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

[80sat40fan]

While I really like or love 29 songs from the 6/29/85 countdown, these 13 are my absolute faves:
A View To A Kill, Everybody Wants to Rule The World, Would I Like To You? Things Can Only Get Better, In My House, Voices Carry, Fresh, Cannonball, Get It On (Bang A Gong)*, People Are People, Shout, You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), What About Love

While I really like or love 23 songs from the 6/29/74 (not official) countdown, these 13 are my absolute faves:
Sundown, You Make Me Feel Brand New, If You Love Me (Let Me Know), Rock The Boat, Hollywood Swinging, Band On The Run, Rock Your Baby, Midnight At The Oasis, Radar Love, Help Me, The Locomotion*, The Show Must Go On, LaGrange**

Power Station and Grand Funk receive This Week's Pick Hits designations. I don't believe I have ever selected two remakes for both of my weekly picks. I really love T-Rex's version of "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" but Power Station's version is a great one. All three versions of "The Locomotion" which hit the Top 10 are great with Grand Funk's version being my favorite. Here you go:


BONUS: "LaGrange" by ZZ Top was played at #33 on the 6/29/74 countdown even though it was Billboard's #41 song that week. This classic deserves to be featured here:

[trekkielo]

6/29/1974

Band on the Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
Taking Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
La Grange - Z.Z. Top
Already Gone - The Eagles
The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
Rock and Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers
The Air That I Breathe - Hollies
Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man) - Impressions
Keep on Smilin' - Wet Willie
For the Love of Money - O'Jays
Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods
Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett
Annie's Song - John Denver
The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch
Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
One Hell of a Woman - Mac Davis
The Streak - Ray Stevens
Waterloo - Abba
Haven't Got Time for the Pain - Carly Simon
Help Me - Joni Mitchell
If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Olivia Newton-John
Midnight at the Oasis - Maria Muldaur
You Won't See Me - Anne Murray

6/30/1979

Shine a Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra


Mama Can't Buy You Love - Elton John
Minute by Minute - Doobie Brothers
I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy - Bad Company
Renegade - Styx
When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook
I Was Made for Lovin' You - Kiss
The Logical Song - Supertramp
Dance the Night Away - Van Halen
You Can't Change That - Raydio
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) - Jacksons
Makin' It - David Naughton
Just When I Needed You Most - Randy Vanwarmer
Sad Eyes - Robert John
She Believes in Me - Kenny Rogers
Gold - John Stewart
Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire w/ The Emotions
One Way or Another - Blondie
Reunited - Peaches & Herb
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Chuck E's in Love - Rickie Lee Jones
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

6/29/1985

Sussudio - Phil Collins


Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
A View to a Kill - Duran Duran
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Shout - Tears for Fears
People are People - Depeche Mode
You Spin Me Around (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive
Everything She Wants - Wham
The Search Is Over - Survivor
Bang a Gong (Get It On) - The Power Station
Never Ending Story - Limahl
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting
Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones
Heaven - Bryan Adams
Never Surrender - Corey Hart
Fresh - Kool & The Gang
Raspberry Beret - Prince and the Revolution
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Would I Lie to You - Eurythmics
What About Love - Heart
Angel - Madonna
The Goonies 'R' Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper

[seminolefan]

My faves from 06/29/1985:

Heaven - Bryan Adams
Sussudio - Phil Collins
A View To a Kill - Duran Duran
Raspberry Beret - Prince & The Revolution
Angel - Madonna
The Search Is Over - Survivor
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Would I Lie To You? - Eurythmics
Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones
In My House - The Mary Jane Girls
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday
You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston
Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
The Goonies 'R' Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper
Smuggler's Blues - Glenn Frey
Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
Suddenly - Billy Ocean
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting
Everything She Wants - Wham!
Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
Fresh - Kool & The Gang (12" remix comin' atcha!)
19 - Paul Hardcastle
Get It On (Bang a Gong) - The Power Station
People Are People - Depeche Mode
Who's Holding Donna Now - DeBarge
Never Surrender - Corey Hart
Shout - Tears For Fears
Never Ending Story - Limahl
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Dead Or Alive
What About Love? - Heart


06/29/1974:

Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
Billy Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
Be Thankful For What You Got - William DeVaughn
Rock The Boat - The Hues Corporation
Hollywood Swinging - Kool & The Gang
Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
On & On - Gladys Knight & The Pips
One Hell Of a Woman - Mac Davis
Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5
Sideshow - Blue Magic
The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch
For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays
Waterloo - ABBA
The Locomotion - Grand Funk
Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man) - The Impressions

[listenerwants2know]

This time a little bit longer, because ...

