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

[trekkielo]

3/22/80

You May Be Right by Billy Joel
Refugee by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl by The Spinners
Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd
99 by Toto
Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross
Heartbreaker by Pat Benetar
Pilot of the Airwaves by Charlie Dore
Call Me by Blondie
Give It All You Got by Chuck Mangione

3/22/75

Can't Get It Out of My Head by The Electric Light Orchestra
Black Water by The Doobie Brothers
Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John
Butter Boy by Fanny
Shining Star by Earth, Wind & Fire
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You by Sugarloaf
Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) by Leo Sayer
My Eyes Adored You by Frankie Valli
No No Song by Ringo Starr
Jackie Blue by Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton-John
You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker
Lady Marmalade by LaBelle
Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton

[mga707]

My 1980 opinions can be found elsewhere, but I'd like to add just a few to the 1975 list:
"Poetry Man"--Phoebe Snow
"Shame, Shame, Shame"--Shirley and Company
"Chevy Van"--Sammy Johns (aka 'the male teenage fantasy song' )

[seminolefan]

My favorites from 3/22/1980:

Working My Way Back To You - The Spinners
On The Radio - Donna Summer
Second Time Around - Shalamar
Too Hot - Kool & The Gang
Call Me - Blondie
Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
Do That To Me One More Time - The Captain & Tennille
Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
And The Beat Goes On - The Whispers


3/22/1975:

Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire

[keithr63]

Mar 22 1980

Back On My Feet Again
Even It Up
Come Back
Heartbreaker
Fire Lake
Refugee
Ride Like The Wind
How Do I Make You
Another Brick In The Wall

[chrislc]

32: SATIN SOUL - LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA - I loved how Barry White was played right before this song
22: EMOTION - HELEN REDDY - I love all of her songs now for some reason
18: CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD- ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Only song of these five that would have been on my list of five 40 years ago
14: SAD SWEET DREAMER - SWEET SENSATION - Has really grown on me - reminds me of some AC hits from 1970/71 - 1900 Yesterday for example
8: POETRY MAN - PHOEBE SNOW - God what a great recording - the long version is incredible

34: SEPTEMBER MORN – NEIL DIAMOND - Neil has become my new Manilow-type guilty pleasure
28: AN AMERICAN DREAM – THE DIRT BAND - Should've been bigger
19: FIRE LAKE – BOB SEGER - I cannot stand a few of his hits - but several of them really get to me - such a classic sound
18: GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT – CHUCK MANGIONE - For some reason this reminds me of the score/soundtrack from the Stallone movie Nighthawks - and of course Lake Placid
8: THE SECOND TIME AROUND - SHALAMAR - Should've made #1 - backlash, I guess

[80sat40fan]

My top 10 songs from the 3/31/73 show:
* "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Robert Flack (#1 peak)
* "Cisco Kid" by War (#2 peak)
* "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" by The Spinners (#3 peak)
* "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray (#5 peak)
* "Stuck In The Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel
* "Wildflower" by Skylark (#9 peak)
* "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)" by The Moody Blues (#12 peak)
* "Space Oddity" by David Bowie (#15 peak)
* "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed (#16 peak)
* "Hummingbird" by Seals & Crofts (#20 peak)
What a fantastic set of debuts on this weekend's show!

My Top 10 songs from the 3/28/87 show:
* "Lookin' For A New Love" by Jody Watley (#2 peak)
* "The Finer Things" by Steve Winwood (#8 peak)
* "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel (#8 peak)
* "Walking Down Your Street" by The Bangles (#11 peak)
* "I Wanna Go Back" by Eddie Money (#14 peak)
* "Brand New Lover" by Dead Or Alive (#15 peak)
* "Come As You Are" by Peter Wolf (#15 peak)
* "Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love" by Boston (#20 peak)
* "Serious" by Donna Allen (#21 peak)
* "Smoking Gun" by The Robert Cray Band (#22 peak)

[trekkielo]

3/28/87

Tonight, Tonight, Tonight by Genesis
Big Time by Peter Gabriel
Respect Yourself by Bruce Willis
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
Walking Down Your Street by The Bangles
The Final Countdown by Europe
Jacob's Ladder by Huey Lewis and the News
Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House

