August 19, 2005

A surprisingly heart-warming story about Huey Lewis. I never thought I'd write that sentence!
posted by kitfisto 18 years ago
  • That explains everything.
  • It kinda does. And good for him, being all awesome to the retards like that.
  • That's cool. Thanks for the post.
  • What a great story. I'll confess that Huey Lewis and the News were the first rock band that I became enamored with as a young teen, and the first rock concert that I ever saw. Which I suppose confirms my sister's assertion that I am retarded.
  • and the first rock concert that I ever saw. Me too! I was takin' what they're givin'!
  • I've found that it's easy to tune out people with disabilities, and most people do. There you have it. Nice post you beetroot-loving chap! ♫ It's hip to be square! ♫
  • Patrick Bateman was enamored with Huey Lewis, and look what happened there.
  • Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consimante professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.
  • Along with kimdog and middleclasstool, I also loved the Huey when I was a young teen. The "Fore" tour was my first concert at age 12. My younger brother is retarded. I'm definitely taking him if I get the chance. We can bond. =) I wonder what Huey thinks of being "the retarded Bruce Springsteen". Thanks, kitfisto.
  • I too loved the Huey. I guess I was about 10 when I was listening to The News. They did the Back to the Future music too, or the theme song, at least. And there was that cool music video where everything except Huey was all sped up. That was totally wicked.
  • nnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeerds
  • My best friend and I would make up little dances to go along to the songs on Sport. But then, I willingly admit to being a nerd.
  • now is the time for a vintage 80's Huey Lewis Story: A friend of mine was very into music as his dad saw it, not knowing of his playing of throbbing gristle and wire and digging through music bins, and so he got him backstage tickets for his sixteenth birthday to see huey lewis. Gosh, that's nice of dad. And so he endured until the end when armed with his courtesy 8x10 glossy of Huey and his news, he decided to make the most of it and went up to Huey: "Mister Lewis, it's my birthday. Could you sign this for me?" He looked him dead in the eye and said, "Listen, kid, if I sign that for you, I'd have to sign one for everybody." And he turned and walked away. Huh, thought my friend. What an asshole. And that is how i will always think of Huey Lewis.
  • Evidently your friend didn't have his pants pulled up high enough.
  • He didn't want a new drug, I bet.
  • Huey is ONLY nice to the 'tards.
  • NEVER liked the group.......it hurt my ears.
  • MonkeyFilter: nnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeerds!
  • Linnea (to herself): "Are you going to the concert tonight?" To which she replied, again to herself, "You got it, baby. You are on, girl. I'm not missing Huey Little." "Huey Little?" she replied back in her other voice. "Who the heck is Huey Little? You mean Huey Lewis!" Then she laughed at herself, and her other self had to laugh a bit, too. All three of my selves like this article. Thanks from all of us.
  • Me and Capt Renault say, no probs!
  • Wait -- that's what I was gonna sa-- Oh. Right. Sometimes I forget that I can read my own mind.
  • y'all are freakin' me out.
  • We love petebest
  • We do. We really, really do.
  • *runs, screams*
  • *splits up, to better recapture petebest*
  • Splitting up -- yeah -- we can do more damage that way. Oh, sure. Recapture. Riiiiiiiight... *winks, nods*
  • Well if he's wearing his panda PJs, we can't be held accountable for our/my/your actions..