45 years ago, Foreigner surprised the rock world with ‘Urgent’Ask any avid rock lover their opinion on Foreigner, and they’ll likely come up with something that suggests they’re the quintessential guilty pleasure group in the history of rock music. If the original lineup were so keen on changing the way the world saw them, which song represented them the most? Credit: ForeignerWell, by 1984, Foreigner had already put out a wealth of material that best embodied their internal ethos. The song emerged one day after Lange said he wanted to hear every single idea guitarist Mick Jones had come up with. Back then, and still to an extent now, people have this in-built idea that Foreigner are another one of those meaningless stadium rock groups who only put out those bigger, melodic rock ballads for commercial success.