Your favorite songs from this weekend's 70s/80s shows

[seminolefan]

My faves from 03/12/1988:

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Father Figure - George Michael
She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Frazer
I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Out Of The Blue - Debbie Gibson
I Want Her - Keith Sweat
Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine
I Found Someone - Cher
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
Love Overboard - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Hysteria - Def Leppard
Be Still My Beating Heart - Sting
Rocket 2 U - The Jets
What Have I Done To Deserve This? - The Pet Shop Boys
Girlfriend - Pebbles
Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
Devil Inside - INXS
Some Kind Of Lover - Jody Watley
Seasons Change - Expose
Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby
Say You Will - Foreigner
Angel - Aerosmith
Because Of You - The Cover Girls
Could've Been - Tiffany
Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
Don't Shed a Tear - Paul Carrack
Never Knew Love Like This - Alexander O'Neal feat. Cherrelle
Need You Tonight - INXS
Prove Your Love - Taylor Dayne


03/11/1978:

(Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
Night Fever - The Bee Gees
Emotion - Samantha Sang
Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic
I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Peg - Steely Dan
How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees
Our Love - Natalie Cole
If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
Jack And Jill - Raydio
Always And Forever - Heatwave
Dust In The Wind - Kansas
We Are The Champions - Queen
Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - John Williams
Theme From Which Way Is Up - Stargard
Flash Light - Parliament
Lady Love - Lou Rawls
Hot Legs - Rod Stewart
Thank You For Being a Friend - Andrew Gold
It's You That I Need - Enchantment

[listenerwants2know]

3/12/88:

David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Can´t Stay Away From You
Scarlett & Black - You Don´t Know
Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart

A new record

Two days before her 28th birthday and 24 hours after equalizing Ingemar Stenmark´s record, Mikaela Shiffrin has rewritten the Alpine record books. The U.S. American carved to her 87th World Cup victory in the Aare slalom on Saturday, making her the most successful person ever to stand on two alpine skis. "I´m proud of myself, of course, of my team. I went every step strong and focused and tried to stay focused," said a visibly overwhelmed by emotion Shiffrin in an interview, "this is an incredible journey and this journey is not over yet. Today I had that feeling you´re supposed to have as a skier."
Shiffrin has four more chances to experience that feeling at the World Cup finals in Soldeu next week. But bigger than Shiffrin´s joy at setting the record was the fact that she got to celebrate her milestone with her family. "My brother and sister-in-law flew in especially, I have no words. I´m totally surprised. I don´t think about numbers, but when you stand on the podium and see your family, those are unforgettable moments," said the 27-year-old.

And here´s my "women"-edition:

3/12/88:

Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
Cher - I Found Someone
Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue
Jody Watley - Some Kind Of Lover
Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There

Time for an extra: Bell Book & Candle

For two and a half years after their formation in 1994, the three Berliners took time exclusively for songwriting and arranging songs before they started looking for a record deal. Already this beginning of a band story speaks volumes regarding their work and approach: This is about embarking on a course of commercial success.
The label Turbobeat/BMG recognized the band´s potential, signed them and agreed on the first single: "Rescue Me" was chosen as a chartbreaker and should catapult Jana Gross, Andy Birr and Hendrik Röder to the Top Of The Pops.
The calculation works out: Heavy rotation on MTV and VIVA, increased airplay on all radio stations, #3 in the singles charts and, as a result of all this, platinum and triple gold status with 750,000 singles sold.
Now the three are also allowed to record an album: "Read My Sign" is intended to build on the success of the hit and firmly establish Bell Book & Candle in the pop scene. The album immediately places fifth in the music market charts and arouses international interest right up to the higher echelons: US star Sheryl Crow is so enthusiastic about the band that she contributes the song "Destiny" for the album.
The album and the accompanying single "Read My Sign" are released in over 20 countries and achieve the international breakthrough with gold status in Switzerland, Austria, Sweden and Spain. At a festival in Austin, Texas, the US label Blackbird/Atlantic became aware of the band and signed them for the USA, which in turn resulted in enthusiastic reactions from the US press.
Compared to singer Jana Gross, who is practicing singing on her own and has no business experience to show, Andy Birr already has a sound education with his completed music studies. He also plays the guitar for Bell Book & Candle and is responsible for most of the compositions. Bassist Hendrik Röder has also studied music and is considered the fun guy in the band.
By the way, the name "Bell Book & Candle" comes from the medieval name of a triumvirate. The three symbols served to drive away evil spirits and were supposed to give due expression to the communication of positive feelings and thoughts.

