4/13/1985
This is roughly 8 months into my radio "career". Let's see what we got.
40. ONLY THE YOUNG - JOURNEY
I wanna say this one was from a soundtrack - "Vision Quest", maybe? I remember we played several cuts from that album. They may have tacked this onto the next Journey album, too. I dunno.
This has been your Vague Journey Information Update.
37. VOX HUMANA - KENNY LOGGINS
I remember this one kinda being a dud ( album-wise, at least ) for Soundtrack Boy. I also remember playing it one night, & having the kid of someone who worked in our ad department coming into the studio unattended & banging into the turntable, sending the tone arm SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECHING across the record. That wasn't annoying at ALL.
34. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS
One of those songs that at the time I never needed to hear again due to burnout...but now always gives me warm feelings & good memories. Weird how that works, ain't it?
33. LUCKY - GREG KINH BAND
I always liked this one, but a little surprised it got this high. I remember it being a bit of a stiff compared to his other stuff.
31. FOREVER MAN - ERIC CLAPTON
We played so many Gawddamned tracks from this record, at one point I think we were playing the gaps between the songs.
20. TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES - JULIAN LENNON
He started out so strong with this album & its hits, then...nothin'. I have his "best of" - I should see if there's other stuff on there I like. I probably won't, but I should.
19. HIGH ON YOU - SURVIVOR
We presented them in Joplin, MO on this tour. I remember the drummer collapsed backstage after the show. Not to worry, though - he survived.
16. JUST ANOTHER NIGHT - MICK JAGGER
I remember his label ( Columbia, I think ) spending a gazillion dollars in a gazillion ways to make this thing popular, & it just did OK. Keef had to be amused.
14. SOMEBODY - BRYAN ADAMS
Neither a big fan or a hater of his stuff, but I heard that whole "Reckless" album from start to finish a few years ago. And I was just impressed with what a monster it was. Like, practically genetically created in some Canadian lab somewhere to dominate 1980's rock radio. I liked this one the most of the singles from it.
13. CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - REO SPEEDWAGON
Hated it then. Hate it now.
12. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK - MURRAY HEAD
Dude, the 80's were fuckin' WEIRD.
11. DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - SIMPLE MINDS
"It's gonna be a couple years until there's a new U2 record. You guys wanna fill in the gap until then? Once it's over, it's back to being mildly popular."
( shrugs ) "Yeah, sure."
7. RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT - DEBARGE
Always thought this song had some pure joy in it. Which you didn't hear a lot of in the mid-80's. There's gotta be a cheap DeBarge "best of" I could pick up... ( off to Amazon )
5. MATERIAL GIRL - MADONNA
I think this & "True Blue" were the only singles of hers in the 80's I didn't like. "Crazy For You" is lame, too - but that's just soundtrack fodder.
4. NIGHTSHIFT - THE COMMODORES
"Wait...Lionel's gone? Shit...sorry about that, guys. All right...you can keep this 1 last hit."
3. CRAZY FOR YOU - MADONNA
Ha ha...literally didn't realize this was waiting for me 2 lines later. See above. Christ...she could have a hit with a record of armpit fart noises at this point.
1. WE ARE THE WORLD - USA FOR AFRICA
Great cause. Awful song.
