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

[listenerwants2know]

10/24/81 (A):

Diesel - Sausalito Summernight
Go-Go´s - Our Lips Are Sealed
Rick Springfield - I´ve Done Everything For You
Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Medley

10/29/83 (B):

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Say It Isn´t So
Huey Lewis & The News - Heart And Soul
Jackson Browne - Tender Is The Night
Spandau Ballet - True
The Human League - Mirror Man

A special show for Austria´s National Holiday (10/26/24):

9/6/80 (guest-host: Gordon Elliott):

Bette Midler - The Rose
Bob Seger - Against The Wind
Frank Sinatra - Theme From New York, New York
Gary Numan - Cars
Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (I´m Special)

A long and very special weekend (in Austria)



Austria´s National Holiday sounds very special on Ö3. A day for Austria with the greatest songs from Austria.

It´s a musical journey through the whole country. The greatest songs from Bregenz to Podersdorf. The playlist for this music holiday is simply "Best of Austria".
This day will also be very special because many Austrian musicians will be presenting their personal Austro favorites. There will be great classics as well as new songs from Austria.

And after the Austrian music holiday from 9 am. to 7 pm., Ö3 will go live to Wiener Neustadt and broadcast the flood benefit concert from the Arena Nova. The Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt is the ideal location for a concert of this magnitude. The acts perform free of charge and the production costs are covered by sponsors, which means that the net proceeds from ticket sales can be maximized. The money will go to the ORF initiative "Austria helps Austria", under whose umbrella important organizations such as Caritas, Diakonie, Hilfswerk, Rotes Kreuz and Volkshilfe are pooling their aid efforts, and will benefit people affected by the flood disaster in Austria.

And here are my "greatest-hits" editions:

10/24/81 (A):

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes
Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts
Olivia Newton-John - Physical
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up

10/29/83 (B):

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Bryan Adams - This Time
David Bowie - Modern Love
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream
Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)

9/6/80 (guest-host: Gordon Elliott):

Dr. Hook - Sexy Eyes
Electric Light Orchestra - I´m Alive
Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)
Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein´ The Line

Time for an extra: Huey Lewis & The News

Just in time for the time change, which brings us back to standard time in Austria and Europe this weekend - "Back In Time" by Huey Lewis & The News:




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

[seminolefan]

My faves from 10/24/1981:

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Step By Step - Eddie Rabbitt
Private Eyes - Hall & Oates
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks w/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
I've Done Everything For You - Rick Springfield
Who's Crying Now - Journey
When She Was My Girl - The Four Tops
Super Freak - Rick James
Theme From Hill Street Blues - Mike Post
We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau (Live performance from the Montreux Jazz Festival)
Just Once - Quincy Jones feat. James Ingram
Waiting For a Girl Like You - Foreigner
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) - Carl Carlton
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
Urgent - Foreigner
Physical - Olivia Newton-John
Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton
Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's


10/23/1976:

If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
Lowdown - Boz Scaggs
Still The One - Orleans
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band
She's Gone - Hall & Oates
Rock'n Me - The Steve Miller Band
Magic Man - Heart
Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) - Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin Jr.
Fernando - ABBA
More Than a Feeling - Boston
The Best Disco In Town - The Ritchie Family
Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
The Rubberband Man - The Spinners
You Are My Starship - Norman Connors (feat. Michael Henderson)
Getaway - Earth, Wind & Fire
Get The Funk Out Ma Face - The Brothers Johnson
Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang - Silver
You Don't Have To Be a Star (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee

[trekkielo]

11/4/1972

Listen to the Music - Doobie Brothers


Witchy Woman - Eagles
I'll Be Around - Spinners
My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
Ventura Highway - America
I Believe in Music - Gallery
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - Temptations
Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
Everybody Plays the Fool - Main Ingredient
Popcorn - Hot Butter
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
Don't Do It - The Band
Convention '72 - Delegates
Elected - Alice Cooper
If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim
American City Suite - Cashman & West
I'd Love You to Want Me - Lobo
Tight Rope - Leon Russell
Garden Party - Rick Nelson
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond
The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
Operator - Jim Croce
Use Me - Bill Withers
Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield
Burning Love - Elvis Presley
Ben - Michael Jackson
Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - Danny O'Keefe
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy

