New Wave/Synthpop songs ranked from #200 to #1, one per day.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Number 12: Howard Jones - New Song
In August 1983 Howard Jones released Human's Lib, his awkwardly-titled yet brilliant debut album. Lead-off single "New Song" rocketed up the charts both in his native England and across the Atlantic in North America. Eventually reaching #3 in the UK, #22 in Canada, and #27 in the USA, "New Song" got Howard Jones's career off to a flying start. It's always been my favorite track of his, and it takes the #12 spot on my Top 200, marking HoJo's second and final appearance here.
With his drum/vocal leanings, ability to write earworm tunes you can't get out of your head and predilection for putting his mug on the cover of every record he released, HoJo came oh so dangerously close to being the Phil Collins of synthpop. I figured it was all over when HoJo actually teamed up on 'No One Is To Blame' with the midget anti-christ. Fortunately HoJo veered away from that horrific grisly fate by having enough talent to make his music listenable, and his lyrics are actually pretty good ... unlike the vapid musings of a certain drivel-spewing no-talent cue-ball.
With his drum/vocal leanings, ability to write earworm tunes you can't get out of your head and predilection for putting his mug on the cover of every record he released, HoJo came oh so dangerously close to being the Phil Collins of synthpop. I figured it was all over when HoJo actually teamed up on 'No One Is To Blame' with the midget anti-christ. Fortunately HoJo veered away from that horrific grisly fate by having enough talent to make his music listenable, and his lyrics are actually pretty good ... unlike the vapid musings of a certain drivel-spewing no-talent cue-ball.
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