80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

1983

40. IN THE MOOD - ROBERT PLANT
39. BABY I LIED - DEBORAH ALLEN
38. THINK OF LAURA - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
37. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT - NAKED EYES
36. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
35. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX
34. GOLD - SPANDAU BALLET
33. STAY WITH ME TONIGHT - JEFFREY OSBORNE
32. THE CURLY SHUFFLE - JUMP 'N THE SADDLE
31. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
30. AIN'T NOBODY - RUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN
29. PINK HOUSES - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
28. I STILL CAN'T GET OVER LOVING YOU - RAY PARKER, JR.
27. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
26. TIME WILL REVEAL - DeBARGE
25. IF I'D BEEN THE ONE - .38 SPECIAL
24. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
23. READ 'EM AND WEEP - BARRY MANILOW
22. JOANNA - KOOL & THE GANG
21. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
20. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
19. WHY ME - IRENE CARA
18. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS WITH DOLLY PARTON
17. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB
16. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
15. CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - QUIET RIOT
14. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
13. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB
12. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - THE ROMANTICS
11. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
10. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
9. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
8. TWIST OF FATE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
7. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
6. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
5. ALL NIGHT LONG - LIONEL RICHIE
4. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES
3. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
2. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
1. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON
 
I agree, they should do year end countdowns. A whole day of the decade of the 80's would be nice. Have each host do a year or two. Not sure how difficult it would be for them to produce it though.
 
Aaron said:
This week's countdown was "The Most Awesome Rad Party Songs of the 80s"

(I don't have the list of songs, sorry)
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40. Autograph Turn Up The Radio
39. Oingo Boingo Dead Man's Party N
38. Loverboy Working For The Weekend
37. Talking Heads Burning Down The House
36. Motley Crue Kickstart My Heart
35. Jermaine Stewart We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Of
34. Rolling Stones Start Me Up
33. Tone Loc Wild Thing
32. Bryan Adams Kids Wanna Rock
31. Rob Base/DJ E-Z Rock It Takes Two N
30. Todd Rundgren Bang The Drum All Day
29. Lipps Inc. Funkytown
28. Quiet Riot Cum On Feel The Noize
27. Madonna Where's The Party
26. Prince Let's Go Crazy
25. Salt 'N Pepa Push It
24. Gap Band You Dropped A Bomb On Me
23. Twisted Sister We're Not Gonna Take It N
22. Rick James Super Freak
21. Duran Duran Rio
20. Romantics What I Like About You
19. Go Go's We Got The Beat
18. Guns N' Roses Welcome To The Jungle
17. Lionel Richie Dancing On The Ceiling
16. Eddie Murphy Party All The Time
15. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts I Love Rock 'N Roll
14. Madonna Holiday N
13. AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long
12. B-52's Rock Lobster
11. Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
10. Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Round
09. Wang Chung Everybody Have Fun Tonight
08. Billy Idol Mony Mony
07. Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun
06. Def Leppard Pour Some Sugar On Me
05. Poison Nothin' But A Good Time N
04. Van Halen Jump
03. Kool/The Gang Celebration
02. Beastie Boys You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party
01. Prince 1999
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SIRIUSaboutXM said:
40. Autograph Turn Up The Radio
39. Oingo Boingo Dead Man's Party N
38. Loverboy Working For The Weekend
37. Talking Heads Burning Down The House
36. Motley Crue Kickstart My Heart
35. Jermaine Stewart We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Of
34. Rolling Stones Start Me Up
33. Tone Loc Wild Thing
32. Bryan Adams Kids Wanna Rock
31. Rob Base/DJ E-Z Rock It Takes Two N
30. Todd Rundgren Bang The Drum All Day
29. Lipps Inc. Funkytown
28. Quiet Riot Cum On Feel The Noize
27. Madonna Where's The Party
26. Prince Let's Go Crazy
25. Salt 'N Pepa Push It
24. Gap Band You Dropped A Bomb On Me
23. Twisted Sister We're Not Gonna Take It N
22. Rick James Super Freak
21. Duran Duran Rio
20. Romantics What I Like About You
19. Go Go's We Got The Beat
18. Guns N' Roses Welcome To The Jungle
17. Lionel Richie Dancing On The Ceiling
16. Eddie Murphy Party All The Time
15. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts I Love Rock 'N Roll
14. Madonna Holiday N
13. AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long
12. B-52's Rock Lobster
11. Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
10. Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Round
09. Wang Chung Everybody Have Fun Tonight
08. Billy Idol Mony Mony
07. Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun
06. Def Leppard Pour Some Sugar On Me
05. Poison Nothin' But A Good Time N
04. Van Halen Jump
03. Kool/The Gang Celebration
02. Beastie Boys You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party
01. Prince 1999
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1989

40. SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME - RICK ASTLEY
39. BACK ON HOLIDAY - ROBBIE NEVIL
38. KISS - TOM JONES/ART OF NOISE
37. SPY (IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE) - WAS (NOT WAS)
36. EARLY IN THE MORNING - ROBERT PALMER
35. THANKS FOR MY CHILD - CHERYL "PEPSII" RILEY
34. WALKING AWAY - INFORMATION SOCIETY
33. GHOST TOWN - CHEAP TRICK
32. FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED - VAN HALEN
31. WILD THING - TONE LOC
30. THE LOVER IN ME - SHEENA EASTON
29. THE PROMISE - WHEN IN ROME
28. STRAIGHT UP - PAULA ABDUL
27. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - DURAN DURAN
26. I WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN - SAMANTHA FOX
25. WILD WORLD - MAXI PRIEST
24. HOW CAN I FALL - BREATHE
23. HOLDING ON - STEVE WINWOOD
22. LITTLE LIAR - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
21. BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY / FREEBIRD - WILL TO POWER
20. WALK ON WATER - EDDIE MONEY
19. WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY - WHITE LION
18. ALL THIS TIME - TIFFANY
17. BORN TO BE MY BABY - BON JOVI
16. WHEN I'M WITH YOU - SHERIFF
15. THE WAY YOU LOVE ME - KARYN WHITE
14. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - GUNS 'N ROSES
13. SILHOUETTE - KENNY G
12. PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART - AL GREEN/ANNIE LENNOX
11. I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU - BOYS CLUB
10. SMOOTH CRIMINAL - MICHAEL JACKSON
9. ARMAGEDDON IT - DEF LEPPARD
8. LOOK AWAY - CHICAGO
7. WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL - BOY MEETS GIRL
6. DON'T RUSH ME - TAYLOR DAYNE
5. IN YOUR ROOM - THE BANGLES
4. GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT - ANITA BAKER
3. TWO HEARTS - PHIL COLLINS
2. MY PREROGATIVE - BOBBY BROWN
1. EVERY ROSE HAS IT'S THORN - POISON
 
1982

40. ALL OUR TOMORROWS - EDDIE SCHWARTZ
39. KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS
38. WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND - LOVERBOY
37. LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE - ALABAMA
36. MORE THAN JUST THE TWO OF US - SNEAKER
35. THROUGH THE YEARS - KENNY ROGERS
34. EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - THE POLICE
33. OH NO - THE COMMODORES
32. STEAL THE NIGHT - STEVIE WOODS
31. OUR LIPS ARE SEALED - THE GO-GO'S
30. LOVE IS ALRIGHT TONIGHT - RICK SPRINGFIELD
29. UNDER PRESSURE - QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE
28. TAKE MY HEART - KOOL & THE GANG
27. DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' - JOURNEY
26. SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY
25. WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DIANA ROSS
24. SHE'S GOT A WAY - BILLY JOEL
23. YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME - SHEENA EASTON
22. TAKE IT EASY ON ME - LITTLE RIVER BAND
21. COME GO WITH ME - THE BEACH BOYS
20. I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD - RONNIE MILSAP
19. LEADER OF THE BAND - DAN FOGELBERG
18. SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS
17. WAITING ON A FRIEND - THE ROLLING STONES
16. SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT - EDDIE RABBITT
15. YOUNG TURKS - ROD STEWART
14. COOL NIGHT - PAUL DAVIS
13. HOOKED ON CLASSICS - ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
12. COMIN' IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE - BARBRA STREISAND
11. YESTERDAY'S SONGS - NEIL DIAMOND
10. THE SWEETEST THING - JUICE NEWTON
9. TROUBLE - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
8. TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND - GEORGE BENSON
7. LEATHER AND LACE - STEVIE NICKS W/DON HENLEY
6. HARDEN MY HEART - QUARTERFLASH
5. CENTERFOLD - J. GEILS BAND
4. I CAN'T GO FOR THAT - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
3. LET'S GROOVE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
2. WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER
1. PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
 
