Favorite Top Ten Song of 1981

[NewbieJr 541]

 

Same here. If I hit shuffle, I could easily hear Alt-J, Atoms for Peace, Burning Hotels, The Horrors, Midlake, The Orbans, or The Walkmen.

What is name seven groups of which I couldn't name a single song?

[cbfalcon 828]

What is name seven groups of which I couldn't name a single song?

 

You're so uncool.

[OldMaid 2,137]

Same here. If I hit shuffle, I could easily hear Barry Manilow, Panic at the Disco, Jody Whatley, Metallica, Salt-n-Pepa, Whitesnake, Jack Johnson, and Counting Crows.

 

Right there with ya. Mine goes from Rancid, to Metallica to Sheryl Crow to Leonard Cohen with stops at all points in between.

Add in classical, big band, ragtime, country, musicals, orchestra, opera, jazz, etc. As a matter of fact, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a genre of music that isn't represented, with maybe the exception of gospel and christian music.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,706]

I went with REO Speedwagon. I can remember close dancing with this chick Jean and having a huge boner that would almost go off every time it hit her leg.

[NewbieJr 541]

11-20 are:

Theme From Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury, Morning Train by Sheena Easton, Being With You by Smokey Robinson, Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton, Rapture by Blondie, A Woman Needs Love by Ray Parker Jr, The Tide Is High by Blondie, Just The Two of Us by Grover Washington Jr, Slow Hand by the Pointer Sisters, and I Love You by the Climax Blues Band.

 

Not a whole lot of greatness in there. I think the two Blondie songs would be my favorites, followed by Grover Washington (smooth jam) and The Climax Blues Band. Queen of Hearts was kind of a fun song, I guess.

[NewbieJr 541]

 

You're so uncool.

Hard to argue that, I guess.

 

Although I bet at least 75% of Geeks couldn't name any of their stuff either.

[NewbieJr 541]

 

Add in classical, big band, ragtime, country, musicals, orchestra, opera, jazz, etc. As a matter of fact, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a genre of music that isn't represented, with maybe the exception of gospel and christian music.

Why do you hate God?

[cbfalcon 828]

Although I bet at least 75% of Geeks couldn't name any of their stuff either.

 

They are so uncool.

[OldMaid 2,137]

Why do you hate God?

I do have a version of Ave Maria and music from Jesus Christ Superstar... otherwise, you're spot on.

[patweisers44 872]

 

Add in classical, big band, ragtime, country, musicals, orchestra, opera, jazz, etc. As a matter of fact, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a genre of music that isn't represented, with maybe the exception of gospel and christian music.

Music to soothe the savage beast? Does it go well with chocolate and Ben & Jerry's ?

[OldMaid 2,137]

Music to soothe the savage beast? Does it go well with chocolate and Ben & Jerry's ?

 

 

 

I was referring to more along the lines of Joplin.

[Drizzay 758]

I went with Endless Love. One of the best slow dance/love songs ever.

[Bill E. 703]

Jessie's Girl

 

BTW, Rick Springfield's guest stint on Californication was awesome!

He was really funny. He played himself. They made him look like a lunatic and he went along with it. I never liked that song though.

 

Overall what a dropoff from 1980. For me it was between Bette Davis Eyes and Rainy Night. Went with Eddie Rabbit.

[Bill E. 703]

11-20 are:

Theme From Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury, Morning Train by Sheena Easton, Being With You by Smokey Robinson, Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton, Rapture by Blondie, A Woman Needs Love by Ray Parker Jr, The Tide Is High by Blondie, Just The Two of Us by Grover Washington Jr, Slow Hand by the Pointer Sisters, and I Love You by the Climax Blues Band.

 

Not a whole lot of greatness in there. I think the two Blondie songs would be my favorites, followed by Grover Washington (smooth jam) and The Climax Blues Band. Queen of Hearts was kind of a fun song, I guess.

I agree, the Blondie songs were some of the best of the group. Just the Two of Us was pretty good. I think there were four or five from the '80 list that were better than any of these.

[NewbieJr 541]

Some rock and roll songs that made their way lower on the list in '81:

Best of Times- Styx, Urgent, Foreigner, Hit M With Your Best Shot- Pat Benatar, Breakup Song- Greg Kihn, Stop Draggin My Heart Around- Petty/Nicks. De Do Do Do de Da Da Da- Police, Hungry Heart- Springsteen, Too Much Time On My Hands- Styx, Who's Crying Now- Journey, Ain't Even Done With The night- John Cougar, Another One Bites the Dust- Queen, Hey Nineteen- Steely Dan, Don't Stand So Close To Me- The Police, and The Stroke- Billy Squier

 

Other notable songs:

Whip It by Devo, Same Old Lang Syne- Dan Fogelberg, Games People Play- Alan Parsons, Elvira- Oak Ridge Boys, and America by Neil Diamond

[shotsup 836]

Overall what a dropoff from 1980. For me it was between Bette Davis Eyes and Rainy Night. Went with Eddie Rabbit.

Me too - I went rainy night. I remember really liking that song.

 

I told you - be prepared for a hooge drop off in music. It gets worse.

[SUXBNME 1,625]

I actually chose Keep on Lovin' You over Jesse's girl. The chorus is ok, but I actually like the other parts better, including the guitar solo.

 

Same here.

[Voltaire 5,524]

First list I know and can sing all ten songs in my mind's memory.

 

Haven't voted yet...

[Thornton Melon 653]

1981 is when REO Speedwagon caught the ghey.

 

I went with Rick Springfield...the only one of these tunes I wouldn't switch off if it came on my radio.

[mahan day 4]

i voted lady but i wanna revote if i can. i didnt see kool and the gang celebration before i voted. that song is awesome.

[Voltaire 5,524]

i voted lady but i wanna revote if i can. i didnt see kool and the gang celebration before i voted. that song is awesome.

For some reason -and I don't remember why so I was just googling it for a connection and failed- but in my mind, whenever I hear this song, I tie it in with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

I always envision an overweight Dave Parker surrounded by a bunch of teammates in early '80s Pirates uniforms grooving to it. Strange. But I'm almost positive the connection is real somehow. I bet Pitt played a heck of a lot of this over the PA system that year.

[SUXBNME 1,625]

i voted lady but i wanna revote if i can. i didnt see kool and the gang celebration before i voted. that song is awesome.

Congrats on being a fhag.

[Voltaire 5,524]

When I saw the list, the first one I looked at, the top one struck me... Bette Davis Eyes, I'll vote for that. I reached that conclusion before I even looked at the rest of the list.

 

But Holy Hell, what a list, by the time I was done, I wasn't so sure.

 

At the time I really loved Bette Davis Eyes and Jessie's Girl. Still do. When I was a kid, it would have been between these two.

 

But my vote is neither. 'Celebration' has aged the best with me. Mellow and smooth. (and Kool).

[Thornton Melon 653]

For some reason -and I don't remember why so I was just googling it for a connection and failed- but in my mind, whenever I hear this song, I tie it in with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

I always envision an overweight Dave Parker surrounded by a bunch of teammates in early '80s Pirates uniforms grooving to it. Strange. But I'm almost positive the connection is real somehow. I bet Pitt played a heck of a lot of this over the PA system that year.

 

You're confusing it with "We Are Family", and it was the '79 Pirates