80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
1984 this week.
Sunglasses at Night: "It's not cool to wear your sunglasses at night .... unless you need to wear your sunglasses at night. Then its not cool to take them off". Thanx for the very useful advise Marc Goodman.
According to Alan, Huey Lewis "If this was it" was the one of 5 top 20 hits and 1 of 4 top 10 hits from Sports and their 3rd straight #1. I don't believe any of those hits hit #1.
Thanx Alan for again telling the story about Jump For My Love almost being a Julio Inglacious song. I figure this must mean we had a 1984 countdown recent for me to remember same comments on the same song.
Sunglasses at Night: "It's not cool to wear your sunglasses at night .... unless you need to wear your sunglasses at night. Then its not cool to take them off". Thanx for the very useful advise Marc Goodman.
According to Alan, Huey Lewis "If this was it" was the one of 5 top 20 hits and 1 of 4 top 10 hits from Sports and their 3rd straight #1. I don't believe any of those hits hit #1.
Thanx Alan for again telling the story about Jump For My Love almost being a Julio Inglacious song. I figure this must mean we had a 1984 countdown recent for me to remember same comments on the same song.
Here is a list of all the number-one singles from the Sports album:
Hunter got the other details correct, though: the album yielded four top-ten singles and five top-20 hits. (Walking On A Thin Line reached #18.) A sixth single, Finally Found A Home, failed to chart. The band's number ones were The Power Of Love (August 1985), Stuck With You (September 1986) and Jacob's Ladder (March 1987).
The first single by Huey Lewis & The American Express was the horrendously titled Exodisco (1979), a disco version of Ernest Gold's theme song for the 1960 movie Exodus. The single bombed and the band wisely decided to abandon disco and change their name to Huey Lewis & The News. Listen at your own risk.
Hunter got the other details correct, though: the album yielded four top-ten singles and five top-20 hits. (Walking On A Thin Line reached #18.) A sixth single, Finally Found A Home, failed to chart. The band's number ones were The Power Of Love (August 1985), Stuck With You (September 1986) and Jacob's Ladder (March 1987).
The first single by Huey Lewis & The American Express was the horrendously titled Exodisco (1979), a disco version of Ernest Gold's theme song for the 1960 movie Exodus. The single bombed and the band wisely decided to abandon disco and change their name to Huey Lewis & The News. Listen at your own risk.
