i really like master rays approach to this topic and want to contribute to this thread with the following two songs.
my first fandomly love of a band was for frankie goes to hollywood and i still love of their work and their appearance and what they meant for pop music. "they" is the product of the band and i still wonder how many people were involved, what part did erverybody have. many questions left. but if you go back and listen to the lps welcome to the pleasuredome and liverpool, you will find some wonderful music with great lyrics.
i really think nma could cover rage hard or warriors of the wasteland and it would fit. these songs seem to be worthy to be adapted by nma.
and since we all love nma also for the lyrics and poetry, i invite you to read these from warriors which i love:
From diamond mine to the factory
Everybody's doing what you've got to keep on doing for society
Make this world a good place to be
Let livin' be but don't work for free
Playing isn't paying so work is what I'm saying
Working for the world go round
The battle cry don't mess with me
I've traveled the world for eternity
Warriors of the wasteland
Sailboats of ice on desert sands
Warriors of the wasteland
It seems to me that the powers that be
Keep themselves in splendour and security
Armoured cars for megastars
No streets, no bars, yours wealth is ours
They make the masses, kiss their assets
Lower class jackass, pay me tax take out the trash
Working for the world go round
Your job is gold, do as you're told
They pay you less then run for congress
Warriors of the wasteland
Sailboats of ice on desert sands
Warriors - what a waste, man
I'm working for the world go round, go round
Diamond mine to the factory, yeah
Make this a world, a good place to be
Warriors - what a waste, man
Warriors
We're rats in a cage
Suicide a go golisten to the song...
but here you have a 12min mix of rage hard. candy for the ear and you really can learn a bit to listen to different structures and layers in a song. it opened my ears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54vP7fHrJT8then here is the opener of the album welcome to the pleasuredome with the same title. it's a 13min ride through wonderland. imagine you listen to this song after buying the album because you know the no. 1 hit relax.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVDC6kPCkWAdon't know if some of you will like these old pop songs, but to me it's more than pop