-News: Exxon Valdez
6. Guns N’ Roses, Paradise City
-Movie: Back To The Future, Part II
7. Fine Young Cannibals, I’m Not The Man I Used To Be
-News: President Reagan Welcomes George Bush
8. Bon Jovi, Lay Your Hands On Me
9. Neneh Cherry, Buffalo Stance
-Movie: Batman
10. Tone Loc, Funky Cold Medina

Points for the FYC rarity; I think the Deon Estus, Duran² and Bon Jovi tunes qualify as bustouts too.  But not a set I'm dying to listen to.

[urth]

Am listening now, but nothing I'm excited about so far. And just speaking for myself, I really don't like Paradise City. An entire song built around three lines of lyrics, with a rhyme that's extremely trite. Over and over and over and over...

There have been a couple of decent segues though -- the earthquake clip into NY Minute, and Leona Helmsley into the Roxette tune.

[RGMike]

Am listening now, but nothing I'm excited about so far. And just speaking for myself, I really don't like Paradise City. An entire song built around three lines of lyrics, with a rhyme that's extremely trite. Over and over and over and over...

I've never much cared for GnR, period -- Axl's anti-immigrant rantings soured me on them early on, and there were plenty of other non-asshole rockstars for me to follow at the time.