80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

IdRatherBeSkiing said:
1980/11/01

(20) 17. DREAMER - SUPERTRAMP
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In 1980, the version of the song released was the live version.
In the song outro, Marc referenced that the version in 1980 was the live version.
The tag data on the screen was "Dreamer(80)".
But, oops, SXM tagged the non-live version and that is the version played on the countdown.

1987 next week BTW.
 
Channel98 said:
more pop than country
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The handful of country songs I like fall into this category, like "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me", "Here You Come Again" and "Passionate Kisses".

CORRECT ORDER

Paul McCartney "Coming Up" uncharted
Billy Joel "It's Still Rock" uncharted
ONJ "Magic" uncharted
Christopher Cross "Sailing" #100
Diana Ross "Upside Down" #7
Queen "Another One Bites" #2
Babs "Woman In Love" #1
Kenny Rogers "Lady" #4
John Lennon "Just Like Starting Over" #38
Blondie "The Tide Is High" uncharted
Kool & The Gang "Celebration" #77
Dolly Parton "9 to 5" uncharted

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
yellow: not on my list and not on hot 100
 
"Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me", "Here You Come Again"

I’m okay with those two, also “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” by Crystal Gayle. She’s not very twangy sounding, it’s more pop than country
 
Good 8
Okay 10
Bad 22

BEST
40: SOMETIMES A FANTASY - BILLY JOEL
36: YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG - AC/DC
19: WHIP IT - DEVO
2: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN

WORST
33: COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE - ANNE MURRAY
12: ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
6: THE WANDERER - DONNA SUMMER
5: REAL LOVE - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
1: WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND

40: SOMETIMES A FANTASY - BILLY JOEL

Always glad to hear this one. Such a forgotten hit.

33: COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE - ANNE MURRAY

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12: ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY

My wife is seeing them in concert with her mother next month. She's just going so her mother doesn't have to go alone though.

5: REAL LOVE - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS

Alan said this is their 3rd biggest (best-charting) song. Yuck!

2: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN

The other two picked this one.

1: WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND

I picked this one. My first solo win in a long time!

NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Will never make the top 40
#42 Ali Thomson "Live Every Minute"
#44 Earth Wind & Fire "Let Me Talk"
#46 Kim Carnes "Cry Like A Baby"
#54 Commodores "Heroes"
#63 Doolittle Band "Who Were You Thinkin' Of"
#67 Frank Stallone "Case Of You"
#68 707 "I Could Be Good For You"
#70 Meco "Love Theme from Shogun"
#71 George Benson "Love X Love"
#72 Pete Townshend "A Little Is Enough"
#73 Eddie Money "Let's Be Lovers Again"
#74 Poco "Midnight Rain"
#75 B-52s "Private Idaho"
#76 Teddy Pendergrass "Can't We Try"
#77 Mac Davis "Texas In My Rear View Mirror"
#81 Allman Brothers Band "Angeline"
#82 Robert John "Sherry"
#83 O'Jays "Girl, Don't Let It Get You Down"
#85 Ray Goodman & Brown "My Prayer"
#88 Larry Graham "When We Get Married"
#89 Zapp "More Bounce To The Ounce Part 1"
#90 Jim Hurt "I Love Women"
#91 Burt Reynolds "Let's Do Something Cheap And Superficial"
#92 Robbin Thompson Band "Brite Eyes"
#93 Split Enz "I Got You"
#94 Genesis "Turn It On Again"
#98 Kings "Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On"
#100 Peter Gabriel "Games Without Frontiers"
 
sadchild said:
NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Will never make the top 40
#93 Split Enz "I Got You"
#98 Kings "Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On"
#100 Peter Gabriel "Games Without Frontiers"
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This week's surprises.