6/29/85:

(news, weather, traffic and signation)
Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance (#95)
The Beach Boys - Getcha Back (favorit)
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days (favorit)
Tears For Fears - Shout (highest debut)
Air Supply - Just As I Am (#28 due to 6/28)
(commercial break and intro)
Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (biggest mover)
Survivor - The Search Is Over (#6 due to 6/28)
Mike Post - The Rockford Files (instrumental background for weather- and traffic-update)
Aretha Franklin - Freeway Of Love (#43)
Kim Carnes - Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes) (favorit)
Night Ranger - Sentimental Street (favorit)
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - Tough All Over (favorit)
Duran Duran - A View To A Kill (#3)
(commercial break and intro)
Phil Collins - Sussudio (#2)
Bryan Adams - Heaven (#1)
The Alan Parsons Project - Lucifer (bumper music)

This week I also have a "70s"-edition:

6/30/79 (A):

Abba - Does Your Mother Know
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin´ You
Sister Sledge - We Are Family

6/29/74 (B):

George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
Gordon Lightfood - Sundown
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run
The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
The Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat

Time for an extra: Yello

Yello was founded by Boris Blank and Carlos Peron in Zurich at the end of the 1970s. The band celebrated its first commercial success with the album "Stella", but Carlos Peron had left the band before this record was released and Yello was now a duo consisting of Boris Blank and Dieter Meier. For real fans, this was the beginning of the commercialization phase; Yello´s truly experimental albums came before "Stella".

"Vicious Games" was the first successful release from "Stella". However, until the single "The Race" in 1988, Yello were still considered more of an insider tip. Yello had bought new synthesizers for the recordings, a Yamaha DX7 and a Roland JX-3P. Ironically, they were still so unfamiliar with the new equipment during the recording sessions that they mostly reverted to the old Fairlight CMI. Similarly, the band´s first attempts at digital post-production were a disappointment. According to Yello, the processes were simply not yet fully developed. Thus, "Vicious Games" really is a turning point for Yello between the innovative founding phase with improvised (analog) production and the later complete perfection and mastery of the technology.

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

[80sat40fan]

While I really like or love 35 songs from the 7/9/83 countdown (including the entire Top 16), these 12 are my absolute faves:
Electric Avenue, Too Shy, Come Dancing, Our House, Family Man, I'm Still Standing, Is There Something I Should Know, Stand Back, Affair Of The Heart, Wishing (I Had A Photograph Of You), (Keep Feeling) Fascination, China Girl

While I really like or love 31 songs from the 7/9/77 countdown, these 6 are my absolute faves:
Whatcha Gonna Do, You & Me*, Easy, I'm You're Boogie Man, Barracuda, Sir Duke

A Flock Of Seagulls and Alice Cooper receive This Week's Pick Hits designations. "Wishing" just has a cool, dreamy vibe to it, like you can get lost in the music. "You & Me" is one of my all-time favorite ballads... simple yet heartfelt. Here you go:

[trekkielo]

7/9/1977

Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra


Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Give a Little Bit - Supertramp
Life in the Fast Lane - Eagles
Easy - Commodores
Whatcha Gonna Do? - Pablo Cruise
Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band
Heard It in a Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band
I'm Your Boogie Man - K.C. & the Sunshine Band
It's Sad to Belong - England Dan & John Ford Coley
Just a Song Before I Go - Crosby, Stills & Nash
You and Me - Alice Cooper
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Handy Man - James Taylor
Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
Theme from "Rocky" - Bill Conti
Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
Lucille - Kenny Rogers
Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
Barracuda - Heart
Knowing Me, Knowing You - Abba
Best of My Love - Emotions
Angel in Your Arms - Hot
Higher & Higher - Rita Coolidge
You're My World - Helen Reddy
My Heart Belongs to Me - Barbra Streisand

