30. Someone I Care About by The Modern Lovers 1976

These songs are not in order otherwise this would be in the top 10. I first heard the Modern Lovers when I went round to Bruce Milne's place. the punk scene in Melbourne was very small and he was trying to push the movement along. One night he played The Modern Lovers album. He was the most brilliant thing I'd ever heard. And when this song came on a shiver ran through me. The quite bit and.....

Alright, listen to this now
Picture this: I'm walking with my girlfriend
28 misguided souls combine say: "We're moving in!"
There's a certain kind of girl
That you care about so much
You say: "I don't care what you guys do to me
But her, don't touch!"
 possibly the best lyric ever written! Just reading the lyrics makes me want to go and play it loud. Bruce had told me how this record got him and a friend (Graeme Pitt who played bass on the night of the Fiction's debut at Bernhardts) through a time when they both broken up with their girlfriends. For me it was just euphoric. I liked the fast rock and roll songs. This and "She Cracked". It was the coolest thing ever. Punk bands like JAB did songs like Roadrunner and Hospital. The world was ready for the Modern Lovers. Jonathon Richman is a genius.