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Songs of the 80s and 90s...help me out here
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: LauraGigs on April 02, 2007, 01:10:24 am ---Trivia Question: Which 80's artist or group had the most Top 40 hits in the U.S.? (might not be who you think!)
And the answer is . . . Hall & Oates!!! We tend to associate the 80s with big solo acts: Madonna, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins (yecch), or David Bowie ? but Hall & Oates (who were in a relationship with each other for a while) actually had the most Top 40 hits of the 80s.
"They are best known for their six #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Rich Girl", "Kiss on My List", "Private Eyes", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", and "Out of Touch", as well as many other songs which charted in the Top 40."
? Wikipedia
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Really? I loved them in their early days together. Saw 'em at the Paladium in New York when I was in high school.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: injest on April 02, 2007, 10:19:01 pm ---THAT'S IT!!!
"Spirit in the Sky"!!
thank you kindly, stranger!!
;) ;)
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Spirit in the Sky, Norman Greenbaum, 1969. Another one hit wonder.
L
MaineWriter:
I have to say, this thread has gotten me remembering the good old days of MTV.
When I grew up, we had limited opportunity to see our favorite bands and singers in action. Ed Sullivan on Sunday nights (famous for the Beatles in 1964), shows like Shindig or Hullabaloo...that was about it. If you happened to be a fan of lesser known groups who didn't show up on TV, you might never know what they looked like.
That was one of the things that was amazing, to me, about MTV. Suddenly, all these bands came to life. And the early videos were like little mini-movies with all sorts of stuff packed into 3 to 5 minutes.
They seem to be scattered all over the Internet, but if you do a google search with the name of the band followed by "music video" you should be successful. I have been dredging my memory banks with Adam Ant (watch Desperate but Not Serious, now there's a good looking man!); Duran Duran, check out Rio (silly); Hungry Life a Wolf (silly-sexy) and Girls on Film (the unrated version is worth a look but be warned, sort of R). Men at Work with Land Down Under (the famous vegamite sandwich line).
I won't post links because I am not sure how much folks are into this stuff, but if you can't find something and want some help, drop me a PM.
Leslie
LauraGigs:
--- Quote from: Cameron on April 02, 2007, 08:39:35 pm ---I also believe [the 80s] was great because I think that there was a lot of creativity and originality going on at that time. I think the good music of that time was created from real thoughts and feelings, not just how much money could be made like it seems today.
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Funny -- during the 80s, people were saying the same about the virtues of 60s/70s music verses the 'superficial, fake' 80s music! Heehee. (not that there wasn't some truth to it...)
--- Quote ---My first real concert: The Police, Joan Jett and REM in Shea Stadium in 1983.
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Damn. All on the same bill! Sounds fantastic!
Today, a concert package like that would cost how much money to see?? That's why I just don't go to concerts by large acts anymore; the ticket prices are outrageous!
LauraGigs:
Jess, you mentioned songs of the 90s too; there've been relatively few posts on that.
2 of my favorite 90s bands are Green Day and Weezer ("If you want to destroy my sweaterrrrrrrrr...") Great sh*t!!
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