New Wave Outpost Forum

These, in my opinion, are some of the coolest New Wave songs from non-New Wave artists:

Alice Cooper - Clones
Don Henley - Johnny Can't Read
Robert Palmer - Johnny & Mary
Gary Myrick - The Message Is You
The Moody Blues - The Voice
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Billy Joel - Pressure
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Hall & Oates - Maneater

Can anyone think of others?

Sample and Hold--Neil Young
Je Suis Un Rock Star--Bill Wyman
Black Cars--Gino Vanelli
Young Turks--Rod Stewart
Yellow Pearl--Phil Lynott

[quote]Originally posted by Sean
[br]These, in my opinion, are some of the coolest New Wave songs from non-New Wave artists:

Gary Myrick - The Message Is You

Can anyone think of others?
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You don't consider him to be New Wave?
Hmmm....
I think most people would.
No argument with Alice Cooper[:o)]

Celia Cruz - Loco de Amor (albeit with David Byrne)
Frank Zappa - Valley Girl
Queen & Bowie - Under Pressure (??)
Marianne Faithful - Broken English
Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger - Don't Look Back
Animal Nightlife - Love is Just the Great Pretender

...but you already got my favorite - Clones.

Steam...
Sledgehammer...
Intruder...
Shock The Monkey...All by Peter Gabriel there's something for everybody on P.G's albums!!!

[;)]

Here's my show of hand for Peter Gabriel...oops, sorry, that was the Bryan Adams thread [;)]

Not Me-This Mortal Coil (Technicaly aWire Song)
Red Sails-David Bowie(from Lodger)
Zoolook-Jean Michael Jarre (The whole Album)
Time-ELO (The whole album)
Drastic Plastic-Be Bop Deluxe (The whole album)

"Clones" is a clear standout. I'd put in a vote for Billy Joel's "Sometimes a Fantasy".

I'm not sure I see "Maneater" as being more new wave than H&O's other stuff.

How about Yes's "Owner of a Lonely Heart"? That album ivolved the Buggles guys.

I never thought of "Young Turks" as a new wave song because Rod Stewart seems so non-new wave, but now that you mention it...

If David Bowie is a non-new wave artist then you have to list stuff from "Let's Dance" which in my mind qualifies as a new wave album. I guess I never thought of DB as a non-new waver, but rather a proto-new waver who transitioned smoothly into new wave. This is a feat not accomplished by many, maybe Bowie, Roxy Music, Iggy Pop... others?

'Clones' is definitely up there...hell...the whole "Flush the Fashion" LP is up there.

and...i'm not sure if this counts but Paul Schaffer is the keyboardist on the Holly and the Italians album...but that might not count...that guy is still a massive tool...

tell that girl to shut up

My choices for best new wave songs by a non-new wave artist are:

Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad of Lucy Jordan (hell, the whole "Broken English" album is very new wave and a personal favorite.)
T. Rex - 20th Century Boy
Arthur Brown - Fire
Frida - Something's Going On

My choices would be:

Alice Cooper-Clones
Queen/David Bowie-Under Pressure
Queen-Radio Ga Ga
Abba-The Visitors

I say it before and I'll say it again. Five Miles Out by Mike Oldfield.[^]

Also:

Robert Plant's "Little By Little" would classify as a new wave song...and a fairly good one at that.

Double Life - Loverboy

The Wanderer--Donna Summer
How Do I Make You--Linda Ronstadt
Don't Pay the Ferryman--Chris DeBurgh
Mr. Roboto--Styx
Twilight Zone--Golden Earring
Chipmunk Punk (whole album)--the Chipmunks[:)]