80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

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Good 6
Okay 13
Bad 21

40. SUNSET GRILL - DON HENLEY
38. I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN - PAUL YOUNG
36. NO LOOKIN' BACK - MICHAEL MCDONALD
35. FOUR IN THE MORNING - NIGHT RANGER
34. LIFE IN ONE DAY - HOWARD JONES
27. SHAME - THE MOTELS
26. EVERY STEP OF THE WAY - JOHN WAITE
25. C-I-T-Y - JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
18. YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN (SECOND WIND) - BILLY JOEL
16. FREEWAY OF LOVE - ARETHA FRANKLIN
12. INVINCIBLE - PAT BENATAR
11. DARE ME - THE POINTER SISTERS
7. POP LIFE - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION

This countdown was LOADED with second-rate, forgotten hits from artists with much better songs. I haven't heard any of these more than twice in the last 25+ years (some not at all).

39. HEAD OVER HEELS - TEARS FOR FEARS

Just gonna leave this here.

29. I'M GOIN DOWN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Hey Bruce, could you say the phrase "I'm goin down" another 15 trillion times? Sheesh!

28. I GOT YOU BABE - UB40 WITH CHRISSIE HYDE

Why??

19. CRY - GODLEY & CREME

Just gonna leave this here (too).

17. DANCING IN THE STREET - MICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE

Just gonna leave this here (three).

1. MONEY FOR NOTHING - DIRE STRAITS

Hard to believe the #1 song in the country back then had these lyrics in it, and nobody minded.

See the little faggot with the earring and the make up
Yeah buddy that's his own hair
That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot he's a millionaire

My how the times have changed. Of course 80s on 8 plays a modified version that removes this verse and just extends the repetitive Sting ending.

It was written about Vince Neil of Motley Crue (at least that's what he seems to think).

#73 Cheech & Chong "Born In East LA"
#77 Bill Crystal "You Look Marvelous"

Classic novelty songs! Still love them.

Will never make the top 40
#54 Foreigner "Down On Love"
#55 Cheap Trick "Tonight It's You"
#64 Oingo Boingo "Weird Science"
#65 Survivor "First Night"
#71 Romantics "Test Of Time"
#73 Cheech & Chong "Born In East LA"
#77 Bill Crystal "You Look Marvelous"
#80 Roger Daltrey "After The Fire"
#86 Talking Heads "And She Was"
#87 Depeche Mode "Master & Servant"
#93 Til Tuesday "Looking Over My Shoulder"
 
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[QUOTE="sadchild]

1. MONEY FOR NOTHING - DIRE STRAITS

Hard to believe the #1 song in the country back then had these lyrics in it, and nobody minded.

See the little faggot with the earring and the make up
Yeah buddy that's his own hair
That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot he's a millionaire

My how the times have changed. Of course 80s on 8 plays a modified version that removes this verse and just extends the repetitive Sting ending.

It was written about Vince Neil of Motley Crue (at least that's what he seems to think).

[/QUOTE]

I thought it was written by Mark and he left pretty much a direct quote from the guy he was making fun of as it enhanced that effect. This story was widely understood then and now.

In Canada a single person complained to standards body governing radio stations about the song and they tried to ban it. Several stations protested by playing the song repeatedly for a day. Eventually sanity prevailed.

Disappointed they did not play full version but 8 usually always plays the single version.






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So here's my story. A few years back, when I heard "Money For Nothing" on 80s on 8 and realized they'd removed those lines, my first reaction was disappointment. Didn't know why they'd wanna change it. But nowadays, I'm shocked there was a time it was totally acceptable to have a song with the word 'faggot' - used in a derogatory sense - go top ten in 7 countries around the world (without at least editing the word out, the same way the other f-bomb gets edited for radio). I guess all of this tolerance propaganda is actually working on me?

Also, keep in mind...