1984
40. BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE - ROBIN GIBB
39. SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER
38. 10-9-8 - FACE TO FACE
37. THE WARRIOR - SCANDALL
36. THE GLAMAROUS LIFE - SHEILA E
35. IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
34. LIGHTS OUT - PETER WOLF
33. TURN TO YOU - GO GO'S
32. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
31. ALIBIS - SERGIO MENDES
30. SEXY GIRL - GLENN FREY
29. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE
28. NO WAY OUT - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
27. THE HEART OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
26. ROMANCING THE STONE - EDDY GRANT
25. SHE'S MINE - STEVE PERRY
24. DANCE HALL DAYS - WANG CHUNG
23. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
22. I'M FREE (HEAVEN HELPS THE MAN) - KENNY LOGGINS
21. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN
20. PANAMA - VAN HALEN
19. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART
18. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON
17. SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN
16. MAGIC - THE CARS
15. STUCK ON YOU - LIONEL RICHIE
14. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THE THOMPSON TWINS
13. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU - DAN HARTMAN
12. ALMOST PARADISE - MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON
11. BREAKIN' THERE'S NO STOPPING - OLLIE AND JERRY
10. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - POINTER SISTERS
9. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER
8. LEGS - Z.Z. TOP
7. SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) - ELTON JOHN
6. INFATUATION - ROD STEWART
5. EYES WITHOUT A FACE - BILLY IDOL
4. STATE OF SHOCK - THE JACKSONS WITH MICK JAGGER
3. DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
2. GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR.
1. WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE
40. BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE - ROBIN GIBB
39. SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER
38. 10-9-8 - FACE TO FACE
37. THE WARRIOR - SCANDALL
36. THE GLAMAROUS LIFE - SHEILA E
35. IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
34. LIGHTS OUT - PETER WOLF
33. TURN TO YOU - GO GO'S
32. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
31. ALIBIS - SERGIO MENDES
30. SEXY GIRL - GLENN FREY
29. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE
28. NO WAY OUT - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
27. THE HEART OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
26. ROMANCING THE STONE - EDDY GRANT
25. SHE'S MINE - STEVE PERRY
24. DANCE HALL DAYS - WANG CHUNG
23. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
22. I'M FREE (HEAVEN HELPS THE MAN) - KENNY LOGGINS
21. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN
20. PANAMA - VAN HALEN
19. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART
18. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON
17. SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN
16. MAGIC - THE CARS
15. STUCK ON YOU - LIONEL RICHIE
14. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THE THOMPSON TWINS
13. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU - DAN HARTMAN
12. ALMOST PARADISE - MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON
11. BREAKIN' THERE'S NO STOPPING - OLLIE AND JERRY
10. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - POINTER SISTERS
9. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER
8. LEGS - Z.Z. TOP
7. SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) - ELTON JOHN
6. INFATUATION - ROD STEWART
5. EYES WITHOUT A FACE - BILLY IDOL
4. STATE OF SHOCK - THE JACKSONS WITH MICK JAGGER
3. DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
2. GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR.
1. WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE
Good 10
Okay 16
Bad 14
40. BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE - ROBIN GIBB
38. 10-9-8 - FACE TO FACE
I think this is my first time hearing these two. And hopefully my last.
35. IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
I have a tape from '84 of two friends and I doing an acapella parody of this song: "If this is shit (doo wop) please let me know (oh oh) It's starting to smell so let me know if this is shit (doo wop)..."
29. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE
I almost picked this as my guess for #1 this week against my friend's son. Should I have? Read on...
2. GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR.
Glad I didn't choose Missing You. I chose this one and it's my best showing yet! But was it enough to win?....
1. WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE
Nope! My friend's son chose this song. The second time he's nailed number one. Damn he's good!
It was pretty intense not hearing either of our choices all the way up to #3. I was on the edge of my seat!
My choices over the last five weeks: #55, (not on Hot 100), #20, #6, #2.
His choices over the last five weeks: #2, #4, #1, #30, #1.
Won't make the top 40
#46 Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston "Hold Me"
#50 Genesis "Taking It All Too Hard"
#56 Newcleus "Jam On It"
#58 Chris DeBurgh "High on Emotion"
#63 Quiet Riot "Mama, Weer All Crazee Now"
#64 Scorpions "Still Loving You"
#66 Joe Jackson "Happy Ending"
#67 M+M "Black Stations/White Stations"
#69 Yes "It Can Happen"
#72 Juice Newton "A Little Love"
#76 Style Council "You're the Best Thing"
#77 Queen "It's A Hard Life"
#78 Patrice Rushen "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)"
#79 Carol Lynn Townes "99 1/2"
#81 Cherelle "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On"
#82 Giorgio Moroder "Reach Out"
#83 Elvis Costello "The Only Flame in Town"
#85 Irene Cara "You Were Made for Me"
#86 INXS "I Send a Message"
#87 Johnny Mathis "Simple"
#88 Karen Kamon "Loverboy"
#89 Bon Jovi "She Don't Know Me"
#90 Coyote Sisters "Straight from the Heart (Into Your Life)"
#91 Jocelyn Brown "Somebody Else's Guy"
#92 Def Leppard "Bringin' On The Heartbreak (Remix)"
#95 Pretenders "Thin Line Between Love And Hate"
#96 Paul Young "Love of the Common People"
#97 Survivor "The Moment Of Truth"
#99 REM "South Central Rain"
Okay 16
Bad 14
40. BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE - ROBIN GIBB
38. 10-9-8 - FACE TO FACE
I think this is my first time hearing these two. And hopefully my last.
35. IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
I have a tape from '84 of two friends and I doing an acapella parody of this song: "If this is shit (doo wop) please let me know (oh oh) It's starting to smell so let me know if this is shit (doo wop)..."
29. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE
I almost picked this as my guess for #1 this week against my friend's son. Should I have? Read on...
2. GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR.
Glad I didn't choose Missing You. I chose this one and it's my best showing yet! But was it enough to win?....
1. WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE
Nope! My friend's son chose this song. The second time he's nailed number one. Damn he's good!
It was pretty intense not hearing either of our choices all the way up to #3. I was on the edge of my seat!
My choices over the last five weeks: #55, (not on Hot 100), #20, #6, #2.
His choices over the last five weeks: #2, #4, #1, #30, #1.
Won't make the top 40
#46 Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston "Hold Me"
#50 Genesis "Taking It All Too Hard"
#56 Newcleus "Jam On It"
#58 Chris DeBurgh "High on Emotion"
#63 Quiet Riot "Mama, Weer All Crazee Now"
#64 Scorpions "Still Loving You"
#66 Joe Jackson "Happy Ending"
#67 M+M "Black Stations/White Stations"
#69 Yes "It Can Happen"
#72 Juice Newton "A Little Love"
#76 Style Council "You're the Best Thing"
#77 Queen "It's A Hard Life"
#78 Patrice Rushen "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)"
#79 Carol Lynn Townes "99 1/2"
#81 Cherelle "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On"
#82 Giorgio Moroder "Reach Out"
#83 Elvis Costello "The Only Flame in Town"
#85 Irene Cara "You Were Made for Me"
#86 INXS "I Send a Message"
#87 Johnny Mathis "Simple"
#88 Karen Kamon "Loverboy"
#89 Bon Jovi "She Don't Know Me"
#90 Coyote Sisters "Straight from the Heart (Into Your Life)"
#91 Jocelyn Brown "Somebody Else's Guy"
#92 Def Leppard "Bringin' On The Heartbreak (Remix)"
#95 Pretenders "Thin Line Between Love And Hate"
#96 Paul Young "Love of the Common People"
#97 Survivor "The Moment Of Truth"
#99 REM "South Central Rain"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Of this list, this is the only one I have heard. But they are Canadian (I think) so this is likely why.
No Bevis & Butthead this week?
These are the songs I knew back in '84 from the bottom list:
#50 Genesis "Taking It All Too Hard"
#63 Quiet Riot "Mama, Weer All Crazee Now" (owned the album)
#64 Scorpions "Still Loving You"
#69 Yes "It Can Happen" (owned the album)
#83 Elvis Costello "The Only Flame in Town" (featuring Daryl Hall goodness!)
#89 Bon Jovi "She Don't Know Me"
#92 Def Leppard "Bringin' On The Heartbreak (Remix)" (owned the album with the original version)
#97 Survivor "The Moment Of Truth" (from one of the Rocky films I think)
These are the ones I didn't know back in '84, but I know them now:
#56 Newcleus "Jam On It"
#99 REM "South Central Rain" ("sorry.... sorry... sorry... sorry...")
Yeah, no Beavis this week. None of the ballads really make my skin crawl. They're bad, but not Beavis-level bad.
#50 Genesis "Taking It All Too Hard"
#63 Quiet Riot "Mama, Weer All Crazee Now" (owned the album)
#64 Scorpions "Still Loving You"
#69 Yes "It Can Happen" (owned the album)
#83 Elvis Costello "The Only Flame in Town" (featuring Daryl Hall goodness!)
#89 Bon Jovi "She Don't Know Me"
#92 Def Leppard "Bringin' On The Heartbreak (Remix)" (owned the album with the original version)
#97 Survivor "The Moment Of Truth" (from one of the Rocky films I think)
These are the ones I didn't know back in '84, but I know them now:
#56 Newcleus "Jam On It"
#99 REM "South Central Rain" ("sorry.... sorry... sorry... sorry...")
Yeah, no Beavis this week. None of the ballads really make my skin crawl. They're bad, but not Beavis-level bad.
