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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 1, 2014 0:10:23 GMT -5
December 1 song date lowdown:
1975 Low Rider-War 1978 Children of Sanchez-Chuck Mangione 1982 Be My Lady-Jefferson Starship (just heard on this weekend's '80s countdown) 1983 Union of the Snake-Duran Duran 1984 Do What You Do-Jermaine Jackson (a favorite of Hervard's) 1990 From a Distance-Bette Midler 1991 Conviction of the Heart-Kenny Loggins
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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 7, 2014 22:08:23 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR DECEMBER SEVENTH
1974 You're the First, the Last, My Everything-Barry White 1982 I Do-J. Geils Band 1987 Tell It to My Heart-Taylor Dayne 1988 Domino Dancing-Pet Shop Boys 1991 Somewhere in My Broken Heart-Billy Dean 1998 Fire Escape-Fastball
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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 8, 2014 10:56:58 GMT -5
The lowdown on December eighth:
It was around this date in 1965 that I had the Beatles' "Michelle" going through my mind. This date in 1969 may have been a winner for Billy Joe Royal's "Cherry Hill Park."
Here are the ones that I know for sure:
1972 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes-Blue Haze (MOR) 1973 Painted Ladies-Ian Thomas (pop) 1979 Better Love Next Time-Dr. Hook)
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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 10, 2014 23:51:51 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR DECEMBER 10
It was unseasonably warm this date in 1966--I may have had Nancy Sinatra's "Sugartown" or the Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy" on my mind. The year 1969 may have seen Flaming Ember's "Mind, Body and Soul." Here are the ones I recall for sure:
1971 My Boy-Richard Harris 1981 Waiting for a Girl like You-Foreigner 1985 Like to Get to Know You Well-Howard Jones 2006 Rollin' and Tumblin'-Bob Dylan 2009 Chasing Pirates-Norah Jones
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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 11, 2014 23:28:56 GMT -5
Song dates for 12-11:
In 1969, the winner may have been B.J. Thomas's "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head."
1974 Deck the Halls-Traditional 1975 Our Day will Come-Frankie Valli (the day a jock bully named Robert would not leave me alone) 1979 We Don't Talk Anymore-Cliff Richard (also the day we had a record high temperature of 60) 1981 Take My Heart-Kool & the Gang 1986 Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)-Miami Sound Machine 1987 The One I Love-R.E.M.
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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 14, 2014 0:44:08 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR DECEMBER 14:
This date in 1968 may have seen me immersed in Classics IV's great song "Stormy." Here are the rest:
1981 Poor Man's Son-Survivor 1984 Pride (In the Name of Love)-U2 1992 I Will Always Love You-Whitney Houston (This song sounds like a siren to me now) 1995 Roll to Me-Del Amitri
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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 15, 2014 23:51:31 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR DECEMBER 15
On this date in 1967, the Royal Guardsmen hit "Snoopy's Christmas" may have been the winner; in 1970 it may have been Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad."
The ones I know for sure:
1975 That's the Way I Like It-K.C. and the Sunshine Band 1991 I Wonder Why-Curtis Stigers 1994 New Age Girl-Deadeye Dick 2000 Press One-Mindin' the Music 2011 Waiting on the Sky to Fall-Steve Earle
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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 16, 2014 23:40:46 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR DECEMBER 16
1969 may have had "White Christmas on my mind because we were rehearsing that week for the school Christmas play. Now, here are the ones that I know for sure:
1973 Who's in the Strawberry Patch-Dawn 1976 Love Ballad-LTD 1977 Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah)-Chic 1994 At Your Beat (You Are Love)-Aaliyah 2001 Peaceful World-John Mellencamp and India Arie 2007 Disrespeceful-Chaka Khan
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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 17, 2014 0:09:05 GMT -5
Here are the song dates for Dec. 17:
The year 1967 it may have been "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth," while the following year may have belonged to "Christmas Is for Children."
1970 Stoney End-Barbra Streisand and Think About Your Children-Mary Hopkin 1973 Space Race-Billy Preston 1984 What About Me-Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes & James Ingram (on a day that I was a no-show for a final exam--and a record high temperature of 60 degrees in our area) 2001 Start the Commotion-Wizeguyz
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Post by bobbo428 on Dec 18, 2014 19:29:22 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR 12/18
The years 1965 and 1966 probably saw me have "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" on my mind. The year 1968 may have seen Judy Collins' hit "Both Sides Now," while 1969 probably had "White Christmas" once again.
1976 Dancing Queen-Abba 1983 Joanna-Kool and the Gang 1992 Always the Last to Know-Del Amitri
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Post by bobbo428 on Jan 6, 2015 16:17:44 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR JANUARY SIXTH
1973 You're Wo Vain-Carly Simon (the chart date for this upcoming week's countdown) 1977 Torn Between Two Lovers-Mary MacGregor 1978 Back in Love Again-LTD; You Can't Turn Me Off-High Inergy; Serpentine Fire-Earth, Wind & Fire (the only three-song song date ever--a two-song song date is rare enough!) 1979 A Little More Love-Olivia Newton-John 1993 Layla (unplugged)-Eric Clapton 1996 Paradise-John Anderson
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Post by bobbo428 on Jan 7, 2015 23:09:45 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR JANUARY SEVENTH
This date in 1969 may have seen me with Tommy James & the Shondells' "Crimson and Clover" on my mind. These are the ones that I know for sure:
1972 Don Gato-Mrs. Long's Music Class 1980 Jane-Jefferson Starship 1994 Fields of Gray-Bruce Hornsby 1995 The Sweetest Days-Vanessa Williams
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Post by bobbo428 on Jan 8, 2015 20:53:58 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR JANUARY EIGHTH
Jan. 8, 1968 was an extremely cold day--the song on my mind may have been "Hello Goodbye," by the Beatles. This date in 1969 may have seen me with Elvis Presley's "If I Can Dream" on my mind, while 1971 may have seen me with The King's "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" or "There Goes My Everything." For the ones I know for sure:
1980 Ladies' Night-Kool & the Gang 2000 The Great Beyond-R.E.M.
2016 Take Pride In It-Miranda Lambert (prediction) 2017 The Home I Remember-Leroy Calligan (a guess by an artist whose name I made up0
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Post by bobbo428 on Jan 9, 2015 23:04:41 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR JANUARY NINTH
1968 may have seen me immersed in songs such as Lulu's "Beat of Both Worlds or the Animals' "Monterey." The ones that I know for sure:
1976 I Write the Songs-Barry Manilow 1980 Ladies' Night-Kool & the Gang (bought the 45) 1987 Walk like an Egyptian-Bangles (was hassled by a transit driver that day) 1993 When She Cries-Restless Heart 1994 Run to You-Whitney Houston 1998 I Don't Want to Wait-Paula Cole (a song that missed the top 10 on the weekly chart but made the top 10 of 1998 anyhow0 2000 Blue (Da ba Dee)-Eiffel 65
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Post by bobbo428 on Jan 13, 2015 22:58:34 GMT -5
SONG DATES FOR JANUARY THIRTEENTH
In 1970, the song on my mind may have been Bobby Sherman's "La La La (If I Had You)." These are the ones that I know for sure:
1975 You're No Good-Linda Ronstadt 40 YEARS AGO 1976 You Sexy Thing-Hot Chocolate 1977 Hard Luck Woman-Kiss 1985 The Belle of St. Mark-Sheila E 30 YEARS AGO 1987 Will You Still Love Me-Chicago
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