* in '84 the BBC banned FGTH for saying "when you wanna come"

* in '87 GM's "I want your sex" was initially only aired after 9pm on the BBC Radio and some US stations wouldn't play it at all

* in '89 Shadoe Stevens wouldn't even announce 2LC's "Me so horny" on American Top 40.

Nothing derogatory or hateful in those, but "little faggot with the earring and the make up" can get 6 spins a day on every pop station in the world? Strange world we lived in back in the 80s where saying "horny" or "come" caused outrage, but g'head and insult someone by calling him a "faggot"...?
 
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That word was never on the 7 words list to be beeped out.

The 80s and 70s always play the single version. For example good girls don't. You heard the single / edited version on the AT40 last weekend.

The AT40 had a memo about Paradise By The Dashboard light too. Partly due to length but partly due to content. It had explicit instructions on how a station could cut it out.


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The pendulum swings both ways. One era isn't offended by the use of the word faggot. Another era is.

Lou Reed said color girls in his biggest hit. No one seems to be offended, but I don't think anyone will use that term in music for a while
 
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Aaron said:
Must kinda suck to listen to a Top 40 countdown and really only like 6 songs, lol?
Click to expand...

A co-worker and I jokingly and lovingly refer to listening to the VJ40 each week as 'a form of torture'. We both listened to mostly to hard rock in the 80s, and didn't tune into pop stations because we hated most of it.

But, what I enjoy about them is rewinding the clock and immersing myself in a specific time in my life. I can be taken back to sitting in 9th grade math class, or hanging out at a friend's house, or driving to a concert with a certain group of friends I haven't seen since the 80s.

I know I post a lot of commentary on here, but I could easily double or triple it with personal stories about how certain songs remind me of certain moments, certain people. It brings back faces and experiences I haven't thought about in many many years - sometimes a smile, sometimes a cringe. But fun either way!

Plus I'm a sucker for the trivia and behind-the-music stories!
 
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40. OUT HERE ON MY OWN - IRENE CARA
39. DON'T YOU WANNA PLAY THIS GAME NO MORE - ELTON JOHN
38. THE LEGEND OF WOOLEY SWAMP - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
37. IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL
36. BOULEVARD - JACKSON BROWNE
35. ON THE ROAD AGAIN - WILLIE NELSON
34. TAKE YOUR TIME - S.O.S. BAND
33. WHO'LL BE THE FOOL TONIGHT - THE LARSEN-FEITEN BAND
32. DREAMING - CLIFF RICHARD
31. MIDNIGHT ROCKS - AL STEWART
30. THE WANDERER - DONNA SUMMER
29. INTO THE NIGHT - BENNY MARDONES
28. HOW DO I SURVIVE - AMY HOLLAND
27. MAGIC - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
26. SAILING - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
25. NO NIGHT SO LONG - DIONNE WARWICK
24. EMOTIONAL RESCUE - ROLLING STONES
23. LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME - BOZ SCAGGS
22. JESSIE - CARLY SIMON
21. SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE - NATALIE COLE
20. NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE - STEPHANIE MILLS
19. DON'T ASK ME WHY - BILLY JOEL
18. HE'S SO SHY - THE POINTER SISTERS
17. HOT ROD HEARTS - ROBBIE DUPREE
16. REAL LOVE - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
15. ALL OVER THE WORLD - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
14. YOU'LL ACCOMPANY ME - BOB SEGER
13. YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN - AMBROSIA
12. WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND
11. XANADU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
10. I'M ALRIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS
9. ONE IN A MILLION YOU - LARRY GRAHAM
8. FAME - IRENE CARA
7. DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY - EDDIE RABBIT
6. LATE IN THE EVENING - PAUL SIMON
5. LOOKIN' FOR LOVE - JOHNNY LEE
4. GIVE ME THE NIGHT - GEORGE BENSON
3. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN
2. ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
1. UPSIDE DOWN - DIANA ROSS
 
