108: The More I Learn, Well, the Less That I Know

108. "Borrowed Time" by Styx {#64; 3/80} [iTunes? Yes] {Video: Nope.}

"Don't look now, but here come the 80s!"
"I'm so confused by the things I read. I need the truth, but the truth is I don't know who to believe."

Here we go. It's a great mix between synthesizers and guitars. I especially like the "Yes! No!" interlude in the middle of the song.

This is one of those "why wasn't that a bigger hit?" songs. Really? Only #64 on the charts? Ridiculous! It probably didn't help that it was the third single released from the album "Cornerstone," after "Babe" and "Why Me." Why "Why Me?" "Borrowed Time" is a much, much better song.

Looking at the HondoJoe Top200, Styx has got to be the most under-represented group. This is the first time they've popped up on the list, and there are only two more songs by Styx yet to come. They had lots of great albums, most notably "The Grand Illusion" and "Pieces of Eight." (I've always wondered if "Pieces of Eight" would have sold better if a more attractive, younger woman had been featured on the cover instead of the woman they chose.)

Surely there were more attractive album cover models in 1978. (Maybe even one named Shirley.)

That said, at least the "Pieces of Eight" cover was more interesting than the "Cornerstone" cover:

Feet? Sand? Flashlight?-----Yawn.

COMING UP NEXT: Pants!