Posted May 12, 200916 yr this should be interesting! Top 40 Hits of Early May 1980 1 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno 2 Paul McCartney - Coming Up 3 Blondie - Call Me 4 Johnny Logan - What's Another Year 5 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 6 Sky - Toccata 7 UB40 - King / Food For Thought 8 Rodney Franklin - The Groove 9 The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin 10 The Detroit Spinners -Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl 11 Bobby Thurston - Check Out The Groove 12 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 13 Motorhead - Golden Years (EP) 14 The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town 15 Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya 16 Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It 17 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It 18 The Nolans - Don't Make Waves 19 Sad Cafe - My Oh My 20 Madness - Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest And Play) (EP) 21 Saxon - Wheels Of Steel 22 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love 23 Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off 24 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy 25 Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving 26 Barbara Dickson - January February 27 Kate Bush - Breathing 28 BA Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan 29 The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 30 The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys 31 Selecter - Missing Words 32 The Lambrettas - Poison Ivy 33 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu 34 The Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again 35 The Cure - A Forest 36 Smokie -Take Good Care Of My Baby 37 New Musik - This World Of Water 38 Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up 39 Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life 40 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady
May 12, 200916 yr Author indeed theres alot of variety, alot of original music by real artists! :P to saw fans! 1 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno ............ brilliant track 2 Paul McCartney - Coming Up .............. poor 3 Blondie - Call Me .............................poor 4 Johnny Logan - What's Another Year .... AWFUL 5 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine ....poor 6 Sky - Toccata ...................................poor 7 UB40 - King / Food For Thought ...... one of the best they did, by a mile! 8 Rodney Franklin - The Groove ............. a nice bit of jf 9 The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin ..... new wave at its best 10 The Detroit Spinners -Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl ..awful philly soul shyte 11 Bobby Thurston - Check Out The Groove ...ok 12 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes ................:puke2: vile crap 13 Motorhead - Golden Years (EP) ....ok 14 The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town ................ brilliant! 15 Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya ... good :) 16 Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It ...ok 17 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It ........... past their best 18 The Nolans - Don't Make Waves ....:puke2: 19 Sad Cafe - My Oh My ..............:) 20 Madness - Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest And Play) (EP) ... great track! 21 Saxon - Wheels Of Steel .................... ok 22 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love ......... poor 23 Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off ...ok 24 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy ........ awful.. 25 Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving ....... good rock track :) 26 Barbara Dickson - January February ... mor crap 27 Kate Bush - Breathing .................... brilliant track! 28 BA Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan .... ok 29 The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom ........ one of their best 30 The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys ........ ok 31 Selecter - Missing Words .................... great track 32 The Lambrettas - Poison Ivy ........... poor bandwagon jumpers cover 33 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu ....:lol: 34 The Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again ... aor 35 The Cure - A Forest .......................... 36 Smokie -Take Good Care Of My Baby ...an odd cover 37 New Musik - This World Of Water ............ good pop 38 Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up ...??? 39 Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life ... no surprise there then! :lol: 40 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady .... ok :)
