80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I am ok with all K&TG songs except for the one which has lyrics "Fresh, Exciting". Think it came out in 1985. Can't stand that mainly due to its use in a coffee commercial.
1984
40. LIVIN’ IN DESPERATE TIMES – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
39. HOLD ME NOW – THE THOMPSON TWINS
38. NEW SONG – HOWARD JONES
37. SO BAD – PAUL MCCARTNEY
36. RUNNER – MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND
35. BACK WHERE YOU BELONG - .38 SPECIAL
34. LET’S STAY TOGETHER – TINA TURNER
33. THE POLITICS OF DANCING – RE-FLEX
32. I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES – ELTON JOHN
31. ADULT EDUCATION – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
30. ALMOST OVER YOU – SHEENA EASTON
29. BREAK MY STRIDE – MATTHEW WILDER
28. GIVE IT UP – K.C.
27. AUTOMATIC – THE POINTER SISTERS
26. PINK HOUSES – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
25. THIS WOMAN – KENNY ROGERS
24. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – THE PRETENDERS
23. THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE – DAN FOGELBERG
22. FOOTLOOSE – KENNY LOGGINS
21. GOT A HOLD ON ME – CHRISTINE MCVIE
20. YAH MO B THERE – JAMES INGRAM WITH MICHAEL MCDONALD
19. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES
18. THINK OF LAURA – CHRISTOPHER CROSS
17. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT – LIONEL RICHIE
16. NEW MOON ON MONDAY – DURAN DURAN
15. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
14. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – THE ROMANTICS
13. I WANT A NEW DRUG – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
12. SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
11. THAT’S ALL – GENESIS
10. AN INNOCENT MAN – BILLY JOEL
9. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER – THE POLICE
8. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
7. NOBODY TOLD ME – JOHN LENNON
6. JOANNA – KOOL & THE GANG
5. THRILLER – MICHAEL JACKSON
4. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN – CYNDI LAUPER
3. 99 LUFTBALLONS - NENA
2. KARMA CHAMELEON – CULTURE CLUB
1. JUMP – VAN HALEN
40. LIVIN’ IN DESPERATE TIMES – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
39. HOLD ME NOW – THE THOMPSON TWINS
38. NEW SONG – HOWARD JONES
37. SO BAD – PAUL MCCARTNEY
36. RUNNER – MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND
35. BACK WHERE YOU BELONG - .38 SPECIAL
34. LET’S STAY TOGETHER – TINA TURNER
33. THE POLITICS OF DANCING – RE-FLEX
32. I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES – ELTON JOHN
31. ADULT EDUCATION – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
30. ALMOST OVER YOU – SHEENA EASTON
29. BREAK MY STRIDE – MATTHEW WILDER
28. GIVE IT UP – K.C.
27. AUTOMATIC – THE POINTER SISTERS
26. PINK HOUSES – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
25. THIS WOMAN – KENNY ROGERS
24. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – THE PRETENDERS
23. THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE – DAN FOGELBERG
22. FOOTLOOSE – KENNY LOGGINS
21. GOT A HOLD ON ME – CHRISTINE MCVIE
20. YAH MO B THERE – JAMES INGRAM WITH MICHAEL MCDONALD
19. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES
18. THINK OF LAURA – CHRISTOPHER CROSS
17. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT – LIONEL RICHIE
16. NEW MOON ON MONDAY – DURAN DURAN
15. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
14. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – THE ROMANTICS
13. I WANT A NEW DRUG – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
12. SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
11. THAT’S ALL – GENESIS
10. AN INNOCENT MAN – BILLY JOEL
9. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER – THE POLICE
8. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
7. NOBODY TOLD ME – JOHN LENNON
6. JOANNA – KOOL & THE GANG
5. THRILLER – MICHAEL JACKSON
4. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN – CYNDI LAUPER
3. 99 LUFTBALLONS - NENA
2. KARMA CHAMELEON – CULTURE CLUB
1. JUMP – VAN HALEN
Great countdown.
Best cheese
14. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – THE ROMANTICS
Best cheese
14. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – THE ROMANTICS
Remember when MTV had the paint your house Pink contest via John C's Pink Houses tune?
MTV’s “Paint the Mutha Pink” Contest - The Retroist
MTV’s “Paint the Mutha Pink” Contest - The Retroist
37. SO BAD – PAUL MCCARTNEY
I thought this was Barbara Streisand or something. Couldn't believe it was Macca. Not as bad as Wonderful Xmastime though. For the record, he does have solo songs I dig, like Coming Up, Live And Let Die and Queenie Eye.
29. BREAK MY STRIDE – MATTHEW WILDER
When this song came on, my son shouted "No! Not that overused 80s synth!"
23. THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE – DAN FOGELBERG
Fogie with the date rapey lyrics back in 84? "She says no, but she means yes..."
3. 99 LUFTBALLONS - NENA
Prefer the English version. Same with the cover of "Der Kommissar".
1. JUMP – VAN HALEN
When I was 13, this video was the definition of awesome. Now I just laugh at how cornball it is. What the hell was "Smilin' Eddie" on?
Here are some songs that were on the Hot 100 that week, but we'll never hear them on the VJ Big 40 because they never made it there:
#49 Rolling Stones "She Was Hot"
#52 Big Country "Fields Of Fire"
#57 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#58 Adam Ant "Strip"
#66 Motley Crue "Looks That Kill"
#88 Thomas Dolby "Hyperactive"
#95 Stray Cats "Look At That Cadillac"
I thought this was Barbara Streisand or something. Couldn't believe it was Macca. Not as bad as Wonderful Xmastime though. For the record, he does have solo songs I dig, like Coming Up, Live And Let Die and Queenie Eye.
29. BREAK MY STRIDE – MATTHEW WILDER
When this song came on, my son shouted "No! Not that overused 80s synth!"
23. THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE – DAN FOGELBERG
Fogie with the date rapey lyrics back in 84? "She says no, but she means yes..."
3. 99 LUFTBALLONS - NENA
Prefer the English version. Same with the cover of "Der Kommissar".
1. JUMP – VAN HALEN
When I was 13, this video was the definition of awesome. Now I just laugh at how cornball it is. What the hell was "Smilin' Eddie" on?
Here are some songs that were on the Hot 100 that week, but we'll never hear them on the VJ Big 40 because they never made it there:
#49 Rolling Stones "She Was Hot"
#52 Big Country "Fields Of Fire"
#57 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#58 Adam Ant "Strip"
#66 Motley Crue "Looks That Kill"
#88 Thomas Dolby "Hyperactive"
#95 Stray Cats "Look At That Cadillac"
It's a shame some these songs couldn't be added to the playlist rotation on 80's on 8. I guess you can hear some of them on the app if you customize the channel though. 1st Wave does play #58 Adam Ant Strip. Billy Idol
I actually prefer the foreign language versions of both songs!
To each his own...
It's interesting to hear bands to their songs in German. Petals Clark and the Beatles both have German version of their songs
I tend to prefer english versions over foreign language versions, but I do like the original german version of Rammstein "Du Hast" over the english one. I guess "You... you hate... you hate me..." just doesn't sound as cool as "Du... du hast... du hast mich".
And for the sake of conversation, I like The Police "Hungry For You" - a song sung mostly in French. And though I would never ever admit it publicly, especially on a forum like this, I like the spanish-plus-english song Gerardo "Rico Suave".
#jeuxsansfrontieres
And for the sake of conversation, I like The Police "Hungry For You" - a song sung mostly in French. And though I would never ever admit it publicly, especially on a forum like this, I like the spanish-plus-english song Gerardo "Rico Suave".
#jeuxsansfrontieres
Mentioning Du Hast gives you a pass on Rico Suave...... Even though it has a crap ton of hook....
With the Nena and Falco tracks, I'm good with either language. It just depends on my mood at the moment.
With the Nena and Falco tracks, I'm good with either language. It just depends on my mood at the moment.
IndustrialH
"Not dead... just resting"
I have to admit that two of my favourite albums are in German, and my German is next to zero, but I like the flow and musical hooks. "Geboren um zu leben" and "Lichter de Stadt" by Unhelig . Video Sample from DVD trailer.
Oomph produced an album of all English covers of some of their original German material - in most cases it held up pretty well, Sandman (Sandmann), and Ready or Not (Augen Auf) in particular. Too much music - way too little time!
Oomph produced an album of all English covers of some of their original German material - in most cases it held up pretty well, Sandman (Sandmann), and Ready or Not (Augen Auf) in particular. Too much music - way too little time!
I've played Oomph twice on my radio show (I play one upbeat hard/heavy song at 5pm every weekday, talking about the artist before spinning it). I'll have to look into that English versions album! I played the German versions of "Labyrinth" and "Augen Auf".
Another heavy German band I've spun is Hanzel Und Gretyl. I've spun them twice too (both songs primarily had English lyrics, but they have some all-German songs too).
Listening to Unhelig now - pretty cool stuff. Can you recommend an Unhelig song that is heavy and upbeat that I could spin on my show? The two you posted are good, but too pop for my show.
Another heavy German band I've spun is Hanzel Und Gretyl. I've spun them twice too (both songs primarily had English lyrics, but they have some all-German songs too).