Not a surprise:
#70 Meco "Love Theme from Shogun"
#91 Burt Reynolds "Let's Do Something Cheap And Superficial"
 
sadchild said:
ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
My wife is seeing them in concert with her mother next month.
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Teri and I saw Air Supply in concert in 2003. They were signing autographs afterwards but Teri didn't feel like waiting in a long line – so I waited in the long line. When I got up to them, I asked, "Which one is Hall and which one is Oates?" They both glared at me and Graham Russell sarcastically said, "Very funny." But they still gave me their autographs and Teri was happy.
 
Games Without Frontiers peaked at #48 for the week ending September 20, 1980 – but in the UK it reached #4. Saint Wikipedia notes, "The album version includes the line 'Whistling tunes we piss on the goons in the jungle' after the second verse and before the second chorus. This was replaced for the single with a more radio-friendly repeat of the line 'Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle' from the first chorus.'"

Here are Sting and his "tennis partner" Peter Gabriel performing Games Without Frontiers at a May 9, 1991 concert at the Statenhal in the Netherlands. The concert was released on VHS in 1992 (The Soul Cages Concert) but the songs with special guests Peter Gabriel and Sinéad O'Connor were not included.

 
It is my understanding ... despite being called Hall & Oats by most DJs ... that they hated that short form. They wanted their full names.
 
US Bubbling Under The HOT 100 For Week Ending 1st November, 1980

TW
LW
Artist
Title
Record Company
Week on Chart
Hot 100 Debut
Peak
Other Charts

101
-
Vince Vance & The Valiants
Bomb Iran
PAID
1
-
101

102
106
Prince
Uptown
Warner Bros.
2
-
101
#5 R&B, #5 Dance

103
-
Benny Mardones
Hometown Girls
Polydor
1
-
103

104
105
Yes
Into The Lens
Atlantic
2
-
104

105
108
Johnny Van Zant Band
634-5789
Polydor
2
-
105

106
107
Bruce Cockburn
Rumours of Glory
Millennium (RCA)
2
-
104
CAN AC #36

107
-
Molly Hatchet
Beatin’ The Odds
Epic
1
-
107

108
-
The Reddings
Remote Control
Believe in a Dream (CBS)
1
11/15/80
#94
89
#6 R&B, #22 Dance

109
-
Rocky Burnette
Fallin’ In Love
EMI America
1
-
109

110
109
Exile
Take Me Down
Warner Bros.
3
-
102

Chart drops or busters:

TW LW Title/Artist
-- 101 Ashes To Ashes/David Bowie
-- 102 If This Is Love/Melissa Manchester
-- 103 Dreams/Barry Goudreau
-- 104 Why Do Fools Fall In Love [Live]/Joni Mitchell
-- 110 Baby Don't Give Up/The Bay Brothers

Comments:
  • None of the five that fall off the chart made the 100.
  • "Bomb Iran" is a takeoff of the song "Barbara-Ann. Channel 98 mentioned this group in an earlier post.
  • I never knew Benny Mardones had a follow-up to "Into the Night".
  • "Into the Lens" clocks in at eight minutes and thirty one seconds.
  • "634-5789" was orginally recorded by Wilson Pickett.
  • "Take Me Down" became a number one Country hit for Alabama.

Playlist:
 
seasalt43 said:
Vince Vance & The Valiants
Bomb Iran

Yes
Into The Lens
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I recognize these two. I can't believe "Bomb Iran" charted. And I may be in the minority but I like both singles from that Trevor Horn-sung album (not as much as a lot of the Jon Anderson singles though but I like them). The other one is "Run Through The Light"
seasalt43 said:
"Into the Lens" clocks in at eight minutes and thirty one seconds.
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Single version is 3:44

www.discogs.com

Yes - Into The Lens (I Am A Camera) / Does It Really Happen?

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1980 Vinyl release of "Into The Lens (I Am A Camera) / Does It Really Happen?" on Discogs.
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Man, Into the Lens is a lot of work to listen to.
I like Yes, but can’t get into that one.
I’ve never heard it before.
 
I only listen to the single version (of both singles from that Trevor album) and only when doing an 80s rock playlist or a Yes playlist.
 
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