May 12, 200916 yr 1 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno - awesome :wub: Why does no-one play this anymore, and only the god-awful Come On Eileen? :puke2: 3 Blondie - Call Me - Giorgio Moroder + Debbie Harry = genius :D 4 Johnny Logan - What's Another Year - Eurovision... not the best, but OK :) 10 The Detroit Spinners -Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl - superb disco 12 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes - better than the sum of it's parts 16 Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It - funky (and really rude :kink: ) 18 The Nolans - Don't Make Waves - one hit wonders? Pah! :P 20 Madness - Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest And Play) (EP) - meh, they did better 22 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love - good, but no What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted... 24 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy - superb disco again 26 Barbara Dickson - January February - BIG soft spot for this :blush: 27 Kate Bush - Breathing - not anything like her best, but fine :) 29 The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom - pretty good. OT but anyone remember I Am The Beat by The Look? Found the original 7" yesterday, amazing song 32 The Lambrettas - Poison Ivy - prefer the Coasters original, though I am a bit of a wannabe mod :heehee: 34 The Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again - more damn fine disco :dance: 37 New Musik - This World Of Water - AMAZING :wub: Tony Mansfield = genius. Anyone ever hear his work with Yukihiro Takahashi? 39 Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life - sweet, but no Don't Stop Till You Get Enough :kink:
May 12, 200916 yr Author 1 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno - awesome :wub: Why does no-one play this anymore, and only the god-awful Come On Eileen? :puke2: ahhh at last we agree on something! :) 27 Kate Bush - Breathing - not anything like her best, but fine :)but not on this...lol..reckon it was one of her best 29 The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom - pretty good. OT but anyone remember I Am The Beat by The Look? Found the original 7" yesterday, amazing song damn fine disco :dance: yep, it finishes on a 'cut' grove, so it repeats itself ad ininitum. good track
May 12, 200916 yr 1 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno............... excellent song, a worthy number one 2 Paul McCartney - Coming Up..................... the live version on the B side topped the US charts, not that good but apparently this was the song that spurred John Lennon into make a return to the studio 3 Blondie - Call Me........................ didn't really care a great deal for this and by now they were past their peak 4 Johnny Logan - What's Another Year............................ awful Euro tripe 5 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine............................ bland 6 Sky - Toccata.......................... quite liked this, sounds good when blasting out of the speakers 7 UB40 - King / Food For Thought .................................. UB40 were once a great band and this was very good 8 Rodney Franklin - The Groove .................................... the song that started the brief dance craze of "The Freeze". Not a bad song 9 The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin ........................... good song though the follow up, Wednesday Week, was far better 10 The Detroit Spinners -Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl ........................ I actually bought this. Shame on me! 11 Bobby Thurston - Check Out The Groove ............................ OK disco tune 12 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes ......................................... awful 13 Motorhead - Golden Years (EP) ........................... poor 14 The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town ..................... excellent guitar work and a good song that was overshadowed by Brass In Pocket 15 Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya ....... excellent bass and the song itself was OK 16 Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It ....... boring disco song 17 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It ...................... loved this song, their best for a while 18 The Nolans - Don't Make Waves ......................... awful 19 Sad Cafe - My Oh My ............................ OK, nothing special 20 Madness - Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest And Play) (EP) ................... excellent EP and a great title track! 21 Saxon - Wheels Of Steel ............................... I bought the follow up, 747 (Strangers In the Night) but this was just boring 22 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love ................ still gets play on the local oldies station, a bit boring to me 23 Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off ....................... plastic punks and a poor song. The follow up was the West Ham United theme song! 24 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy .................... Liquid Gold and Kelly Marie should be incinerated for the rubbish they produced in 1980. This song was sampled on Synth & Strings by Yomanda in 1999. 25 Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving .................... bland adult rock 26 Barbara Dickson - January February ................. bland adult pop 27 Kate Bush - Breathing ...................................... very unique song that I didn't really like at the time but now love 28 BA Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan .................... not very good 29 The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom .................... excellent song 30 The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys ................. another excellent song 31 Selecter - Missing Words .................................. and another! 