Here are Bell Book & Candle with "Rescue Me":




from my musical category "daydreamer"
My motto: "Not always the often heard hits."

[80sat40fan]

While I really like or love 31 songs from the 3/12/77 countdown, these 11 songs are my absolute faves:
Year Of The Cat, Go Your Own Way, Maybe I'm Amazed, Carry On Wayward Son, I've Got Love On My Mind, So Into You, Long Time, Crackerbox Palace, The First Cut Is The Deepest, I Wish, At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)*

While I really like or love 19 songs from the 3/20/82 countdown, these 8 songs are my absolute faves:
That Girl, Spirits In The Material World, Pretty Woman, Don't Talk To Strangers, Edge Of Seventeen, Find Another Fool*, 867-5309/Jenny, '65 Love Affair

* Rufus and Quarterflash are This Week's Shooda Dun Betr Picks. Chaka Khan and Rindy Ross have some pipes!  Also love the horns on "At Midnight", and both the strings and guitars on "Find Another Fool":

[seminolefan]

My faves from 03/20/1982:

I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Centerfold - The J. Geils Band
That Girl - Stevie Wonder
We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's
Make a Move On Me - Olivia Newton-John
Mirror, Mirror - Diana Ross
Shake It Up - The Cars
Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
Spirits In The Material World - The Police
Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis
Freeze-Frame - The J. Geils Band
Do You Believe In Love - Huey Lewis & The News
(Oh) Pretty Woman - Van Halen
Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield
Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White Winged Dove) - Stevie Nicks
One Hundred Ways - Quincy Jones feat. James Ingram
My Guy - Sister Sledge
Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
Tell Me Tomorrow - Smokey Robinson
867-5309 / Jenny - Tommy Tutone
'65 Love Affair - Paul Davis


03/12/1977:

Fly Like An Eagle - The Steve Miller Band
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Rich Girl - Hall & Oates
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Boogie Child - The Bee Gees
Maybe I'm Amazed - Wings
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole
Enjoy Yourself - The Jacksons
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Free - Deniece Williams
Hotel California - The Eagles
Gloria - Enchantment
Disco Lucy - The Wilton Place Street Band
Car Wash - Rose Royce
At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
Tryin' To Love Two - William Bell

[trekkielo]

80sat40fan  listenerwants2know

3/12/1977

Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra


Hotel California - Eagles
New Kid in Town - Eagles
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison
Night Moves - Bob Seger
Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
The First Cut Is the Deepest - Rod Stewart
Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
Weekend in New England - Barry Manilow
Rich Girl - Hall & Oates
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Disco Lucy - Wilton Place Street Band
So into You - Atlanta Rhythm Section
Long Time - Boston
Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas
The Things We Do for Love - Ten CC
Maybe I'm Amazed - Wings
Boogie Child - Bee Gees
Dancing Queen - Abba
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Right Time of The Night - Jennifer Warnes
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Love Theme from "A Star Is Born" - Barbra Streisand
Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor

3/20/1982

Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia


Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
Shake It Up - The Cars
Open Arms - Journey
Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band
Centerfold - J. Geils Band
Take It Easy on Me - Little River Band
867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
Spirits in the Material World - The Police
Sweet Dreams - Air Supply
Do You Believe in Love - Huey Lewis & The News
Don't Talk to Strangers - Rick Springfield
'65 Love Affair - Paul Davis
Through the Years - Kenny Rogers
Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg
That Girl - Stevie Wonder
One Hundred Ways - Quincy Jones w/James Ingram
Take Off - Bob & Doug McKenzie
Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
Pretty Woman - Van Halen
I Love Rock 'n' Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Make a Move on Me - Olivia Newton-John
Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks
We Got the Beat - The Go-Go's

3/16/1985

One More Night - Phil Collins


Easy Lover - Philip Bailey with Phil Collins
Keeping the Faith - Billy Joel
The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters
Too Late for Goodbyes - Julian Lennon
All She Wants to Do Is Dance - Don Henley
California Girls - David Lee Roth
The Old Man Down the Road - John Fogerty
Somebody - Bryan Adams
I'm on Fire - Bruce Springsteen
Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
Only the Young - Journey
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
High on You - Survivor
Nightshift - Commodores
Careless Whisper - Wham
Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Obsession - Animotion
Crazy for You - Madonna
Material Girl - Madonna
Missing You - Diana Ross
Private Dancer - Tina Turner

