July 6Jul 6 Author And here's the full list of hits covered today (w/e of Top 40 new entries in bold; * denotes if not on Spotify):05/04/1980Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (Work Rest And Play) EPThe Pretenders - Talk Of The TownThe Selecter - Missing WordsRupert Holmes - HimDavid Essex - Silver Dream Machine12/04/1980Blondie - Call MeSaxon - Wheels Of SteelBobby Thurston - Check Out The Groove19/04/1980Sky - ToccataThe Undertones - My Perfect CousinElvis Costello - Hi FidelityThe Nolans - Don't Make WavesPhil Lynott - Dear Miss Lonely HeartsThe Buggles - Clean, Clean26/04/1980Paul McCartney - Coming UpRodney Franklin - The GrooveThe Ruts - Staring At The Rude BoysNarada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved YaPete Townshend - Rough BoysBilly Joel - All For Leyna03/05/1980Johnny Logan - What's Another YearMotorhead - Golden Years EPCockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip-OffKate Bush - BreathingWhitesnake - Fool For Your LovingHot Chocolate - No Doubt About ItSmokie - Take Good Care Of My BabyThe Cure - A ForestJimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My LoveNew Musik - This World Of WaterThe Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again10/05/1980The Beat - Mirror In The BathroomMichael Jackson - She's Out Of My LifeMystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up*Crown Heights Affair - You Gave Me LoveThe Four Bucketeers - The Bucket Of Water SongJunior Murvin - Police And Thieves17/05/1980Roxy Music - Over YouThe Mash - Theme From 'M*A*S*H' (Suicide Is Painless)Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At PartiesMatchbox - Midnite DynamosJermaine Jackson - Let's Get SeriousUK Subs - TeenageDon McLean - Crying24/05/1980Gary Numan - We Are GlassThe Specials - Rat Race/Rude Boys Outa JailLipps Inc - Funky TownRoberta Flack With Donny Hathaway - Back Together AgainOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - MessagesVotes welcome for up to five of your favourites, with the song with the most votes played at the start of next week's session!(my votes are on the previous page)
July 6Jul 6 Lipps Inc - Funky TownSky - ToccataThe Cure - A ForestBlondie - Call MeThe Mash - Theme From 'M*A*S*H' (Suicide Is Painless)
July 6Jul 6 Top 5 favourites this week:Blondie - Call MeThe Cure - A ForestJona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At PartiesLipps Inc. - Funky TownThe Mash - Theme From 'M*A*S*H' (Suicide Is Painless)a couple of difficult cuts, apologies to the likes of Gary Numan and Kate BushBlondie are on fire at the moment 🤩
July 6Jul 6 Blondie - Call MeSky - ToccataKate Bush - BreathingThe Cure - A ForestLipps Inc - Funky TownKate Bush and The Cure's songs were unfamiliar to me prior to this so great to hear those (does mean I have no room for Jona Lewie and Gary Numan though </3)
July 6Jul 6 Kate Bush - BreathingNew Musik - This World Of WaterOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - MessagesJona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At PartiesGary Numan - We Are Glass
July 6Jul 6 Blondie - Call MeThe Cure - A ForestGary Numan - We Are GlassLipps Inc. - FunkytownSky - ToccataAll songs I knew already this week (although 'We Are Glass' and 'Toccata' I only knew due to discovering them from previous SyncTube sessions). 'A Forest' will be up there with my absolute faves of the entire decade.Jona Lewie just missing out, and my top discoveries of the week are Madness, New Musik and Elvis Costello & The Attractions.
July 7Jul 7 My 5 picks:The Undertones - My Perfect CousinNew Musik - This World Of WaterRoxy Music - Over YouThe Specials - Rat RaceOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - MessagesLooks like I'm going to be in the minority here but worst for me is "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc. I find that song so irritating, especially the singing.
July 9Jul 9 Top 5 favourites this week:Pretenders - Talk of the townThe Cure - A ForestJona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At PartiesBlondie - Call MeTheme From 'M*A*S*H' (Suicide Is Painless)sadly I had to cut:Don McLean - CryingThe Beat - Mirror in the bathroomleast fav, the Paul McCartney one
Saturday at 15:283 days BestBlondie - Call MeSky - ToccataKate Bush - BreathingOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - MessagesThe Cure - A ForestLots of great songs missed the cutWorstThe Four Bucketeers - The Bucket Of Water SongLipps Inc - Funky TownThe Nolans - Don't Make Waves
Sunday at 14:372 days I gave 4 9s this week so also voting for my favourite of the 8s.1 The Cure - A Forest2 Blondie - Call Me3 Lipps Inc - Funky Town4 Kate Bush - Breathing5 Jona Lewie - You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At PartiesMissing out also with 8:Sky - ToccataNew Musik - World Of WaterThe Mash - Suicide Is Painless
Sunday at 14:412 days Author Continues at 4pm today, with another 50 new songs from 7 weeks of 1980! https://sync-tube.de/room/2gHBerpI
Sunday at 14:572 days Dave Cousins, singer with The Strawbs, has died aged 80. Can we have Part Of The Union in the RIP slot?