3/28/81

Games People Play by The Alan Parsons Project
Celebration by Kool & the Gang
I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
Morning Train (Nine to Five) by Sheena Easton
Angel of the Morning by Juice Newton
Rapture by Blondie
While You See a Chance by Steve Winwood
Too Much Time on My Hands by Styx
The Best of Times by Styx
Take It On the Run by REO Speedwagon
Keep on Loving You by REO Speedwagon
Turn Me Loose by Loverboy
Don't Stand So Close to Me by The Police
Hello Again by Neil Diamond
Woman by John Lennon

3/31/73

Could It Be I'm Falling in Love by The Spinners
Sing by The Carpenters
Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed
Also Sprach Zarathustra by Deodato
The Cisco Kid by WAR
Drift Away by Dobie Gray
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree by Tony Orlando and Dawn
Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealer's Wheel
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia by Vicki Lawrence
Little Willy by The Sweet

[seminolefan]

My faves from 3/28/1987:

Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson
Come Go With Me - Expose
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Sign O' The Times - Prince
Living On a Prayer - Bon Jovi
You Got It All - The Jets
As We Lay - Shirley Murdock
Looking For a New Love - Jody Watley
Candy - Cameo
La Isla Bonita - Madonna
Serious - Donna Allen


3/28/1981:

Rapture - Blondie
Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. w/Bill Withers
Kiss On My List - Hall & Oates
Don't Stop The Music - Yarborough & Peoples
How 'Bout Us - Champaign


3/31/1973:

Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Love Train - The O'Jays
Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got) - The Four Tops
Break Up To Make Up - The Stylistics
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - The Spinners
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder

[keithr63]

From March28 1987

Ca'n'tcha Say /Still In Love-Boston
Smoking Gun -Robert Cray
I Wanna Go Back-Eddie Moneu
Livin On A Prayer-Bon Jovi
Thst Ain't Love-REO Speedwagon
Midnight Blue-Lou Gramm

[mga707]

Favorite 'forgotten' songs from 3/28/81:

Hearts On Fire--Randy Meisner
Precious To Me--Phil Seymour
I Ain't Gonna Stand For It--Stevie Wonder
Just Between You and Me--April Wine
Ain't Even Done With the Night--John Cougar
Time Out of Mind--Steely Dan
Sweetheart--Franke and the Knockouts
Turn Me Loose--Loverboy
How 'bout Us--Champaign
Who Do You Think You're Foolin'--Donna Summer

...and two big hits:
Being With You--Smokey Robinson
Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr. (featuring Bill Withers)

[80sat40fan]

My Top 10 from the 4/1/72 show:
* "A Horse With No Name" by America (#1 peak)
* "Heart Of Gold" by Neil Young (#1 peak)
* "Mother & Chid Reunion" by Paul Simon (#4 peak)
* "Betcha By Golly Wow" by The Stylistics" (#5 peak)
* "Everything I Own" by Bread (#5 peak)
* "Jungle Fever" by The Chakakhas (#8 peak)
* "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" by T. Rex (#10 peak)
* "Family Of Man" by Three Dog Night (#12 peak)
* "Roundabout" by Yes (#13 peak)
* "Runnin' Away" by Sly & The Family Stone (#23 peak)

My Top 15 from the 4/6/85 show (love Spring '85 shows!):
* "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds (#1 peak)
* "Material Girl" by Madonna (#2 peak... OK, I admit, this is a guilty pleasure)
* "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head (#3 peak)
* "Lover Girl" by Teena Marie (#4 peak)
* "Smooth Operator" by Sade (#5 peak)
* "Obsession" by Animotion (#6 peak)
* "Some Like It Hot" by Power Station (#6 peak)
* "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" by Don Henley (#8 peak)
* "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood (#10 peak)
* "That Was Yesterday" by Foreigner (#12 peak)
* "Just Another Night" by Mick Jagger (#12 peak)
* "Don't Come Around Here No More" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#13 peak)
* "Take Me With U" by Prince & The Revolution (#25 peak)
* "Forever Man" by Eric Clapton (#26 peak)
* "Radioactive" by The Firm (#28 peak)

[JessieLou]

A Horse With No Name <3

[seminolefan]

My faves from 4/06/1985:

Crazy For You - Madonna
Lovergirl - Teena Marie
Nightshift - The Commodores
Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge
Somebody - Bryan Adams
Missing You - Diana Ross
Obsession - Animotion
The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
Careless Whisper - Wham!
Smooth Operator - Sade
New Attitude - Patti LaBelle
Everything She Wants - Wham!


