Rat Trap

The other morning my music was on shuffle and it randomly played “Nothing Happened Today” by the Boomtown Rats. It made me realize I had not listened to them in a long time and how many of their songs I enjoyed.

They were a hard band to categorize.  They sort of started out in that crush of punk & new wave artists in the late 70′s and then changed as time went on.  It’s interesting to go back and listen to the first albums of bands like The Police, The Cure, U2 and others and hear how similar in energy they all sounded.

The Boomtown Rats did not make it very long and Bob Geldolf became more known for his charity than for his music.  For a time, they put out some great energetic music and it was nice to rediscover it again as I did this week.

 

“Rat Trap” – One of my favorites, such a cheesy lip sync on Top of The Pops but a great song:

 

“She’s So Modern” – Late 70s punk at it’s finest:

 

“I don’t like Monday’s” – The song they are most known for, here is an interesting version performed live at The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball: