Greg Kihn RIP

[the nail at the foul line]

https://people.com/greg-kihn-rock-s...e-breakup-song-dead-age-75-alzheimers-8696273

I feel like a DJ at a small town AM station where the only thing I have to do is to give the obituaries.

Well you can't call him a one-hit wonder because he had two hits.

 

[55wildcat]

His health's in jeopardy baby, woo a woo woo....

 

[gamecockcat]

Interesting fact: the part in 'The Breakup Song' where he just sings nonsense syllables was supposed to be filled with actual words in the final cut but, once recorded with that part included, he and the producer thought it worked so they never rerecorded full lyrics over that part.

Similarly, the whistle part at the end of "Dock of the Bay" was ad-libbed and was supposed to have lyrics, also. But, Otis died before they could 'complete' the song so they left it in.

Sometimes, accidents and mistakes make the song great.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Breakup Song is an all-time underrated 80s classic. Ba-ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba ba

 

[HymanKaplan]

Wasn't a HUGE fan of Black Flag, but still, you gotta recognize and Rise Above.

 

[funKYcat75]

RIP to the original King of sarcastic celebrity news.