4/01/1972:

In The Rain - The Dramatics
Betcha By Golly Wow - The Stylistics
Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin


4/03/1976:

Sweet Thing - Rufus & Chaka Khan
Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
Dream On - Aerosmith
December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
Sara Smile - Hall & Oates

[trekkielo]

4/7/84

Don't Answer Me by The Alan Parsons Project
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) by Phil Collins
The Longest Time by Billy Joel
You Might Think by The Cars
Eat It by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Got a Hold on Me by Christine McVie
Give It Up by KC
I Want a New Drug by Huey Lewis And The News
Red Red Wine by UB40
Jump by Van Halen
Thriller by Michael Jackson
Here Comes the Rain Again by Eurythmics
The Authority Song by John Cougar Mellencamp

4/6/85

One More Night by Phil Collins
Keeping the Faith by Billy Joel
Don't Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
The Heat Is On by Glenn Frey
New Attitude by Patti LaBelle
Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
California Girls by David Lee Roth
Too Late for Goodbyes by Julian Lennon
Nightshift by Commodores
All She Wants to Do Is Dance by Don Henley
Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon
Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
We Are the World by USA for Africa

4/1/72

Mother and Child Reunion by Paul Simon
Bang a Gong (Get It On) by T. Rex
A Horse With No Name by America
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack
Without You by Nilsson
Vincent by Don McLean
Roundabout by Yes
Crazy Mama by JJ Cale

4/3/76

All By Myself - Eric Carmen
Love Hurts by Nazareth
Take It to the Limit by Eagles
Dream Weaver by Gary Wright
Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) by The Four Seasons
Let Your Love Flow by The Bellamy Brothers
Fooled Around and Fell in Love by Elvin Bishop
Lonely Night (Angel Face) by The Captain & Tennille
Shannon by Henry Gross
Junk Food Junkie by Larry Groce
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Dream On by Aerosmith
Love Machine by The Miracles

[80sat40fan]

My Top 10 from the 4/10/71 show:
* "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night (#1 peak)
* "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me" by The Temptations (#1 peak)
* "What's Goin' On" by Marvin Gaye (#2 peak)
* "She's A Lady" by Tom Jones (#2 peak)
* "Another Day" by Paul McCartney (#5 peak)
* "What Is Life" by George Harrison (#10 peak)
* "Wild World" by Cat Stevens (#11 peak)
* "We Can Work It Out" by Stevie Wonder (#13 peak)
* "Oye Como Va" by Santana (#13 peak)
* "Friends" by Elton John (#34 peak)

My Top 20 from the 4/9/83 show:
* "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson (#1 peak)
* "Beat It" by Michael Jackson (#1 peak)
* "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners (#1 peak)
* "Let's Dance" by David Bowie (#1 peak)
* "Mr. Roboto" by Styx (#3 peak)
* "Overkill" by Men At Work (#3 peak)
* "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby (#5 peak)
* "Der Kommissar" by After The Fire (#5 peak)
* "Back On The Chain Gang" by The Pretenders (#5 peak)
* "Little Red Corvette" by Prince (#6 peak)
* "Separate Ways" by Journey (#8 peak)
* "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring (#10 peak)
* "I Won't Hold You Back" by Toto (#10 peak)
* "I Know There's Something Going On" by Frida (#13 peak)
* "Rio" by Duran Duran (#14 peak)
* "Breaking Us In Two" by Joe Jackson (#18 peak)
* "A Little Too Late" by Pat Benetar (#20 peak)
* "Change Of Heart" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#21 peak)
* "Lies" by The Thompson Twins (#30 peak)
* "I Don't Care Anymore" by Phil Collins (#39 peak)

Early 1983 is when I discovered KHTR (Hit Radio 103) in St. Louis. St. Louis had been without a true Top 40 station for a little bit so my love for Top 40 music was re-ignited thanks to this station. And what a wonderful time for music! I will be experiencing multiple eargasms while listening to this show this weekend!