32 The Lambrettas - Poison Ivy ............................. the "mod" revival of 1979 and 1980 was now fizzling out but these were just having their first hit. Had one more top 20 hit, and a near top 40 miss called Page 3 which earned them an injunction from The Sun, thus forcing them to change its title to Another Day (Another Girl). The lead singer died last year from cancer aged only 50. 33 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu ......... fun at the time and had a very strange chart run 64-55-62-49-34-39-38-36-36-28-33-29-33-39-OUT 34 The Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again ............. slightly catchy though ultimately boring 35 The Cure - A Forest................ excellent song 36 Smokie -Take Good Care Of My Baby .................... they were getting desperate for a hit by now and this was their last until the Chubby Brown disaster in 1995 37 New Musik - This World Of Water ................... I had this single, quite good though not their best 38 Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up ............ dreamy, jazzy, soulful song that still gets plays on the vintage soul shows on radio 39 Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life ........... OK song 40 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady .......... had this, as I did all the 2 Tone records at the time. But 2 Tone, Specials aside, were just about over as a big thing. This group soon split with most of the band going on to form the Belle Stars
May 12, 200916 yr 1 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno :wub: 3 Blondie - Call Me :D 7 UB40 - King / Food For Thought :wub: 10 The Detroit Spinners -Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl :) 12 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes :puke2: 14 The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town :) 15 Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya :) 25 Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving :) 26 Barbara Dickson - January February :D guilty pleasure :P 34 The Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again :D I don't remember any of the other tracks :(
May 12, 200916 yr 1 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno....excellent track,better than come on Eileen 2 Paul McCartney - Coming Up....quirky song, it was ok 3 Blondie - Call Me.......I still liked them a lot :yahoo: 4 Johnny Logan - What's Another Year :puke2: 5 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine :puke2: 6 Sky - Toccata :unsure: 7 UB40 - King / Food For Thought.....one of only 2 songs by them I like 8 Rodney Franklin - The Groove 9 The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin.....great song by a good band 10 The Detroit Spinners -Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl :puke2: 11 Bobby Thurston - Check Out The Groove 12 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes :puke2: :puke2: 13 Motorhead - Golden Years (EP) 14 The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town.......always liked them always in the shaddow of Blondie 15 Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya 16 Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It 17 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It....not one of their best 18 The Nolans - Don't Make Waves :puke2: 19 Sad Cafe - My Oh My 20 Madness - Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest And Play) (EP) :cheer: classic tune 21 Saxon - Wheels Of Steel 22 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love 23 Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off 24 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy....utter garbage 25 Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving 26 Barbara Dickson - January February......boring, my mother liked this need I say more :lol: 27 Kate Bush - Breathing :cheer: superb 28 BA Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan.....dunno about this one :unsure: 29 The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom.....one of my favourite tracks of the year 30 The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys 31 Selecter - Missing Words....this was quite good 32 The Lambrettas - Poison Ivy :) 33 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu 34 The Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again....was ok I suppose 35 The Cure - A Forest 36 Smokie -Take Good Care Of My Baby 37 New Musik - This World Of Water....excellent song 38 Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up 39 Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life 40 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady
May 13, 200916 yr Saxon - Wheels Of Steel! What a tune that is, such a classic riff. That's when Saxon were relevant at that time. :D Shame they don't get any success anymore. :(
May 13, 200916 yr It's a real shame that sort of music rarely breaks the mainstream these days. Saxon actually came out with a new album in January and it's a real cracker! Definitely recommend it if you like their older work.