7/9/1983

Rock 'n' Roll Is King - E L O


I'm Still Standing - Elton John
Faithfully - Journey
Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
She's a Beauty - The Tubes
Come Dancing - The Kinks
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Don't Let It End - Styx
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Our House - Madness
Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
Stop in the Name of Love - The Hollies
Let's Dance - David Bowie
China Girl - David Bowie
Maniac - Michael Sembello
Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson
Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
1999 - Prince
Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes
Family Man - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
(Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League
Try Again - Champaign
She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
Flashdance...What a Feeling - Irene Cara
Stand Back - Stevie Nicks

[Jessica]

07/09/1983

“China Girl” by David Bowie, “Faithfully” by Journey, “White Wedding” by Billy Idol, “Rock Of Ages” by Def Leppard, “Always Something There To Remind Me” by Naked Eyes, “It’s A Mistake” by Men At Work”, “Let’s Dance” by David Bowie, “(Keep Feeling) Fascination” by The Human League, “Wishing” by A Flock Of Seagulls, “Maniac” by Michael Sembello, “Beat It” by Michael Jackson, “Hot Girls In Love” by Loverboy, “Cuts Like A Knife” by Bryan Adams, “Affair Of The Heart” by Rick Springfield, “(Sweet Dreams) Are Made Of This” by The Eurythmics, “She Works Hard For The Money” by Donna Summer, “She’s A Beauty” by The Tubes, “1999” by Prince, “Stand Back” by Stevie Nicks, “Is There Something I Should Know?” By Duran Duran, “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John, “Family Man” by Daryl Hall and John Oates, “Our House” by Madness, “Come Dancing” by The Kinks, “Time (Clock Of The Heart)” by Culture Club, “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” by Michael Jackson, “Too Shy” by Kajagoogoo, “Flashdance…What A Feeling” by Irene Cara, “Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant, “Every Breath You Take” by The Police

07/09/1977

“Handy Man” by James Taylor, “Telephone Line” by Electric Light Orchestra, “Sir Duke” by Stevie Wonder, “Give A Little Bit” by Supertramp, “Barracuda” by Heart, “I’m Your Boogie Man” by KC and the Sunshine Band, “Easy” by The Commodores, “Lucille” by Kenny Rogers, “Feels Like The First Time” by Foreigner, “You Made Me Believe In Magic” by The Bay City Rollers, “Life In The Fast Lane” by The Eagles, “Knowing Me, Knowing You” by ABBA, “You And Me” by Alice Cooper, “Best Of My Love” The Emotions, “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac, “I’m In You” by Peter Frampton, “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett, “Jet Airliner” by The Steve Miller Band, “Got To Give It Up” by Marvin Gaye, “I Just Want To Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb, “Theme From “Rocky” by Bill Conti, “Looks Like We Made It” by Barry Manilow, “Da Doo Ron Ron” by Shaun Cassidy

[seminolefan]

My faves from 07/09/1983:

Every Breath You Take - The Police
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
Flashdance...What a Feeling - Irene Cara
Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson (Live performance from Wembley Stadium)
Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club
Come Dancing - The Kinks
Our House - Madness
Family Man - Hall & Oates
Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
Stand Back - Stevie Nicks
1999 - Prince
She's a Beauty - The Tubes
All This Love - DeBarge
She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Maniac - Michael Sembello
(Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League
Let's Dance - David Bowie
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Rock Of Ages - Def Leppard
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Faithfully - Journey
China Girl - David Bowie
Try Again - Champaign


07/09/1977:

Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
Gonna Fly Now - Bill Conti
I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
Angel In Your Arms - Hot
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
High School Dance - The Sylvers
Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner
Easy - The Commodores
I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band
Barracuda - Heart
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Devil's Gun - C.J. & Co.

[listenerwants2know]

7/9/83:

Champaign - Try Again
Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money
Journey - Faithfully
The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination

Hits are becoming simpler

Popular songs have become increasingly simple over the past 70 years. This applies to both the rhythms and the melodies, reports a research team from England. There are various theories as to the causes.

Madeline Hamilton and Marcus Pearce from Queen Mary University of London analyzed the most distinctive melodies - usually the vocal melody - of songs that were the top five songs of the respective year in the US Billboard Year-End Singles Charts between 1950 and 2022. In total, more than 350 songs were included.

