DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO! 70s & 80s Power Pop Gems From The United Kingdom

At last, we reach the end of our short series of fabricated power pop compilations inspired by the real-world Come On Let's Go! Power Pop Gems From The 70s & 80s, due out in July from England's Big Beat Records. Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) responded with three fictional sequels--It's Cold Outside!, Kids Just Wanna Dance!, and Gotta Have Pop!--each offering 24 more tracks of fab North American pop from the '70s and '80s.

We close with one final disc, moving our spotlight across the water to the British Isles. Eddie & the Hot Rods' "Do Anything You Wanna Do" is one of the defining singles of power pop, so of course it opens this set of primo pop from England, Scotland, and Ireland. There are old wave names (The Searchers, plus former Herman's Hermits leader Peter Noone fronting The Tremblers), international teen stars (The Bay City Rollers, represented by a post-mania track, originally credited to the truncated name The Rollers), and a variety of other pop, punk, and new wave acts of the era.

Do Anything You Wanna Do! 70s & 80s Power Pop Gems From The United Kingdom

1. EDDIE & THE HOT RODS: Do Anything You Wanna Do
2. THE JAM: I Need You (For Someone) [single version]
3. THE KEYS: I Don't Wanna Cry
4. BLUE: Danger Sign
5. ADVERTISING: Ich Liebe Dich
6. THE SEARCHERS: Hearts In Her Eyes
7. THE BUZZCOCKS: Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
8. THE BAY CITY ROLLERS: Who'll Be My Keeper
9. THE PLEASERS: The Kids Are Alright
10. THE TIMES: Whatever Happened To Thamesbeat?
11. CHICORY TIP: Good Grief Christina
12. THE ZONES: New Life
13. THE LAMBRETTAS: Da-a-a-ance
14. GENERATION X: Ready Steady Go
15. THE RECORDS: Starry Eyes [album version]
16. SQUIRE: The Life
17. THE TREMBLERS: I'll Be Taking Her Out Tonight
18. THE RICH KIDS: Rich Kids
19. STARRY EYED AND LAUGHING: Chimes Of Freedom
20. DOLLY MIXTURE: Everything And More
21. KIRSTY MacCOLL: Terry
22. THE BARRACUDAS: Summer Fun
23. SQUEEZE: Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
24. THE UNDERTONES: Get Over You

I don't wanna get over this! And I don't have to. Music has no expiration date, no limit, even when it's cold outside. Kids just wanna dance. Do anything you wanna do. Gotta have pop. Come on, let's GO!

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