My Top 1000 Songs #890: 88 Lines About 44 Women
[I've been writing up my Top 1000 songs on a daily basis--you can see them all in descending order by hitting the All My Favorite Songs tag.]
Yep, gonna take up a valuable slot on the list with a silly new wave-era novelty song from one-hit-wonder The Nails. So sue me.
You've got a helpfully literal title, a Casio keyboard drumbeat, and something to offend just about everyone. (I prefer the lo-fi 1982 single version, but the remake on 1984's Mood Swing LP is fine.) Not sure if I first heard it on Dr. Demento or college radio, but it's one of those songs I'll forever associate with a highly specific time in my life; I guess you had to be there.
Album version, with lyrics:Live 1983:
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