#100 Somewhere In America There's A Street Named After My Dad -- Was (Not Was) (1988)
If you were alive and listening to any radio in
the 1980s, you almost certainly heard “Walk the Dinosaur” by the “band” Was
(Not Was). It’s a great song, as was their other (largely underrated) hit, “Spy
in the House of Love”. Both of these are from their great album What Up, Dog?,
all of whose songs are as quirky as the singles would suggest. In fact, a few
of them make Dinosaur sound almost normal. Somewhere in America, while still a
bit offbase, is surprisingly poignant as well, with a small touch of politics (“no
showbiz beginners making global decisions”) thrown in.
I'm not sure there are very many great songs relating to fatherhood. "Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was" by the Chi-Lites certainly qualifies.
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