Can you name the artist and song:
I walked your way
Hoping that maybe you noticed
I don’t want to move so fast
I don’t want to blow it
Last Song: “Tears Are Falling
Something is wrong as I hold you near
Somebody else holds your heart, yeah
You look at me with your eyes in tears
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Can you name the artist and song:
Wouldn’t want to be swept away
Far away from the one that I love
Last Song: “Creatures of the Night” from the album Creatures of the Night (1982)
Searching in the darkness, running from the day
Hiding from tomorrow, nothing left to say
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Can you name the song and artist:
Get out of my way, get out of my sight
I won’t be walking on thin ice to get through the night
Last Song: “Crazy Crazy Nights” by Kiss from the album Crazy Nights (1987)
You’re wound up tight, gotta let off steam
They say they can break you again and again
If life is a radio, turn up to 10
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Can you name the artist and song:
I used to think that love was just a fairy tale
Until that first hello
Until that first smile
Last Song: “Let’s Put the X in Sex” by Kiss from Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (1988)
Great job Frida (@carrjam94) and Robert (@mishouenglish)!!!
She didn’t leave a number, not an address or a clue
But something in that photograph reminded me of you
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Hi Everybody, welcome back to the Top 40 Countdown! If you missed yesterday’s list of songs, you can go ahead and check them out. Today should be interesting, as I only knew four of the songs before today. There is definitely one on here that I think just about everybody on the planet knows. So, let’s go into hyperspace this Star Wars week, take a trip in the way back machine, and Return to the week ending May 28, 1977, and continue the countdown.
We’ll begin today with an interesting song that I like. To me, the verses sound like an easy listening late ’70s/early ’80s song that you may hear on the soundtrack of a comedy-drama film. Then the chorus sounds like a country-crossover type of song. This song would be a huge hit, peaking all the way up at #5.
Here is another interesting song. This may sound really strange, but this sounds like a mashup of The Beatles and the Jackson 5. It starts off sounding like a Paul McCartney led Beatles tune. Then the rest of the family joins in singing, and it the style and sound kind of reminded me of the Jackson 5. I could see how this could have been a fun dance song back in the Disco era ’70s.
Oh man, I called that one! I just looked up information on the band. It is a The Sylvers were a band of 10 siblings (there was one family member that was not in the band). The lead singer, Edmund, was the voice of Marlon Jackson in the 1971-1973 Jackson 5ive cartoon series.
Since I have the heart of a rocker, this was always one of my favorite Eagles songs. I love the hard driving guitar, Don Henley’s vocals, and the song’s story, which is about the excessive lifestyle of a couple – which is perfect for the ’80s. So I suppose the theme was ahead of it’s time.
Here is another song that I had never heard before today. I had never heard of the Addrisi Brothers either, and they were somewhat local to me, as they came from my neighboring Winthrop, Massachusetts. When they were young, the two brothers, Don and Dick, were in their family’s acrobatic group, The Flying Addrisis. Then in the ’50s they got in touch with Lenny Bruce about starting a singing career and moved to California. They auditioned for the Mickey Mouse Club, but did not get in. They would go on to be songwriters. Their most successful song was “Never My Love” which was performed by The Association.
“Slow Dancin’ Don’t Turn Me On” isn’t bad, and isn’t great. It’s pretty much a song of its time.
Shalamar was a disco group created by Soul Train creator/producer Don Cornelius.
“Uptown Festival” was Shalamar’s first single. It is a medley of Motown hits set to disco music. Here is the song list for this part of the song, which would peak at #22:
“Going to a Go-Go” / “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” / “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” / “Stop! In the Name of Love” / “It’s the Same Old Song”
Next up is the classic rock radio staple by Bob Seger. This was the fourth single released from his Night Moves album, and would peak at #24. This is one of those songs that I don’t hate, but I really need to be in the mood for it to listen to it all the way through.
