Song · Dave Edmunds
“Girls Talk” by Dave Edmunds
From the album Repeat When Necessary (1979)
“Girls Talk” by Dave Edmunds appears on 6 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2004. It was first released in 1979 on the album Repeat When Necessary. Its best result is #395 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,882 alternative song of all time.
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Elvis Costello handed Dave Edmunds an early version of "Girls Talk", and Edmunds, who first put it to tape in 1978, pulled it apart and rebuilt it in his own image for Repeat When Necessary, his 1979 album. What came out is sleek new wave pop with a rock and roll backbone: chiming guitars from Edmunds and Billy Bremner, Nick Lowe's bass bouncing underneath, Terry Williams keeping the beat crisp, and Roger Bechirian, who also engineered, tinkling away at the piano. Edmunds produced it himself and sings it with a knowing grin.
It climbed to number four in Britain and number 12 in Ireland, one of the biggest singles of his career, and critics have kept a soft spot for it ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 869 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 920 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 923 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2001 | 464 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2002 | 923 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2004 | 395 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
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