Listening to Unhelig now - pretty cool stuff. Can you recommend an Unhelig song that is heavy and upbeat that I could spin on my show? The two you posted are good, but too pop for my show.
IndustrialH
"Not dead... just resting"
hmm.. for your consideration - Maschine or possibly Kleine Puppe.
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1985
40. THE BORDERLINES - JEFFREY OSBORNE
39. I'M ON FIRE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
38. OBSESSION - ANIMOTION
37. TAKE ME WITH YOU - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION WITH APPOLONIA
36. OPERATOR - MIDNIGHT STAR
35. I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS - ERIC CARMEN
34. TURN UP THE RADIO - AUTOGRAPH
33. NIGHTSHIFT - THE COMMODORES
32. YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION - CHICAGO
31. ROCKIN' AT MIDNIGHT - THE HONEYDRIPPERS
30. SOMEBODY - BRYAN ADAMS
29. FOOLISH HEART - STEVE PERRY
28. JUST ANOTHER NIGHT - MICK JAGGER
27. KEEPING THE FAITH - BILLY JOEL
26. THE BOYS OF SUMMER - DON HENLEY
25. HIGH ON YOU - SURVIVOR
24. NAUGHTY NAUGHTY - JOHN PARR
23. SAVE A PRAYER - DURAN DURAN
22. ONE MORE NIGHT - PHIL COLLINS
21. JUNGLE LOVE - THE TIME
20. ONLY THE YOUNG - JOURNEY
19. RELAX - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
18. MATERIAL GIRL - MADONNA
17. SOLID - ASHFORD & SIMPSON
16. PRIVATE DANCER - TINA TURNER
15. TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES - JULIAN LENNON
14. LOVERGIRL - TEENA MARIE
13. MISLED - KOOL & THE GANG
12. MR. TELEPHONE MAN - NEW EDITION
11. METHOD OF MODERN LOVE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
10. THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD - JOHN FOGERTY
9. SUGAR WALLS - SHEENA EASTON
8. EASY LOVER - PHILIP BAILEY WITH PHIL COLLINS
7. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER
6. NEUTRON DANCE - THE POINTER SISTERS
5. LOVERBOY - BILLY OCEAN
4. THE HEAT IS ON - GLENN GREY
3. CALIFORNIA GIRLS - DAVID LEE ROTH
2. CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - REO SPEEDWAGON
1. CARELESS WHISPER - WHAM! FEATURING GEORGE MICHAEL
40. THE BORDERLINES - JEFFREY OSBORNE
39. I'M ON FIRE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
38. OBSESSION - ANIMOTION
37. TAKE ME WITH YOU - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION WITH APPOLONIA
36. OPERATOR - MIDNIGHT STAR
35. I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS - ERIC CARMEN
34. TURN UP THE RADIO - AUTOGRAPH
33. NIGHTSHIFT - THE COMMODORES
32. YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION - CHICAGO
31. ROCKIN' AT MIDNIGHT - THE HONEYDRIPPERS
30. SOMEBODY - BRYAN ADAMS
29. FOOLISH HEART - STEVE PERRY
28. JUST ANOTHER NIGHT - MICK JAGGER
27. KEEPING THE FAITH - BILLY JOEL
26. THE BOYS OF SUMMER - DON HENLEY
25. HIGH ON YOU - SURVIVOR
24. NAUGHTY NAUGHTY - JOHN PARR
23. SAVE A PRAYER - DURAN DURAN
22. ONE MORE NIGHT - PHIL COLLINS
21. JUNGLE LOVE - THE TIME
20. ONLY THE YOUNG - JOURNEY
19. RELAX - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
18. MATERIAL GIRL - MADONNA
17. SOLID - ASHFORD & SIMPSON
16. PRIVATE DANCER - TINA TURNER
15. TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES - JULIAN LENNON
14. LOVERGIRL - TEENA MARIE
13. MISLED - KOOL & THE GANG
12. MR. TELEPHONE MAN - NEW EDITION
11. METHOD OF MODERN LOVE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
10. THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD - JOHN FOGERTY
9. SUGAR WALLS - SHEENA EASTON
8. EASY LOVER - PHILIP BAILEY WITH PHIL COLLINS
7. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER
6. NEUTRON DANCE - THE POINTER SISTERS
5. LOVERBOY - BILLY OCEAN
4. THE HEAT IS ON - GLENN GREY
3. CALIFORNIA GIRLS - DAVID LEE ROTH
2. CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - REO SPEEDWAGON
1. CARELESS WHISPER - WHAM! FEATURING GEORGE MICHAEL
On the chart at the same time...
