film The Wonders , directed and scripted by Tom Hanks in 1996, showed in a somewhat topical the adventures of a fictional band a one hit wonder, since his ascension until his inevitable fall in the magical year 1964. However, many times what remains in the memory is something that at first had a secondary role, and in this case, the song that imaginary group had been to number one, "That Thing You Do", was what in everyone was really willing to listen to throughout the movie (and while waiting to come out of the screen such as unpleasant side-faced duck who played the leader of the group). "That Thing You Do", composed by Adam Schlesinger, bassist of the great Fountain of Wayne is a small wonder purposely designed for Hanks film, which had the good taste to choose it as the soundtrack, and a jewel of modern power-pop called attention to all who listen, whether or not fans of the genre (it belongs to a very exclusive club of power-pop success: the other is affiliated song "My Sharona" by The Knack ). "That Thing You Do" is addictive, vibrant, seductive, acts as a precision mechanism with all the pieces in place, and while enjoying a party, we are looking forward to the next and so during that lasts just three minutes .
For this song, ultimately, also contains a small trauma: the schizophrenia of power-pop genre, or put another way, the art of building commercial songs targeted to a small group of people. The power-pop is a style true to his roots and love of his influences, which has for decades been undergoing a long journey in the desert and that is not even taken into account by the music magazines quality. However, the genre itself has its own poison. Many groups are limited to consider it simply as a manual or recipe book, without that talent has nothing to do with it. A lot of work style are a catalog of songs with guitar playing, melodies and choruses lifeless fall under its own weight, which generates hundreds of groups equal each other and drives perfect in form, but bland in the background. Love conquers schemes to repeat many times to a genuine artistic personality and becomes a kind of aristocratic lineage as a parody of itself. However, when the style comes together with a natural talent, there is no doubt the most wonderful music can be heard today. Also belongs to this select club "That Thing You Do."
From classical to classic and had long wanted talk about "Southside Girl", the group's legendary song Arrogance of North Carolina, wrote in 1982, after a somewhat uneven career in which they joined a sort of seventies American rock radio formula. "Southside Girl" is not only better than they did, it is also the best song of the eighties. A revelation made music, a piece of mind become enamored three minutes of unparalleled pleasure, where everything is perfect and happy. And the tools for it are simple, but ingeniously used: a low overhead to "The Dock Of The Bay" By Otis Redding , the influence of the Beatles in each atom attention to bridge a tribute to "Drive My Car" - a tune that absorbs the soul of Searchers "Needles & Pins" and above all a passionate and honest way of singing that conveys a vital spark absolutely electrifying. Unparalleled and indispensable, "Southside Girl" is one of the flagship songs in a way to understand music and a jewel that nobody should pass his life without regret. Here you get "That Thing You Do" of Wonders, "Southside Girl" Arrogance and a version of "That Thing You Do" by the Travoltas , a delight so touched the sound of the Beach Boys on your hard Party :
That Thing You Do + Southside Girl
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