My Top 1000 Songs #984: Tomorrow Night

[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--it's yet another power pop track from Shoes. The 1978 debut single from the woefully under-loved Illinois indie pop band (following some lo-fi LP releases) cleans things up nicely, some slightly new wave touches atop a pleasantly Beatlesque pop song. Hits all the right notes--some jangly guitars paired with Who-like power chord buzz, pretty harmonies, winning melody. With its youthful innocence and earnest bubblegum charm, it sounds closer to the Bay City Rollers than Big Star... which is fine by me. Great mixtape fodder.

1979 video:

Live 2017: