Alternative rock, 1987

Artist Song
SINEAD O'CONNOR  Mandinka 
THE REPLACEMENTS  Alex Chilton 
THE CURE  Just Like Heaven 
HÜSKER DÜ  Could You Be The One? 
GAME THEORY  Look Away 
LEMONHEADS  Fed Up 
10,000 MANIACS  Don't Talk 
SUZANNE VEGA  Luka 
PRINCE  I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 
R.E.M.  The One I Love  
RAMONES  I Wanna Live 
GUNS N' ROSES  It's So Easy 
DESCENDENTS  Coolidge 
KING MISSILE  Sensitive Artist 
BLAKE BABIES  Wipe It Up 
PIXIES  I've Been Tired 
THE SMITHS  Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before 

Comment:

Okay, so PRINCE is pretty mainstream, but that particular song is power-poppy sounding, and it's not like it was a huge hit. Also, even though GUNS N' ROSES would go on to become really big, back in 1987, they were getting a lot of airplay on college radio.
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Ginatron
Date: 8/19/2007
OH GAWD! That is my FAVORITE Replacements song!
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vandaleyes
Date: 8/19/2007
awesome mix! i adore the replacements.
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Funky Ratchet
Date: 8/19/2007
Lots of great picks - REM, Pixies, Descendent, 'Mats, Husker Du, etc. Nice job!