80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Ok, Add that to the like column. I always thought it was called Jose or something like that.
I moved it.
The Outfield were pretty good. They had one or two other hits in the 80's before fading out in the US.
You could replace the words to that song and replace them with the lyrics to "I am the Walrus", and you'd have a great song
86 was a good year for me.
I like a lot of those songs. Even some of em that I shouldn't.
I like a lot of those songs. Even some of em that I shouldn't.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
32. LIVE IF LIFE - OPUS
I liked this one much better than Falco Rock Me
Amadeus. It doesn't played as much as it should.
11. TENDER LOVE - FORCE M.D.'S
Great Makeout song with GF back in the day
10. NIKITA - ELTON JOHN
I like this one from Elton
9. ADDICTED TO LOVE - ROBERT PALMER
Classic song and the video who Robin Thicke did a remake off
7. MANIC MONDAY - BANGLES
Love Susanna Hoffs. She is still Hot in herlate 50's
6. WHAT YOU NEED - INXS
Loved this band back in the day RIP Micheal Hutchence
2. R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
Great song and captures the 60's Rock sound perfectly
I liked this one much better than Falco Rock Me
Amadeus. It doesn't played as much as it should.
11. TENDER LOVE - FORCE M.D.'S
Great Makeout song with GF back in the day
10. NIKITA - ELTON JOHN
I like this one from Elton
9. ADDICTED TO LOVE - ROBERT PALMER
Classic song and the video who Robin Thicke did a remake off
7. MANIC MONDAY - BANGLES
Love Susanna Hoffs. She is still Hot in herlate 50's
6. WHAT YOU NEED - INXS
Loved this band back in the day RIP Micheal Hutchence
2. R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
Great song and captures the 60's Rock sound perfectly
This may be the VJ40 with the most amount of songs I like on it ever... 18 thumbs-up!
37. I DO WHAT I DO - JOHN TAYLOR
WTF was that? Stick to the bass, dude.
33. BAD BOY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
I don't like it, but boy is it catchy.
32. LIVE IS LIFE - OPUS
Inexplicably good. One of my fav 80s songs, but I can't justify why I like it so much.
27. SO FAR AWAY - DIRE STRAITS
This song actually sucks - dumb lyrics, bad synth, boring, repetitive - but for some reason, I've always kinda sorta liked it a little.
10. NIKITA - ELTON JOHN
Yet another song I shouldn't like, but do. Back in the day, I thought it was cute in the music video how Elton keeps showing up at border guard's booth again and again.
8. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - SLY FOX
Same beat as "A Fly Girl" - 'She gave you a number, it was dial-a-joke'.
1. ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO
The only song on the radio where you can clearly hear 'c*nt'. Granted, the line is "War wohl jedermann bekannt" but man it sure sounds like the c-word.
Some songs that will never make it into the Top 40:
#42 Little Richard "Great Gosh A Mighty"
#67 Dennis DeYoung "Call Me"
#72 Dionne Warwick "Whisper In The Dark"
#76 Animotion "I Engineer"
#79 David Bowie "Absolute Beginners"
#84 Ozzy Osbourne "Shot In The Dark"
#87 Katrina And The Waves "Is That It?"
#89 Fine Young Cannibals "Johnny Come Home"
#91 Pat Benatar "Le Bel Age"
#92 Greg Kihn "Love And Rock And Roll"
#95 Anne Murray "Now And Forever"
#99 John Cafferty "Hearts On Fire"
#100 Dokken "In My Dreams"
37. I DO WHAT I DO - JOHN TAYLOR
WTF was that? Stick to the bass, dude.
33. BAD BOY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
I don't like it, but boy is it catchy.
32. LIVE IS LIFE - OPUS
Inexplicably good. One of my fav 80s songs, but I can't justify why I like it so much.
27. SO FAR AWAY - DIRE STRAITS
This song actually sucks - dumb lyrics, bad synth, boring, repetitive - but for some reason, I've always kinda sorta liked it a little.
