Song 477: This week the playlist features the sound of Crash and Burn by The Bangles, written by Vicki Peterson, and you can find a YouTube video of it by clicking on the title. The hit Walk Like an Egyptian (Song 271) turned me into a Bangles fan when it came along in 1986, and Different Light became a regular spinner on my turntable during my last 2 years in CA, so when a new Bangles LP appeared not long after I moved to Brooklyn in the fall of 1988, I soon added it to my stash, and it also got plenty of spins. This track closes the album on a very energetic note, and by the time the needle circles around to the final cut, this female quartet has clearly demonstrated their ability to rock as hard as any male crew, though I had already concluded, even prior to my first listen, that they had totally proven that point with their 1986 release. While the singer here expresses the wish that she could Crash and Burn, I'm quite glad she didn't - at least not until after this record got finished. I know what it feels like to Just want to drive and drive and drive, or be in a place where I'm Watching all those bridges burn behind me, but as far as 20/20 hindsight, I do wonder, with the new year only a few months away, just how much genuine hindsight 2020 will actually bring. To make this point, I just happen to have a t-shirt with the slogan I'm for hindsight in 2020 which you can find in my merchandise store (the link is also on the Stuff page of daveelder.com).
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