New Wave?

A lot of this so-called alternative stuff is also new wave, and much new wave is also alternative. But I've cut out some of the new wave stuff anyway. I liked what The Onion said about Tom Petty and the punk era, namely that while punk music took on the old, calcified rock establishment head on, Petty and the Heartbreakers flanked it.

The New Wave Tangent List

Talking Heads, “Take Me to the River”
The Police, “Can’t Stand Losing You”
Soft Cell, “Tainted Love”
Devo, “Whip It”
Gary Numan, “Cars”
Elvis Costello, “Radio Radio”
Flock of Seagulls, “I Ran”
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Need to Know”
Blondie, “Call Me”
The Eurythmics, “Here Comes the Rain Again”
Berlin, “The Metro”
Wall of Voodoo, “Mexican Radio”
The Buggles, “Video Killed the Radio Star”
Tears for Fears, “Pale Shelter”
The Police, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
The Cars, “Let’s Go”
Duran Duran, “New Moon on Monday”
Kim Wilde, “Kids in America”
Nena, “99 Luftballoons”
Simple Minds, “Up on the Catwalk”
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “You Got Lucky”
Men Without Hats, “Safety Dance”
Joe Jackson, “Is She Really Going Out With Him?”