Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 3

I'm getting ahead of myself. But honestly, who cares? Popular Songs of 1980, Vol. 3. You're welcome!  ~  JH

1)  Don Williams  ~  "I Believe In You"

2)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Hungry Heart"

3)  Prince  ~  "I Wanna Be Your Lover"

4)  Charly McClain  ~  "Men"

5)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"

6)  Smokey Robinson  ~  "Cruisin'"

7)  Billy Joel  ~  "You May Be Right"

8)  The Buggles  ~  "Video Killed The Radio Star"

9)  Alabama  ~  "Why Lady Why"

10)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Celebration"

11)  Loverboy  ~  "Turn Me Loose"

12)  Shalamar  ~  "The Second Time Around"

13)  Mac Davis  ~  "It's Hard To Be Humble"

14)  Gary Numan  ~  "Cars"

15)  Eddie Rabbitt  ~  "Drivin' My Life Away"

16)  Kurtis Blow  ~  "The Breaks"

17)  Judas Priest  ~  "Breaking The Law"

18)  The Brothers Johnson  ~  "Stomp!"

19)  Willie Nelson  ~  "On The Road Again"

20)  Kenny Loggins  ~  "This Is It"

21)  Commodores  ~  "Still"

22)  Robbie Dupree  ~  "Steal Away"

23)  Ray, Goodman, & Brown  ~  "Special Lady"

24)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Sara"

25)  Oak Ridge Boys  ~  "Leavin' Louisiana In The Broad Daylight"

Songs About Main Street

Who'd have thought that there'd be enough good Songs About Main Street to more than fill a post? Obviously, that was me. Turns out I was correct. So, please...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Late Night Alumni  ~  "Main Street"

2)  Kurtis Blow  ~  "One-Two-Five (Main Street Harlem U.S.A.)"

3)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  "Mainstreet"

4)  Omar & The Howlers  ~  "Full Moon On Main Street"

5)  Deer Tick  ~  "Main Street"

6)  Outlaws  ~  "Nothin' Main About Main Street"

7)  Los Lobos  ~  "On Main Street"

8)  The Four Tops  ~  "Main Street People"

9)  Joni Mitchell  ~  "In France They Kiss On Main Street"

10)  Carole King  ~   "Main Street Saturday Night"

11)  Dion  ~  "Midtown American Main Street Gang"

12)  Iggy Pop  ~  "Main Street Eyes"

13)  Gene Kelly & Vera-Ellen  ~  "When You Walk Down Main Street With Me"

14)  Bobby Bare  ~  "Waitress At The Main Street Cafe"

15)  Angus & Julia Stone  ~  "Main Street"

16)  Roy Wood & Wizzard  ~  "Main Street"

17)  Cataldo  ~  "Literally Main Street"

18)  The Takeover UK  ~  "Main Street Crush"

19)  Hugh Blumenfeld  ~  "Main Street Sky"

20)  Muddy Waters  ~  "Going Down To Main Street"

21)  Cornflower  ~  "Monks On Main Street"

22)  O.C. Smith  ~  "Main Street Mission"

23)  Virginia Maestro  ~  "Main Street"

24)  Gretchen Peters Trio  ~  "Main Street"

25)  Deric Ruttan  ~  "Main Street, 1979"

26)  Japan  ~  "Lovers On Main Street"

27)  Time King  ~  "Main Street"

28)  Guided By Voices  ~  "The Main Street Wizards"

29)  Mighty Ploughboys  ~  "Main Street"

30)  Ultravox  ~  "Life At Rainbow's End (For All The Tax Exiles On Main Street)"

Old-School Hip-Hop

Here's a small sampling of songs from the earliest days of hip-hop music, ranging from the late 1970s to the mid-'80s. These are the foundations on which modern hip-hop is based. Funny, there's a lot more positivity, far less emphasis on sex, drugs, and violence, and hardly any objectionable language to speak of in these songs. What happened, hip-hop?  ~  JH

1)  Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force  ~  "Planet Rock"

2)  The Sugarhill Gang  ~  "Rapper's Delight"

3)  Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five  ~  "It's Nasty"  (It's not really...)

4)  Spoonie Gee  ~  "The Big Beat"

5)  Newcleus  ~  "Jam On It"

6)  Treacherous Three  ~  "Feel The Heartbeat"

7)  Funky 4 + 1  ~  "That's The Joint"  (Not that kind of joint...)

8)  Kurtis Blow  ~  "The Breaks"

9)  Busy Bee  ~  "School Days"

10)  Lovebug Starski  ~  "You've Gotta Believe"

11)  Cold Crush Brothers  ~  "Fresh, Wild, Fly, And Bold"

12)  Fab 5 Freddy  ~  "Change The Beat"