According to the statistical analysis, the complexity of the song rhythms and sound arrangements decreased over the years, while the average number of notes played per second increased significantly. The research team recorded two jumps in the years 1975 and 2000 as well as a smaller one in 1996, which were characterized by a considerable reduction in complexity.

According to the study, which has now been published in the journal "Scientific Reports", the decrease in 1975 is linked to the emergence of new genres such as disco and new wave. In the 1990s and at the turn of the millennium, the rise of hip-hop may have played a role.

Hamilton and Pearce speculate that the decrease in melodic complexity could be due to an increase in the complexity of other musical elements such as the increased number of notes. Possibly so

Another theory is that the musical trend mirrors the linguistic trend: "The digital age increasingly demands the compression of language so that what we have to say remains within character limits and fits into headlines." This reduces the complexity of messages and perhaps also the ability to digest complex ideas - it could be the same in popular music. In other words, people may no longer have the mental capacity for complex songs.

The results fit in with an analysis of lyrics from more than 350,000 English-language songs presented in 2023. Western pop music is becoming increasingly simplistic and angry. The analysis of rap, country, pop, rock and R&B songs from 1980 to 2020 shows that the structure of lyrics has become increasingly simple. Lyrical elements are repeated more frequently, choruses take up more space and the vocabulary used has become smaller.

And this brings us to an absolute "classics of the 80s"-edition:

7/9/83:

David Bowie - China Girl
Electric Light Orchestra - Rock 'n' Roll Is King
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Michael Sembello - Maniac
The Police - Every Breath You Take

Time for a French extra: Desireless

Desireless, who was born in Paris on 12/25/1952, is Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop by real name. She began her professional career with an interest in fashion. She trained at Studio Bercot, a private training institute for fashion design in Paris and worked in several fashion houses. In 1975, she designed a collection called "Poivre et sel" (Pepper and Salt) with her friend Claude Sabbah.

In 1980, Desireless gave up working in the fashion industry to sing in various bands. Most recently, she was the singer in the group Air 89. In 1983, she met the composer and producer Jean-Michel Rivat. Rivat had already made a name for himself with many other French artists.

In 1986, Rivat composed the song "Voyage, voyage" together with Dominique Albert Dubois, which was released by the record company in December 1986. The songwriters created a melodic composition that evokes a feeling of wanderlust and a longing for adventure.

A trip to India inspired their stage name. It means "without desire". Desireless changed her appearance so that she could not be classified as either a woman or a man. She also adopted a porcupine hairstyle. At first glance, you might think the haircut was created with a lawn edger. To underline her new trademark "without desire", she wore unusually loose, dark clothing.

In her song, Desireless sings about wonderful places on earth like the highest mountain in Japan (Fujiyama), the Ganges, the Amazon rainforest in South America and the Sahara.
Travel has a double meaning in the song. On the one hand, the lyrics motivate us to travel to wonderful places. But it´s also about traveling as self-awareness in order to rediscover inner values.

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

[80sat40fan]

While I find 31 songs from the 7/16/88 countdown to be excellent, these 9 are fantabulous:
New Sensation, Rush Hour, The Valley Road, Paradise*, I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That, Love Changes (Everything), Beds Are Burning, Fast Car, Simply Irresistible

While I dig 22 songs from the 7/10/71 countdown, these 9 are out of sight:
Indian Reservation, Treat Her Like A Lady*, That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be, It Don't Come Easy, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, Funky Nassau, Don't Knock My Love, Signs, Beginnings

Sade along with Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose receive This Week's Pick Hits designations. "Paradise" leads off with one of the best things about the song... its bass line. You know how I have complained about newer Top 40 hits not having real horns in them? It seems like Top 40 hits today don't have pronounced bass lines... Bring back the boomin' bass! "Treat Her Like A Lady" is a fun song to sing background to. Yes, I enjoy singing Sister Rose's part ... but I'm cool with that. Here you go:

[trekkielo]

