The Motels Songs

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The motels songs. The motels are an american new wave band from berkeley california that is best known for the singles only the lonely and suddenly last summer each of which peaked at no. 7 on the australian chart for two weeks and their song danger reached no. The song was included on the 1990 compilation album no vacancy. Billboard hot 100 on april 24 1982.

Since the best of the motels released in 2003 contains the motels biggest hits only the lonely and suddenly last summer it is all that the average casual fan of the band will want but it is only a ten track budget compilation that has neither the breadth nor the presentation of 2005 s essential collection in fact nearly every other motels compilation including 2002 s classic. The motels is a fairly cold almost robotic affair which trades in lyrics that explore the darker side of life in los angeles. It was the lead off single from their riaa gold certified fourth album little robbers the single entered the hot 100 at 60 on september 3 1983 and peaked at 9 on november 19 1983. There are a few tracks that bear repeated listens like the frantic kix and celia a warning to a woman involved with the wrong guy.

Live version of the motel s classic song total control. The lyrics still lean toward the darker side as on the moody watercolor melody of the title track but there are also moments that are pop gems like the europop styled bonjour baby the midtempo. Careful kicks off with the perky sax driven danger and there are more hits than misses. Best of the motels.

Suddenly last summer is a hit song by new wave band the motels. It would ultimately climb to number 9 on july 17 of that year where it spent four weeks in that position. With their second release the motels make steps toward a more seamless style of new wave inflected pop. The motels third album all 4 one finds the group working the fine line between mainstream arena rock and quirky new wave pop.

Their roots lie in the sleek polished californian hard rock that dominated late 70s and early 80s album oriented radio but all four one has a shiny new wave production complete with keyboards and processed guitars. Little robbers the follow up to the motels commercial breakthrough all 4 one is nearly as consistent as its predecessor finding the perfect balance between mainstream rock conventions and quirky new wave flourishes again the singles are the best parts of the record with the hazy suddenly last summer deservedly reaching the top ten and remember the nights being a fine aor workout but. It was released in 1982 as the first single from their third studio album all four one propelled by a popular music video it debuted at number 90 on the u s.