Can you name the artist and song:
So let’s sink another drink
Cause it’ll give me time to think
Last Song: “Sacrifice” by Elton John from the album Sleeping With The Past (1989)
Great job David (@daviddwwalker)!!!
It’s a human sign
When things go wrong
When the scent of her lingers
And temptation’s strong
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Can you name the artist and song:
She’ll take a tumble on you
Roll you like you were dice
Last Song: “Little Jeannie” by Elton John from the album 21 at 33 (1980)
Great job Adora (@Adora2000)!!!
You stepped into my life from a bad dream
Making the life that I had seem
Suddenly shiny and new
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Welcome back to this week’s Top 40 Countdown! If you missed the previous songs, you can go ahead and check out songs 40-31, 30-21, and 20-11. This has been an exciting week for ’80s music! Today, there may be a few songs we haven’t heard much of. However, this list is covered with very familiar songs, and legendary artists. Let’s conclude this week’s countdown, and check them out!
Well, that wraps up this week’s countdown. What a great week of music! I hope you enjoyed it. What were some of your favorite songs? The next Top 40 will be back in the U.S. In the meantime, Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.
Hi Everybody! Welcome back as we continue the countdown! I understand that as we get into the late 80s, we are starting to lose that classic 80s sound. So, this can be depressing for some. But for me, this was a great time. I had just graduated high school. And because I was working a part time job, I was starting to get my own money. So of course I spent a lot of it on music. The late 80s were good to me as I was coming into my own.
Now, let’s Return back to the week ending November 5, 1988, and continue the countdown!
Well that worked out for Boy Meets Girl, as it became their signature hit.
That wraps up today’s list of songs. And what a great list it was! What do you think? What were some of your favorites? What were you doing this week in 1988. I’d love to hear from you. In the meantime, please come back tomorrow as we continue the countdown.
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Can you name the artist and song:
Here’s your ticket pack your bag
Time for jumpin’ overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far
Last Song: “Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” by Elton John from the album Jump Up! (1982)
Great job Mary (@nakedplanet2)!!!
Now we pray for rain and with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name
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Well we have arrived at our Top 10 of the week. If you missed the previous songs, check out songs 40-31, 30-21, and 20-11. This has been a fun week so far. So, let’s get this going, and Return to the week ending April 5, 1986, and wrap up this week’s countdown! And as usual, if you’d like to listen to the song on YouTube, click on the song title. And if you want to listen or buy this song on Amazon, you can click on the album cover.
One cool thing about this song that I didn’t know, is that George Michael and Nik Kershaw are on the backing vocals.
Well that wraps up this week’s countdown. I hope you enjoyed it. What were some of your favorite songs this week? And get your passports ready! The next time, we will go back to the U.K. to do a Top 40 there! Until then, Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.
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Welcome back to a new week of the Top 40 countdown! This will be a slightly different format. My comments will be limited to 1 or 2 sentences. If you would like to hear the song/see the video on YouTube, you can click on the song title. If you’d like to listen or buy the song from Amazon, you can click on the album cover. We are in the heart of the 80s for this countdown, so there will be some great songs this week. So, let’s Return to the week ending January 19, 1985, and begin the countdown.
Mistake No. 2 = Thinking Boy George was a woman, despite his name
That wraps up today’s list of songs. I’m liking this countdown so far. Come back tomorrow as we continue the countdown.
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Hi Everybody! Here is the Return of the Return to the ’80s podcast!
We welcome Scott Ryan back to the show. This is the first of our Billy Joel album series. The gang discusses the loss of Tom Petty. Then there is some Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination talk. We have our regular segments, Play This, Not That, featuring the other Piano Man, Remember That Song, and ’80s Trivia. Then we get into our main topic – Billy Joel’s Glass Houses album.
– Welcome back Scott Ryan, author of thirtysomething at thirty: an oral history (available at www.scottryanproductions.com), who last appeared on Episode 15.
– R.I.P. Tom Petty
– “Rock and Roll” Hall of Fame nominees (https://www.rockhall.com/class-2018-nominees)
Instead of: “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
Play “Kiss The Bride
Or “Healing Hands
Last song: “If You Leave
New Song:
Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began as a passionate start
If you know the artist and song, you can email us at returnto80s@gmail.com with your answer.
Last Question: What was the name of the company Michael and Elliot owned in the first season of thirtysomething?
Answer: The Michael and Elliot Company
New Question: How many Friday the 13th movies were released in the ‘80s.
If you know the answer, you can email us at returnto80s@gmail.com with your answer.
You can click on the album cover to purchase the album or listen to it on Amazon:
1. “You May Be Right”
2. “Sometimes a Fantasy”
3. “Don’t Ask Me Why”
4. “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”
5. “All for Leyna”
7. “Sleeping with the Television On”
8. “C’était Toi (You Were the One)”
10. “Through the Long Night”
You can contact Scott at the following places:
@30somethingpod
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www.scottryanproductions.com
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Can you name the artist and song:
Catch as catch, catch as catch can
Anybody in their right mind could see, it’s you and me
Last Song: “Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) 
Great job southernhon (@peacesong464) and Citizen O’Kane (@mjnokane)!!!
And we are so amazed we’re crippled and we’re dazed
A gardener like that one
No one can replace
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Hey Gang! We’re back with another Top 40 this week! This time, we go back to a time when MTV was coming into full swing, as cable television was coming into more and more homes. There were some acts that still did not catch on to the music video trend, and others full embraced it, and reaped the rewards. Now, let’s Return to August 27, 1983, and begin the countdown!
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This song was released just before The Fixx released their signature hit, “One Thing Leads to Another”. “Saved By Zero” was used in a 2008 Toyota campaign. OK, I just realized that when those commercials came out, I already had my current Toyota Corolla for 4 years – and I still have it to this day! Sure, you all have touch screens, and cameras in your car now. But, I bet you don’t have a cassette tape deck like I do!
The Little River Band began changing musical direction here. Meh. It’s kind of like how Saturday Night Live has a great run, then goes into a transitional phase, which sucks, before they go on another great run.
Oh man! You can’t go wrong with the smooth sound of George Benson! This really brings me back to the early 80s. This song is a classic.
Another classic! This song from their Synchronicity album, was the final original single released by the band.
This is from MY James Bond movie. Cable TV was new in our house, and we had HBO, where I watched Octopussy several times a week. I’m not sure if this is a good song or not, but I do love it because it brings me back to that time.
This is my favorite Elton John song of the ’80s, if not of all time. What a great rocker!
I love early ’80s R&B! And it doesn’t hurt that this song is by Rhode Island’s own, Jeffrey Osbourne. He is an awesome guy who does a lot of great charity work. So, he can be forgiven for letting The Bachelor use his signature song, “On the Wings of Love” in 2010.
Classic early ’80s ballad that is awesome! I still listen to this.
Classic early ’80s ballad that irritates me! I couldn’t stand this song when it was first released. I do like it now, as it does make me feel nostalgic about a better time.
This is one of those songs that come to mind when you mention ’80s music. I loved this when it came out. Then got sick of it, after the constant radio and MTV airplay – even after he released the better “Romancing the Stone” single. But, I like it again now, and limit how many times I listen to it.
That wraps up today’s list of songs. What do you think? Do you have any favorites, or any “I forgot about that one!” moments. This is going to be great week, so come back tomorrow to check out the next 10 songs!
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