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THE WORLD CUP OF 1985! B-Sides Round 2 Matches 9-12
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— 20 April 2023 Tom

 

Back back BACK with four more matches from the 1985 World Cup, underground polls for the more discerning people’s pop palate. Or something like that.

YouTube playlist:

And onto the polls themselves:

Our first match is an absolute cracker – house music from Mr Fingers v freestyle from Brenda K Starr

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1985 B-Sides R2 Match 9: Mr Fingers v Brenda K Starr

MR FINGERS - "Mystery Of Love" (YouTube)

BRENDA K STARR - "Pickin' Up Pieces" (YouTube)

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Then we’ve got the first of two Robert Wyatt tunes in the B-Sides, this time it’s “Gharbzadegi” up against The Damned.

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1985 B-Sides R2 Match 10: Robert Wyatt v The Damned

ROBERT WYATT - "Gharbzadegi" (YouTube)

THE DAMNED - "Shadow Of Love" (YouTube)

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Proto-gangsta rap vs chic French pop as Schoolly D and Etienne Daho face off in match number three.

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1985 B-Sides R2 Match 11: Schoolly D v Etienne Daho

SCHOOLLY D - "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)" (YouTube)

ETIENNE DAHO - "Tombe Pour La France" (YouTube)

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And finally it’s the arsequake v punkabilly showdown you probably failed to demand as the Butthole Surfers take on the Redskins

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1985 B-Sides R2 Match 12: Butthole Surfers v Redskins

BUTTHOLE SURFERS - "Moving To Florida" (YouTube)

REDSKINS - "Kick Over The Statues!" (YouTube)

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The Spotify playlist actually has all these tracks – here it is:

Latest comments (of 4)

Tom   14 months ago

I'm glad my remaining nom (PSK) is alive here, but sad because I've, er, fallen for Etienne Daho's track and its wonderful slapstick pratfall synth riff.

Tom   14 months ago

#2 I think at this point they were kind of leaning into their goofiness a bit - they definitely come over as panto goths here and on "Eloise". They were the one punk-era remnant who seemed really […]

Vinnycrackers   14 months ago

So I always think of the Damned as kind of a ludicrous band. Like I don't take them seriously at all. Is it just me?

Tom   14 months ago

Curse the Butthole Surfers for making me vote with the band with the grossest name in the tournament (their opponents)

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