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M - New York–London–Paris–Munich

In those early heady day of new wave there were a few unrelenting ear-worms that would practically define the genre, and lay the table for what was to follow in the early to mid '80s. Although "Rock Lobster" by The B-52's came out in '78, it's impact would ripple through a lot of what was to follow. 1979 saw the release of The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star" and Gary Numan's seminal hit "Cars" and then there was "Pop Muzik" by M ... and it was really one of those goofy songs that just caught on. I mean it would go number one practically all over the world. All of these were rooted with in rock, but veered wildly off kilter with futuristic vocals, synthesizers the combined the energy of punk with their brand of new wave while more or less crafting pop songs that were strangely radio friendly. "Pop Muzik" was also a song I didn't understand, and to be honest I don't know if I actually liked it, but it cou...