11/2/1985

One of the Living - Tina Turner


The Night Is Still Young - Billy Joel
Part Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
Separate Lives (Love Theme from White Nights) - Phil Collins/Marilyn Martin
Sleeping Bag - ZZ Top
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears
Lovin' Every Minute of It - Loverboy
Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
Be Near Me - ABC
Take on Me - a-ha
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
Lonely Ol' Night - John Cougar Mellencamp
You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey
Sunset Grill - Don Henley
Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire - David Foster
Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting
Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
We Built This City - Starship
Never - Heart
Who's Zoomin Who - Aretha Franklin
Saving All My Love for You - Whitney Houston

[80sat40fan]

While I really like or love 32 songs from the 11/2/85 countdown, these 9 are my absolute faves:
Miami Vice Theme, We Built This City, Fortress Around Your Heart, Oh Sheila, I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down, One Night Love Affair, Never, So In Love*, Dancing In The Street

While I really like or love 24 songs from the 11/4/72 countdown, these 10 are my absolute faves:
Nights In White Satin, Freddie's Dead, Burning Love, I'll Be Around, Use Me, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Summer Breeze, Popcorn, Ventura Highway, All The Young Dudes*

Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark (aka OMD) and Mott The Hoople (aka Mott The Hoople ) receive This Week's Shooda Dun Betr Picks. "So In Love" is a dreamy pop gem while "All The Young Dudes" is a glam rock masterpiece. How these songs only got to #26 and #37 respectively... I dunno. But that's okay because they're being featured here. Here you go:

[seminolefan]

My faves from 11/02/1985:

Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
Take On Me - a-ha
You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey
We Built This City - Starship
Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting
Lovin' Every Minute Of It - Loverboy
Be Near Me - ABC
Oh Sheila - Ready For The World
Lonely Ol' Night - John Cougar Mellencamp
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young
You Are My Lady - Freddie Jackson
Never - Heart
Lay Your Hands On Me - The Thompson Twins
I'm Goin' Down - Bruce Springsteen
Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
Who's Zoomin' Who - Aretha Franklin
Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire - David Foster
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
One Of The Living - Tina Turner
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
Alive And Kicking - Simple Minds
Election Day - Arcadia
I Miss You - Klymaxx
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves - Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin
Wrap Her Up - Elton John


11/04/1972:

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield (Live performance)
I'll Be Around - The Spinners
Ben - Michael Jackson
Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
Use Me - Bill Withers
Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
Convention '72 - The Delegates
If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green
Ventura Highway - America
It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond

[listenerwants2know]

11/2/85:

Elton John - Wrap Her Up

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - So In Love

Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
Scritti Politti - Perfect Way
Starship - We Built This City

Two special editions für two special days:

All Saints´ Day:

11/2/85:

Aretha Franklin - Who´s Zoomin' Who (3/25/1942 - 8/16/2018)

Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City (11/6/1948 - 1/18/2016)

Olivia Newton-John - Soul Kiss (9/26/1948 - 8/8/2022)

Tina Turner - One Of The Living (11/26/1939 - 5/24/2023)

Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You (8/9/1963 - 2/11/2012)

All Souls´ Day:

11/2/85:

Billy Joel - The Night Is Still Young
David Foster - Love Theme From St. Elmo´s Fire
Freddie Jackson - You Are My Lady

Klymaxx - I Miss You

Kool & The Gang - Cherish

Time for an extra: Max Werner

He was born Max Werlerofzoiets in Hilversum, a name that is of course impossible to make a career with. From 1972 he was the lead singer of the rock group Kayak, three years later he adopted the stage name Max Werner. Because Kayak had no real commercial success, he tried his hand as a soloist. His musical role models were the Beach Boys and Phil Collins. That´s why "Rain In May" sounds as if these superstars had been in the studio with him.

Max Werner naturally tries to build on this success, but the follow-up singles "Like An Autum Leaf" and "Roadrunner" no longer reach the charts. At the end of the 90s, he returned to Kayak for a short guest appearance when they celebrated their reunion on television. In the fall of 2000, he had to leave the band again for health reasons. He died in April 2024 at the age of 70.




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

[listenerwants2know]

Oct 28, 2024 18:09:18 GMT -5 80sat40fan said:

While I really like or love 32 songs from the 11/2/85 countdown, these 9 are my absolute faves:
Miami Vice Theme, We Built This City, Fortress Around Your Heart, Oh Sheila, I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down, One Night Love Affair, Never, So In Love*, Dancing In The Street

While I really like or love 24 songs from the 11/4/72 countdown, these 10 are my absolute faves:
Nights In White Satin, Freddie's Dead, Burning Love, I'll Be Around, Use Me, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Summer Breeze, Popcorn, Ventura Highway, All The Young Dudes*

Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark (aka OMD) and Mott The Hoople (aka Mott The Hoople ) receive This Week's Shooda Dun Betr Picks. "So In Love" is a dreamy pop gem while "All The Young Dudes" is a glam rock masterpiece. How these songs only got to #26 and #37 respectively... I dunno. But that's okay because they're being featured here. Here you go:

London 1969:
Ian Hunter, real name Ian Patterson, then 23 years old, fat, ugly, moved to London from Shrewsbury, sometimes employed as a session musician, sometimes as a factory worker, bricklayer or petty thief, always to be found in cheap studios recording demos.
Guy Stevens, A&R manager at Island Records, friend of Mick Jagger and Eric Burdon, had just served time in prison for drug abuse.
Stan Tippins, Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, Overend Watts and Dale Griffin, called Buffin: together they wanted to turn their backs on Hereford, where they had enjoyed local fame as a post-playing band, to make their fortune as Silence in London. Who brought Hunter and Stevens and Silence together is unclear: some tell of a "singer wanted" ad in Melody Maker, others of a sound engineer who made the contact, others of a furious Mick Ralphs who wouldn´t let this arrogant Guy Stevens out of his office until a contract was signed - what is certain is that mastermind Guy Stevens replaced Silence singer Stan Tippins with the sun-brilliant substitute Dylan Ian Hunter, renamed Silence Mott The Hoople after a novel character who had made a great impression on him in prison . ..

Here´s another good song - "Roll Away The Stone":

[trekkielo]

11/10/1979

Tusk - Fleetwood Mac


Heartache Tonight - Eagles
Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin' - Journey
Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
Rainbow Connection - Kermit (Jim Henson)
Rise - Herb Alpert
Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
I Need a Lover - John Cougar
You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther
You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
Pop Muzik - 'M'
Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang
Please Don't Go - K.C. And The Sunshine Band
Babe - Styx
Take the Long Way Home - Supertramp
Still - Commodores
Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook
Cool Change - Little River Band
Do That to Me One More Time - The Captain & Tennille
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer
I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
Dim All the Lights - Donna Summer
Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray

11/17/1984

No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney


I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
Some Guys Have All the Luck - Rod Stewart
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) - Billy Ocean
Valotte - Julian Lennon
Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Out of Touch - Daryl Hall & John Oates
On the Dark Side - John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution
Hard Habit to Break - Chicago
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
Sea of Love - The Honey Drippers
The Wild Boys - Duran Duran
I'm So Excited - The Pointer Sisters
Strut - Sheena Easton
We Belong - Pat Benatar
All Through the Night - Cyndi Lauper
I Feel for You - Chaka Khan
Lucky Star - Madonna

PS-I've edited the following song into my favorites from...

4/20/1974 at40fg.proboards.com/post/221621/thread

I'm a Train - Albert Hammond

[seminolefan]

My faves from 11/17/1984:

Purple Rain - Prince & The Revolution
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - Billy Ocean
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
Out Of Touch - Hall & Oates
Better Be Good To Me - Tina Turner
Strut - Sheena Easton
All Through The Night - Cyndi Lauper
Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
Blue Jean - David Bowie
Hard Habit To Break - Chicago
Cool It Now - New Edition
The War Song - Culture Club
Wild Boys - Duran Duran
I Can't Hold Back - Survivor
On The Dark Side - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
I'm So Excited - The Pointer Sisters
We Belong - Pat Benatar
Some Guys Have All The Luck - Rod Stewart
I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
Lucky Star - Madonna
Hello Again - The Cars
Do What You Do - Jermaine Jackson
Centipede - Rebbie Jackson


