80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

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It's the people named as songwriters that are cashing in. Not necessarily the band.


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The article said that they were splitting the money between all of them. Katrina was getting a cut till she had a falling out with the band. Now it sounds like she isn't getting any of it.

Never look a cash cow in the face.
 
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In another wise move, Katrina and the Waves held on to the publishing rights. That's the money that typically goes to the songwriter, in this case the band's guitarist, Kimberley Rew. Lee says Rew shares that money with the rest of the band.

So the other members are getting some money, because the guy who wrote it is sharing it. I wonder how much he shares of that million a year? We talking a hundred grand each? Or a $50 gift card to Walmart?
 

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In the music business, it's great that the rest of the band is still getting anything.

I am curious what the beef was that got Katrina cut from getting a share. My guess is that she (or her agent) got too greedy and wanted a much bigger cut. That seems to be the obvious guess, but who knows.
 
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40. CLONES (WE'RE ALL) - ALICE COOPER
39. ATOMIC - BLONDIE
38. WALKS LIKE A LADY - JOURNEY
37. ASHES BY NOW - RODNEY CROWELL
36. THEME FROM "NEW YORK, NEW YORK" - FRANK SINATRA
35. LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR - PETE TOWNSHEND
34. SAILING - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
33. EMOTIONAL RESCUE - ROLLING STONES
32. STAND BY ME - MICKEY GILLEY
31. MISUNDERSTANDING - GENESIS
30. TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME - RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO
29. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (MEDLEY) - MECO
28. STOMP! - BROTHERS JOHNSON
27. DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER - KENNY ROGERS & KIM CARNES
26. CALL ME - BLONDIE
25. ALL NIGHT LONG - JOE WALSH
24. LOVE THE WORLD AWAY - KENNY ROGERS
23. TAKE YOUR TIME (DO IT RIGHT) - SOS BAND
22. GIMME SOME LOVIN' - BLUES BROTHERS
21. MORE LOVE - KIM CARNES
20. IN AMERICA - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
19. SHOULD'VE NEVER LET YOU GO - NEIL & DARA SEDAKA
18. I'M ALIVE - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
17. CARS - GARY NUMAN
16. ONE FINE DAY - CAROLE KING
15. TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE - ROCKY BURNETTE
14. MAGIC - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
13. SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL JACKSON
12. SHINING STAR - MANHATTANS
11. LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
10. LET'S GET SERIOUS - JERMAINE JACKSON
9. BIGGEST PART OF ME - AMBROSIA
8. CUPID/I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME - SPINNERS
7. STEAL AWAY - ROBBIE DUPREE
6. AGAINST THE WIND - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
5. LITTLE JEANNIE - ELTON JOHN
4. IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL
3. THE ROSE - BETTE MIDLER
2. FUNKYTOWN - LIPPS INC.
1. COMING UP - PAUL MCCARTNEY
 

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#72 George Thorogood "Will & The Hand Jive"

His ONLY Hot 100 hit? That's criminal!

Agreed. This is likely one of his more obscure hits.

Will never reach the top 40
#42 Gino Vanelli "Black Cars"
#58 Hooters "All You Zombies"
#59 Weird Al "Like A Surgeon"

I have heard these plenty on top 40 radio in the day (in Canada). I would have thought they would each be top 40. But probably difference between Canadian charts and American ones.
 

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Bad 27

40. CLONES (WE'RE ALL) - ALICE COOPER

New wave Alice? Interesting...

29. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (MEDLEY) - MECO

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15. TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE - ROCKY BURNETTE

I miss having Onederland on my car radio

4. IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL



Will never reach the top 40
#42 Glen Campbell/Rita Coolidge "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like"
#44 Cheap Trick "Everything Works If You Let It"
#45 The Invisible Man's Band "All Night Thang"
#57 Queen "Play The Game"
#61 Kiss "Shandi"
#65 Pretenders "Stop Your Sobbing"
#71 Gary Burband with Band McNally "Who Shot JR?"
#75 Emmylou Harris/Roy Orbison "That Lovin' You Feeling Again"
#76 Grateful Deaed "Alabama Getaway"
#79 Teri Desario & KC "Dancin' In The Streets"
#86 REO Speedwagon "Time For Me To Fly"
#88 Roger Daltry "Free Me"
#92 Van Halen "And The Cradle Will Rock"
#97 John Denver "Dancing With The Mountains"
 

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40. LAWYERS IN LOVE – JACKSON BROWNE
39. THE SALT IN MY TEARS – MARTIN BRILEY
38. THE BORDER - AMERICA
37. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME – NAKED EYES
36. ROLL ME AWAY – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
35. I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA – CULTURE CLUB
34. AFFAIR OF THE HEART – RICK SPRINGFIELD
33. BEAT IT – MICHAEL JACKSON
32. STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE – THE HOLLIES
31. CHINA GIRL – DAVID BOWIE
30. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING - ELO
29. ROCK OF AGES – DEF LEPPARD
28. SAVED BY ZERO – THE FIXX
27. TAKE ME TO HEART - QUARTERFLASH
26. WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU) – A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
25. IT’S A MISTAKE – MEN AT WORK
24. (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION – THE HUMAN LEAGUE
23. SHE’S A BEAUTY – THE TUBES
22. FAMILY MAN – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
21. HOT GIRLS IN LOVE - LOVERBOY
20. CUTS LIKE A KNIFE – BRYAN ADAMS
19. MANIAC – MICHAEL SEMBELLO
18. DON’T LET IT END - STYX
17. ALL THIS LOVE - DEBARGE
16. BABY JANE – ROD STEWART
15. SWEET DREAMS - EURYTHMICS
14. SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – DONNA SUMMER
13. 1999 - PRINCE
12. I’M STILL STANDING – ELTON JOHN
11. STAND BACK – STEVIE NICKS
10. TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) – CULTURE CLUB
9. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW – DURAN DURAN
8. OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
7. TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
6. COME DANCING – THE KINKS
5. WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN' – MICHAEL JACKSON
4. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO – SERGIO MENDES
3. FLASHDANCE….WHAT A FEELING – IRENE CARA
2. ELECTRIC AVENUE – EDDY GRANT
1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE
 

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33. BEAT IT – MICHAEL JACKSON
32. STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE – THE HOLLIES
31. CHINA GIRL – DAVID BOWIE

Not a bad countdown. But when they have 3 songs in a row with no VJ interruption, they gotta make sure they guy at the end refers to the middle song. The above 3 played and Marc completely ignored the utterly forgettable and horrible Hollies song @ 32. Aside from that, error free although they are repeating stories. I heard the Don't Let It End story on the last 1983 countdown.

1986 next week.
 
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40. LAWYERS IN LOVE – JACKSON BROWNE
39. THE SALT IN MY TEARS – MARTIN BRILEY
38. THE BORDER - AMERICA
37. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME – NAKED EYES
36. ROLL ME AWAY – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
35. I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA – CULTURE CLUB
34. AFFAIR OF THE HEART – RICK SPRINGFIELD
33. BEAT IT – MICHAEL JACKSON
32. STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE – THE HOLLIES
31. CHINA GIRL – DAVID BOWIE
30. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING - ELO
29. ROCK OF AGES – DEF LEPPARD
28. SAVED BY ZERO – THE FIXX
27. TAKE ME TO HEART - QUARTERFLASH
26. WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU) – A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
25. IT’S A MISTAKE – MEN AT WORK
24. (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION – THE HUMAN LEAGUE
23. SHE’S A BEAUTY – THE TUBES
22. FAMILY MAN – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
21. HOT GIRLS IN LOVE - LOVERBOY
20. CUTS LIKE A KNIFE – BRYAN ADAMS
19. MANIAC – MICHAEL SEMBELLO
18. DON’T LET IT END - STYX
17. ALL THIS LOVE - DEBARGE
16. BABY JANE – ROD STEWART
15. SWEET DREAMS - EURYTHMICS
14. SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – DONNA SUMMER
13. 1999 - PRINCE
12. I’M STILL STANDING – ELTON JOHN
11. STAND BACK – STEVIE NICKS
10. TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) – CULTURE CLUB
9. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW – DURAN DURAN
8. OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
7. TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
6. COME DANCING – THE KINKS
5. WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN' – MICHAEL JACKSON
4. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO – SERGIO MENDES
3. FLASHDANCE….WHAT A FEELING – IRENE CARA
2. ELECTRIC AVENUE – EDDY GRANT
1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE

I heard pieces and parts of this countdown on my drive the past few days. Not a whole lot of unknown songs (to me anyway) save for 3 or 4. Not surprising that The Police are #1 since they were HUGE in 1983.
 
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Good 25
Okay 4
Bad 11

That's a new record for me for most 'good'. Beating my previous of 23 (Oct '83)

I think the closest we've seen to this '83 countdown was 3 years ago when they did early August, and I wasn't posting here back then.

35. I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA – CULTURE CLUB

I have an audio cassette somewhere in my basement of me in 1984 singing the chorus of this (changed to "Bat Mitzvah for ya") with a voice as high as a dog whistle, and my friend laughing his ass off at me. Yes, my childhood was loaded with hundreds of inexplicable oddities like this.

30. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING - ELO

Wamma lamma lamma lamma lamma

23. SHE’S A BEAUTY – THE TUBES

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22. FAMILY MAN – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES

Had no clue until the VJ said it this weekend that this was a cover song?!

#52 Joe Walsh "Space Age Whiz Kids"

Absolutely loved this song back then. Still like it a lot now. Ah-oo-wow-oo-wow....

#66 Meco "Ewok Celebration"

Listened to this all the time (taped it off the radio). C3P0 rapping? Hell yes! Then I pulled a dick move... My friends kept asking me to play it over and over, so to avoid getting sick of it, I taped over it. Not only was that a dick move to my friends, but I never found another copy of it until about 10 years ago, so I screwed myself too.

#86 Robert Palmer "You Are In My System" (peak #78)
#91 New Edition "Candy Girl" (peak #46)


Surprised these never broke the top 40. I knew them pretty well at 12 years old (almost 13).

Won't make the top 40
#48 Crosby Stills & Nash "War Games"
#49 James Ingram/Patti Austin "How Do You Keep The Music Playing"
#52 Joe Walsh "Space Age Whiz Kids"
#58 Berlin "The Metro"
#66 Meco "Ewok Celebration"
#82 Toto "Waiting For Your Love"
#83 Bananarama "Shy Boy"
#86 Robert Palmer "You Are In My System"
#88 B52s "Legal Tender"
#90 INXS "Don't Change"
#91 New Edition "Candy Girl"
#97 Thomas Dolby "Europa And The Pirate Twins"
 

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35. I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA – CULTURE CLUB

I have an audio cassette somewhere in my basement of me in 1984 singing the chorus of this (changed to "Bat Mitzvah for ya") with a voice as high as a dog whistle, and my friend laughing his ass off at me. Yes, my childhood was loaded with hundreds of inexplicable oddities like this.
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23. SHE’S A BEAUTY – THE TUBES

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Yep!


#58 Berlin "The Metro"
Always loved this song.
....sorry......

#90 INXS "Don't Change"
Love this one too. It's one my band plays. Easy, fun, and it takes me back to the day.
 
