Five by Five: Classic Alternative

Here's a smattering of musical wonders, five-star songs from my library. It's a classic alternative set from years gone by. Hope you enjoy it.

7 Seconds from 1986's New Wind with "Put These Words To Music"

The Monks with "Johnny B Rotten" from their 1979 album Bad Habits.

The Clash with "Train in Vain" from the classic 1979 release London Calling.

Hüsker Dü with "Makes No Sense At All" from 1985's Flip Your Wig.

The Police from their second album, 1979's Regatta De Blanc with "It's Alright for You".

Lyrical Snippet of the Moment: Synchronicity II by The Police

Every time I'm coming home from work on the subway I hear Sting singing the lyric "Another working day has ended. Only the rush hour hell to face. Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes. Contestants in a suicidal race" from "Synchronicity II". That song was on their last album, 1983's Synchronicity.

I also think of a friend's father who told a story about a particularly unhinged individual who approached him on a subway platform and urged him, "Don't have a mental moment!" and decide to jump!