September 01, 2005

Musical Me-me-me

This has been floating about for a bit, but I was waiting especially for Kathy to do it so that I could pinch it from her.

The deal is to go to Music Outfitters and dial up the top 100 songs from the year you graduated from high school. Bold the songs you liked, strike through the ones you hated and leave alone those you didn't care about or don't remember. Underline the song you liked the most. (I assume this is all in the past tense. I frankly don't listen to any of this stuff anymore, except sometimes when exercising.)

I will now reveal my age by taking a peak into the deep dark vault of 1983:

1. Every Breath You Take, Police - As if there could be any question?
2. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson - Never could stand Jackson. Period.
3. Flashdance... What A Feelin, Irene Cara
4. Down Under, Men At Work
5. Beat It, Michael Jackson - Kinda takes on new meaning, doncha think?
6. Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Bonnie Tyler
7. Maneater, Daryl Hall and John Oates
8. Baby Come To Me, Patti Austin and James Ingram
9. Maniac, Michael Sembello
10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), Eurythmics - Although I preferred "Would I Lie To You?"
11. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Culture Club
12. You And I, Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle
13. Come On Eileen, Dexy's Midnight Runners
14. Shame On The Moon, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
15. She Works Hard For The Money, Donna Summer
16. Never Gonna Let You Go, Sergio Mendes
17. Hungry Like The Wolf, Duran Duran
18. Let's Dance, David Bowie - Where are my red shoes?
19. Twilight Zone, Golden Earring
20. I Know There's Something Going On, Frida
21. Jeopardy, Greg Kihn Band
22. Electric Avenue, Eddy Grant
23. She Blinded Me With Science, Thomas Dolby - She's tidied up and I. Can't. FIND. Anything! (Remember, this is PAST TENSE, people.
24. Africa, Toto
25. Little Red Corvette, Prince
26. Back On The Chain Gang, Pretenders
27. Up Where We Belong, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
28. Mr. Roboto, Styx - Domo arigato!
29. You Are, Lionel Richie
30. Der Kommissar, After The Fire
31. Puttin' On The Ritz, Taco
32. Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye - I remember the flap when this came out. Like the entire female junior high school population was suddenly going to wake up one morning pregnant.
33. (Keep Feeling) Fascination, Human League
34. Time (Clock Of The Heart), Culture Club
35. The Safety Dance, Men Without Hats
36. Mickey, Toni Basil - I dunno why. The Llama-ettes like this song.
37. You Can't Hurry Love, Phil Collins
38. Separate Ways, Journey
39. One On One, Daryl Hall and John Oates
40. We've Got Tonight, Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton
41. 1999, Prince - Sorry, I just couldn't stomach Prince.
42. Stray Cat Strut, Stray Cats
43. Allentown, Billy Joel
44. Stand Back, Stevie Nicks
45. Tell Her About It, Billy Joel
46. Always Somethmg There To Remind Me, Naked Eyes - One of the department stores - Kohl's, I think - has adopted this as their commercial jingle. Which serves it right.
47. Truly, Lionel Richie
48. Dirty Laundry, Don Henley
49. The Girl Is Mine, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
50. Too Shy, Kajagoogoo
51. Goody Two Shoes, Adam Ant
52. Rock The Casbah, Clash - One of the all-time coo-el songs.
53. Our House, Madness - In the middle of our street, no less.
54. Overkill, Men At Work
55. Is There Something I Should Know, Duran Duran
56. Gloria, Laura Branigan - Bleh.
57. Affair Of The Heart, Rick Springfield
58. She's A Beauty, Tubes
59. Solitaire, Laura Branigan
60. Don't Let It End, Styx
61. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, Laura Branigan
62. China Girl, David Bowie
63. Come Dancing, Kinks
64. Promises, Promises, Naked Eyes
65. The Other Guy, Little River Band
66. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All, Air Supply
67. Family Man, Daryl Hall and John Oates
68. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Michael Jackson
69. I Won't Hold You Back, Toto
70. All Right, Christopher Cross
71. Straight From The Heart, Bryan Adams
72. Heart To Heart, Kenny Loggins
73. My Love, Lionel Richie
74. I'm Still Standing, Elton John - Of great consolation after my girlfriend of the time gave me the boot.
75. Hot Girls In Love, Loverboy
76. It's A Mistake, Men At Work - Tell us, Commander, what do you see?
77. I'll Tumble 4 Ya, Culture Club
78. All This Love, Debarge
79. Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy, Sammy Hagar
80. Heartbreaker, Dionne Warwick
81. Faithfully, Journey
82. Steppin' Out, Joe Jackson
83. Take Me To Heart, Quarterflash
84. (She's) Sexy + 17, Stray Cats
85. Try Again, Champaign
86. Dead Giveaway, Shalamar
87. Lawyers In Love, Jackson Browne
88. What About Me, Moving Pictures
89. Human Nature, Michael Jackson
90. Photograph, Def Leppard
91. Pass The Dutchie, Musical Youth
92. True, Spandau Ballet
93. Far From Over, Frank Stallone
94. I've Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart, Eric Clapton
95. It Might Be You, Stephen Bishop
96. Tonight I Celebrate My Love, Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
97. You Got Lucky, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
98. Don't Cry, Asia
99. Breaking Us In Two, Joe Jackson
100. Fall In Love With Me, Earth, Wind and Fire

I'm sure I'd recognize a great many more of these if I heard them again.

Posted by Robert at September 1, 2005 10:06 AM | TrackBack
Comments

I was going to play, but when I dialed up 1978 I just got depressed at the overwhelmingly useless crap on the list...there were only like six or seven songs I liked/could stand.

Thank God for the Dead Boys and Ramones!

Posted by: TC@LeatherPenguin at September 1, 2005 10:40 AM

'83 was a pretty good year for music. But I have to say---how can you be neutral about The Girl Is Mine, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney?

One should either hate or love that song. There is no in between.

Posted by: Kathy at September 1, 2005 11:00 AM

You know, I honestly don't remember it. Which is probably a good thing.

Posted by: Robbo the LB at September 1, 2005 11:36 AM

1983, they had music back then????

Were the records made of stone or hardened clay?

Posted by: phin at September 1, 2005 12:22 PM

Were the records made of stone or hardened clay?

If I remember correctly, they were carved from THE BONES OF DISRESPECTFUL YOUNGSTERS!!!!!

Posted by: Brian B at September 1, 2005 12:55 PM
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