1986
40: MAN SIZE LOVE - KLYMAXX
39: HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK - DEVICE
38: TAKEN IN - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
37: NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES
36: THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW - THE MONKEES
35: RUMBLESEAT - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
34: YANKEE ROSE - DAVID LEE ROTH
33: WORDS GET IN THE WAY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
32: WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GTR
31: FRIENDS AND LOVERS - CARL ANDERSON & GLORIA LORING
30: BABY LOVE - REGINA
29: THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY) - BILLY OCEAN
28: ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU - GAVIN CHRISTOPHER
27: WHO'S JOHNNY - EL DEBARGE
26: ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD - THE OUTFIELD
25: SECRET SEPARATION - THE FIXX
24: TAKE IT EASY - ANDY TAYLOR
23: TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN
22: HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
21: SUZANNE - JOURNEY
20: YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES
19: DANCING ON THE CEILING - LIONEL RICHIE
18: SWEET FREEDOM - MICHAEL McDONALD
17: YOU SHOULD BE MINE (THE WOO WOO SONG) - JEFFREY OSBORNE
16: THE EDGE OF HEAVEN - WHAM!
15: VENUS - BANANARAMA
14: DIGGING YOUR SCENE - THE BLOW MONKEYS
13: RUMORS - TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB
12: HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD
11: MODERN WOMAN - BILLY JOEL
10: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - THE PET SHOP BOYS
9: WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF - JERMAINE STEWART
8: NASTY - JANET JACKSON
7: LOVE TOUCH - ROD STEWART
6: MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE
5: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
4: PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA
3: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
2: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
1: GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA
40: MAN SIZE LOVE - KLYMAXX
39: HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK - DEVICE
38: TAKEN IN - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
37: NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES
36: THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW - THE MONKEES
35: RUMBLESEAT - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
34: YANKEE ROSE - DAVID LEE ROTH
33: WORDS GET IN THE WAY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
32: WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GTR
31: FRIENDS AND LOVERS - CARL ANDERSON & GLORIA LORING
30: BABY LOVE - REGINA
29: THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY) - BILLY OCEAN
28: ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU - GAVIN CHRISTOPHER
27: WHO'S JOHNNY - EL DEBARGE
26: ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD - THE OUTFIELD
25: SECRET SEPARATION - THE FIXX
24: TAKE IT EASY - ANDY TAYLOR
23: TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN
22: HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
21: SUZANNE - JOURNEY
20: YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES
19: DANCING ON THE CEILING - LIONEL RICHIE
18: SWEET FREEDOM - MICHAEL McDONALD
17: YOU SHOULD BE MINE (THE WOO WOO SONG) - JEFFREY OSBORNE
16: THE EDGE OF HEAVEN - WHAM!
15: VENUS - BANANARAMA
14: DIGGING YOUR SCENE - THE BLOW MONKEYS
13: RUMORS - TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB
12: HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD
11: MODERN WOMAN - BILLY JOEL
10: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - THE PET SHOP BOYS
9: WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF - JERMAINE STEWART
8: NASTY - JANET JACKSON
7: LOVE TOUCH - ROD STEWART
6: MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE
5: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
4: PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA
3: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
2: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
1: GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA
Good 8
Okay 5
Bad 27
32: WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GTR
"Hey let's name our band Guitar!"
"Ok but take out the vowels first"
31: FRIENDS AND LOVERS - CARL ANDERSON & GLORIA LORING
22: HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
Mark Goodman called this their most successful song. They had two #1s, this one and "If You Don't Know Me By Now". The latter was certified Gold, the former was not. What??
10: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - THE PET SHOP BOYS
Mark Goodman said this song went to #1 in the UK. Then called it one of the only PSB songs to do better in the US (#8 peak) than the UK. What??
5: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
My friend's son's pick this week. He's picked a top 5 song every single week except once.
4: PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA
I narrowed it down to "True Colors", "Greatest Love Of All" and this one. The other two weren't even on the Hot 100 this week (Love peaked in May, Colors peaked in Oct). Thank goodness I picked this one!
1: GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA
This is was in the original 8 I'd narrowed it down to. I eliminated this one first. Oops!
#47 Mary Jane Girls "Walk Like A Man"
Yes THAT "Walk Like A Man". Complete with cross-dressing video. The guy walks up to a cop with his top down (exposing his hairy chest and no breasts). The cop says, "Excuse me lady..."
#95 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"
Yes THAT "Spirit In The Sky". Imagine Dead Or Alive covering it.