11/10/1979:

Heartache Tonight - The Eagles
Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
Rise - Herb Alpert
Pop Muzik - M
Babe - Styx
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
Come To Me - France Joli
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey
Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang
Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
Rainbow Connection - Kermit The Frog
So Good, So Right - Brenda Russell
Street Life - The Crusaders
Do That To Me One More Time - The Captain & Tennille
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

[80sat40fan]

While I really like or love 28 songs from the 11/17/84 countdown, these 9 are my absolute faves:
I Feel For You, Better Be Good To Me, Strut, Blue Jean, No More Lonely Nights, Sea Of Love, Some Guys Have All The Luck, Hello Again*, Who Wears These Shoes

While I really like or love 25 songs from the 11/10/79 countdown, these 4 are my absolute faves:
Pop Muzik, Tusk, Gotta Serve Somebody*, I Need A Lover

The Cars and Bob Dylan receive This Week's Shooda Dun Betr Picks. Both of these tunes come from albums I absolutely love... "Heartbeat City" by The Cars, and "Slow Train Coming" by Bob Dylan. People forget that "Hello Again" was one of five Top 40 songs from "Heartbreak City", all of them gems IMHO. "Gotta Serve Somebody" has a great message and a bluesy feel. "Slow Train Coming" is Bob Dylan's first album after he converted to Christianity. It has some great tunes on it... give it a listen if you haven't done so already, and I promise I won't call you Zimmy . Here you go:

[listenerwants2know]

11/17/84:

Peter Wolf - I Need You Tonight
REO Speedwagon - I Do Wanna Know
Survivor - I Can´t Hold Back
The Honeydrippers - Sea Of Love
Tommy Shaw - Girls With Guns

The White House

A few days ago, the whole world was once again spellbound to see who would win the battle to move into the White House: But probably hardly anyone thought about where the color, in which the White House shines so white, comes from. It´s the small Bavarian market town of Diedorf with around 10,000 inhabitants to the west of Augsburg. This is where the company "Keimfarben" has its headquarters. Buckingham Palace, parts of the Kremlin wall at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the White House are just a short excerpt from the list of buildings that have been painted with paint from this company.

"Our paint lasts longer than any of the competition," says Rüdiger Lugert, Managing Director of the company, confidently. In the early 2000s, a Washington architectural firm that supplies "Keim" with paint established contact with the architect of the White House. During the term of office of President George W. Bush, the seat of government was then painted with "Keimfarben". To this day, the facade has not had to be repainted. "Our paint should last 30 to 40 years," says Lugert.

Other buildings last much longer. The town hall in the Swiss municipality of Schwyz was painted with "Keim" paints in 1891 - and then never again. The paint´s longevity is due to its formulation. Most paints are emulsion paints. After painting, the water dries out and the paint settles on the surface, but does not bond with it. The result: after a few years, it begins to flake off and a new coat of paint is needed. "Keimfarben", on the other hand, relies on so-called silicate paints, which use mineral binders. The paint absorbs carbon dioxide from the air, which leads to gel formation, or silicification. "In this way, we achieve a petrification of the paint on the surface," says Lugert. The paint lasts for decades instead of years.

"Keimfarben" is not only the world´s leading manufacturer of these silicate paints, but also the inventor of the method. At the end of the 19th century, the Bavarian King Ludwig I returned from a trip to northern Italy. He liked the colorful frescoes he had seen there. However, the Italian colors were not robust enough for the weather in Bavaria. The monarch therefore ordered research into a solution that could be used north of the Alps. The craftsman Adolf Wilhelm Keim finally achieved this feat. In 1878, he patented his recipe and founded the company "Keimfarben". Exactly 100 years later, the Leonhard Moll group of companies took over "Keimfarben" in 1978.

The durability of the paints is the company´s flagship, but also regularly leads to criticism. "Tradespeople keep asking me how they are supposed to earn money if the paint lasts so long," says Lugert. "But when I then ask them how often they have painted the same house several times after paint has only lasted a short time, there is silence."