38. OBSESSION - ANIMOTION
Never knew this was a cover song.
37. TAKE ME WITH U - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
Am I the only one who thought this sounded 'sped-up'? Occasionally a radio edit/remix will be a little faster than the original so pop stations can squeeze more songs (and commercials) into an hour. This felt faster than normal to me.
36. OPERATOR - MIDNIGHT STAR
Not only a terrible song, but it seemed to go on for-friggin-EVER.
19. RELAX - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Mark Goodman said that Holly is the only member of Frankie on the recording. I'd swear I read that Paul Rutherford is also on there. So it's 2/5th Frankie. I can't find what I read, but I'm pretty sure I read that.
10. THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD - JOHN FOGERTY
Had no idea this was a top 10 song, bigger than "Girls" and "Centerfield". I woulda lost that bet. "You got to hyyyyyyyyyyyydeee hyyyyyyde...."
9. SUGAR WALLS - SHEENA EASTON
"Blood races to your private spots... Come inside my sugar walls." Pretty graphic song for 85, singing about the insides of her vag. Her baby's gonna miss that Morning Train...
7. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER
Mark Goodman called this one of the greatest songs of the decade. I respectfully and wholeheartedly disagree. Not even in my top 5000 songs of the 80s.
3. CALIFORNIA GIRLS - DAVID LEE ROTH
Loved this as a kid. So cornball now. Was probably only because of the video that I liked the song. Same with "Gigolo". Didn't he leave VH because he felt they were getting 'too pop' and keyboardy... but then this?
1. CARELESS WHISPER - WHAM! FEATURING GEORGE MICHAEL
Risque for work (some might say NFSW)
youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws
Here are some songs that were on the Hot 100 that week, but we'll never hear them on the VJ Big 40 because they never made it there:
#44: Scandal "Beat Of A Heart"
#48: Bronski Beat "Small Town Boy"
#57: Nolan Thomas "Yo Little Brother" <- wtf is THIS?!
#59: John Waite "Restless Heart"
#62: Santana "Say It Again"
#68: Go West "We Close Our Eyes"
#73: Temptations "Treat Her Like A Lady"
#88: Toto "Holyanna"
#96: Steve Miller "Bongo Bongo"
#97: Kim Wilde "Go For It"
side note: This may be the first time Nina did NOT say "and this one is so easy-peasy" when doing her last song intro.
Never knew this was a cover song.
37. TAKE ME WITH U - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
Am I the only one who thought this sounded 'sped-up'? Occasionally a radio edit/remix will be a little faster than the original so pop stations can squeeze more songs (and commercials) into an hour. This felt faster than normal to me.
36. OPERATOR - MIDNIGHT STAR
Not only a terrible song, but it seemed to go on for-friggin-EVER.
19. RELAX - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Mark Goodman said that Holly is the only member of Frankie on the recording. I'd swear I read that Paul Rutherford is also on there. So it's 2/5th Frankie. I can't find what I read, but I'm pretty sure I read that.
10. THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD - JOHN FOGERTY
Had no idea this was a top 10 song, bigger than "Girls" and "Centerfield". I woulda lost that bet. "You got to hyyyyyyyyyyyydeee hyyyyyyde...."
9. SUGAR WALLS - SHEENA EASTON
"Blood races to your private spots... Come inside my sugar walls." Pretty graphic song for 85, singing about the insides of her vag. Her baby's gonna miss that Morning Train...
7. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER
Mark Goodman called this one of the greatest songs of the decade. I respectfully and wholeheartedly disagree. Not even in my top 5000 songs of the 80s.
3. CALIFORNIA GIRLS - DAVID LEE ROTH
Loved this as a kid. So cornball now. Was probably only because of the video that I liked the song. Same with "Gigolo". Didn't he leave VH because he felt they were getting 'too pop' and keyboardy... but then this?
1. CARELESS WHISPER - WHAM! FEATURING GEORGE MICHAEL
Risque for work (some might say NFSW)
youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws
Here are some songs that were on the Hot 100 that week, but we'll never hear them on the VJ Big 40 because they never made it there:
#44: Scandal "Beat Of A Heart"
#48: Bronski Beat "Small Town Boy"
#57: Nolan Thomas "Yo Little Brother" <- wtf is THIS?!
#59: John Waite "Restless Heart"
#62: Santana "Say It Again"
#68: Go West "We Close Our Eyes"
#73: Temptations "Treat Her Like A Lady"
#88: Toto "Holyanna"
#96: Steve Miller "Bongo Bongo"
#97: Kim Wilde "Go For It"
side note: This may be the first time Nina did NOT say "and this one is so easy-peasy" when doing her last song intro.