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40. DANCING ON THE CEILING - LIONEL RICHIE
39. BABY LOVE - REGINA
38. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN
37. MOUNTAINS - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
36. ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU - GAVIN CHRISTOPHER
35. ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD - THE OUTFIELD
34. VENUS - BANANARAMA
33. HYPERACTIVE - ROBERT PALMER
32. SWEET FREEDOM - MICHAEL MCDONALD
31. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN - WHAM!
30. SUZANNE - JOURNEY
29. TAKE IT EASY - ANDY TAYLOR
28. RUMORS - TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB
27. HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD
26. LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT - .38 SPECIAL
25. YOU SHOULD BE MINE (THE WOO WOO SONG) - JEFFREY OSBORNE
24. CRUSH ON YOU - THE JETS
23. ON MY OWN - PATTI LABELLE & MICHAEL MCDONALD
22. DREAMS - VAN HALEN
21. SECRET SEPARATION - THE FIXX
20. TUFF ENUFF - THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
19. NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES
18. DIGGING YOUR SCENE - THE BLOW MONKEYS
17. WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF - JERMAINE STEWART
16. LIKE A ROCK - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
15. MODERN WOMAN - BILLY JOEL
14. WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GRT
13. OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - PET SHOP BOYS
12. PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA
11. MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE
10. LOVE TOUCH - ROD STEWART
9. YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES
8. THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY) - BILLY OCEAN
7. GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA
6. WHO'S JOHNNY - EL DEBARGE
5. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
4. DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
3. NASTY - JANET JACKSON
2. SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
1. INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
 

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Good 7
Okay 8
Bad 25

Commented on most of these back on 7/5/16

36. ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU - GAVIN CHRISTOPHER
25. YOU SHOULD BE MINE (THE WOO WOO SONG) - JEFFREY OSBORNE


Feels like these go on for-friggin-ever.

Will never reach the top 40
#51 Queen "A Kind Of Magic"
#53 New Edition "With You All The Way"
#64 John Cafferty "Voice Of America's Sons"
#68 Beach Boys "Rock'N'Roll To The Rescue"
#70 Art Of Noise "Peter Gunn"
#71 Jermaine Jackson "Do You Remember Me"
#72 Starship "Before I Go"
#76 John Waite "If Anybody Had a Heart"
#81 Heart "If Looks Could Kill"
#82 Trans-X "Living On Video"
#86 Prince "Anotherloverholeinyohead"
#89 38 Special "Somebody Like You"
#90 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"
#95 Jackson Browne "In The Shape Of A Heart"
#97 Krokus "School's Out"
 

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Queen songs that don't chart always surprise. But probably looking at them with enhanced rear view opinions. The rest don't surprise (Honeymoon Suite was obviously bigger up here).
 
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40. MAKE IT REAL - THE JETS
39. HERE WITH ME - REO SPEEDWAGON
38. IN YOUR SOUL - COREY HART
37. NOBODY'S FOOL - KENNY LOGGINS
36. NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME - POISON
35. ALL FIRED UP - PAT BENATAR
34. IF IT ISN'T LOVE - NEW EDITION
33. I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE- THE MOODY BLUES
32. I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - TAYLOR DAYNE
31. FOOLISH BEAT - DEBBIE GIBSON
30. LOST IN YOU - ROD STEWART
29. WHEN IT'S LOVE - VAN HALEN
28. PERFECT WORLD - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
27. NITE AND DAY - AL B. SURE!
26. SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE - ROBERT PALMER
25. SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GUNS 'N ROSES
24. PARADISE - SADE
23. LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING - CLIMIE FISHER
22. RAG DOLL - AEROSMITH
21. LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY - WHITNEY HOUSTON
20. FAST CAR - TRACY CHAPMAN
19. MERCEDES BOY - PEBBLES
18. THE TWIST - THE FAT BOYS AND CHUBBY CHECKER
17. THE COLOR OF LOVE - BILLY OCEAN
16. MONKEY - GEORGE MICHAEL
15. JUST GOT PAID - JOHNNY KEMP
14. DO YOU LOVE ME - THE CONTOURS
13. I DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - CHICAGO
12. PARENTS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND - DJ JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE
11. THE FLAME - CHEAP TRICK
10. I DON'T WANT TO GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT - ELTON JOHN
9. RUSH HOUR - JANE WIEDLIN
8. 1-2-3 - GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
7. NEW SENSATION - INXS
6. SIGN YOUR NAME - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
5. MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL - ERIC CARMEN
4. POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME - DEF LEPPARD
3. HANDS TO HEAVEN - BREATHE
2. HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS - RICHARD MARX
1. ROLL WITH IT - STEVE WINWOOD