7/10/1971

It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
Draggin' the Line - Tommy James
Beginnings - Chicago
Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
Sooner or Later - Grass Roots
Indian Reservation - Raiders
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - Fortunes
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
When You're Hot You're Hot - Jerry Reed
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver with Fat City
You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
Moon Shadow - Cat Stevens
Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? - Bee Gees
Rainy Days & Mondays - The Carpenters
Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Bros. & Sister Rose
Want Ads - The Honey Cone
It's Too Late - Carole King
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon

7/17/1976

Silly Love Songs - Wings


Let 'Em In - Wings
Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee
Love Is Alive - Gary Wright
Never Gonna Fall in Love Again - Eric Carmen
Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller
Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
If You Know What I Mean - Neil Diamond
You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
This Masquerade - George Benson
A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Orchestra
Sara Smile - Daryl Hall & John Oates
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
Get Closer - Seals & Crofts
You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
I'll Be Good to You - Bros. Johnson
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
Today's the Day - America
You're My Best Friend - Queen
Got to Get You into My Life - Beatles
The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
Tear the Roof Off the Sucker - Parliament
Kiss and Say Goodbye - Manhattans
Rock and Roll Music - Beach Boys
Get Up and Boogie - Silver Convention
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
I Need to Be in Love - Carpenters
Shop Around - Captain & Tennille
More, More, More - Andrea True
Love Hangover - Diana Ross
Turn the Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson

7/16/1988

The Flame - Cheap Trick
Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
New Sensation - INXS
Nothin' but a Good Time - Poison
I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That - Elton John
Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carmen
Roll with It - Steve Winwood
Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer
Tall Cool One - Robert Plant
Monkey - George Michael
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
Nite and Day - Al B. Sure
Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby
Parents Just Don't Understand - D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
The Twist - Fat Boys
Do You Love Me - The Contours
1-2-3 - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue
Rush Hour - Jane Wiedlin
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

[seminolefan]

My faves from 07/16/1988:

Mercedes Boy - Pebbles (12" version comin' atcha!)
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
New Sensation - INXS
Hold On To The Nights - Richard Marx
Roll With It - Steve Winwood
Nite And Day - Al B. Sure!
Hands To Heaven - Eric Carmen
Nothin' But a Good Time - Poison
Rush Hour - Jane Wiedlin
Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Paradise - Sade
1-2-3 - Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine
Make It Real - The Jets
I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John
Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp
Do You Love Me - The Contours
I Still Believe - Brenda K. Starr
I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue
Together Forever - Rick Astley
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
Rag Doll - Aerosmith
Love Will Save The Day - Whitney Houston
Monkey - George Michael
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
One More Try - George Michael
Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer


07/10/1971:

It's Too Late - Carole King
Indian Reservation - The Raiders
Treat Her Like a Lady - The Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
Rainy Days And Mondays - The Carpenters
You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
Want Ads - Honey Cone
I Don't Want To Do Wrong - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
Don't Knock My Love - Wilson Pickett
Never Can Say Goodbye - Isaac Hayes
Signs - The Five Man Electrical Band
Love The One You're With - The Isley Brothers
You've Got a Friend - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

[listenerwants2know]

7/16/88:

Chicago - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour
Rod Stewart - Lost In You
Sade - Paradise
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

The A1 Beach Pro Vienna 2024



Gold for the Olympic Champions ! Norway´s Anders Mol and Christian Sorum defeated Poland´s Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak 2-0 (25-23, 21-12) in the final of the A1 Beach Pro Vienna 2024 on Sunday to add another Elite 16 gold medal to their already impressive collection.

It was a clash between two teams who were still unbeaten in this tournament. The Poles were completely unimpressed against the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions, taking the first point and staying ahead until Mol/Sorum pulled away to 8-7 with a service ace.

The Norwegians´ precision shots were offset somewhat by service errors, but they held the upper hand against a battling Polish duo who were aiming for their second Elite 16 gold medal after Hamburg. Bryl/Losiak managed to fend off four set points before a killer block from Mol sealed their fate in the first set.

It was a match worthy of the Olympic champions and World Championship bronze medalists. Even though the Vikings were in the lead throughout the second set, the Polish duo never let up the pressure. Mol's blocks were simply too solid a defense. In the end, a service ace from the two-meter-tall Norwegian ended the Poles' misery.