Will never make the top 40
#43 Queen "A Kind Of Magic"
#47 Mary Jane Girls "Walk Like A Man"
#56 Chaka Khan "Love Of A Lifetime"
#59 38 Special "Somebody Like You"
#61 New Edition "With You All The Way"
#63 John Eddie "Jungle Boy"
#67 Prince "Anotherloverholeinyohead"
#68 Starship "Before I Go"
#71 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"
#78 Emerson Lake & Palmer "Touch And Go"
#79 Limited Warranty "Victory Line"
#81 Icehouse "No Promises"
#82 Thompson Twins "Nothing In Common"
#83 Mick Jagger "Ruthless People"
#84 Sheena Easton "So Far So Good"
#86 Barry Manilow "I'm Your Man"
#87 Level 42 "Hot Water"
#88 Beach Boys "Rock 'N Roll To The Rescue"
#89 Jermaine Jackson "Do You Remember Me?"
#90 SOS Band "The Finest"
#91 Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
#93 John Cafferty "Voice Of America's Sons"
#95 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"
#96 David Foster/Olivia Newton-John "The Best Of Me"
#97 TKA "One Way Love"
#98 John Waite "If Anybody Had A Heart"
#99 Rene & Angela "You Don't Have To Cry"
#100 Jean Beauvoir "Feel The Heat"
Okay 5
Bad 27
32: WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GTR
"Hey let's name our band Guitar!"
"Ok but take out the vowels first"
31: FRIENDS AND LOVERS - CARL ANDERSON & GLORIA LORING
22: HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
Mark Goodman called this their most successful song. They had two #1s, this one and "If You Don't Know Me By Now". The latter was certified Gold, the former was not. What??
10: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - THE PET SHOP BOYS
Mark Goodman said this song went to #1 in the UK. Then called it one of the only PSB songs to do better in the US (#8 peak) than the UK. What??
5: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
My friend's son's pick this week. He's picked a top 5 song every single week except once.
4: PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA
I narrowed it down to "True Colors", "Greatest Love Of All" and this one. The other two weren't even on the Hot 100 this week (Love peaked in May, Colors peaked in Oct). Thank goodness I picked this one!
1: GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA
This is was in the original 8 I'd narrowed it down to. I eliminated this one first. Oops!
#47 Mary Jane Girls "Walk Like A Man"
Yes THAT "Walk Like A Man". Complete with cross-dressing video. The guy walks up to a cop with his top down (exposing his hairy chest and no breasts). The cop says, "Excuse me lady..."
#95 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"
Yes THAT "Spirit In The Sky". Imagine Dead Or Alive covering it.
Will never make the top 40
#43 Queen "A Kind Of Magic"
#47 Mary Jane Girls "Walk Like A Man"
#56 Chaka Khan "Love Of A Lifetime"
#59 38 Special "Somebody Like You"
#61 New Edition "With You All The Way"
#63 John Eddie "Jungle Boy"
#67 Prince "Anotherloverholeinyohead"
#68 Starship "Before I Go"
#71 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"
#78 Emerson Lake & Palmer "Touch And Go"
#79 Limited Warranty "Victory Line"
#81 Icehouse "No Promises"
#82 Thompson Twins "Nothing In Common"
#83 Mick Jagger "Ruthless People"
#84 Sheena Easton "So Far So Good"
#86 Barry Manilow "I'm Your Man"
#87 Level 42 "Hot Water"
#88 Beach Boys "Rock 'N Roll To The Rescue"
#89 Jermaine Jackson "Do You Remember Me?"
#90 SOS Band "The Finest"
#91 Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
#93 John Cafferty "Voice Of America's Sons"
#95 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"
#96 David Foster/Olivia Newton-John "The Best Of Me"
#97 TKA "One Way Love"
#98 John Waite "If Anybody Had A Heart"
#99 Rene & Angela "You Don't Have To Cry"
#100 Jean Beauvoir "Feel The Heat"
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Good 12
Okay 8
Bad 20
Heard the exact same countdown last year.