PS-I've edited the following into my favorite songs from 3/8/1986 Rock Me Amadeus - Falco at40fg.proboards.com/post/207537/thread

[listenerwants2know]

3/20/82 (A):

Bertie Higgins - Key Largo
Huey Lewis & News - Do You Believe In Love
Kenny Rogers - Through The Years
The Police - Spirits In The Material World
Van Halen - (Oh) Pretty Woman)

3/16/85 (B):

Autograph - Turn Up The Radio
Bryan Adams - Somebody
Madonna - Crazy For You
Mick Jagger - Just Another Night
REO Speedwagon - Can´t Fight This Feeling

Dick Fosbury

Athletics is mourning the loss of one of its great stars. Dick Fosbury died of lymph node cancer at the age of 76. Following his example, high jumpers have been crossing the bar since 1968. Spring 1963, a little high school high jump competition, the bar is at 1.65 meters - and lanky teenager Richard Douglas Fosbury, whom everyone calls Dick, has a spectacular idea. "I knew I had to try something different to clear it," Fosbury once said of starting his revolution. So Fosbury ran up and did the unthinkable: he jumped off, spun around and crossed the bar backwards, head first. "I cleared the bar at the next height and ended up jumping 1.77 meters, so I improved by 15 centimeters that day," said Fosbury, who would turn the sports world on its head with his new technique. Five years after Fosbury caused head-scratching in the provinces, the U.S. American stands at the top of the Olympic Games in Mexico City. The pictures of this 10/20/1968 go around the world, Fosbury, actually a blatant outsider, jumps himself into a frenzy. With a white shoe on his right foot and a blue one on his left, the then 21-year-old flew over 2.24 meters, the fans in the stadium shrieked in disbelief, and since then everyone has known the name of the man who invented the "flop".

With "being an Olympic champion," Fosbury was "completely overwhelmed." Only two days after his triumph he left the Olympic Village, a year later he ended his career and became a civil engineer.

And how did the name "Flop" come about ? A sportswriter from Fosbury´s native Oregon once wrote, "Fosbury Flops Over Bar." He likened the jumping style to a fish flopping - that is, turning over on its back and curling its body - after being caught on land. The appropriate name for jumping into a new era was born.

And here are my "power"-editions:

3/20/82 (A):

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock´n Roll
Olivia Newton-John - Make A Move On Me
The Cars - Shake It Up
The Go-Go´s - We Got The Beat
The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame

3/16/85 (B):

Animotion - Obsession
Chicago - Along Comes A Woman
Don Henley - All She Wants To Do Is Dance
John Parr - Naughty Naughty
Prince & The Revolution With Apollonia - Take Me With U

Time for an extra : Blackfoot Sue

As the story goes, one night David Farmer had a dream about a rhythm, one with strange whispering type chants in the background. David: "I got out of bed and put it on this antiquated tape recorder. Later we started jamming on the rhythm in the studio and Tom put down this bass pattern which sort of came out of nowhere. Eddie and Alan picked it up and for two and a half hours we jammed on the tune. "At one time Alan got bored and picked up a biscuit tin and started banging it. Eddie said, "That sounds good !" and we all started hitting Coke bottles with sticks and that created the rhythm section in the middle. We never wrote down the words, they just came while we were jamming. Noel Walker (their producer and manager) heard it, and said, "That is your first single." It was like a scene from a movie."

Though this happened in January 1972, and the band quickly got into the studio to lay their masterpiece down on tape, disaster struck - lead singer Tom Farmer got laryngitis, undoubtedly due to the combination of the band's punishing live schedule and his throaty style of singing, not helped by the fact he smoked. Twin brother (and non-smoking) David was depping live on lead vocals, night after night, but when it came to the recording, their producer was not satisfied with the drummer's voice. It was some nerve-wracking months before Tom's voice was back to normal and the track could be finished.

The band were convinced they had a hit on their hands - if they could only make sure it got heard ! The single was finally released in June 1972, and submitted to the BBC to be considered for inclusion on their playlist. The record was duly listened to by the Powers That Be, but no such commitment was forthcoming. Instead, the decision kept being deferred, week after week, much to the band's mounting frustration. In the meantime, they took matters into their own hands. During their shows they would announce that they were about to play their new single, and that the record could be purchased direct from the band (records that they had craftily bought at music shops beforehand, and which were enthusiatically snapped up by the punters).