10. NIKITA - ELTON JOHN
Yet another song I shouldn't like, but do. Back in the day, I thought it was cute in the music video how Elton keeps showing up at border guard's booth again and again.
8. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - SLY FOX
Same beat as "A Fly Girl" - 'She gave you a number, it was dial-a-joke'.
1. ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO
The only song on the radio where you can clearly hear 'c*nt'. Granted, the line is "War wohl jedermann bekannt" but man it sure sounds like the c-word.
Some songs that will never make it into the Top 40:
#42 Little Richard "Great Gosh A Mighty"
#67 Dennis DeYoung "Call Me"
#72 Dionne Warwick "Whisper In The Dark"
#76 Animotion "I Engineer"
#79 David Bowie "Absolute Beginners"
#84 Ozzy Osbourne "Shot In The Dark"
#87 Katrina And The Waves "Is That It?"
#89 Fine Young Cannibals "Johnny Come Home"
#91 Pat Benatar "Le Bel Age"
#92 Greg Kihn "Love And Rock And Roll"
#95 Anne Murray "Now And Forever"
#99 John Cafferty "Hearts On Fire"
#100 Dokken "In My Dreams"
I liked all of these Outfield singles back in the day as they came out.
1985 "Say It Isn't So"
1986 "Your Love"
1986 "All the Love in the World"
1989 "Voices of Babylon"
1990 "For You"
1992 "Closer to Me"
Everything from their second album 'Bangin' (1987) was just awful.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Which probably explains why there was no third album.
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1982
40. MAKING LOVE - ROBERTA FLACK
39. STILL IN SAIGON - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
38. STARS ON 45 (STEVIE WONDER TRIBUTE) - STARS ON 45
37. TAKE OFF - BOB AND DOUG MCKENZIE WITH GEDDY LEE
36. EMPTY GARDEN (HEY HEY JOHNNY) - ELTON JOHN
35. POP GOES THE MOVIES - MECO
34. MAGNUM P.I. THEME - MIKE POST
33. GENIUS OF LOVE - TOM TOM CLUB
32. DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE
31. MAMA USED TO SAY - JUNIOR
30. HANG FIRE - ROLLING STONES
29. SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY
28. THE OTHER WOMAN - RAY PARKER, JR
27. SHOULD I DO IT - THE POINTER SISTERS
26. ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON
25. BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK - DR. HOOK
24. PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER & GARCIA
23. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
22. BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY - BEATLES
21. EBONY & IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER
20. GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG
19. GOIN' DOWN - GREG GUIDRY
18. NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY (LOOKIN' FOR THE LIGHTS) - LE ROUX
17. DID IT IN A MINUTE - HALL & OATES
16. FIND ANOTHER FOOL - QUARTERFLASH
15. 867-5309 / JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
14. ONE HUNDRED WAYS - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
13. '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS
12. OH PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN
11. EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - STEVIE NICKS
10. THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER
9. OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY
8. KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS
7. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
6. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
5. MAKE A MOVE ON ME - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
4. FREEZE FRAME - J. GEILS BAND
3. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS
2. WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S
1. I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
40. MAKING LOVE - ROBERTA FLACK
39. STILL IN SAIGON - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
38. STARS ON 45 (STEVIE WONDER TRIBUTE) - STARS ON 45
37. TAKE OFF - BOB AND DOUG MCKENZIE WITH GEDDY LEE
36. EMPTY GARDEN (HEY HEY JOHNNY) - ELTON JOHN
35. POP GOES THE MOVIES - MECO
34. MAGNUM P.I. THEME - MIKE POST
33. GENIUS OF LOVE - TOM TOM CLUB
32. DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE
31. MAMA USED TO SAY - JUNIOR
30. HANG FIRE - ROLLING STONES
29. SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY
28. THE OTHER WOMAN - RAY PARKER, JR
27. SHOULD I DO IT - THE POINTER SISTERS
26. ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON
25. BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK - DR. HOOK
24. PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER & GARCIA
23. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
22. BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY - BEATLES
21. EBONY & IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER
20. GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG
19. GOIN' DOWN - GREG GUIDRY
18. NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY (LOOKIN' FOR THE LIGHTS) - LE ROUX
17. DID IT IN A MINUTE - HALL & OATES
16. FIND ANOTHER FOOL - QUARTERFLASH
15. 867-5309 / JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
14. ONE HUNDRED WAYS - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
13. '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS
12. OH PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN
11. EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - STEVIE NICKS
10. THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER
9. OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY
8. KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS
7. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
6. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
5. MAKE A MOVE ON ME - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
4. FREEZE FRAME - J. GEILS BAND
3. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS
2. WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S
1. I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
38. STARS ON 45 (STEVIE WONDER TRIBUTE) - STARS ON 45
They played the wrong song. They played the original mostly-Beatles Stars On 45. Though I just read elsewhere that it's now fixed.