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Like (Bold in my library. * indicates this weekend):
38. THE LEGEND OF WOOLEY SWAMP - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND *
(lol @ Alan Hunter's story of barfing chewing tobacco with Charlie)
37. IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL
36. BOULEVARD - JACKSON BROWNE
35. ON THE ROAD AGAIN - WILLIE NELSON
32. DREAMING - CLIFF RICHARD
31. MIDNIGHT ROCKS - AL STEWART
30. THE WANDERER - DONNA SUMMER *
29. INTO THE NIGHT - BENNY MARDONES
27. MAGIC - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
26. SAILING - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
24. EMOTIONAL RESCUE - ROLLING STONES
22. JESSIE - CARLY SIMON
19. DON'T ASK ME WHY - BILLY JOEL
18. HE'S SO SHY - THE POINTER SISTERS
17. HOT ROD HEARTS - ROBBIE DUPREE
16. REAL LOVE - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
15. ALL OVER THE WORLD - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
14. YOU'LL ACCOMPANY ME - BOB SEGER
12. WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND
(usually don't like Barbra but she sounds like a Bee Gee in this one)
11. XANADU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
10. I'M ALRIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS
8. FAME - IRENE CARA
7. DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY - EDDIE RABBIT
6. LATE IN THE EVENING - PAUL SIMON
5. LOOKIN' FOR LOVE - JOHNNY LEE
4. GIVE ME THE NIGHT - GEORGE BENSON *
3. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN
(cool clues. Now I know what song to think of if somebody has no pulse)
2. ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
1. UPSIDE DOWN - DIANA ROSS

Would rather not hear again:
40. OUT HERE ON MY OWN - IRENE CARA
39. DON'T YOU WANNA PLAY THIS GAME NO MORE - ELTON JOHN
34. TAKE YOUR TIME - S.O.S. BAND
33. WHO'LL BE THE FOOL TONIGHT - THE LARSEN-FEITEN BAND
(interesting story by Nina)
28. HOW DO I SURVIVE - AMY HOLLAND
25. NO NIGHT SO LONG - DIONNE WARWICK
23. LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME - BOZ SCAGGS
21. SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE - NATALIE COLE
20. NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE - STEPHANIE MILLS
13. YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN - AMBROSIA
9. ONE IN A MILLION YOU - LARRY GRAHAM
(really don't want to hear that one again)
 
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Good 9
Okay 8
Bad 23

36. BOULEVARD - JACKSON BROWNE

"Nobody! Nobody!"

34. TAKE YOUR TIME - S.O.S. BAND

The SOS band has five songs that made it onto the Hot 100, peaking at #3, #44, #55, #64 and #65. And Onederland plays them as a band with "one big pop hit".

But then they play Modern English's "I Melt With You" which only peaked at #78 (a later re-recording reached #76).

So, how is "Melt" a "big pop hit", but SOS's lesser hits not "big pop hits"?

27. MAGIC - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
15. ALL OVER THE WORLD - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
11. XANADU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

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10. I'M ALRIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS

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6. LATE IN THE EVENING - PAUL SIMON

I shoulda known that was Tony Levin on the bass. Glad the VJ pointed it out.

#48 Peter Gabriel "Games Without Frontiers"

First song to get the word "piss" on the radio? Or did they edit it out?

#54 Split Enz "I Got You"

Wow I didn't know this song was from 1980. Sounds ahead of its time.

#87 Kurtis Blow "The Breaks (Part 1)"

Trivia: second rap song to make it onto the Hot 100.

Songs that won't make the Top 40
#41 Linda Clifford "Red Light" (so close!!)
#48 Peter Gabriel "Games Without Frontiers"
#54 Split Enz "I Got You"
#55 Journey "Good Morning Girl/Stay Awhile"
#56 Chicago "Thunder And Lightning"
#58 Genesis "Turn It On Again"
#87 Kurtis Blow "The Breaks (Part 1)"
#95 Pat Benatar "You Better Run"
 
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