80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Wow, 20!

sadchild said:
Haven't looked at the above posts

1985

EARLIER
REO Speedwagon "Can't Fight"
Simple Minds "Don't You"
USA For Africa "We Are The World"
Madonna "Crazy For You"

Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants"
Duran Duran "A View To A Kill"
Wham "Everything She Wants"

LATER
Bryan Adams "Heaven"
Phil Collins "Sussudio"
Paul Young "Every Time You"
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I wouldn't have guessed Everything would have would have been #1, but it makes sense that it hit #1 for a couple of weeks.
 
34 good/okay. These are the ones I don’t know.

40: Lucky In Love – Mick Jagger
39: Oh Girl – Boy Meets Girl
38: Show Some Respect – Tina Turner
33: Celebrate Youth – Rick Springfield
29: ‘Til My Baby Comes Home – Luther Vandross
22: Say You’re Wrong – Julian Lennon
 
Boy Meets Girl was husband and wife George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam. Oh Girl was their first hit, peaking at #39 in May 1985. Merrill played keyboards on the track and John Goux and Scott Shelly played guitar. (Goux also played guitar on the soundtracks of the Disney/Pixar films Cars, Toy Story and A Bug's Life. Shelly composed all the music for Steve Irwin's Crocodile Hunter TV series.)

Merrill and Rubicam wrote two number-one hits for Whitney Houston, How Will I Know (1986) and I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1987). They wrote Waiting For A Star To Fall and offered it to Whitney but she turned it down so they recorded it themselves – and it became their biggest hit, reaching number one on the adult contemporary chart and #5 on the Hot 100 in December 1988.

Did Oh Girl turn out to be prophetic? Merrill sang, "Oh girl, I don't need you. I never want to see you. Do you understand?" Merrill and Rubicam divorced in 1990.

 
I listened to most of the countdown today and have these observations about the actual countdown (not the billboard chart):
seasalt43 said:
17: Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves
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Why in God's Green Earth did they put on an 80s cruise live version of this song? Not a particularly good live version (I have seen her live and she did it much better then -- in 1985). And they didn't even do a VJ bumper around it to explain why they did it.

seasalt43 said:
5: Smooth Operator – Sade
4: Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer
3: Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears
2: Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds
1: Everything She Wants - Wham
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Normally they do intros to all the top 4 songs and outtros to songs 5-2. Today they had an automated bumper between 4&5 and 1&2. They did not introduce their #1 song. I did notice that both of these were Marc Goodman spots. I am assuming he neglected to deliver his material and did it so late they could not recover. Very unprofessional.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I listened to most of the countdown today and have these observations about the actual countdown (not the billboard chart):

Why in God's Green Earth did they put on an 80s cruise live version of this song? Not a particularly good live version (I have seen her live and she did it much better then -- in 1985). And they didn't even do a VJ bumper around it to explain why they did it.


Normally they do intros to all the top 4 songs and outtros to songs 5-2. Today they had an automated bumper between 4&5 and 1&2. They did not introduce their #1 song. I did notice that both of these were Marc Goodman spots. I am assuming he neglected to deliver his material and did it so late they could not recover. Very unprofessional.
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32: Invisible – Alison Moyet was skipped too. Nina mentioned the song in an outro, but it wasn't played.
 
seasalt43 said:
32: Invisible – Alison Moyet was skipped too. Nina mentioned the song in an outro, but it wasn't played.
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Which countdown did you listen to? I heard it today @ 4PM. I heard that section of the countdown yesterday morning and heard it then but swore the PAD data said Duran Duran. I am not familiar with the song so the song could have been any song with just the PAD data and it would have fooled me.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
Which countdown did you listen to? I heard it today @ 4PM. I heard that section of the countdown yesterday morning and heard it then but swore the PAD data said Duran Duran. I am not familiar with the song so the song could have been any song with just the PAD data and it would have fooled me.
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I listened it the version on the app. I was driving, but I'm certain didn't hear "Invisible". I remember Alan doing the intro for “Celebrate Youth”, then “Would I Lie to You?” played next, and Nina did the outro mentioning “Invisible”. I’ll give it another listen.
 
seasalt43 said:
I listened it the version on the app. I was driving, but I'm certain didn't hear "Invisible". I remember Alan doing the intro for “Celebrate Youth”, then “Would I Lie to You?” played next, and Nina did the outro mentioning “Invisible”. I’ll give it another listen.
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For me, both times was from the satellites.
 
seasalt43 said:
Mystery solved. They played "Invisible" by Duran Duran (released via online download, 19th May 2021), but not Alison. I ran into a a store and perhaps the show continued to play on my phone. I placed her video below.


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The PAD data this afternoon was corrected. Not sure of the song. I had thought I had imagined seeing Duran Duran on Saturday.
 
