{"id":16047,"date":"2012-10-15T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=16047"},"modified":"2012-10-15T11:58:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T15:58:15","slug":"once-and-for-all-third-best-new-wave-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/once-and-for-all-third-best-new-wave-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Once and for All<\/em>: Excluding Anything by the Rockpile Crew, What’s the Third<\/em>-Best Late-’70s Pure Power Pop\/New Wave Song That Made a Dent in the US Charts?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nCheap Trick<\/strong>‘s “Surrender” is the greatest late-’70s pure power pop\/new wave song ever. This from someone who also believes it’s possibly the “Secretariat’s 30-length Belmont Stakes victory” relative to any other song in any band’s career. This is a testament to the song’s strength as much as it is my lukewarm appreciation for anything else Cheap Trick has released. But that’s another story. There’s nothing I’d like least than to distract you with my thoughts on Cheap Trick.<\/p>\n