by Sam Juliano
My deepest apologies for the rare Monday Morning Diary miss last week. While this seldom happens, I am sidetracked once in a blue moon. We are back in force this week with our song poll results and the launching of our 1978 poll. Many thanks to all who have participated and will continue to do so!
“Heroes” was named Best Popular Song of 1977 in a landslide vote!
David Bowie’s “Heroes,” from his seminal album of the same title, won our 1977 popular song balloting by a whopping 117 points, according to Voting Tabulator Angelo A. D’Arminio Jr. The Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer,” Elvis Costello’s “Alison,” the Bee Gees’ “Night Fever,” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” rounded out the Top 5. A total of 38 ballots were cast.
NOTE: “Hotel California” and “Dancing Queen” also placed in the Top 50 of 1976.
1 Heroes – David Bowie 346
2 Psycho Killer – Talking Heads 229
3 Allison- Elvis Costello 188
4 Night Fever – Bee Gees 182
5 Dreams – Fleetwood Mac 155
6 Lust for Life – Iggy Pop 140
7 Marquee Moon – Television 135
8 Running on Empty – Jackson Browne 117
9 We Are the Champions – Queen 117
10 I Feel Love – Donna Summer 114
11 Like a Hurricane – Neil Young 108
12 White Riot – The Clash 108
13 Little Criminals – Randy Newman 105
14 Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac 103
15 Hotel California – Eagles 88
16 Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel 86
17 Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon 85
18 Stayin’ Alive – The Bee Gees 84
19 Cold as Ice – Foreigner 82
20 Bat Out of Hell – Meat Loaf 79
21 The Chain- Fleetwood Mac 76
22 Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett 75
23 Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye 74
24 Watching the Detectives (Elvis Costello) 73
25 Deacon Blues– Steely Dan 71
26 It’s So Easy – Linda Ronstadt 70
27 You and Me (Alice Cooper) 70
28 Sheena Is a Punk Rocker – The Ramones 66
29 Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel 65
30 The Passenger-Iggy Pop 65
31 Cocaine- Eric Clapton 60
32 Best of My Love, 59
33 I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb 58
34 Dancing Queen – ABBA. 57
35 God Save The Queen-The Sex Pistols 56
36 Sound and Vision – David Bowie 56
37 Star Wars – London Symphony Orchestra. 56
38 If I Can’t Have You” – Yvonne Elliman 54
39 Barrracuda-Heart 53
40 Somebody to Love–Queen 52
41 Aja–Steely Dan 51
42 Three Little Birds-Bob Marley and The Wailers 51
43 Holidays in the Sun – The Sex Pistols 50
44 Rich Girl (Hall & Oates) 48
45 Rockaway Beach” – The Ramones 48
46 Blinded by the light – Manfred Mann 47
47 Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac. 47
48 Fly Like an Eagle Steve Miller Band 46
49 See No Evil – Television 46
50 Paradise by the Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf 45
Best Popular Songs of 1978 Polling!
NOTE WELL: Some songs, like the hits from “Saturday Night Fever,” have already placed on our 1977 Top 50. They are again eligible – as are many other overlaps – but though I love them, I already voted for them last year, so I will not support them again. Our rules are consistent, so feel free to support any songs that already made it, a second time. As always, album cuts are gloriously in the mix. My own Top 20 are presented in alphabetical order, as I usually do. (I chose THREE songs from Bruce Springsteen’s “Darkness on the
Edge of Town” album)
Badlands – Bruce Springsteen
Because the Night – Patti Smith Group
Dust in the Wind – Kansas
Fool If You Think It’s Over – Chris Rea
Grease – Frankie Valli
Heart of Glass – Blondie
Heavy Horses – Jethro Tull
Hopelessly Devoted to You – Olivia Newton-John
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Kiss You All Over – Exile
Miss You – Rolling Stones
My Best Friend’s Girl – Cars
Promised Land – Bruce Springsteen
Prove It All Night – Bruce Springsteen
Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
Roxanne – The Police
Sometimes When We Touch – Dan Hill
Take Me to the River – Talking Heads
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
———————BILLBOARD TOP 100 – 1978——————–
1 “Shadow Dancing” Andy Gibb
2 “Night Fever” Bee Gees
3 “You Light Up My Life” Debby Boone
4 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
5 “Kiss You All Over” Exile
6 “How Deep Is Your Love” Bee Gees
7 “Baby Come Back” Player
8 “(Love Is) Thicker Than Water” Andy Gibb
9 “Boogie Oogie Oogie” A Taste of Honey
10 “Three Times a Lady” Commodores
11 “Grease” Frankie Valli
12 “I Go Crazy” Paul Davis
13 “You’re the One That I Want” John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
14 “Emotion” Samantha Sang
15 “Lay Down Sally” Eric Clapton
16 “Miss You” The Rolling Stones
17 “Just the Way You Are” Billy Joel
18 “With a Little Luck” Wings
19 “If I Can’t Have You” Yvonne Elliman
20 “Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)” Chic
21 “Feels So Good” Chuck Mangione
22 “Hot Child in the City” Nick Gilder
23 “Love Is Like Oxygen” Sweet
24 “It’s a Heartache” Bonnie Tyler
25 “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions” Queen
26 “Baker Street” Gerry Rafferty
27 “Can’t Smile Without You” Barry Manilow
28 “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
29 “Dance With Me” Peter Brown
30 “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” Meat Loaf
31 “Jack And Jill” Raydio
32 “Take a Chance on Me” ABBA
33 “Sometimes When We Touch” Dan Hill
34 “Last Dance” Donna Summer
35 “Hopelessly Devoted to You” Olivia Newton-John
36 “Hot Blooded” Foreigner
37 “You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)” Rod Stewart
38 “The Closer I Get to You” Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
39 “Dust in the Wind” Kansas
40 “Magnet and Steel” Walter Egan
41 “Short People” Randy Newman
42 “Use ta Be My Girl” The O’Jays
43 “Our Love” Natalie Cole
44 “Love Will Find a Way” Pablo Cruise
45 “An Everlasting Love” Andy Gibb
46 “Love Is in the Air” John Paul Young
47 “Goodbye Girl” David Gates
48 “Slip Slidin’ Away” Paul Simon
49 “The Groove Line” Heatwave
50 “Thunder Island” Jay Ferguson
51 “Imaginary Lover” Atlanta Rhythm Section
52 “Still the Same” Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
53 “My Angel Baby” Toby Beau
54 “Disco Inferno” The Trammps
55 “On Broadway” George Benson
56 “Come Sail Away” Styx
57 “(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again” L.T.D.
58 “This Time I’m in It for Love” Player
59 “You Belong to Me” Carly Simon
60 “Here You Come Again” Dolly Parton
61 “Blue Bayou” Linda Ronstadt
62 “Peg” Steely Dan
63 “You Needed Me” Anne Murray
64 “Shame” Evelyn “Champagne” King
65 “Reminiscing” Little River Band
66 “Count On Me” Jefferson Starship
67 “Baby Hold On” Eddie Money
68 “Hey Deanie” Shaun Cassidy
69 “Summer Nights” John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
70 “What’s Your Name” Lynyrd Skynyrd
71 “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” Crystal Gayle
72 “Because the Night” Patti Smith Group
73 “Every Kinda People” Robert Palmer
74 “Copacabana” Barry Manilow
75 “Always and Forever” Heatwave
76 “You and I” Rick James
77 “Serpentine Fire” Earth, Wind & Fire
78 “Sentimental Lady” Bob Welch
79 “Falling” LeBlanc & Carr
80 “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” Santa Esmeralda
81 “Bluer Than Blue” Michael Johnson
82 “Running on Empty” Jackson Browne
83 “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend'” Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks
84 “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)” Chris Rea
85 “Get Off” Foxy
86 “Sweet Talkin’ Woman” Electric Light Orchestra
87 “Life’s Been Good” Joe Walsh
88 “I Love the Nightlife” Alicia Bridges
89 “You Can’t Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)” High Inergy
90 “It’s So Easy” Linda Ronstadt
91 “Native New Yorker” Odyssey
92 “Flash Light” Parliament
93 “Don’t Look Back” Boston
94 “Turn to Stone” Electric Light Orchestra
95 “I Can’t Stand the Rain” Eruption
96 “Ebony Eyes” Bob Welch
97 “The Name of the Game” ABBA
98 “We’re All Alone” Rita Coolidge
99 “Hollywood Nights” Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
100 “Deacon Blues” Steely Dan
Steve Finkelstein
1 artist ( s ) per song :
1. Sister Disco-The Who
2. FM-Steely Dan
3. Hyper Gamma Spaces-Alan Parsons Project
4. Rock N’ Roll Fantasy-The Kinks
5. Back in the U.S.A.-Linda Ronstadt
6. Pump It Up-Elvis Costello
7. Life’s Been Good-Joe Walsh
8 Werewolves of London-Warren Zevon
9. What’s Your Name-Lynryd Skynyrd
10. How Do The Fools Survive ?—–Doobie Bros.
11. Roxanne-The Police
12. Heart of Glass- Blondie
13 Godzilla-Blue Oyster Cult
14. You’re Gonna Get What’s Coming-Robert Palmer
15. On Broadway-George Benson
16, You Belong to Me-Carly Simon
17. Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty
18. Feels So Good-Chuck Mangione
19. Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton
20. Miss You- Rolling Stones
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Scott Neil Laster
1: Werewolves of London- Warren Zevon
2: Because the Night- Patti Smith
3: Dixie Chicken ( live)- Little Feat
4: Badlands – Bruce Springsteen
5: I Wanna Be Sedated- The Ramones
6: Roxanne- The Police
7: F.M. – Steely Dan
8: Who Are You?- The Who
9: I Need to Know- Tom Petty
10: The Weight ( live)- The Band
11: Take Me To the River- Talking Heads
12: Lawyers, Guns and Money- Warren Zevon
13: Willin’ ( Live) – Little Feat
14: Life’s Been Good- Joe Walsh
15: Runnin’ With the Devil- Van Halen
16: I Want You To Want Me- Cheap Trick
17: Wavelength – Van Morrison
18: Heart of Glass- Blondie
19: Rock and Roll Fantasy- The Kinks
20: Radio Radio- Elvis Costello
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Theresa L Juliano
Paul Davis””” absolutely one of my favorites “I go crazy”
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Cindy Collins Smith
Such a great year that for the first time I’m only doing one song per artist:
Badlands – Bruce Springsteen
Because the Night – Patti Smith
Bicycle Race – Queen
The English Civil War – The Clash
Good Times Roll – The Cars
Heart of Glass – Blondie
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – Devo
I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Radio, Radio – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
The Robots – Kraftwerk
Rock Lobster – B52s
Roxanne – The Police
Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits
Take Me to the River – Talking Heads
Turn to Stone – Electric Light Orchestra
Who Are You – The Who
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
You’re the One That I Want – John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
Just missed:
Pump It Up – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Tommy Gun – The Clash
Needles and Pins (cover) – The Ramones
Grease – Frankie Valli
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel – Talking Heads
Jocko Homo – Devo
Man in the Moon – Daniel Amos
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Richard Finch
Glory (Television)
Can’t Let Go (Bryan Ferry)
Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)
I Need to Know (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Down to the Waterline (Dire Straits)
Radio, Radio (Elvis Costello)
Just What I Needed (Cars)
Take Me to the River (Talking Heads)
Badlands (Bruce Springsteen)
Because the Night (Patti Smith)
Surrender (Cheap Trick)
I Want to Be Sedated (Ramones)
I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
Heart of Glass (Blondie)
Still the Same (Bob Seger)
Beast of Burden (Rolling Stones)
Damaged Goods (Gang of Four)
Take a Chance on Me (Abba)
The Big Country (Talking Heads)
Listen to Her Heart (Tom Petty)
NOT RANKED
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Steve Finkelstein
From Wiki : “Rock Lobster” is a song written by Fred Schneider and Ricky Wilson, two members of the B-52’s. It was twice recorded and released as a single, first by DB Records as their debut release in April 1978, and again the following year for the band’s self-titled debut album on Warner Bros. Records.” That’s why I have it on my already completed ’79 list. I’ll be able to compile lists from ’80-’83, though it’ll be tough. Post ’83 I bail from this, this crochety boomer thinks music sucked from that point forward——–😎
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Adam DeSocio
1) Miss You Stones 2) Just my imagination Stones 3) Hot blooded Foreigner 4) What’s your name Skynyrd 5) life’s been good Joe Walsh 6) Shattered Stones 7) don’t look back Boston 8 Ebony eyes Bob Welch 9) Still the same Bob Seeger 10) heart of glass Blondie
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Mark Clark
1978, 79, and 80 are among my favorite years in music and I had a very hard time narrowing my list to 20. Here’s what I settled on. In no order:
Baker Street/Gerry Rafferty
FM/Steely Dan
Heart of Glass/Blondie
I Wanna Be Sedated/Ramones
Who Are You/The Who
Because the Night/Patti Smith
Darkness on the Edge of Town/Springsteen
Beast of Burden/Rolling Stones
Sultans of Swing/Dire Straits
Life’s Been Good/Joe Walsh
Surrender/Cheap Trick
What a Fool Believes/Doobie Bros
I Will Survive/Gloria Gaynor
Listen to Her Heart/Tom Petty
My Best Friend’s Girl/The Cars
Running with the Devil/Van Halen
Can We Still Be Friends/Todd Rundgren
Excitable Boy/Warren Zevon
Roxanne/Police
Fat Bottom Girls-Bicycle Race/Queen
Can
Wish I had 20 more.