Song titles can not be copyrighted. There have been six different Invisible songs on the Hot 100 and Bubbling Under chart:

Ashlee Simpson (21/2006)
Alison Moyet (31/1985)
Clay Aiken (37/2003)
Hunter Hayes (44/2014)
Taylor Swift (103/2007)
U2 (108/2014)

Duran Duran's Invisible failed to chart. At least five other artists have recorded a song with the same title: Ornette Coleman (1958), Dio (1983), 5 Seconds Of Summer (2015). Christina Grimmie (2017) and Cuban-born singer Malú (Maria Luisa Trevejo, 2017). Ashlee Simpson's Invisible was written by Jeff Andrea and Kira Leyden, lead singers of Jaded Era, an alt-rock quartet from Ohio. Here is Jaded Era's original version, the title track of their second album, released in March 2003:

 
1985 correct order

REO Speedwagon "Can't Fight" uncharted
Phil Collins "One More Night" #53
USA For Africa "We Are The World" #14
Madonna "Crazy For You" #6
Simple Minds "Don't You" #2
Wham "Everything She Wants" #1
Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants" #3
Bryan Adams "Heaven" #12
Phil Collins "Sussudio" #24
Duran Duran "A View To A Kill" #36
Paul Young "Every Time You" #45

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
 
Good 19
Okay 6
Bad 15

BEST
9: Some Like It Hot – The Power Station
2: Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds

WORST
30: Raspberry Beret – Prince And The Revolution
1: Everything She Wants - Wham

12: Heaven – Bryan Adams

My friend's kid picked this one

3: Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears

I picked this one

2: Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds

My friend's friend picked this one

1: Everything She Wants - Wham

Any time I have to hear this atrocity, I need to cleanse my palate with this great cover

 
Bubbling Under The Hot 100 for the Week Ending 25th May, 1985

TWLWArtistTitleRecord CompanyWeek on ChartHot 100 DebutPeakOther Charts
101REMarvin GayeSanctified LadyColumbia2-101#2 R&B, #51 UK
102-SantanaI'm The One Who Loves YouColumbia1-102
103-Lisa-Lisa & Cult Jam With Full ForceI Wonder If I Take You HomeColumbia1#86, 6/8/8534#6 R&B, #1 Dance, #12 UK
104106Steve ArringtonFeel So RealAtlantic5-104#17 R&B, #5 UK
105110Dead Or AliveYou Spin Me Around (Like A Record)Epic2#88, 6/1/8511#1 UK, #4 Dance
106-Nile RodgersLet's Get Out TonightWarner Bros.1#92, 6/1/8588
107REGeorge BensonI Just Wanna Hang Around YouWarner Bros.6-102#24 R&B, #7 AC
108109Peter BrownZie Zie Won't DanceColumbia2-108#20 Dance
109-Vitamin ZBurning FlameGeffen1#87, 6/15/8573#27 Dance, #80 UK
110-Bill WithersOh Yeah!Columbia1-106#22 R&B, #40 AC, #60 UK


This week's chart breakers and drops

TW LW Title/Artist
85 101 Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) Freddie Jackson
90 102 Freak-A-Ristic Atlantic Starr
-- 103 Innocent Alexander O'Neal
-- 104 Thinking About Your Love Skipworth & Turner
83 105 Lady Of My Heart Jack Wagner
79 107 People Are People Depeche Mode
-- 108 Gentle (Calling Your Name) Frederick

Comments:
  • There are two future top 40 single bubbling this week.
  • I read Marvin Gaye sang Sanctified P**sy on the track. I listened and heard it.
  • I added "I'm The One Who Loves You" to Santana's Wiki page. It was missing so I'm thinking it was super rare.

Playlist:
 
I'll be in Maine all weekend recording with the band. Won't hear the VJ til probably Monday evening.

I know I'm missing a lot. '88 is hard. I do ok from about August on, but the rest I still suck at.

EARLIER
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give"
Whitney "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"

George Michael "One More Try"
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
Terence Trent Darby "Wishing Well"

LATER
Rick Astley "Together Forever"
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You"
Cheap Trick "The Flame"
Richard Marx "Hold On To The Nights"
 
5/28/88

40: Nightime – Pretty Poison
39: When We Kiss - Bardeux
38: New Sensation - Inxs
37: Under the Milky Way – The Church
36: Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil
35: Da’butt (From The “School Daze” Soundtrack) – E.U.
34: Mercedes Boy - Pebbles
33: Where Do Broken Hearts Go – Whitney Houston
32: Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
31: I’m Still Searching – Glass Tiger
30: Nothin’ But A Good Time - Poison
29: The Flame – Cheap Trick
28: Nite And Day – Al B. Sure
27: Angel - Aerosmith
26: Kiss Me Deadly – Lita Ford
25: Pink Cadillac – Natalie Cole
24: Wishing Well – Terence Trent D’arby
23: I Still Believe – Brenda K. Starr
22: My Girl - Suave
21: Strange But True – Times Two
20: We All Sleep Alone - Cher
19: Alphabet St. - Prince
18: The Valley Road – Bruce Hornsby & The Range
17: Dirty Diana – Michael Jackson
16: Dreaming – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
15: Foolish Beat – Debbie Gibson
14: Circle In The Sand – Belinda Carlisle
13: Make It Real – The Jets
12: Electric Blue - Icehouse
11: Two Occasions – The Deele
10: Piano In The Dark – Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito
9: Wait – White Lion
8: Together Forever – Rick Astley
7: Everything Your Heart Desires – Daryl Hall & John Oates
6: Always On My Mind – The Pet Shop Boys
5: I Don’t Want To Live Without You - Foreigner
4: Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) – Samantha Fox
3: Anything For You – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
2: Shattered Dreams – Johnny Hates Jazz
1: One More Try – George Michael

* = Debut

This week’s drops

41 40 Promise Me – The Cover Girls
42 28 One Good Reason – Paul Carrack
44 26 Prove Your Love – Taylor Dayne
48 34 Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car – Billy Ocean
 
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