My old comments: 80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
38: ROUTE 101 - HERB ALPERT
I read that there was a promo video for this album made by Stan Freberg, so I had to watch it. It was worth it. If you like early 80s offbeat comedy in the style of Kentucky Fried Movie and Airplane, look it up (search youtube for herb stan fandango)
33: JACK AND DIANE - JOHN COUGAR
My friend's son's guess at this week's #1. His lowest pick yet. It was one of the six I had narrowed my choices down to.
29: AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING - JENNIFER HOLIDAY
Wow she can sing! Whitney before Whitney. The song does nothing for me, but that voice is sweet.
20: DO I DO - STEVIE WONDER
Mark Goodman said we'd be hearing the short version of "Do I Do" and wouldn't be hearing Stevie rapping or Dizzy Gillespie wail away on the trumpet. He lied.
7: EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER - AIR SUPPLY
1: EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR
The six I narrowed my choices down to were Abracadbra, Jack & Diane, Truly, Up Where We Belong, Ebony & Ivory and Eye Of The Tiger. I went with Tiger. My first ever correct guess at #1. Woohoo!
#62 707 "Mega Force"
Pretty rockin' (once it finally starts). Reminds me of Y&T or Autograph.
#66 Jerry Reed "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
The music and singing are terrible. But man the title and the lyrics are great!
While she's livin' like a queen on alimony
I'm workin' two shifts eatin' baloney
#74 Carly Simon "Why"
Urban Carly?! Surprised the video doesn't have breakdancers.
#76 Walter Murphy "Theme From ET"
WOW! What a Star Wars rip-off! Or more accurately, what a Meco rip-off...
#83 Billy Squier "Emotions In Motion"
People rip on Billy's video for "Rock Me Tonight" (and rightly so), but if you watch the video for this song, he was making the same exact dance moves in this one - four years before "Rock Me Tonight". Watch at 0:53 and 3:13. Exact same flitting around, pole humping, etc.
#90 Toronto "Your Daddy Don't Know"
Does Jesse's Girl know they ripped her song off?
Won't make the top 40
#47 Missing Persons "Words"
#50 April Wine "Enough Is Enough"
#58 Roberta Flack "I'm The One"
#62 707 "Mega Force"
#64 Afrika Bambaataa "Planet Rock"
#65 Aldo Nova "Foolin' Yourself"
#66 Jerry Reed "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
#67 Dayton "Hot Fun In The Summertime"
#68 Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
#70 Axe "Now Or Never"
#73 Queen "Calling All Girls"
#74 Carly Simon "Why"
#75 Bill Champlin "Sara"
#76 Walter Murphy "Theme From ET"
#77 Dolly Parton "I Will Always Love You"
#79 Foreigner "Luanne"
#80 Joe Fagin "Younger Days"
#81 Steve Winwood "Still In The Game"
#82 Nicolette Larson "I Only Want To Be With You"
#83 Billy Squier "Emotions In Motion"
#84 John Denver "Seasons Of The Heart"
#85 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"
#89 Christopher Atkins "How Can I Live Without Her"
#90 Toronto "Your Daddy Don't Know"
#93 Dr Hook "Loveline"
#99 Reddings "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"
#100 Ashford & Simpson "Street Corner"
Okay 8
Bad 20
Heard the exact same countdown last year.
My old comments: 80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
38: ROUTE 101 - HERB ALPERT
I read that there was a promo video for this album made by Stan Freberg, so I had to watch it. It was worth it. If you like early 80s offbeat comedy in the style of Kentucky Fried Movie and Airplane, look it up (search youtube for herb stan fandango)
33: JACK AND DIANE - JOHN COUGAR
My friend's son's guess at this week's #1. His lowest pick yet. It was one of the six I had narrowed my choices down to.
29: AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING - JENNIFER HOLIDAY
Wow she can sing! Whitney before Whitney. The song does nothing for me, but that voice is sweet.
20: DO I DO - STEVIE WONDER
Mark Goodman said we'd be hearing the short version of "Do I Do" and wouldn't be hearing Stevie rapping or Dizzy Gillespie wail away on the trumpet. He lied.
7: EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER - AIR SUPPLY
1: EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR
The six I narrowed my choices down to were Abracadbra, Jack & Diane, Truly, Up Where We Belong, Ebony & Ivory and Eye Of The Tiger. I went with Tiger. My first ever correct guess at #1. Woohoo!
