We Built This City by Starship

Ugh. This is one of those tunes that makes me cringe and at the same time rubberneckily (you like that word?) nostalgic for my youth in the '80s. As well as nostalgic for Grace Slick and Paul Kantner's youth in the '60s. Be clear that this is a Starship song. No not Jefferson Starship, and not predecessor Jefferson Airplane, but simply Starship. A song written not one, but two shark-jumps away from the band's relevance in the rock canon. The video is pretty hilarious.

Year: 1985
Rating: Lukewarm (cold, with a dash of warming irony.)