Finally, on one of their regular visits to a record store to pick up more copies came the words they had been waiting to hear: "Have you guys seen the charts this week ?" "Standing In The Road" was listed as the #1 new entry.

from my musical category "daydreamer"
My motto: "Not always the often heard hits."

[80sat40fan]

While I really like or love 22 songs from the 3/23/74 countdown, these 8 are my absolute faves:
Jet, Jungle Boogie, Come & Get Your Love (Hail), The Lord's Praywer, TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia), Lookin' For A Love, Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do), Star*

While I really like or love 22 songs from the 3/28/81 countdown, these 5 are my absolute faves:
What Kind Of Fool, While You See A Chance, I Can't Stand It*, Treat Me Right, Games People Play

Stealers Wheel and Eric Clapton are This Week's Pick Hits. "Star" has grown on me over the years. I liked it when younger but now love the harmonies featured in the tune. Meanwhile, "I Can't Stand It" has always been a favorite. I love the fake fade that occurs towards the end of the song:
 

[seminolefan]

My faves from 03/28/1981:

Rapture - Blondie
Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. w/Bill Withers
Kiss On My List - Hall & Oates
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police
Morning Train (Nine To Five) - Sheena Easton
I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar
Don't Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples
Being With You - Smokey Robinson
Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon
It's a Love Thing - The Whispers
Sweetheart - Frankie & The Knockouts
How 'Bout Us - Champaign


03/23/1974:

Dark Lady - Cher
Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Hooked On a Feeling - Blue Swede
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Come And Get Your Love (Hail) - Redbone
Rock On - David Essex
Trying To Hold On To My Woman - Lamont Dozier
T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB w/The Three Degrees
Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Mighty Love - The Spinners
Lookin' For a Love - Bobby Womack
Sexy Mama - The Moments
Love's Theme - The Love Unlimited Orchestra
Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin
Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - The Main Ingredient
Touch a Hand, Make a Friend - The Staple Singers
We're Getting Careless With Our Love - Johnnie Taylor
Put Your Hands Together - The O'Jays
I'll Be The Other Woman - The Soul Children

[trekkielo]

3/23/1974

The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead


Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
Let It Ride - The Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
Oh My My - Ringo Starr
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song - Jim Croce
Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
Rock On - David Essex
Sunshine on My Shoulder - John Denver
Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford
W.O.L.D. - Harry Chapin
Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang
Come and Get Your Love - Red Bone
Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
Mighty Love, Pt. 1 - Spinners
Put Your Hands Together - The O'Jays
T.S.O.P. - M.F.S.B.
Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
A Love Song - Anne Murray
Dark Lady - Cher

3/24/1979

Big Shot - Billy Joel


Chase - Giorgio Moroder
Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
Every Which Way But Loose - Eddie Rabbitt
Forever in Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart
What You Won't Do for Love - Bobby Caldwell
Dancin' Shoes - Nigel Olsson
Tragedy - Bee Gees
What a Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
YMCA - Village People
Crazy Love - Poco
Lady - Little River Band
Every Time I Think of You - The Babys
Le Freak - Chic
I Want Your Love - Chic
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
Heaven Knows - Donna Summer w/Brooklyn Dreams
Fire - Pointer Sisters
A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
Got to Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I Just Fall in Love Again - Anne Murray
Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
Take Me Home - Cher

3/28/1981

Games People Play - Alan Parsons Project


Woman - John Lennon
I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
While You See a Chance - Steve Winwood
Ain't Even Done With the Night - John Cougar
Hello Again - Neil Diamond
Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr.
Being with You - Smokey Robinson
Crying - Don McLean
Guitar Man - Elvis Presley
Her Town Too - James Taylor & J.D. Souther
I Can't Stand It - Eric Clapton & His Band
Kiss on My List - Hall & Oates
Celebration - Kool & the Gang
Sweetheart - Franke & The Knockouts
Too Much Time on My Hands - Styx
The Best of Times - Styx
Take It On the Run - R E O Speedwagon
Keep on Loving You - R E O Speedwagon
Turn Me Loose - Loverboy
Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police
How 'Bout Us - Champaign
Rapture - Blondie
The Winner Takes It All - Abba
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Morning Train - Sheena Easton
Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton
Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar
Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs

3/28/1987

Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Genesis


Respect Yourself - Bruce Willis


Big Time - Peter Gabriel


The Finer Things - Steve Winwood
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis and the News
Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
The Final Countdown - Europe
Let's Go - Wang Chung
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
(I Just) Died in Your Arms - Cutting Crew
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael
Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
Walking Down Your Street - Bangles