Can you name the artist and song:
Hey pretty baby with the high heels on
You give me fever
Like I’ve never, ever known
Last Song: “Suddenly” by Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard from Xanadu (1980)
Great job David (@daviddwwalker) and Adora (@Adora2000)!!!
Why do I feel so alive when you’re near
There’s no way any hurt can get through
Longing to spend every moment of the day with you
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Can you name the artist and song:
I like your style, it makes me wild
You take it to me good, you like it, know, you should
You get me on my knees, well, please, baby, please
Last Song: “Xanadu” by Olivia Newton-John from the Xanadu Soundtrack (1980)
Great job Adora (@Adora2000) and Lynne (@LynneAshton2)!!!
A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star
An everlasting world and you’re here with me, eternally
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The 20 Day Album challenge continues. My pick on Sunday, February 9, is by one of my first crushes, Olivia Newton-John, with her album Olivia’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2
This was actually an album my Mom bought, but I listened to it all the time. Not only did I think that Olivia was beautiful and talented, but I loved every single song on this album. It included songs from the Grease and Xanadu soundtracks, the Totally Hot and Physical albums, as well as two original tracks – “Heart Attack” and “Tied Up”.
This album is not on Spotify, however I did create a playlist with all of the songs from this album. Unfortunately, Olivia’s version of “Tied Up” is not on Spotify. However, the song was written by the legendary guitarist and songwriter, Lee Ritenour. So, I included his version of the song in the playlist.
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Can you name the artist and song:
It’s not really work
It’s just the power to charm
I’m still standing in the wind
But I never wave bye-bye
Last Song: “Heart Attack” by Olivia Newton-John from the album Physical (1982)
Great job Adora (@Adora2000)!!!
My mouth is dry
My legs are weak
I’m thinkin’ this ’cause I can’t speak
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Can you name the artist and song:
And you can best believe, I got ya back
You never have to feel no pain
‘Cause I’d dedicate my life to you
You’ll never look for love again
Last Song: “Magic” by Olivia Newton-John from the Xanadu Soundtrack (1980)
Come take my hand
You should know me
I’ve always been in your mind
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Can you name the artist and song:
Tossing and turning another sleepless night
The rain crashes against my window pane
Jumped into my car–didn’t drive too far
That moment I knew I would never be the same
Last Song: “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John from the album Physical (1981)
I’ve been patient, I’ve been good
Tried to keep my hands on the table
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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. We are down to our top 10 songs. We have some true classic songs coming up, so let’s get to it. Let’s Return to the week ending November 27, 1982, and wrap up this week’s countdown.
That wraps up this week’s countdown. I hope you enjoyed it. Did you have any favorite songs this week? Are there any that you got sick of hearing? I’d love to hear from you. Until next time, Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.
Can you name the artist and song:
I am the son
and the heir
of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
Last Song: “Suddenly” by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard from the album Xanadu (1980)
Great job @Imscarletvelvet!!!
Suddenly the wheels are in motion
And I, I’m ready to sail any ocean
Hey Everybody, it’s been a while. I’ve been wanting to do a new Top 40 countdown, which is a popular feature on this site. The wait is finally over! This week, we’ll Return to the week ending September 25, 1982. At this time in 1982, I had just begun my dreaded Junior high school days – 7th grade. The one thing that got me through those rough times was the totally awesome music. So let’s get to it, and Return to the week ending September 25, 1982. Today we will be covering songs 40-31. If you are new to this series, I post 10 songs a day until we get to the top of the charts. If you want to listen to the song/watch the video, just click on the song title. And away we go!
The 83 year old music legend’s very first public appearance took place shortly after his 5th birthday where he recited a poem. He was so nervous before hand, that he picked his nose until it bled, earning him the name “Booger Red.”
This song, the second single from Willie’s Always On My Mind album, and is a cover of an Everly Brothers 1960 song.
This song was released off of Olivia’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2. My mom owned the album, but I think I listened to it more than anybody else. While my mom watched the television shows she liked, such as Dynasty, I would sit at the stereo with headphones listening to this album, while I stared lovingly at Olivia on the album cover:
Oh, and the music was pretty damn good too.
Barry Manilow’s heyday was in the ’70s. The best contribution Manilow made in the ’80s was that he was mentioned in one of the most popular quotes of the decade, delivered by Bender in The Breakfast Club: “Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?”
I had never heard of this song before, and like it a lot. Tané Cain sounds like a cross between Laura Branigan and Pat Benatar. If her last name sounds familiar, it’s for a good reason. She was married to Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who also happened to co-write and co-produce the songs on Tané’s self titled debut album, from which this song came. It was her only top 40 hit.
This is another pleasant surprise for me. I had never heard of this band or song. It is a good pop-rock song.
This Stevie Nicks song was a huge hit off of Fleetwood Mac’s Mirage album. It was intended to be included on Stevie’s solo album, Bella Donna. However, when her best friend Robin Anderson died of leukemia, the song took on a new significance and Nicks held it over for Fleetwood Mac.
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Forget Loggins and Messina. We needed more Loggins and Perry. Hey, neither of you guys have had any hits in years! Let’s make this happen!
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This song was the lead single from the late, great Glenn Frey’s debut solo album No Fun Aloud.
You may remember this band, Fleetwood Mac, from 3 songs ago. This one is a Christine McVie jam, with Lindsey Buckingham on the backing vocals. This was the first single released off of the Mirage album.
Let’s get funky as we wrap up today’s songs! This electronic funk is totally ’80s.
That’s is all for today’s list. Did you have any favorites, or stinkers? What were you doing this week in 1982? We’ll continue the countdown tomorrow.
Can you name the artist and song:
Everytime she’s dancin’ she knows what to do.
Everybody wants to see
If she can use it
Last Song: “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John from the album Physical (1981)
I took you to an intimate restaurant
Then to a suggestive movie
There’s nothing left to talk about
Unless it’s Horizontally
Return to the 80s 