99. Laid Back a€“ a€?White Horsea€? (1983)

100. The Primitives a€“ a€?Crasha€? (1988)

The opening track and earliest single from beautiful, the Primitivesa€? debut record, a€?Crasha€? is a fizzy, melodic power-pop confection. Tracy Tracy’s spritely vocals move attractively above the chugging guitars and locomotive drums. The chorus, with its a€?na-na-na-na-na-na / slow downa€? supporting vocals, try an earworm of insidious virulence. It really is almost impossible to avoid getting hired stuck in your head. a€?Crasha€? are compact of them costing only two-and-a-half mins, but the brevity just adds to their results.

This is not rather the tiny reddish Corvette supposed much too fast in Prince’s traditional, but the Primitives truly drop their own toes in identical metaphoric area, although a€?Crasha€? might have a wider many significance. Musically it is like an automible barreling down the freeway, mimicking the motion suggested during the chorus, aided by the sudden snarl guitar at the beginning suggesting the crash by itself. Inspite of the sharply worded caution during the lyrics, a€?Crasha€? are a breezy nugget of glimmery excellence. It hit no. 5 in the UK singles data and # 3 regarding Billboard popular Rock information in the usa.

Danish duo casual got one of the ten years’s most extremely unlikely crossover hits whenever their minimalist digital oddity a€?light Horsea€? reached #26 regarding US pop music data for two weeks in-may 1984. It absolutely was in the beginning the b-side with their European hit a€?Sunshine Reggaea€?, but American DJs started spinning a€?White Horsea€? therefore it had been reissued as an individual within the very own correct. It became popular party success, as well as for a bit, it actually was a go-to tune for breakdancers showing-off their Robot expertise. Continue Reading