"We occasionally come under political scrutiny," says Managing Director Lugert. A few years ago, the Kremlin painted part of its wall with "Keim" products. This is no longer the case. The entrepreneur attributes this to the tensions between Germany and Russia that arose after the Russian annexation of Crimea. However, the current strained transatlantic relations have not had a negative impact on the company´s business. In any case, there is still no need for a new coat of paint at the White House. "I was in Washington two years ago and took the opportunity to look around the White House," reports Lugert. "I was surprised at how good the condition still is. The only dirt I could see was in the place where journalists always wait before press conferences and lean on the wall with their shoes like schoolboys."

And before we talk about the different shades of the color white (traffic white, signal white, pure white, cream white, ...), an "enjoy"-edition:

11/17/84:

Madonna - Lucky Star
New Edition - Cool It Now
Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck
Sheena Easton - Strut
The Pointer Sisters - I´m So Excited

Time for an extra: OMD

As a guest singles reviewer in Smash Hits, Duran Duran bassist John Taylor described the track "Talking Loud And Clear": "This is very strange. I heard it on Radio 1 recently and it took me aback. It´s very charming. I keep using that word ! It has a nursery rhyme quality. I keep expecting Andy McCluskey to say ´settle down children, Andy Pandy is coming to play´. This is a good record."

And Andy McCluskey adds in another interview:
"Talking Loud And Clear" actually is one of those songs where in hindsight you go, "Oh yeah, that´s a very pretty, beautiful, bright pop song, but if you sit down and analyze it it´s quite a dysfunctional song. It´s made out of all sorts of weird bits of acoustic bass samples and backwards sleigh bells... Actually it was our demo of a fantastic machine we bought called a Fairlight CMI...we just loaded up a bunch of random sounds into the computer to demo it and we wrote the song." That´s how that came about."

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

[seminolefan]

My faves from 11/22/1980:

Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand
The Wanderer - Donna Summer
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder
Lovely One - The Jacksons
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Hall & Oates
Whip It - Devo
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
Let Me Be Your Angel - Stacy Lattisaw
Upside Down - Diana Ross
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Turning Japanese - The Vapors


11/11/1978:

MacArthur Park - Donna Summer (Enjoy this full version)
Double Vision - Foreigner
How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder
Kiss You All Over - Exile
Get Off - Foxy
I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
You've Never Done It Like That - The Captain & Tennille
I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
Who Are You - The Who
Time Passages - Al Stewart
Strange Way - Firefall
Dance (Disco Heat) - Sylvester
Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey
One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic
Y.M.C.A. - The Village People
Hold The Line - Toto
Flying High - The Commodores
My Life - Billy Joel

[trekkielo]

11/11/1978

My Life - Billy Joel


Double Vision - Foreigner
Alive Again - Chicago
Hold the Line - Toto
Who Are You - The Who
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Kiss You All Over - Exile
Reminiscing - Little River Band
How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
YMCA - Village People
Strange Way - Firefall
Blue Collar Man - Styx
Sharing the Night Together - Dr. Hook
Time Passages - Al Stewart
Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
Ready to Take a Chance Again - Barry Manilow
Sweet Life - Paul Davis
(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb
Whenever I All You Friend - Kenny Loggins
Love Is in the Air - John Paul Young
The Power of Gold - Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg
You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
Straight On - Heart
You Needed Me - Anne Murray
I Love the Night Life - Alicia Bridges
MacArthur Park - Donna Summer

11/22/1980

Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard
(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
Celebration - Kool & the Gang
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Dreamer - Supertramp
Whip It - Devo
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da - The Police
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
Every Woman in the World - Air Supply
Theme from "The Dukes of Hazzard" - Waylon Jennings
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
Love on the Rocks - Neil Diamond
Never Be the Same - Christopher Cross
Sequel - Harry Chapin
Lady - Kenny Rogers
I Believe in You - Don Williams
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Hall & Oates
Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand
Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
Upside Down - Diana Ross
Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
The Wanderer - Donna Summer
He's So Shy - Pointer Sisters

PS-I've edited the following song into my favorites from...

