That synth isn’t doing the song any favours, you ask me. Sounds feeble. Even when the geetar breaks in (all-too) briefly, the synth’s in there, burbling away uselessly to itself. Then a few cod-classical flourishes, then back into the riff. Never shuts the fuck up.
DougieJ says
here’s Roddy’s take:
count jim moriarty says
Which is infinitely preferable to the horrible original.
badartdog says
To my mind the original and The Final Countdown are cut from the same cloth.
hubert rawlinson says
Heard this at a concert Big Band version.
DougieJ says
nice!
Black Celebration says
It is a great, great record.
DougieJ says
Yep. Dave Lee Roth like Jagger on steroids. Brilliant lyrics, singing, playing, production, the whole shebang.
H.P. Saucecraft says
That synth isn’t doing the song any favours, you ask me. Sounds feeble. Even when the geetar breaks in (all-too) briefly, the synth’s in there, burbling away uselessly to itself. Then a few cod-classical flourishes, then back into the riff. Never shuts the fuck up.
Yuk.
Black Celebration says
But that’s the bit I like best! The combination of the synth sound and the buzzy electric sound gives it a fizz.
James Taylor says
Awful song pure awful. Lightweight synth driven feebleness. Apart from that it’s err… great.