The Fall "Rebellious Jukebox"
from Live at the Witch Trials
Probably one of the most straightforward Fall songs I've heard. Even the production is oddly polished. Catchy, a classic & silly chorus, simply enjoyable. Of course, it has its own unique touches: kiddie keyboard, laughably whiny guitar hook chorus, odd sounding drums, it's a song about a rebellious jukebox, Mark E. Smith, etc.
Talking Heads "Animals"
from Fear of Music
Wonderfully strange, funny and hard-hitting. Sinister verses, playful choruses, satirical human vs. animal-way-of-life lyrics with temper tantrum vocals that fit perfectly. I love the change up-part at 2:11 and the build up that follows, so awesome and well-done. Obviously, given the musicians involved with this album, all around excellent instrumentation and production.
Ferron "It Won't Take Long"
from Shadows on a Dime
Gotta thank my boi Christgau for this one. Nothin' like some good ol' fashioned folky female defiance with lengthy poetic verses aplenty. Killer violin and percussion. Epic heavy-handedness balanced with bouncy punk-esque fun, complete with a singalong chorus.
Public Enemy "She Watch Channel Zero?!"
from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
An attack on television/soap opera worshippers backed by a Slayer sample and a great chorus ("Shewatchshewatchshewatch…"), doesn't get much cooler than that. It also features some of Flavor Flav's best ad libs: "I'm gonna take all your soaps, and then I'm gonna hang 'em on the ropes!" "Look - don't nobody look like that! Nobody even look like that!" "Yo, why don't you back up from the TV - read a book or somethin'!"
Yo La Tengo "The Story of Yo La Tango"
from I am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
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