...And the stiffs just keep on comin'!!!

[alans613]

I saw this on another board...what are some of your favorite "Stiffs" of all time? Here are some of mine...
"Here We Go"-Stakka Bo(1994)
"Answering Machine"-Rupert Holmes(1980)
"Good Times With Bad Boys"-Boy Krazy(1993)
"Really Wanna Know You"-Gary Wright(1981)

 

[kirkiefan]

...not sure what is meant here by "stiffs" but if you are referring to songs that are campy and just unusual,here's my two cents worth:

Pop Muzic -"M"
Ring My Bell-Anita Ward
Mickey-Toni Basil
Eyes Without A Face-Billy Idol
Voyeur-Kim Carnes
Mother-John Lennon
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker-Ramones
Cars-Gary Numan
Venus (1986 remake)-Bannanarama
Shaddap You Face-Joe Dolce
Barbie Girl-Aqua
Get The Party Started-Pink


and:
Almost anything sung by Xuxa

 

[NoWayNoCC]

I saw this on another board...what are some of your favorite "Stiffs" of all time? Here are some of mine...
"Here We Go"-Stakka Bo(1994)
"Answering Machine"-Rupert Holmes(1980)
"Good Times With Bad Boys"-Boy Krazy(1993)
"Really Wanna Know You"-Gary Wright(1981)

Some of those were not stiffs. Even Tantrum 95.7 played the Gary Wright one as an oldie, 20 years after it was a hit.

 

[kirkiefan]

.......allllrighty gang stop being such a secretive stiff and tell Mr. Limp73 what IS a stiff in music so we can move on eh!

(ha-chi-chi-chi-chi-chi....)

 

[alans613]

"Really Wanna Know You" hit #16 on the Billboard charts in 1981 and was the least successful song of his career. Good song that had potential but still basically a mid-charter.

 

[Limp73]

.......allllrighty gang stop being such a secretive stiff and tell Mr. Limp73 what IS a stiff in music so we can move on eh!

(ha-chi-chi-chi-chi-chi....)

(...heh????...didn't say nuthin'!)

 

[alans613]

...and a few more!
Rik Emmett-Saved By Love(1991)
Big Head Todd and the Monsters-Bittersweet(1994)
I2I-The Right Time(1994)
Urge Overkill-Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon(1994)

 

[callletters]

Moonflight - Vik Venus
Loving You Has Made Me Bananas - Guy Marks
Here's To You - Hamilton Camp

 

[BobOnTheJob]

Sixth Day Creation - Cherry Pie (love that song)
Johnny Thunder - I'm Alive
Montanas - You've Got To Be Loved
Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
Bullet - White Lies, Blue Eyes
Nightcrawlers - Little Black Egg
Jet Stream - All's Quiet On West 23rd

 

[One Who Knows]

...not sure what is meant here by "stiffs" but if you are referring to songs that are campy and just unusual,here's my two cents worth:

Pop Muzic -"M"
Ring My Bell-Anita Ward
Mickey-Toni Basil
Eyes Without A Face-Billy Idol
Voyeur-Kim Carnes
Mother-John Lennon
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker-Ramones
Cars-Gary Numan
Venus (1986 remake)-Bannanarama
Shaddap You Face-Joe Dolce
Barbie Girl-Aqua
Get The Party Started-Pink
and:
Almost anything sung by Xuxa

The radio definition of a "stiff" is a song that does not become a hit. Most of the songs you listed were legitimate hits. If they're not your favorites, that's fine with me.

 

[BobOnTheJob]

Just a few listings from Bob's library of stiffs...

Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It
LeBlanc & Carr - Something About You
Rachel Sweet - B-A-B-Y
Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
Merry Go Round - Live
Owen B - Mississippi Mama
Guess Who - Running Back To Saskatoon
Blaze - Silver Heels
Spanky & Our Gang - Yesterday's Rain
Who - I Can't Explain
Steve Miller Band - Livin' In The USA
Livingston Taylor - Carolina Day
Jack Wild - Some Beautiful
Simon Stokes - Captain Howdy
Strawberry Alarm Clock - Good Morning Starshine
Youngbloods - Darkness, Darkness
Epic Splendor - A Little Rain Must Fall
Billy Joe Royal - Tulsa
Rubber Rodeo - Anywhere With You
Joan Baez - Love Is Just A Four Letter Word
R. Dean Taylor - Taos, New Mexico
Todd Rundgren - Real Man
R. B. Greaves - Fire And Rain
Led Zeppelin - Good Times, Bad Times
Gary Wright - Made To Love You
Heaven Bound - Five Hundred Miles
Fanny - I've Had It
Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can
Judy Collins - Chelsea Morning
Ocean - One More Chance
Hamilton Camp - Here's To You
T Rex - Ride A White Swan
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Free The People
Jaggerz - I Call My Baby Candy
Cowsills - Silver Threads & Golden Needles
Marillion - Kayleigh
Tommy Conwell - I'm Not Your Man
Ides of March - L. A. Goodbye
Blood Sweat & Tears - Lisa Listen To Me
Syndicate Of Sound - Brown Paper Bag

I'm just getting started...and they all hit the hot 100. Anybody remember any of these gems?

 

[alans613]

A few more from the 90s and 2000s...
Dina Carrol-So Close(1993, Barely cracked the Hot 100-Played in the Spring of 93 on Z-93).
Tasmin Archer-Sleeping Satelitte(1993, Barely cracked the Top 40-Played for a bit on Z-93).
Green Jelly-Three Little Pigs(1993, Played on Z Spring of '93).
Floetry-Floetic(2002, Played on Hot 102.9 briefly until their more successful "Say Yes" hit the airwaves).
Chesney Hawkes-The One and Only(1991, played over the opening credits of the Michael J. Fox movie "Doc Hollywood", played briefly on WDJK DJ 95 in 1991).
John Mellencamp-Again Tonight(1991, DJ 95).
Nenah Cherry-Buddy X(1993, played briefly on Z).
The Storm-I've Got A Lot To Learn About Love(1992, played briefly on Z, DJ 95 and I think The Big WAZU, band consisted of ex-Journey members...and I was lucky to find a copy of this CD on eBay earlier this year).
DF Dub-Country Girl(2003, only played in the evening on Z-93 due to, as told to me by the PD at the time, "Because it is offensive to women", which I guess it is, but I still like it).
Madison Avenue-Don't Call Me Baby(2000, 94.5 Kiss-FM).
Alice Deejay-Better Off Alone(2000, 94.5 Kiss-FM).
More to come later...now back to regular programming...

 

[anti-em]

Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran--- A big hit when I was at Boys' State
Red Red Wine 00UB 40 -- when I drank underage at Ogdens
99 Luft Balloon Ich Liebe Dich-- Viva La Reagan
You Sexy Thing by T-Shirt---cuz the girls like it!