#62 707 "Mega Force"
Pretty rockin' (once it finally starts). Reminds me of Y&T or Autograph.
#66 Jerry Reed "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
The music and singing are terrible. But man the title and the lyrics are great!
While she's livin' like a queen on alimony
I'm workin' two shifts eatin' baloney
#74 Carly Simon "Why"
Urban Carly?! Surprised the video doesn't have breakdancers.
#76 Walter Murphy "Theme From ET"
WOW! What a Star Wars rip-off! Or more accurately, what a Meco rip-off...
#83 Billy Squier "Emotions In Motion"
People rip on Billy's video for "Rock Me Tonight" (and rightly so), but if you watch the video for this song, he was making the same exact dance moves in this one - four years before "Rock Me Tonight". Watch at 0:53 and 3:13. Exact same flitting around, pole humping, etc.
#90 Toronto "Your Daddy Don't Know"
Does Jesse's Girl know they ripped her song off?
Won't make the top 40
#47 Missing Persons "Words"
#50 April Wine "Enough Is Enough"
#58 Roberta Flack "I'm The One"
#62 707 "Mega Force"
#64 Afrika Bambaataa "Planet Rock"
#65 Aldo Nova "Foolin' Yourself"
#66 Jerry Reed "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
#67 Dayton "Hot Fun In The Summertime"
#68 Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
#70 Axe "Now Or Never"
#73 Queen "Calling All Girls"
#74 Carly Simon "Why"
#75 Bill Champlin "Sara"
#76 Walter Murphy "Theme From ET"
#77 Dolly Parton "I Will Always Love You"
#79 Foreigner "Luanne"
#80 Joe Fagin "Younger Days"
#81 Steve Winwood "Still In The Game"
#82 Nicolette Larson "I Only Want To Be With You"
#83 Billy Squier "Emotions In Motion"
#84 John Denver "Seasons Of The Heart"
#85 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"
#89 Christopher Atkins "How Can I Live Without Her"
#90 Toronto "Your Daddy Don't Know"
#93 Dr Hook "Loveline"
#99 Reddings "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"
#100 Ashford & Simpson "Street Corner"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I hated this song. I would have given it the Bevis & Butthead if I was awarding it.
I wondered about that. The song went on and on and on.
I don't see the similarities between the songs. The song was pretty big up in Canada. Top 40.
These 3 are cool songs although I think the Dock of the Bay is a re-release. I am sure Otis had that one in the top 40 in the 70s. The top 2 were big in Canada (and rightfully so).
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
J&D was his biggest in terms of chart position (#1). But as Alan said (and given he said it, I have no idea if it is actually true -- one does not take their facts as facts) Hurt So Good spent the most time in the top 10 than any other song in the decade. Would that make it his biggest song?
I would have thought that they all would have made it into the top 40.
@IdRatherBeSkiing The Toronto song's opening riff sounds to me like a bastardization of the opening riff of Jesse's girl. High - low -middle. But when Toronto hits the verse it's even less bastardized - the guitar gets muted (just like Jesse's Girl) and the four first notes are the same. Just taking the concept that each riff has 4 notes, here's how it breaks down:
Jesse's = 44 22 33 (rest) 1 133 44.
Toronto = 44 22 33 (rest) 1 1 1 3 2 (then next time it's even closer) 44 22 33 (rest) 1 1 33.
Dock Of The Bay is a re-recording by Otis' sons. From the oh-so-reliable Wikipedia: "The Reddings was an American funk, soul and disco band, founded by Otis Redding's sons Dexter (bass and vocals) and Otis Redding III (guitar) together with Mark Lockett (drums, keys, and lead vocal)."
Jesse's = 44 22 33 (rest) 1 133 44.
Toronto = 44 22 33 (rest) 1 1 1 3 2 (then next time it's even closer) 44 22 33 (rest) 1 1 33.
Dock Of The Bay is a re-recording by Otis' sons. From the oh-so-reliable Wikipedia: "The Reddings was an American funk, soul and disco band, founded by Otis Redding's sons Dexter (bass and vocals) and Otis Redding III (guitar) together with Mark Lockett (drums, keys, and lead vocal)."