40. HUMAN TOUCH, Rick Springfield 39. AFTER THE FALL, Journey 38. SHE'S A BEAUTY, The Tubes 37. THE SALT IN MY TEARS, Martin Briley 36. THE BORDER, America 35. PIECES OF ICE, Diana Ross 34. LAWYERS IN LOVE, Jackson Browne 33. PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ, Taco 32. WISHING, A Flock of Seagulls 31. FAMILY MAN, Daryl Hall & John Oates
30. STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE, The Hollies 29. I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA, Culture Club 28. DON'T LET IT END, Styx 27. CHINA GIRL, David Bowie 26. ROCK 'N' ROLL IS KING, ELO 25. TAKE ME TO HEART, Quarter Flash 24. SAVED BY ZERO, The Fixx 23. TIME, Culture Club 22. ROCK OF AGES, Def Leppard 21. I'M STILL STANDING, Elton John
20. IT'S A MISTAKE, Men At Work 19. HOT GIRLS IN LOVE, Loverboy 18. (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION, Human League 17. ALL THIS LOVE, Debarge 16. CUTS LIKE A KNIFE, Bryan Adams 15. BABY JANE, Rod Stewart 14. MANIAC, Michael Sembello 13. TOO SHY, Kajagoogoo 12. 1999, Prince 11. SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS, Eurythmics
10. SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY, Donna Summer 9. STAND BACK, Stevie Nicks 8. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW, Duran Duran 7. OUR HOUSE, Madness 6. COME DANCING, The Kinks 5. WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN', Michael Jackson 4. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO, Sergio Mendes 3. FLASHDANCE, Irene Cara 2. ELECTRIC AVENUE, Eddy Grant 1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, The Police
A couple of noteworthy trivia moments:
~ 24 foreign acts were in the Top 40 for the fourth week in a row, including 17 British acts.
~ Irving Berlin (#33) became the oldest composer to make the Top 40, at age 95. (See, something good did come from Taco.)
Also, it strikes me that a number of artists in this countdown were also represented one year later: Steve Perry (as a member of Journey, here), Elton John, Mike Reno (as a member of Loverboy), Rod Stewart, Prince, Duran Duran, Sergio Mendes and Eddy Grant.
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40. HUMAN TOUCH, Rick Springfield 9. STAND BACK, Stevie Nicks 28. DON'T LET IT END, Styx 26. ROCK 'N' ROLL IS KING, ELO 24. SAVED BY ZERO, The Fixx 6. COME DANCING, The Kinks 27. CHINA GIRL, David Bowie 11. SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS, Eurythmics 18. (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION, Human League 33. PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ, Taco
Human Touch was my favorite out of Rick Springfield's songs. His Greatest Hits CD is one that rotates every few weeks into my CD player at work. And Stevie Nicks. What can I say? She's still hot even today.
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37. THE SALT IN MY TEARS, Martin Briley 34. LAWYERS IN LOVE, Jackson Browne 24. SAVED BY ZERO, The Fixx 22. ROCK OF AGES, Def Leppard 18. (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION, Human League 12. 1999, Prince 11. SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS, Eurythmics 8. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW, Duran Duran 7. OUR HOUSE, Madness 1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, The Police
I was deeply into hard rock at this time. Few of my favorite songs made the list at all or charted very high. On this list, "Salt In My Tears" and "Rock Of Ages" were the only "true" rockers, as I narrowly defined the term back then (meaning, mostly, power chords).
But it was hard to deny the infectious groove of "Is There Something I Should Know" and "Fascination." (The Human League did the impossible by making robotic-sounding music you not only could dance to, but couldn't resist dancing to.)
At the time, "Sweet Dreams," "Every Breath You Take" and the wonderfully witty "Lawyers In Love" would never have made my top ten list. (They were vastly overplayed, for one thing.) But that's the benefit of hindsight. They're great songs that have withstood the test of time.
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: 40. HUMAN TOUCH, Rick Springfield
Human Touch was my favorite out of Rick Springfield's songs. His Greatest Hits CD is one that rotates every few weeks into my CD player at work.
"Living in Oz" inspired me to travel to Australia. Would like to thank Mr S for that bit of inspiration....
I wish I had that on CD now..... "me and Johnny" would be particularly poignant now....
I remember when he released his greatest hits here in UK a critic savaging it by saying that as "Jessie's Girl" was the only song that ever reached the British top 30 it should have been called his Greatest HIT.... ooh the bitch had no taste!!
I'm feeling all nostalgic now... mmmmmmmm
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I don't recognize these: 39. AFTER THE FALL, Journey 37. THE SALT IN MY TEARS, Martin Briley 36. THE BORDER, America 35. PIECES OF ICE, Diana Ross 32. WISHING, A Flock of Seagulls 31. FAMILY MAN, Daryl Hall & John Oates 30. STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE, The Hollies 26. ROCK 'N' ROLL IS KING, ELO 25. TAKE ME TO HEART, Quarter Flash 17. ALL THIS LOVE, Debarge 15. BABY JANE, Rod Stewart
Can't remember the tune: 40. HUMAN TOUCH, Rick Springfield 19. HOT GIRLS IN LOVE, Loverboy
My top 10. This was tough.
38. SHE'S A BEAUTY, The Tubes 33. PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ, Taco 29. I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA, Culture Club 21. I'M STILL STANDING, Elton John 13. TOO SHY, Kajagoogoo 11. SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS, Eurythmics 8. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW, Duran Duran 6. COME DANCING, The Kinks 2. ELECTRIC AVENUE, Eddy Grant 1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, The Police
I believe I'm lucky enough to have all these on CD.
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I remember a few random lyrics that may jog your memory (or may not).
SALT IN MY TEARS was a guitar-driven rocker:
I saw you laugh when the knife was twisted It still hurts but the pain has shifted [something, something] But I won't cry for the wasted years 'Cause you ain't worth the salt in my tears
I still hear it on classic rock stations occasionally.
FAMILY MAN: typical H&O
Leave me alone, I'm a family man And my bark is much worse than my bite
I said, leave me alone I'm a family man And if you take it too far, I just might
I didn't really like the song (or H&O, generally), but it was too catchy to not trot through my mind.
STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE was the old Supremes number redone by the Hollies.
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