May 14, 200916 yr God this chart was during my last term at Primary School and this was when I was first really becoming aware of pop music. 1 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno An absolute classic, still sounds good to this day 2 Paul McCartney - Coming Up I remember liking this at the time but it is now very annoying 3 Blondie - Call Me It's Blondie so of course I like it. 4 Johnny Logan - What's Another Year Yuck 5 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine Boring 6 Sky - Toccata No thanks 7 UB40 - King / Food For Thought From that brief period when they were actually good 8 Rodney Franklin - The Groove ????? 9 The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin Perfect pop from a perfect pop group 10 The Detroit Spinners -Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl No thanks 11 Bobby Thurston - Check Out The Groove ???? 12 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes woeful 13 Motorhead - Golden Years (EP) Played some of this this mornig and sounded good to me 14 The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town So love Chrissie Hynde's voice 15 Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya ????? 16 Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It ????? 17 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It Don't remember this 18 The Nolans - Don't Make Waves Nor this 19 Sad Cafe - My Oh My or this!!!! 20 Madness - Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest And Play) (EP) Classic classic stuff from The Nutty Boys 21 Saxon - Wheels Of Steel Never liked Saxon 22 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love ???? 23 Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off Passed me by completely 24 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy I remember hating this 25 Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving Much better rock track 26 Barbara Dickson - January February MOR Radio 2 fodder 27 Kate Bush - Breathing I have been playing Never for Ever so much since that KB special that was on BBC 4 the other week, do like Army Dreamers better though. 28 BA Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan Average 29 The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom Love this 30 The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys Brilliant punk track 31 Selecter - Missing Words Don't remember this 32 The Lambrettas - Poison Ivy Loved this when I was 11 33 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu Nothing wrong with a bit of Buster 34 The Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again Nope 35 The Cure - A Forest Didn't know it at the time but great track 36 Smokie -Take Good Care Of My Baby ???? 37 New Musik - This World Of Water ????? 38 Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up ????? 39 Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life Ugh It's Jacko with IIRC another sickly ballad 40 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady I have vague memories of liking this This was at the time of the world (well, my school) turning into Ska Boys so I remember that stuff really well.
May 14, 200916 yr Author kate bushs take on impending nuclear war (seemed a distinct posibility in '80, cruise missiles etc) 9n2VSe_lja4
May 14, 200916 yr Author some for grebo .... recognise them now? selecter - missing words 9v0-NPIXrtE hot chocolate - no doubt about it (i dont like it) Rr9fRIIziXY new musik - this world of water (great track :) ) 1qbuAa_4kks abit of jf for you, rodney franklin - the groove QSPk7awDCd4 sad cafe - my oh my JxxbxJgjrjk and to finish, 'geno', a classic #1 FJc_q8eH2ng
May 14, 200916 yr Thanks Rob No don't remember any of them. Don't like them much either! Except Geno of course which is pure class. Although I don't go much on the rest of Searching for The Young Soul Rebels. Burn It Down is good though.
May 14, 200916 yr kate bushs take on impending nuclear war (seemed a distinct posibility in '80, cruise missiles etc) 9n2VSe_lja4 Just downloaded a pirate copy of a DVD of The Whole Story (Yes I own the original video but I can't convert from VHS) and it is still so good.
May 15, 200916 yr Author Thanks Rob No don't remember any of them. Don't like them much either! Except Geno of course which is pure class. Although I don't go much on the rest of Searching for The Young Soul Rebels. Burn It Down is good though. 'burn it down' was their first hit earlier in 80, the re-titled 'dance stance'. well i disagree, i rate 'searching for the young soul rebels' throughout. imho not a bad track.
May 19, 200916 yr What a fantastically diverse Top 40. Looking at this chart really does make me feel sorry for today's teenagers. I like: 1 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno 2 Paul McCartney - Coming Up 3 Blondie - Call Me 7 UB40 - King / Food For Thought 9 The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin 13 Motorhead - Golden Years (EP) 14 The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town 15 Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya 17 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It 20 Madness - Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest And Play) (EP) 24 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy 26 Barbara Dickson - January February 27 Kate Bush - Breathing 29 The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 30 The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys 31 Selecter - Missing Words 34 The Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again 35 The Cure - A Forest 40 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady
May 19, 200916 yr Author What a fantastically diverse Top 40. Looking at this chart really does make me feel sorry for today's teenagers. absolutely, and it was original too , ok often a contemporary take on an original style, but acts like dexys, madness, etc made the style their own, adding to the genre. todays youth seem to be 'indie by numbers'... get the look, get the sound...thats it! but they lack sincerity. kevin rowland once said that he threw a load of stax soul records down infront of his mates and said ' i want to do music like this'... in fact as many 60's artists did upon hearing rock n roll from the states, wanting to play rock n roll and blues. nowdays they seem to want to do it for fame and money more, far more then the sheer enjoyment of making interesting music.
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