Nice tribute, Dan…and I’m sure he’d have gotten a little laugh in the title of this. I was never a big fan of Kihn’s, but I still really enjoy The Breakup Song when it randomly pops up on the radio these days.
And not one but TWO Air Supply references in one post! Gotta’ be a first, right?
Dan, I really enjoyed this post. I always enjoyed the Greg Kihn songs that I heard, but for someone reason, never really sought them out or sought to go further beyond just those few songs. I liked your comparison to Nick Lowe (who I am a huge fan of).
Great story Dan! I also regularly frequented Poplar Creek in the 1980s. I remember seeing those schedules listing everyone that was playing each summer. It was like a who's who of pop music at the time! I didn't see Greg Kihn but enjoyed his music.
I saw a lot of great artists at Poplar Creek — sadly, the venue’s PA system wasn’t always up to the task. The music generally sounded great (and fairly loud) if you were sitting the front half of the pavilion; any further back, though, and even the slightest conversational murmur would drown it out.
A couple of comments - I really liked 'The Breakup Song' in its day, but not to the extent that I had much interest in the artist. I think that was a mistake now.
The only version of the 'Jeopardy' song I remember is Weird Al's parody. And to be honest, I had no idea of what that was a parody of until now. Me and my wife were really into Weird Al about that time. But I like the original after listening to both; they are somewhat close, in some ways.
Only thing I own is the Rhino "greatest hits", & I'm glad I bought it when I did 20-some years ago. Because holy smokes does his stuff go for big money now. Be nice if some power pop oriented label did a reissue series.
This was a great tribute. I have to admit, I’ve only ever (probably wrongly) conceived of Greg Kihn as a one hit wonder given that the only song of his I’d heard was Jeopardy. This post has inspired me to go back and explore some of his work. Thanks
In 1986 I had a closet full of cassette tapes that I had to purge down to fit into one suitcase that I was carting off to college. I considered shoehorning Kihn's Glass House Rock into the case but then decided to make a mixed tape of his best songs on one side and Eddie Money's best songs on the other.
Nice tribute, Dan…and I’m sure he’d have gotten a little laugh in the title of this. I was never a big fan of Kihn’s, but I still really enjoy The Breakup Song when it randomly pops up on the radio these days.
And not one but TWO Air Supply references in one post! Gotta’ be a first, right?
Hahaha - just making up for all the times I haven’t mentioned Air Supply in the past - and all the times I won’t be mentioning them going forward!
No such thing as being Bruced out. :)
I certainly wasn't!
Dan, I really enjoyed this post. I always enjoyed the Greg Kihn songs that I heard, but for someone reason, never really sought them out or sought to go further beyond just those few songs. I liked your comparison to Nick Lowe (who I am a huge fan of).
Great story Dan! I also regularly frequented Poplar Creek in the 1980s. I remember seeing those schedules listing everyone that was playing each summer. It was like a who's who of pop music at the time! I didn't see Greg Kihn but enjoyed his music.
I saw a lot of great artists at Poplar Creek — sadly, the venue’s PA system wasn’t always up to the task. The music generally sounded great (and fairly loud) if you were sitting the front half of the pavilion; any further back, though, and even the slightest conversational murmur would drown it out.
It's the real ones that give your passions substance.
A couple of comments - I really liked 'The Breakup Song' in its day, but not to the extent that I had much interest in the artist. I think that was a mistake now.
The only version of the 'Jeopardy' song I remember is Weird Al's parody. And to be honest, I had no idea of what that was a parody of until now. Me and my wife were really into Weird Al about that time. But I like the original after listening to both; they are somewhat close, in some ways.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iFgPIh8lA&t=12s
Came to talk about "Jeopardy," stayed for the Jim Gantner reference. Nicely worked in!
Only thing I own is the Rhino "greatest hits", & I'm glad I bought it when I did 20-some years ago. Because holy smokes does his stuff go for big money now. Be nice if some power pop oriented label did a reissue series.
This was a great tribute. I have to admit, I’ve only ever (probably wrongly) conceived of Greg Kihn as a one hit wonder given that the only song of his I’d heard was Jeopardy. This post has inspired me to go back and explore some of his work. Thanks
Right on - that’s what I’m here for!
In 1986 I had a closet full of cassette tapes that I had to purge down to fit into one suitcase that I was carting off to college. I considered shoehorning Kihn's Glass House Rock into the case but then decided to make a mixed tape of his best songs on one side and Eddie Money's best songs on the other.