Favorite "Country" Songs #7 - "Place in the Country"
@teamfreak16 (43418)
Denver, Colorado
January 20, 2019 2:27pm CST
Time now to get away from it all. I am counting down my favorite songs with "Town," "City," "State," and "Country" in the title. This is the "Country" edition, and we are at #7: "Place in the Country" by Adam Ant.
Adam Ant had already made a big splash in the new wave scene with his band, Adam and the Ants, when, taking guitarist Marco Pirroni along, he dismantled the group in 1982 and embarked on a solo career. And for awhile, the charismatic singer could do no wrong.
Writing songs with Pirroni, Ant assembled a boffo debut album (he and Pirroni also produced the record) in 1982's Friend or Foe. Powered by hit songs such as the title track, "Goody Two-Shoes," and "Desperate But Not Serious," Friend or Foe reached #5 in the UK, and a respectable #16 on the Billboard 200.
"Place in the Country" was not released as a single, yet it's a great Adam Ant tune. Part Ant Music, part rockabilly, with some ska-type horns, this one is a hell of a fun ride.
Adam Ant was a huge figure in 80's alternative music. And while you are probably never going to hear this on the radio, it's still a total blast!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkWvOcBSzhQ&fmt=18 Lyrics All I thought I wanted was a front door All I thought I wanted was a place in the country Now I real...
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jan 19
You stood and delivered great ant music!
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@crossbones27 (49491)
• Mojave, California
20 Jan 19
All the ants here banging their head against the wall in honor of this one. I always say never mess with an ant they are crazy. 
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
22 Jan 19
@crossbones27 - "Don't tread on an ant, he's done nothing to you, and there might come a day when he's treading on you!"
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@FourWalls (68129)
• United States
24 Jan 19
I have to get some Adam Ant out and listen to it, you done flung a craving on me!
Funny aside: I saw the lyrics to Elton John's "Sartorial Eloquence" posted somewhere, and the line, "adamant before the fall," was posted as "Adam Ant before the fall."
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Jan 19
That's funny in more ways than one!
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
21 Jan 19
i still like adam.some of his stuff was just too peppy for it's own good tho
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
22 Jan 19
He was definitely not a ballad singer, that's for sure!
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
22 Jan 19
Well, he did start out in the 70's. Dirk Wears White Socks came out in 79.
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