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Huh? / Re: Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ric Ocasek, 75
« on: September 20, 2019, 1753 UTC »Nope, he was a sell-out. Band's like The Cars popularized the term "New Wave" which allowed radio stations and record stores to promote that "punk lite"sound pushed in the late 70's, like The Police and the Go-Go's when they should have been playing the Clash, The Jam, The Ramones and The DK's. "Holiday In Cambodia" would have surely been a #1 hit.
Damn you, Rick Ocasek! You too, Sting!
Pretty sure that one charted in the UK. I recall Biafra talking about the DK's being a Top 40 band over there.
Sorry Gents "Holiday in Cambodia" didn't make the charts here. Neither did "California Uber Alles" (what I would consider their other 'big hit').
DKs did have some chart success ... "Kill the Poor" reached 49 in the singles chart. "Too Drunk to F***" managed to make it to 36 for 1 week in the Top 40. Their first album "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" made 33 on the album chart with 3 weeks in the top 40 and got them a gold disc.
I guess Jello's claim about being a top-40 band in the UK is [just about justified by that 1 week for "Too Drunk ...".
