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Can you name the artist and song:
You know darn well
When you cast your spell you will get your way
When you hypnotize with your eyes
A heart of stone can turn to clay
Last Song: “Stuck with You” by Huey Lewis and The News from Fore! (1986)
We are bound by all the rest
Like the same phone number
All the same friends
And the same address
Can you name the artist and song:
We are bound by all the rest
Like the same phone number
All the same friends
And the same address
Last Song: “Don’t Wanna Lose You” by Gloria Estefan from Cuts Both Ways (1989)
Great job David (@daviddwwalker)!!!
We all make mistakes
We all lose our way
But we stood the test of time and I hope
That’s the way it will stay
Can you name the artist and song:
We all make mistakes
We all lose our way
But we stood the test of time and I hope
That’s the way it will stay
Last Song: “She’s A Bad Mama Jama” by Carl Carlton from the album Carl Carlton (1981)
Great job Adora (@Adora2000) and Christa (@Christa30728891)!!!
Looks like she’s poured into the gold, she bad
The essence of beauty
Ooh, such lovely hair
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Can you name the artist and song:
Looks like she’s poured into the gold, she bad
The essence of beauty
Ooh, such lovely hair
Last Song: “When You Close Your Eyes” by Night Ranger from Midnight Madness (1984)
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It could’ve been done in a different kinda way
But that ain’t you, you play tough when you play
It’s over now
I’ll bet you still think about me
Can you name the artist and song:
It could’ve been done in a different kinda way
But that ain’t you, you play tough when you play
It’s over now
I’ll bet you still think about me
Last Song: “Didn’t We Almost Have It All” by Whitney Houston from the album Whitney (1987)
Great job Pauline (@Dopey62)!!!
Remember when we held on in the rain
The night we almost lost it
Once again we can take the night into tomorrow
Can you name the artist and song:
Remember when we held on in the rain
The night we almost lost it
Once again we can take the night into tomorrow
Last Song: “He’s So Shy” by The Pointer Sisters from Special Things (1980)
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And then he smiled and turned away
That told me all he could not say
That’s when I knew he wanted me too
But I had to do some breakin’ through
In honor of Joan Jett’s birthday today, the song of the day is “Bad Reputation”. Joan Jett wrote this song with Kenny Laguna, who produced the album and helped her establish a solo career after her group, The Runaways, broke up. In a Songfacts interview with Laguna, he said: “It’s about Joan having been kind of a wild woman in The Runaways, and us trying to make a record deal, going around having people say, ‘No, she’s too crazy, like the punks and nazis.’ Joan had this bad reputation, no label would sign her – that’s why we own the records. It was so frustrating, we thought we should write a song about it. One day Joan said something and I said, ‘You shouldn’t do this.’ I was trying to give her the advice of an old man, but she was a teenager at the time, and she says, ‘Look, I don’t care about my bad reputation.’ I said, ‘Whoa, there’s the song.'”
Speaking with Rolling Stone in 2022, Jett talked about her bad reputation. “I always wore it as a badge of honor,” she said. “Because what people were saying to me was I had a bad reputation because I played an electric guitar and I had black hair and a leather jacket, and maybe I swore… So I turned around the meaning of it, and I’m proud of my bad reputation.”
This song made a very bold statement, establishing Jett as an independent-minded rocker with no concern for traditional gender roles in rock. Her co-writer Kenny Laguna told us: “‘I don’t give a damn about my reputation, it’s a new generation,’ that was the whole thing, a girl could do what she wants to do. When she was singing those lyrics, it was radical because there were no girls doing anything other than what they were supposed to do, they were all supposed to be like the girl groups. They were supposed to be dainty, wear dresses. They weren’t supposed to play instruments. The song was definitely autobiographical.”
This anthem for any punk, freak, or misfit, only charted moderately upon release (however, it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Japan Hot 100). This is unsurprising as Joan Jett was ahead if her time. However, this is one of Jett’s signature songs, and had a bit of a resurgence as it was the theme song of the incredible television show Freaks and Geeks, which ran for only one season, from 1999-2000.
Joan Jett is a pioneer and icon who is still rocking today!
Can you name the artist and song:
And then he smiled and turned away
That told me all he could not say
That’s when I knew he wanted me too
But I had to do some breakin’ through
Last Song: “Tell Her About It” by Billy Joel from An Innocent Man (1983)
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You’re a big boy now
You’ll never let her go
But that’s just the kind of thing
She ought to know
40 years ago, on this day, September 21, 1982, Janet Jackson released her self-titled debut album. “Young Love” was the debut single released off of that album. The song was released on July 7, 1982, prior to the album’s release. In addition to being a member of the legendary Jackson family, Janet had previously been known for playing Penny on the television show, Good Times and as Charlene Duprey, Willis’ girlfriend on Diff’rent Strokes.
When Janet was sixteen, her father and manager Joseph Jackson arranged a contract for her with A&M Records. Her debut album, Janet Jackson, was released in 1982. It was produced by Angela Winbush, René Moore, Bobby Watson of Rufus and Leon Sylvers III, and overseen by her father Joseph. It peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard 200, and No. 6 on the publication’s R&B albums chart, receiving little promotion. The album appeared on the Billboard Top Black Albums of 1983, while Jackson herself was the highest-ranking female vocalist on the Billboard Year-End Black Album Artists.
“Young Love” received generally positive reviews from music critics, who highlighted it as a standout song from the album and praised its catchiness. It peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was a success on the R&B chart, additionally peaking at number 16 in New Zealand. In order to promote her album, she performed the song on Soul Train and American Bandstand. In recent years, she has included the song on her 2008 Rock Witchu Tour and her performance at the 2010 Essence Music Festival.
Can you name the artist and song:
You’re a big boy now
You’ll never let her go
But that’s just the kind of thing
She ought to know
Last Song: “Another Lover” by Giant Steps from The Book of Pride (1988)
Girl our love’s invincible
I’m so proud with your hand in my hand
Catch a wind and fly away
We’re on a one day trip to wonderland
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