7/22/1978 at40fg.proboards.com/post/224604/thread
8/19/1978 at40fg.proboards.com/post/225521/thread

Stuff Like That - Quincy Jones

[80sat40fan]

While I really like or love 30 songs from the 11/11/78 countdown, these 8 are my absolute faves:
Double Vision, Hot Child In The City, Blue Collar Man (Long Nights), Boogie Oogie Oogie, One Nation Under A Groove*, The Power Of Gold, Hold The Line, My Life

While I really like or love 15 songs from the 11/22/80 countdown, these 7 are my absolute faves:
Woman In Love, Masterblaster, Whip It, Hungry Heart, Dreamer, Upside Down, Turning Japanese*

* Funkadelic and The Vapors receive This Week's Shooda Dun Betr Picks. We may be a split nation when it comes to politics but we're "One Nation Under A Groove"... wacka wacka wacka ! Meanwhile, I love the frantic tempo of "Turning Japanese". It's hard to believe that ONUAG only peaked at #28 while TJ peaked at a very low #36. Here you go:

[listenerwants2know]

11/22/80:

Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
Cliff Richard - Dreaming
Don Williams - I Believe In You
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
Supertramp - Dreamer

Lucky Luke

The adventures of the cowboy Lucky Luke, hero of the comic series of the same name, still bring a smile to adults´ faces. Christie´s auctioned off original Lucky Luke comics for the first time on Friday, a "world premiere" according to the auction house. The 50 original pages by Belgian illustrator Morris fetched a total of almost 2.2 million euros. Most of the individual pages changed hands for between 60 and 70,000 euros.

"This reminds me of my childhood," said Dominique Puts, leaning over a black and white drawing of a saloon scene in the gallery of Christie´s auction house in Paris. The 67-year-old has been a fan for six decades and knows every page, as he proudly explained. "But I can´t afford to bid," he added with a smile.

"Morris is the last author in this category who was not yet on the market," says the head of sales at Christie´s, Vincent Belloy. The illustrator of Lucky Luke is "one of the most outstanding comic artists in the French-speaking world". Morris is on a par with the illustrators of Asterix and Obelix and Tintin, Belloy added.

Morris´ style is "clear, efficient and dynamic" and therefore very modern, says Belloy. The series also reflects the history of the so-called Wild West of the USA. It features the famous cowboys Billy the Kid and Jesse James and the adventurer Calamity Jane.

Lucky Luke defeats a string of crooks in the individual volumes, whether through his cunning, his luck or his quick grip on a revolver. What every fan knows: Lucky Luke shoots faster than his shadow.

Morris, whose real name was Maurice de Bevere, created the lanky cowboy character in 1947. When Morris died in 2001 at the age of 77, he left behind 72 volumes. He had initially written the stories himself, but later concentrated on the drawings and entrusted the scenarios to French author Rene Goscinny. The two had met in New York and worked together until Goscinny´s death in 1977.

And here´s my "power"-Edition:

11/22/80:

Diana Ross - Upside Down
Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Willie Nelson - On The Road Again

Time for an extra: The Buggles

The Buggles were founded in 1979 and had their breakthrough with the single "Video Killed the Radio Star". The song was released on 9/7/1979 and conquered the charts worldwide. Not only was it a huge commercial success, it was also the first music video to be broadcast on the then new music channel MTV in 1981. This success catapulted the band into the limelight and secured them a permanent place in music history.

The Buggles´ sound is a mixture of pop and new wave, characterized by futuristic sounds and innovative production techniques. Their first album "The Age of Plastic" was released in 1980 and includes the famous single as well as other hits such as "The Plastic Age" and "Clean, Clean". The second album, "Adventures in Modern Recording", followed in 1981, shortly before the duo disbanded.

After the dissolution of The Buggles, both members pursued successful careers. Trevor Horn became a respected music producer and worked with a variety of artists, including "Frankie Goes To Hollywood" and the "Pet Shop Boys". Geoff Downes joined the supergroup "Asia", which also enjoyed success in the 1980s. These changes of direction show how versatile and influential the two musicians were in the music industry.




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