Many years ago, like decades ago, me and my best friend Robert Nevin had a huge fight over whether "Just What I Needed" was a classic .That was at a hangout on Long Island City wher they they had a video jukebox and I'd spend a buck a pop to watch the Bangles sing "Walk Like An Egyptian". That was back when a buck could get you five minutes watching girls stripping in peepshows and two bucks a beer and a shot.
All these years later, after hearing Jarvis Cocker and the Strokes perform it together at the Leeds Fest over the weekend, I concede the point. It is a classic. Plus? How many gay undertones can two men have without tongue kissing?