This is Jimmy Buffett’s signature hit, and the go-to song for anybody going on a tropical vacation. Not only does everybody know this song, but almost everybody probably knows all the lyrics. If I’m wrong about that, then it’s my own damn fault.
Holy Cliché, Batman! This song starts off with the “Whodunit” notes, reminding me of Inspector Gadget. Then, thankfully, the song turns into a very good R&B/Funk/Disco song. I really like this one. Hmmm. This could possibly be my new song pick of the day.
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Alright! Another rock song! You know what Kiss’ problem is? They are just so subtle. Anyway, I usually prefer Paul’s songs to Gene’s. But this is one Gene Simmons song (along with “I Love It Loud“) that I absolutely love.
The Atlanta Rhythm Section is a southern rock band. They weren’t as popular as Lynyrd Skynyrd or The Allman Brothers, but they are pretty good (well at least this song anyway). This was their biggest hit, peaking at #7.
Well, that wraps up today’s list of songs. I enjoyed it. I hope you’re enjoying this trip back to the ’70s. We’ll be back to continue the countdown tomorrow.
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Can you name the artist and song:
Hide and seek
I play along while rushing cross the forest
Monkey business on a sunny afternoon
Last Song: “All Hell’s Breakin’ Loose” by Kiss from Lick It Up (1983)
Haven’t you heard, there’s a new revolution
Gotta spread the word, too much confusion
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Can you name the artist and song/lyrics:
All the things you do to me and everything you said
And I ____ _____ ___ ______, I ____ _____ ___ ______
Last Song: “Lick It Up” by Kiss from the album Lick It Up (1983)
Great job Frida (@carrjam94)!!!
Don’t need to wait for an invitation
You gotta live like you’re on vacation
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Can you name the artist and song:
Like a river that don’t know where it’s flowing
I took a wrong turn and I just kept going
Last Song: “Heaven’s On Fire” by Kiss from Animalize (1984)
Great job Frida (@carrjam94)!!
I got a fever ragin’ in my heart
You make me shiver and shake
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Can you name the artist and song:
Here’s lookin’ at you kid
Missing all the things we did
We can find it once again, I know
Last Song: “I Love It Loud” by Kiss from Creatures of the Night (1982)
Great job Frida (@carrjam94)!!!
Turn it up, hungry for the medicine
Two fisted to the very end
No more treated like aliens, we’re not gonna take it
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Hi Everybody. I’ve been so tired lately, that I can’t concentrate enough to right a decent article. But, I still want to share with you. While sitting at my desk at work all day, I usually either listen to podcasts or music. Today I decided to play some songs on my iPod. As of this second, there are 12,782 songs on my iPod.
So, let’s have some fun. I will hit the ‘Shuffle’ button, and share the first ten songs that get played. I will not skip any, so it is possible that there will be some non-80s songs. The odds are even greater that there will be at least a few ’80s songs on here. Let’s get started. Hopefully, this will not be too embarrassing. Feel free to make fun of me if you want. I stand behind my music! Wait..let me make sure there is no Justin Bieber. Just kidding, I really didn’t need to check. There is a 100% chance that you will NOT hear any Justin Bieber here. I really hope there are songs on here that you will enjoy. And you may even discover new music. Here..We..Go!!
This was on a Sports special edition that I downloaded from iTunes
From Ozzy’s Live at Budokan album
In my opinion, Warrant is one of the most underrated bands of all time. This is a really good song off of the Cherry Pie album.
I still love this song. Can’t get enough of Patty Smyth.
That’s right, I love Run DMC! Why you buggin’?
The odds are pretty good that there would be at least one ’80s essential on this list.
One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite Kiss albums – Asylum
What a great song to relax to!
Here is another underrated hair band. This is a really good song you may not have heard of unless you have The Final Countdown album.
Awesome rocker by Henley, with Axl Rose on the backing vocals.
Well that was something completely different. I hope you enjoyed. And phew, nothing embarrassing! I may have to do this again sometime. Let me know what you thought of this article.
And it would be great if you guys listed out some songs that are on your iPod too.
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