For Mol/Sorum, it was their fifth win in Vienna and therefore a perfect dress rehearsal two weeks before the Olympic Games in Paris, where they want to defend their title.

"This is exactly what we needed to find some confidence in our game," said Mol after the win and thanked the crowd, who supported them loudly. "It was priceless to play here !"

And here´s my current "beach"-edition:

7/16/88:

Aerosmith - Rag Doll
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
Fat Boys - The Twist
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time

Time for an French extra: France Gall

During vacations in Senegal in 1986, France Gall met a baby, Babacar Sall, and his young mother named Fatou who raised him alone and without money, so that the latter proposed France Gall to take him and raise him instead of her. Shocked, France Gall photographed the child and, when back in France, spoke about it to husband Michel Berger. They decided not to adopt the child but to help the young mother financially and materially. This story and France Gall´s distress led Michel Berger to write the song "Babacar". In January 1987, they went to Dakar again to shoot the music video for the song and saw Fatou and her child again. After finding an apartment to them, the couple financed the young woman´s seamstress studies as well as her son's future, whom they met again in 1992.

On 1/7/2018, France Gall died at the age of 70 following a recurrence of cancer two years earlier.




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

[trekkielo]

7/21/1973 (A)

Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago
Live and Let Die - Wings
My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings
Give Me Love - George Harrison
Kodachrome - Paul Simon
Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
Shambala - Three Dog Night
One of a Kind - Spinners
Money - Pink Floyd
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
Monster Mash - Bobby Boris & the Crypt Kickers
Brother Louie - Stories
So Very Hard to Go - Tower of Power
Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels
Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Yesterday Once More - Carpenters
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler
The Morning After - Maureen McGovern

7/21/1984 (A)

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.


Sad Songs (Say So Much) - Elton John


Magic - The Cars


Legs - Z Z Top
The Reflex - Duran Duran
Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
Doctor! Doctor! - Thompson Twins
Round and Round - Ratt
The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll - Huey Lewis and The News
Panama - Van Halen
I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman
Infatuation - Rod Stewart
Missing You - John Waite
Stuck on You - Lionel Richie
Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart
Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
Romancing the Stone - Eddy Grant
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
When Doves Cry - Prince
Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us - Ollie and Jerry
Almost Paradise - Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Self Control - Laura Branigan
Borderline - Madonna
The Glamorous Life - Sheila E
What's Love Got to Do with It - Tina Turner
Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters
The Warrior - Scandal featuring Patty Smyth
Turn to You - Go-Go's

7/22/1978 (B)

Hot Blooded - Foreigner
Love Will Find a Way - Pablo Cruise
Miss You - Rolling Stones
Three Times a Lady - Commodores
Use ta Be My Girl - O'Jays
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Bluer Than Blue - Michael Johnson
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf
Magnet and Steel - Walter Egan
Stay - Jackson Browne
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Copacabana (At the Copa) - Barry Manilow
Grease - Frankie Valli
Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
Stuff Like That - Quincy Jones
Still the Same - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
King Tut - Steve Martin & the Toot Uncommons
Runaway - Jefferson Starship
Rivers of Babylon - Boney M
Take a Chance on Me - Abba
You're the One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Hopelessly Devoted to You - Olivia Newton-John
It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
Last Dance - Donna Summer
Songbird - Barbra Streisand
Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey

[80sat40fan]

While I really like or love 35 songs from the 7/21/84 countdown , these 6 are my absolute faves:
Legs, The Reflex, Round & Round, Rock Me Tonight, Turn To You*, The Glamourous Life

While I really like or love 27 songs from the 7/21/73 countdown, these 15 are my absolute faves :
Will It Go Round In Circles, Yesterday Once More, Shambala, Koadachrome, Smoke On The Water, Diamond Girl, Right Place Wrong Time, Behind Closed Doors, Feelin' Stronger Every Day, If You Want Me To Stay, Live & Let Die, Here I Am (Come & Take Me), I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More, Soul Makossa*, Frankenstein

The Go-Gos and Manu DiBango are This Week's Shooda Dun Betr Picks. "Turn To You" has some nice guitar work in it along with a rapid, almost frantic tempo. "Soul Makossa" just has a cool groove and great horns. Here you go: