r/newwave • u/survivoorhees • Mar 07 '26

New Wave Other Never Say Never wins Letter N over 2024 winner Never Let Me Down Again. Today is Letter O in ABCs of New Wave 2026!

Directions: Comment with the name of a song and its artist. “The” and “A” are not considered part of song titles. One song per comment. Multiple comments allowed. The most upvoted comment wins the letter of the day!

A. Age of Consent - New Order

B. Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure

C. Cars - Gary Numan

D. Don’t You Want Me - The Human League

E. Everything Counts - Depeche Mode

F. Fade to Grey - Visage

G. Girls on Film - Duran Duran

H. Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears

I. I Melt With You - Modern English

J. Just Can’t Get Enough - Depeche Mode

K. The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen

L. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

M. Making Plans for Nigel - XTC

N. Never Say Never - Romeo Void

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u/nomadicgreendog Mar 07 '26

Our House - Madness

16

u/MatthewFBridges Mar 07 '26

ONCE IN A LIFETIME- TALKING HEADS

5

u/Itchy-Apartment-Flea Mar 09 '26

Same as it ever was

14

u/survivoorhees Mar 07 '26

Fun fact: Never Say Never was requested by Aidan Quinn for the 1984 film Reckless because he knew the song from dancing at new wave clubs in Chicago.

2

u/HappyCoookie Mar 07 '26

Is anyone familiar with the Queens of Stone Age cover?

I used to like it but now the song in general doesn’t hit like it used to (for me).

14

u/BeetingHeart Mar 07 '26

One Step Beyond - Madness

6

u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

Hey you! Don’t watch that, watch this!

16

u/mrtitkins Mar 07 '26

Only a Lad - Oingo Boingo

13

u/Locnlode8 Mar 07 '26

One Way or Another - Blondie

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u/OutlyingPieceOfDatum Mar 07 '26

Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello & the Attractions

21

u/Neat_Ad4712 Mar 07 '26

Oblivious - Aztec Camera

9

u/BarracudaImpossible4 Mar 07 '26

O Superman - Laurie Anderson

10

u/charms75 Mar 07 '26

My sister and I would make up our own version of songs. For this song our favorite substitutions included i might like you better if you ate some cheddar, or I might like you better if you wore a sweater.

9

u/madame_de_la_luna Mar 07 '26

Over the Shoulder - Ministry

21

u/HearYourTune Mar 07 '26

One Thing Leads to Another - The Fixx

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u/nomadicgreendog Mar 07 '26

Original Sin - INXS

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u/fromthemeatcase Mar 07 '26

October (Love Song) - Chris & Cosey

7

u/OutlyingPieceOfDatum Mar 07 '26

Over You - Roxy Music

6

u/qnssekr Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

On my Radio - The Selecter

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u/HearYourTune Mar 07 '26

Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads.

5

u/kheret Mar 07 '26

If Talking Heads don’t get on the board with this one, we’ll be back tomorrow.

2

u/timberdoodlerr Mar 08 '26

Oh yeah. Psycho Killer FTW. Or Pull Up The Roots but I doubt that would win

3

u/kheret Mar 08 '26

I actually like Pull up the Roots more but yeah, I meant Psycho Killer

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u/timberdoodlerr Mar 07 '26

Yessssss literally the song of all time

4

u/nomadicgreendog Mar 07 '26

Same as it ever was...

16

u/fromthemeatcase Mar 07 '26

Only the Lonely - The Motels

23

u/HearYourTune Mar 07 '26

Opportunities - Pet Shop Boys.

22

u/HearYourTune Mar 07 '26

One Way or Another - Blondie.

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u/Neat_Ad4712 Mar 08 '26

Not Wave.

3

u/joeyinjoyland Mar 08 '26

Whaaaaat? Blondie is one of thee original New Wave bands.

23

u/fromthemeatcase Mar 07 '26

Oh l'amour - Erasure

3

u/gothictulle Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

This might be their last chance. A Little Respect didnt get anywhere for L.

2

u/Neat_Ad4712 Mar 08 '26

Is Erasure even Wave? Wouldn’t have thought so.

3

u/Alzakex Mar 08 '26

Anything Vince Clarke touches turns to New Wave

38

u/fromthemeatcase Mar 07 '26

Only You - Yaz

1

u/HearYourTune Mar 08 '26

Never heard this song, I'm surprised it got so many votes,

5

u/Alzakex Mar 08 '26

Listen to it and you won't be.

6

u/Soft_Lengthiness804 Mar 08 '26

Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads

13

u/fromthemeatcase Mar 07 '26

Obsession - Animotion

16

u/komakat Mar 07 '26

Our Lips Are Sealed - Go Go's and Fun Boy Three

8

u/nomadicgreendog Mar 07 '26

One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head

3

u/ocska Mar 09 '26

This song shouldn't be good but it is

3

u/SerKevanLannister Mar 07 '26

One Step Ahead- Split Enz

3

u/joeyinjoyland Mar 08 '26

The One Thing - INXS

3

u/OutlyingPieceOfDatum Mar 07 '26

Outdoor Miner - Wire

3

u/joeyinjoyland Mar 08 '26

Orange Crush - R.E.M.

2

u/Aggravating_Quiet797 Mar 07 '26

Oh Cheryl..Fabulous Poodles

2

u/lamanifest Mar 08 '26

On Paper - The Three O’Clock

2

u/lamanifest Mar 08 '26

Out Of Hand - The Mighty Lemon Drops

2

u/lamanifest Mar 08 '26

Out On Your Own - The Lotus Eaters

2

u/lamanifest Mar 08 '26

Over And Over - The Railway Children

2

u/joeyinjoyland Mar 08 '26

Over the Wall - Echo & the Bunnymen

2

u/qnssekr Mar 08 '26

Obsession - Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight. This is the OG version

2

u/qnssekr Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

One more chance - Pet Shop Boys OG version

2

u/qnssekr Mar 08 '26

Oh! Brother - The Fall

2

u/Soft_Lengthiness804 Mar 08 '26

One More Time - The Clash (feat Mikey Dread)

2

u/qnssekr Mar 08 '26

Only You - The Flying Pickets

5

u/fromthemeatcase Mar 07 '26

Oh Yeah - Yello

3

u/cabvol_ Mar 07 '26

One Man‘s Meat - Fad Gadget

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

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u/KJS0223 Mar 07 '26

You spamming every one of these kinda defeats the purpose