1987

40. I WANNA GO BACK - EDDIE MONEY
39. (YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY!) - BEASTIE BOYS
38. LOVE IS FOREVER - BILLY OCEAN
37. I'LL BE ALRIGHT WITHOUT YOU - JOURNEY
36. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - LINDA RONSTADT AND JAMES INGRAM
35. WAR - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND
34. JACOB'S LADDER - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
33. JIMMY LEE - ARETHA FRANKLIN
32. BIG TIME - PETER GABRIEL
31. STAND BY ME - BEN E. KING
30. STAY THE NIGHT - BENJAMIN ORR
29. TALK TO ME - CHICO DEBARGE
28. FALLING IN LOVE (UH-OH) - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
27. THE WAY IT IS - BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE
26. NOBODY'S FOOL - CINDERELLA
25. YOU GOT IT ALL - THE JETS
24. STOP TO LOVE - LUTHER VANDROSS
23. ALL I WANTED - KANSAS
22. EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT - WANG CHUNG
21. THIS IS THE TIME - BILLY JOEL
20. LOVE YOU DOWN - READY FOR THE WORLD
19. BALLERINA GIRL - LIONEL RICHIE
18. COMING AROUND AGAIN - CARLY SIMON
17. WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME - CHICAGO
16. WE'RE READY - BOSTON
15. LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - BON JOVI
14. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF - THE GEORGIA SATELLITES
13. NOTORIOUS - DURAN DURAN
12. TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY) - SAMANTHA FOX
11. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN - THE BANGLES
10. VICTORY - KOOL & THE GANG
9. IS THIS LOVE - SURVIVOR
8. CHANGE OF HEART - CYNDI LAUPER
7. SOMEDAY - GLASS TIGER
6. LAND OF CONFUSION - GENESIS
5. CONTROL - JANET JACKSON
4. OPEN YOUR HEART - MADONNA
3. SHAKE YOU DOWN - GREGORY ABBOTT
2. C'EST LA VIE - ROBBIE NEVIL
1. AT THIS MOMENT - BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS
 
#21 on this week's countdown



The Big 80s VJ talks about how this song was written for Florence Ballard, the Supreme who died a few years earlier.

Romeo's Tune by Steve Forbert Songfacts

From song facts

He might not be Shakespeare, but Steve Forbert's song about fading away from the world in the company of your lover was worthy of the title "Romeo's Tune," which does not appear in the lyrics. Forbert had most of the song written when he recorded his debut album Alive On Arrival, which was released in 1978. He didn't include it on that album because it didn't fit the theme, which turned out to be a good thing because he was able to refine the song.

The first attempt at recording it was with producer Steve Bergh, and the results were underwhelming. Forbert went on tour and started playing it in clubs, where it got a great reaction. A breakthrough came when his manager suggested that the song needed another verse, so he wrote the part at the end that begins, "Let me see you smiling back at me."

Forbert's next attempt to record the song was in Nashville with producer John Simon, whose credits include "Red Rubber Ball" by the Cyrkle and The Band album Music From Big Pink. They liked the results but weren't thrilled with it, so they tried again to record it in New York at CBS Studios (the record company thought the song had hit potential so they were willing to indulge Forbert). This recording wasn't much better than their original demo, so they went back to Nashville and recorded the song yet again, where they finally got the sound they were looking for and had their hit. It took a year and four recording sessions, but Forbert knew that if he didn't capture the right mood on record he wouldn't sound like a modern day Romeo. He told us, "We got it right away. I mean, the first day was like, Right, this is the right band, and this is all happening. When all the musicians came into the room and listened to the playback, everybody said, That's it, that's the version we've been looking for. I think it was the third take that day." (Here's the full interview with Steve Forbert.)
 
1980

40. LAST TRAIN TO LONDON – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
39. LOST HER IN THE SUN – JOHN STEWART
38. WONDERLAND – THE COMMODORES
37. WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU/FORGIVE ME GIRL – THE SPINNERS
36. YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU – SANTANA
35. ON THE RADIO – DONNA SUMMER
34. DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL – RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN
33. VOICES – CHEAP TRICK
32. COOL CHANGE – THE LITTLE RIVER BAND
31. SEPTEMBER MORN’ – NEIL DIAMOND
30. ROTATION – HERB ALPERT
29. FOREVER MINE – O’JAY’S
28. JANE – JEFFERSON STARSHIP
27. WHY ME - STYX
26. FOOL IN THE RAIN – LED ZEPPELIN
25. LONGER – DAN FOGELBERG
24. AN AMERICAN DREAM – THE DIRT BAND
23. THIRD TIME LUCKY (FIRST TIME I WAS A FOOL) - FOGHAT
22. DAYDREAM BELIEVER – ANNE MURRAY
21. ROMEO’S TUNE – STEVE FORBERT
20. PLEASE DON’T GO – K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND
19. DON’T LET GO – ISAAC HAYES
18. WAIT FOR ME – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
17. DÉJÀ VU – DIONNE WARWICK
16. YES, I’M READY – TERI DE SARIO WITH K.C.
15. THIS IS IT – KENNY LOGGINS
14. DON’T DO ME LIKE THAT – TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
13. LADIES NIGHT – KOOL & THE GANG
12. BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME – DR. HOOK
11. I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER - PRINCE
10. SARA – FLEETWOOD MAC
9. THE LONG RUN – THE EAGLES
8. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - QUEEN
7. WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE – CLIFF RICHARD
6. SEND ONE YOUR LOVE – STEVIE WONDER
5. CRUSIN’ – SMOKEY ROBINSON
4. ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) – RUPERT HOLMES
3. COWARD OF THE COUNTY – KENNY ROGERS
2. DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME – THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE
1. ROCK WITH YOU – MICHAEL JACKSON
 
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