Sunday at 15:012 days Author Best of Week 3 poll results7 Blondie - Call Me7 The Cure - A Forest6 Lipps Inc - Funky Town5 Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties4 Kate Bush - Breathing4 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages4 Sky - Toccata3 M.A.S.H. - Theme From 'M*A*S*H' (Suicide Is Painless)2 Gary Numan - We Are Glass2 New Musik - This World Of Water2 The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town2 The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin1 Roxy Music - Over You1 The Specials - Rat RaceFirst tie of the series, so a tiebreaker will be included with the new poll after this session!Wall of fameWeek 1: John Foxx - UnderpassWeek 2: Blondie - AtomicWeek 3: tbc
Sunday at 18:491 day Author Full list of hits covered today, all are on Spotify (w/e of Top 40 new entries in bold):31/05/1980The Lambrettas - D-a-a-anceElectric Light Orchestra - I'm AliveThe Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Zone/Twilight ToneThe Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn SometimePeter Gabriel - No Self ControlCockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing BubblesStiff Little Fingers - Nobody's Hero/Tin SoldiersThin Lizzy - ChinatownThe Detroit Spinners - Body Language07/06/1980Judas Priest - Breaking The LawTeena Marie - Behind The GrooveLiquid Gold - SubstituteElton John - Little JeannieIron Maiden - SanctuarySiouxsie And The Banshees - ChristineSurface Noise - The ScratchRod Stewart - If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)14/06/1980The Police - Six PackQueen - Play The GameElvis Costello - New AmsterdamThe Stranglers - Who Wants The World?B.A. Robertson - To Be Or Not To Be21/06/1980Splodgenessabounds - Simon Templar/Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps PleaseUB40 - My Way Of Thinking/I Think It's Going To RainStacy Lattisaw - Jump To The BeatThe Sex Pistols - (I'm Not Your) Stepping StoneDarts - Let's Hang OnOlivia Newton-John And Electric Light Orchestra - XanaduSaxon - 747 (Strangers In The Night)28/06/1980Paul McCartney - WaterfallsOdyssey - Use It Up And Wear It OutBob Marley And The Wailers - Could You Be LovedYellow Magic Orchestra - Computer Game ('Theme From The Invaders')/Firecracker05/07/1980The Detroit Spinners - Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long TimeJoy Division - Love Will Tear Us ApartChange - A Lover's Holiday/Glow Of LoveBad Manners - Lip Up FattyAC/DC - Whole Lotta RosieJoan Armatrading - Me Myself I12/07/1980Kate Bush - BabooshkaThe Rolling Stones - Emotional RescueLeo Sayer - More Than I Can SayThe Undertones - Wednesday WeekBlack Sabbath - Neon KnightsPhil Lynott - King's CallGerard Kenny - FantasyVotes welcome for up to five of your favourites, with the song with the most votes played at the start of next week's session!Week 3 TiebreakBlondie - Call MeThe Cure - A ForestMy votes:The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn SometimeSiouxsie And The Banshees - ChristineStacy Lattisaw - Jump To The BeatBob Marley And The Wailers - Could You Be LovedJoy Division - Love Will Tear Us ApartTiebreak:The Cure - A Forest
Sunday at 19:101 day My top 5 this week:Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us ApartKate Bush - BabooshkaThe Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn SometimeOlivia Newton-John And Electric Light Orchestra - XanaduYellow Magic Orchestra - Computer Game ('Theme From The Invaders')/FirecrackerTiebreak:Blondie - Call Me (but both 10/10s)
Sunday at 19:501 day The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn SometimeBob Marley And The Wailers - Could You Be LovedYellow Magic Orchestra - Computer Game ('Theme From The Invaders')/FirecrackerJoy Division - Love Will Tear Us ApartKate Bush - BabooshkaThose classics really came through at the end of the session x (and YMO a great discovery as they always are)Week 3 TiebreakBlondie - Call Me
Sunday at 21:451 day Elvis Costello & The Attractions - New AmsterdamJoy Division - Love Will Tear Us ApartPeter Gabriel - No Self ControlSiouxsie And The Banshees - ChristineSplodgenessabounds - Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Please2 discoveries (Peter and Siouxsie) and 3 I already knew this week (although I don't think I've heard 'New Amsterdam' for many years so that's also basically a re-discovery). Just missing out from the others I already knew are Kate Bush, Bob Marley & The Wailers and The Korgis (another one I don't know that well though) and my next favourite discovery was Yellow Magic Orchestra. The first side of the Splodgenessabounds single was a good discovery too, not really sure how we're meant to be dealing with voting for double A-Sides but I did already previously submit a vote for only 'Going Underground' so continuing that precedent I guess x'A Forest' for the tiebreaker obvz
Sunday at 23:051 day It was a very good start today and I'm picking three of the first five songs that were played.Electric Light Orchestra - I'm AliveThe Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn SometimePeter Gabriel - No Self ControlQueen - Play The GameOlivia Newton-John And Electric Light Orchestra - XanaduNo room for Joy Division.Tiebreak - A Forest
Yesterday at 06:321 day Had the session in the background while watching tennis but found most of the songs rather pedestrian, too many bad rock songsbest:SiouxsieJoy DivisionPeter Gabrieltiebreak:The Cure of course <3
21 hours ago21 hr Best:Electric Light Orchestra - I'm AliveThe Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn SometimeJoy Division - Love Will Tear Us ApartChange - A Lover's HolidaySurface Noise - The ScratchTiebreak:The Cure - A ForestWorst:Rod Stewart - If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)
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