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History in Five Songs Episode 310: Struggling with the Greatest New Wave Bands

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In Episode 310 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin wrestles with defining the genre and counts down his five favorite—yet genre-challengingly eclectic—new wave bands, kicking off with the Boomtown Rats and Devo in a tightly-defined 1979-focused episode.

  1. The Boomtown Rats – “Keep it Up”
  2. Devo – “Blockhead”
  3. The Police – “No Time This Time”
  4. The Jam – “Girl on the Phone”
  5. XTC – “Scissor Man”

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In Episode 310 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin wrestles with defining the genre and counts down his five favorite—yet genre-challengingly eclectic—new wave bands, kicking off with the Boomtown Rats and Devo in a tightly-defined 1979-focused episode.

  1. The Boomtown Rats – “Keep it Up”
  2. Devo – “Blockhead”
  3. The Police – “No Time This Time”
  4. The Jam – “Girl on the Phone”
  5. XTC – “Scissor Man”

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