Can you name the artist and song:
Candles fade like the dark
Now I see how
Lovely the feelings are
Last Song: “La Isla Bonita” by Madonna from the album True Blue (1987)
Great job Adora 2000 (@Adora2000), Cody (@bandit5160), and Lisa (@gabbyg89)!!!
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl
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It’s coming up on that time of year again! Since last year’s inaugural Return to the ’80s March Madness Tournament was a success, we will make this an annual thing. Last year was all about Hall & Oates (with “Out of Touch” being their most popular song among Return to the ’80s readers.
For those of you who discovered this site within this past year, here’s how this works. We take an artist, and place their 16 biggest hits in brackets, and have the same format as the NCAA basketball tournament. Two songs will be pitted against each other for several days, and the winner moves on in the tournament. We keep narrowing it down, until we have a winner. You can vote on this site, as well as on Twitter, and the main Facebook page and the Facebook group page. I will add the votes together.
This year I’m going to need your help to get this started. I am having a difficult time choosing which artist to cover. This is where you come in. I have listed some of the top musical icons of the ’80s. So, please vote for the artist who you would like to see in this year’s tournament. I will leave the voting open for a week. You can vote here, and in the Facebook Group. The Facebook page and Twitter don’t allow enough options, so those pages won’t be used until the actual tournament begins. I have listed Phil Collins (his solo and duet stuff – not Genesis), Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, and Bon Jovi. I should also note that only the singles that charted in the ’80s will be in the actual tournament. I have also allowed the option to write in somebody that is not on the list.
Thank you so much for your help! This should be fun! And unlike any political election, no matter who wins, we all win.
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Welcome back to the Top 40 Countdown! If you missed the previous posts, you can go ahead and check out songs 40-31, 30-21, and 20-11. I hope you’ve been enjoying these songs this week. There will be quite a few familiar ones today. So let’s Returh to the week ending January 12, 1985, and see what was topping the charts in the U.K.
Well, that’s a wrap. The next countdown will be back in the U.S. Until next time, Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.
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Gary: Susan! What are you doing?
Susan: I’ve got good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?
Gary: You said you were going to leave!
Susan: All right, good news first. Roberta’s not working with the greaseball.
Gary: My wife just got picked up on the lower east side escaping from her gun-toting pimp.
Susan: He’s not a pimp. Problem is, he’s probably going to try to kill her because he thinks she’s me.
Happy 60th Birthday Madonna!!!
If you’d like to watch, rent, or buy this movie from Amazon, click on the movie poster below:
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Nikki Finn: C’mon Lounde, haven’t you ever done anything you were proud of?
Louden Trott: Well, I used to be really good at fencing.
Nikki Finn: See? There you go. I knew ya’ had it in ya’.
Louden Trott: Yeah, but of course my father would never come watch me.
Nikki Finn: Why would your father wanna watch you turn over stolen goods? You’re twisted!
The film, Who’s That Girl, was released on this day 31 years ago (August 7, 1987)
If you’d like to watch, rent, or buy this movie from Amazon, click on the movie poster below:
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Can you name the artist and song:
Now we pray for rain and with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name
Last Song: “Like A Prayer” by Madonna from Like A Prayer (1989)
Great job Tori (@toristeele57ke1), Drew (@ChristiedDrew), and Steve (@ToSleepOnceMore)!!!
It’s like a dream, no end and no beginning
You’re here with me, it’s like a dream
If you’d like to get this song from Amazon, you can click on the album cover below
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Welcome back to this week’s countdown! If you missed the previous songs, you can go back and check out 40-31 and 30-21. Here are some fun facts about 1987:
– Average Cost of new house $92,000
– Average Income per year $24,350.00
– Average Price for new car $10,3055.00
– 1 gallon of gas 89 cents
– The Food and Drug Administration approves anti-AIDS drug AZT.
– The First Criminal convicted using DNA Evidence Robert Melias in England
– Work on the Channel Tunnel joining UK and France begins
– Clive Sinclair launches the Z88 Portable Computer weighing under 2 LBS
– 1987 is shortened by 1 second to adjust to the Gregorian calender
– Disposable Contact Lenses became available for commercial distribution
Now, let’s Return to the week ending February 28, 1987, and continue the countdown.
Samantha Fox > Bruce Hornsby. There, I said it!
That wraps up today’s list of songs. I hope you’re still enjoying this countdown. Tomorrow we will find out what the biggest hits on the Billboard 100 were this week, 31 years ago. As usual, I would love to hear your thoughts on this music, and what you were doing at this time.
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Hey Everybody! Welcome back to this week’s Top 40 Countdown! If you missed the previous songs, you can go back and check out songs 40-31, 30-21 and 20-11. When I began this week, I had no idea that this would be one of the best, if not THE best countdown I’ve covered so far. Let’s see if this streak continues today. Let’s Return to the week ending January 19, 1985, and wrap up the countdown.
Well that wraps up this week’s countdown. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have. Until next time, Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.
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Can you name the artist and song:
I can see it in your walk
Tell ’em when you talk
See it in everything you do
Even in your thoughts
Last Song: “Holiday
Great job Kelly (@KellyCiesielski), SthrnDixieCwgrl (@SthrnDixieCwgrl), Sue (@SueDarri), and David (@DavidPorkchop)!!!
You can turn this world around
And bring back all of those happy days
Put your troubles down
It’s time to celebrate
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Can you name the artist and song:
When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we’re spinning with the stars above
Last Song: “Cherish
Great job Vinnieh and Andy (@Torahguy)!!!
You are my destiny
I can’t let go
Baby can’t you see
Cupid please take your aim at me
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