Nostalgiac For '79-'80
Mr. M
Mr. M
Michael Black
> Lot of good songs, lot of memories.
>
> Mr. M
>
I was a little surprised virtually nothing was said about the 30th
anniversary of the "No Nukes" concerts in New York City at the end
of September. It was a big event at the time, and of course there
was a three record album released in time for Christmas. The lineup
was a mix of the old artists and newer ones. If I recall properly,
one night of the run it was Bruce Springsteen's 30th birthday. And then
the next summer, there was the movie of the concerts. I saw Jackson Brown
and Bonnie Raitt in South Dakota that summer, and the movie was just out,
they wanted to bring it but couldn't arrange it. I must have seen it in
San Francisco a few weeks later, a sneak preview with "Honeysuckle Rose".
Michael
BobbyM
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All in all, the album had good performances but the problem was there was no
real variety on it. It was dominated by laid back ballads from the likes of
Jackson Browne & James Taylor (songs to either make you think or go to
sleep). Springsteen's Devil with a Blue Dress, the Doobies' Takin' It to
the Street, & Bonnie Raitt's Runaway were as close as it got to rockin'.
Still, there were some powerful performances, particularly John Hall's
"Power," with backing by James Taylor & the Doobies.
stonej
all of the hoopla surrounding who shot J.R.
At the time it aired it was the highest rated episode of a TV show
in the history of television, eclipsed a few years later by the final
episode of MASH.
stonej
Sorry, wrong thread.
Mr. M
>Lot of good songs, lot of memories.
>
>Mr. M
I really liked most of the popular hits of '79-80. The only one I
couldn't stand was "One In A Million You" by Larry Graham.
Mr. M
Robbie
1979 was one of the best years for music. There was a lot of diversity
in the charts (both UK and US) with disco and new wave competing with
the usual pop fare. There was still a fair amount of rubbish though! The
US had some great number ones in 1979 but there was still some awful
songs that reached the top - Still, Sad Eyes and especially Babe spring
to mind. 1980 wasn't as good a year for music but there was still a lot
of good music around. I consider "my era" to be 1978 to 1985, so I get
nostalgic for music beyond 1980. 1981 was better than 1980 and again,
like 1978 to 1979 there was a sea change in music in the years 1981 to
1983 as the UK synth bands first had great success at home before
breaking through in the US via MTV. After 1984 music became more
stagnant and the music scene became more and more fragmented, again
especially in the US where top 40 radio went into steep decline from
about 1986 onwards as radio became more focussed on genres and tighter
playlists and less on just playing the big hits of the day.
That Larry Graham single sounded like something from the 50s or 60s! I
only got to hear it on the weekly US top 40 countdown show on either BBC
Radio 1 or Casey Kasem's AT40 programme on AFN in Europe but what I did
hear of the song wasn't enough to leave me impressed - I thought it was
abysmal! I think that was out at the same time as another song that I
wasn't 100% keen on - Into the Night by Benny someone or other. The
lyrics were a bit dubious, something about someone old enough to know
better eloping with a 16 year old! Another song from then I remember was
Steal Away which I loved but which seemed to be something of a rip off
of What A Fool Believes by the Doobie Brothers!
Uni
> On 16/12/2009 16:34, Mr. M wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:54:56 -0500, Mr. M<m...@n.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Lot of good songs, lot of memories.
>>>
>>> Mr. M
>>
>> I really liked most of the popular hits of '79-80. The only one I
>> couldn't stand was "One In A Million You" by Larry Graham.
>>
>> Mr. M
>
>
> 1979 was one of the best years for music. There was a lot of diversity
> in the charts (both UK and US) with disco and new wave competing with
> the usual pop fare. There was still a fair amount of rubbish though! The
> US had some great number ones in 1979 but there was still some awful
> songs that reached the top - Still, Sad Eyes and especially Babe spring
> to mind. 1980 wasn't as good a year for music but there was still a lot
> of good music around. I consider "my era" to be 1978 to 1985, so I get
> nostalgic for music beyond 1980. 1981 was better than 1980 and again,
> like 1978 to 1979 there was a sea change in music in the years 1981 to
> 1983 as the UK synth bands first had great success at home before
> breaking through in the US via MTV. After 1984 music became more
> stagnant and the music scene became more and more fragmented, again
> especially in the US where top 40 radio went into steep decline from
> about 1986 onwards as radio became more focussed on genres and tighter
> playlists and less on just playing the big hits of the day.
>
> That Larry Graham single sounded like something from the 50s or 60s!
Darn good song!!!!!!
Uni
Chris S.
Here are some of my favorite songs charting while 1979 became 1980:
Billy Preston & Syreeta - "With You I'm Born Again"
Kool & the Gang - "Ladies' Night"
Captain & Tennille - "Do That to Me One More Time"
(Stop laughing. I just loved the way Toni purrs through the song)
Michael Jackson - "Rock With You"
Cliff Richard - "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Jefferson Starship- "Jane"
Hall & Oates - "Wait For Me"
KC & Teri DeSario - "Yes I'm Ready"
Anne Murray - "Broken Hearted Me"
Kermit the Frog - "Rainbow Connection"
(Again...stop laughing. I was 7 at the time...but it's a great tune)
Rufus & Chaka Khan - "Do You Love What You Feel"
Rainbow - "Since You've Been Gone"
ELO - "Last Train to London"
Spinners - "Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me Girl"
Pat Benatar - "Heartbreaker"
Robert Palmer - "Can We Still Be Friends"
Chris Thompson & Night - "If You Remember Me"
Herb Alpert - "Rise"
...and as 1980 dawned, there was
"He's So Shy" by The Pointer Sisters
"This Time" by John Cougar
"Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" by The Korgis
"Shining Star" by The Manhattans
"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen
"Call Me" by Blondie
"Sailing" by Christopher Cross
"Magic" by Olivia Newton-John
(Just like Toni Tennille...ONJ sings this one in a very sensual
manner)
Really, 30 years now?
50s
> Wow, has it really been 30 years already?
>
> Here are some of my favorite songs charting while 1979 became 1980:
>
> Billy Preston & Syreeta - "With You I'm Born Again"
>
> (Stop laughing. I just loved the way Toni purrs through the song)
LOL....Pussy !!!
50s
>
> Here are some of my favorite songs charting while 1979 became 1980:
My favorite song of 1979 is "We Were Both Wrong" by Dave Edmunds.