37. TAKE OFF - BOB AND DOUG MCKENZIE WITH GEDDY LEE
I am your father, Luke. Give in to the dark side of the force, you knob.
31. MAMA USED TO SAY - JUNIOR
Never heard this one before, never heard of him, but I kinda dug it.
30. HANG FIRE - ROLLING STONES
Whoa, totally forgot about this one. Good tune.
23. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
22. BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY - BEATLES
They played the wrong song. They played the original mostly-Beatles Stars On 45. Though I just read elsewhere that it's now fixed. (Yes, that was straight copy/paste of my comment about #38!)
21. EBONY & IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER
Mixed feelings on this one. Love the concept, and it's catchy. But lord it's AC squared. Those horns? And man it draaaaaaaaags.
16. FIND ANOTHER FOOL - QUARTERFLASH
Another totally forgotten gem. For '82, this rocks!
12. OH PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN
Dat video lolz.
8. KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS
Drove to Key West for a wedding a few weeks ago. Stopped briefly in Kay Largo to post a pic on FB of my wife and I. The caption: "Just like Bogie and Bacall"
3. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS
Two things. 1) I wish they'd stop playing the Nina's final song before she's done giving hints to guess it 2) I wish Nina would stop saying "and this one is so easy" almost every single time. It's not always easy, especially when her hints are things like "the drummer's dog prefers Alpo" and "it was recorded somewhere in the United States".
Some songs that will never make it into the Top 40:
#48 Cars "Since You're Gone"
#53 Sugarhill Gang "Apache"
#60 Carole King "One To One"
#64 Diana Ross "Work That Body"
#80 Police "Secret Journey"
#83 David Bowie "Cat People"
Yeah I didn't see it until years later. One wacky-ass video. Banned from MTV originally. Starts with a sex slave, ends with a tranny. Oh, you wild and cah-razy guys....
Van Halen, ‘Oh Pretty Woman’ – Banned Music Videos
Good opportunity to mention that Diver Down has always been near the bottom on my list of VH albums. 5 covers, 3 instrumentals. Meh. A friend of mine owned it in '82 and me (just turning 12 at the time) never understood its appeal. But soon after, my cousin introduced me to Fair Warning (which became my favorite album growing up just ahead of Def Lep's Pyromania) and then 1984 dropped (right up there behind Fair Warning) and VH became my fav band as a teen.
Van Halen, ‘Oh Pretty Woman’ – Banned Music Videos
Good opportunity to mention that Diver Down has always been near the bottom on my list of VH albums. 5 covers, 3 instrumentals. Meh. A friend of mine owned it in '82 and me (just turning 12 at the time) never understood its appeal. But soon after, my cousin introduced me to Fair Warning (which became my favorite album growing up just ahead of Def Lep's Pyromania) and then 1984 dropped (right up there behind Fair Warning) and VH became my fav band as a teen.
I'm surprised Since You're Gone never cracked the top 40.
It was everywhere for a while.
Still love that song.
It was everywhere for a while.
Still love that song.