Saturday, August 11, 2018

Just Missed My Top 200: John Foxx - Stars On Fire

John Foxx week continues! In 1985, Foxx released In Mysterious Ways, which was lauded as his "New Romantic" LP. A commercial failure (only reaching #85 on the UK album charts), In Mysterious Ways was his most accessible and radio-friendly work to that date. "Stars On Fire", the leadoff single, barely scratched the pop chart, reaching a lowly #89. I've always loved the song, and it just missed making my Top 200.

Here's the title track as well:
...and here's "Your Dress", another awesome Foxx track from his previous album, 1983's The Golden Section.
...how about one more? "Quiet Men" from Foxx's days with Ultravox - specifically, 1978's Systems Of Romance.
 
That brings Foxx week to a conclusion. Hope you enjoyed it! I'll be back next Saturday with another (non-John Foxx) song that almost made my list.

3 comments:

  1. After three straight Baumann-Foxx entries I believe the only unanswered question at this point is "If Peter Baumann and his laser-equipped polyhedrons battled John Foxx and his exploding drum-shoes ... who would win?"

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    1. No matter who won...the Earth would lose!

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    2. LOL ... luckily there is plenty of room for both of them on Marc's Top 200 and WAS's Awesome Song ! Earth wins !!!

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