Huey Lewis Is Not A Punch Line

Since when did the mention of Huey Lewis become a laugh on all these Rock history shows. Never a critic favorite, I've seen Lewis' name dissed in Rock magazines and on VH1 specials. Maybe it was those cheesy 80's videos that did him in. It couldn't be the Top 40 hits. Those were pretty great. Further proof is the latest Lewis comp, Greatest Hits which is better than any other comp, minus one track, "Walking On A Thin Line" (ex-Vietnam vet tries to hang on). That song is on the definitive Sports, still one of those 80's albums that got better with each single (the others, She's So Unusual, Can't Slow Down). The followup, Fore, was only half as good, but not bad. After that Lewis lost his way, tried to get serious with Jazz stuff, and then burned out. Now he makes albums that don't have hit potential, and has become a summer touring staple. But those hits, those videos.