Huey Lewis & The News [Archive] - Beastie Boys Message Board

Documad

12-11-2005, 11:27 PM

Did you know that The News are apparently the Zeligs of rock?

I still think you're all plotting against me so that my brain will explode.

DroppinScience

12-11-2005, 11:33 PM

They were great in Back to the Future, no diggity. Duetting with Gwyneth Paltrow? Not so great.

But is it still hip to be square?

Documad

12-11-2005, 11:36 PM

They were great in Back to the Future, no diggity. Duetting with Gwyneth Paltrow? Not so great.

But is it still hip to be square?
Huey was in the Altman film Short Cuts. ;)

Reginald

12-12-2005, 07:43 AM

They were great in Back to the Future, no diggity. Duetting with Gwyneth Paltrow? Not so great.

But is it still hip to be square?
Yes, it is. :)

Laver1969

12-12-2005, 08:00 AM

I saw Huey Lewis & The News back in about 1990 or so. The Louisiana Lottery had a big concert festival at the Superdome to kick off the introduction of the lottery.

The only two acts on the bill I remember were Huey and Fats Domino.

ScarySquirrel

12-12-2005, 10:11 AM

I saw Huey Lewis and The News a couple years back in Detroit at the DTE Energy theatre. It was a pretty awesome show and probably one of my favorites I've seen to this day, actually.

Not that I've seen a whole lot of shows, but they definitely did put on a good show and all my friends had a good time despite their initial apprehension to go see "those guys that made The Power of Love."

Reginald

12-12-2005, 10:17 AM

Huey Lewis is the best.

abcdefz

12-12-2005, 11:01 AM

I saw 'em on the Sports tour. My buddy Jeff made me go. And it was a terrific show. Waaaayyyyy better than Sonic Youth or Elvis Costello. :(

Documad

12-12-2005, 11:43 AM

Errrr. Stop torturing me. He can't possibly be any good.

abcdefz

12-12-2005, 01:00 PM

...it's like watching a really juke professional pub band. And they have a pretty honest-seeming spirit of fun, and they get the crowd into it without pandering of just being plain old icky. And, boy, can they sing. Seriously. Not exactly the height of blue-eyed soul, but close enough to have a great time.

Documad

12-12-2005, 02:56 PM

The ever-versatile Huey Lewis is on Broadway in Chicago (http://jam.canoe.ca/Theatre/2005/11/17/1311199-ap.html)! (!)

I was throwing out old magazines and stumbled across an item mentioning Huey and thought it's destiny.

BroomHead

12-12-2005, 05:08 PM

Hey, didn't ghostbusters get sued because the theme song sounded too much like "I need a new drug"?

DJ_Skrilla

12-12-2005, 05:37 PM

Huey Lewis & The News - The Power of Love

for sure. Lets just look at Back to the future soundtrack!
and stuck with you! another banger.

and I have 2x copies of Power of love 12" single with extended 7 minute version... jealous??

Reginald

12-12-2005, 05:54 PM

Me too.

cosmo105

12-13-2005, 12:56 AM

IF THIS IS IT!

I WANNA KNOWWW-OOH-WHOA!

cookiepuss

12-13-2005, 01:55 AM

I'm happy to be stuck with you
and I can seeeeee that you're happy to be stuck with me!

easily my favorite band when I was eight or nine. we had all thier vinyl.

Drederick Tatum

12-13-2005, 03:41 AM

suing the ghostbusters is pretty harsh. they saved the city.

mickill

12-13-2005, 03:52 AM

Easily among the most inconsequential acts of the 80s.

TAL

12-13-2005, 07:43 AM

Hey, didn't ghostbusters get sued because the theme song sounded too much like "I need a new drug"?
Yes! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Lewis_and_The_News)

alexandra

12-13-2005, 08:10 AM

i ain't afraid of no ghosts.... okay, that's a lie.

abcdefz

12-13-2005, 09:45 AM

Easily among the most inconsequential acts of the 80s.

You're thinking of Asia.

abcdefz

12-13-2005, 03:36 PM

...you're thinking of Tangiers.

Auton

12-13-2005, 03:56 PM

good singles band. and Sports is actually pretty impressively good.

mickill

12-13-2005, 04:03 PM

You're thinking of Asia.
I'd take Heat Of Moment over anything Huey's got in his arsenal.

yeahwho

12-13-2005, 10:33 PM

It would be cool if Huey Lewis & The News released another album, "Like Another Hole in my Head".

That would be cool.

Documad

12-15-2005, 10:30 PM

I am seriously being stalked by Huey Lewis. He was just on the Daily Show. Twice. :mad:

He's everywhere. wtf?

BangkokB

12-16-2005, 01:31 PM

Huey Lewis & teh News blow

The only thing good that ever came out of that hack band was the character in American Pyscho had a page dedicated to them, so I could chuckle when I read Bret Easton poking fun about people that got behind that gwiz....And of course he also had a page about Whitney Houston and then one about the talent abilities of a one Phil Colins. So that's the playing field they're on