Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 4


Last but not least. Popular Songs of 1980, Vol. 4. Ready... set... disGO! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Too Hot"




2)  Alabama  ~  "My Home's In Alabama"




3)  AC/DC  ~  "You Shook Me All Night Long"




4)  Michael Jackson  ~  "She's Out Of My Life"




5)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Ride Like The Wind"




6)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "You Decorated My Life"




7)  The Manhattans  ~  "Shining Star"




8)  Conway Twitty  ~  "I'd Love To Lay You Down"




9)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Don't Do Me Like That"




10)  Jermaine Jackson  ~  "Let's Get Serious"




11)  Pure Prairie League  ~  "Let Me Love You Tonight"  (Why, that's a baby-faced Vince Gill singing! I had no idea he went back THAT far! My right ear enjoyed this immensely!)




12)  Elton John  ~  "Little Jeannie"




13)  Pete Townshend  ~  "Let My Love Open The Door"




14)  Air Supply  ~  "Lost In Love"




15)  The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band  ~  "American Dream"




16)  Genesis  ~  "Misunderstanding"




17)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  "Crazy Train"




18)  Jackson Browne  ~  "Boulevard"




19)  AC/DC  ~  "Hell's Bells"




20)  Boz Scaggs  ~  "Breakdown Dead Ahead"




21)  Steve Forbert  ~  "Romeo's Tune"




22)  Donnie Iris  ~  "Ah Leah!"




23)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "All Over The World"




24)  Joe Walsh  ~  "All Night Long"




25)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Off The Wall"


Tuesday, March 10, 2020

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"


Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 2


Continuing with the Popular Songs of 1980, here's part 2 of 4. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Rock With You"




2)  Blondie  ~  "The Tide Is High"




3)  Queen  ~  "Another One Bites The Dust"




4)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Xanadu"




5)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Coward Of The County"




6)  ABBA  ~  "Super Trouper"




7)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Refugee"




8)  Rough Trade  ~  "High School Confidential"




9)  George Jones  ~  "He Stopped Loving Her Today"




10)  Carole King  ~  "One Fine Day"




11)  Journey  ~  "Any Way You Want It"




12)  Donna Summer  ~  "On The Radio"




13)  Air Supply  ~  "All Out Of Love"




14)  Stephanie Mills  ~   "Never Knew Love Like This Before"




15)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  "Against The Wind"




16)  Crystal Gayle  ~  "If You Ever Change Your Mind"




17)  Ambrosia  ~  "Biggest Part Of Me"




18)  Dottie West  ~  "Lesson In Leavin'"




19)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  "Real Love"



20)  Cristy Lane  ~  "One Day At A Time"




21)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  "Smoky Mountain Rain"




22)  Barbara Mandrell ft. Randy Wright  ~  "Years"




23)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "I Ain't Living Long Like This"




24)  Anne Murray  ~  "Could I Have This Dance?"




25)  Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes  ~  "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer"

Monday, March 9, 2020

Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 1


You didn't think I'd forgotten about the "Popular Songs Of..." series, did you? Well, I sort of did. But now that I've remembered, here's part 1 of what will be a 4-part series featuring the best and most Popular Songs of 1980. Lots of good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Lipps Inc.  ~  "Funky Town"





2)  Pink Floyd  ~  "Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two"




3)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "Woman In Love"

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4)  John Lennon  ~  "(Just Like) Starting Over"




5)  Diana Ross ft. Michael Jackson  ~  "Upside Down"




6)  KC & The Sunshine Band  ~  "Please Don't Go"




7)  Captain & Tennille  ~  "Do That To Me One More Time"





8)  Rupert Holmes  ~  "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"




9)  Blondie  ~  "Call Me"




10)  Queen  ~  "Crazy Little Thing Called  Love"




11)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Magic"




12)  Billy Joel  ~  "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"




13)  The Pretenders  ~  "Brass In Pocket"




14)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Coming Up"




15)  ABBA  ~  "The Winner Takes It All"




16)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Sailing"




17)  Irene Cara  ~  "Fame"




18)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Lady"




19)  Pointer Sisters  ~  "She's So Shy"




20)  The Spinners  ~  "Working My Way Back To You"





21)  Anne Murray  ~  "Broken Hearted Me"





22)  The Police  ~  "Don't Stand So Close To Me"




23)  Crystal Gayle  ~  "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"




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




25)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Heartbreaker"