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Eileen prog? Great idea. Goes well with the Searching For The Young Soul Rebels concept album. If Yes and Asia can Kill the Radio Star with Video by the Buggles (the former sucked all the fun from the Buggles, but no Drama, and the latter put it back) then a spot of a fun little folk tune can go down well. Otherwise we might all be sticks in the mud.

Right, back to Roy Harper and his Unknown Soldier album which is nearly as good.
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Possibly the last song in the known universe to be placed into the prog box....
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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

^ I'm still performing magic rituals so that Barry Manilow will finally find a home here too *f**king emotici snip as if that will help me escape Capcha*

only AFTER Gino Valenti finally is added to the site.. which won't happen till someone puts M@X out of his money grubbing misery and prog fans take this site back over. Which of course will be me... day 3 he gets aded.. then we can talk about how prog Rhinestone Cowboy is haha.

Day 4 though..  the Allman Brothers.. the greatest jazz fusion band that ever lived.. and Willie.. the most progressive folk artist that ever lived.. both get added.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Next up: "Take On Me" by A-ha! Prog or Jazz Fusion?

only people that only know this song by A-ha laugh at this band. Those who have listened more do not laugh anymore. 
Well said. "Memorial Beach" is a good album.
And I like "Take On Me" anyway, so there.


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^ I'm still performing magic rituals so that Barry Manilow will finally find a home here too LOL

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yeah.. exactly what I thought when I just saw it...

that thread? Still alive..

it does remind me though that I still need to approach the hey nonny nonnies about getting Willie Nelson added to the site. 
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This thread has surprisingly gotten more mileage than i ever could've imagined LOL

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That song couldn't be farther away from sounding proggy than it is. Also, quite frankly, it sickens me. Now that I've stated the obvious, I'd like to respectively suggest that you monitor this site with a little more genuine curiosity in order to secure from others more knowledgeable than me what it is that actually sounds like prog.

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At least in the instrumental "Come on Eileen... Come on Eileen..." you could always sing "It's not Prog though! It's not Prog though!" so there is at least that.
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Next up: "Take On Me" by A-ha! Prog or Jazz Fusion?

only people that only know this song by A-ha laugh at this band. Those who have listened more do not laugh anymore. 
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The forrunners of a-hs, Bridges is in PA
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Of course Jazz Fusion!
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Next up: "Take On Me" by A-ha! Prog or Jazz Fusion?
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I have to say for you that this song is not typical eighties pop song IMO. Most eighties pop songs have 4/4 beat whole through. But is it prog or not, I am just so bored about the whole question is something prog or not. I am interesting is something great music or not and I think this is not, mostly the reason I heard it too much in the eighties. Now if I hear it I just become irritated. Anyway I can understand this song could have been gateway to prog to somebody.
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Thanks for all the replies. The consensus is that it is not Prog.

I wasn't asking about the band or the video, but just this song.  I actually don't even know any of DMR's other songs.    When it came out I was kind of against it just for being a pop hit.  It wasn't until after really getting into Prog and many years had gone by, that I gave it some attention and heard some of the aspects of the song that would be described as having counter-melody, tempo changes, key/tone changes, which gave it some Prog qualities to my ears.  Another aspect noted in the video of the link for "One hit wonderland" is that this was not like anything else coming out at the time.  

Somebody here suggested I'm a "troll".  Well, no, my question was sincere and I do hear those aspects that I mentioned in the song. I've been a member of this forum for a long time and check it quite often, mostly for reviews, not for forum commentary, which is why you haven't seen me on here often. 

Thanks again for the discussion.
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:


I don't think anyone was suggesting the band be included, just talked about and made fun of.



Ok I guess I can live with that
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Originally posted by Chaser Chaser wrote:

If "Come on Eileen" is prog then we may as well go the whole hog and include Aga Do and The Birdie Song as well

I don't think anyone was suggesting the band be included, just talked about and made fun of.
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I think it's  a fun goofy little song. I would personally list it as a guilty pleasure, but not prog. 
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

I always thought Come On Eileen was a porn film.

 Ya had to go there , Chopper!LOLLOLLOL
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Originally posted by Chaser Chaser wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

I'm not so aggressively hostile towards it. 


I'm not "aggressively hostile" towards it. In fact I think I've danced to it a few times after one too many glasses of pop, so I agree it's a good catchy pop song.

I'm just hostile to any suggestion that it might be prog
Sure - that was a general observation based on all the comments. 
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