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Lee Price
My first year of college. Music was everything.
(alphabetical)
Alternative Ulster – Stiff Little Fingers
Badlands – Bruce Springsteen
The Big Country – Talking Heads
Caravan (live version, The Last Waltz) – Van Morrison
Comes a Time – Neil Young
Denis – Blondie
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight – The Jam
Four Strong Winds – Neil Young
Heart of Glass – Blondie
I Wanna Be Sedated – Ramones
Is This Love – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Lawyers, Guns and Money – Warren Zevon
Listen to Her Heart – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
Radio Radio – Elvis Costello
Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone – John Prine
So It Goes – Nick Lowe
Stay Free – The Clash
Take Me to the River – Talking Heads
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais – The Clash
And while compiling this list, I noticed that I left out a song from my 1977 list that really should have been at the top: Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric. One of the greatest songs ever. I pay tribute to it here.
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Andrew Hunt
Right on! Excited to weigh on ’78! Thank you for another excellent poll, Sammy and Angelo! My 1978 top 20 consists of:
1. “Tommy Gun” – The Clash
2. “Rock Lobster” – The B-52’s
3. “Miss You” – Rolling Stones
4. “Badlands” – Bruce Springsteen
5. “Deacon Blues” – Steely Dan
6. “Heart of Glass” – Blondie
7. “I Will Survive” – Gloria Gaynor
8. “Pump It Up” – Elvis Costello
9. “Because the Night” – Patti Smith
10. “Roxanne” – The Police
11. “Just What I Needed” – The Cars
12. “Turn to Stone” – Electric Light Orchestra
13. “I Wanna Be Sedated” – The Ramones
14. “Dust in the Wind” – Kansas
15. “How Deep Is Your Love” – Bee Gees
16. “Life’s Been Good” – Joe Walsh
17. “Kiss You All Over” – Exile
18. “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)” – Chris Rea
19. “On Broadway” – George Benson
20. “Take a Chance on Me” – ABBA
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Samuel Juliano
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
1. I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor
2. Roxanne-The Police
3. I Wanna be Sedated-The Ramones
4. Because the Night-Patti Smith Group
5. Werewolves of London-Warren Zevon
6. September-Earth, Wind, and Fire
7. Runnin’ With The Devil-Van Halen
8. Hammer Horror-Kate Bush
9. One Way or Another-Blondie
10. Pump it Up-Elvis Costello
11. Beast of Burden-The Rolling Stones
12. I Want You to Want Me(Live)-Cheap Trick
13. Don’t Stop Me Now-Queen
14. Take Me to the River-Talking Heads
15. Shadow Dancing-Andy Gibb
16. I Need To Know-Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
17. Sing For the Day-Styx
18. Who are You?-The Who
19. Night Fever-Bee Gees
20. Runaway-Jefferson Starship
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Adolfo Fernández-Punsola
“Boogie Oogie Oogie”, “Dance, Dance, Dance”, “Last Dance”, “The Closer I Get to You”, “On Broadway”, “Shame”
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Tom Zanki
Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits
My Best Friend’s Girl – The Cars
Shattered – The Rolling Stones
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
We’ve Got Tonight – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Runnin’ With The Devil – Van Halen
Heart of Glass – Blondie
Badlands – Bruce Springsteen
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Tor Lier
20) Can We Still Be Friends – Todd Rundgren
19) Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
18 ) Heart of Glass – Blondie
17) Miss You – The Rolling Stones
16) Heaven – Pere Ubu
15) Fan Mail – Blondie
14) I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass – Nick Lowe
13) This Year’s Girl – Elvis Costello
12) The Robots – Kraftwerk
11) Non-Alignment Pact – Pere Ubu
10) Sandwiches of You – Godley & Creme
9) Statue of Liberty – XTC
8 ) Tropical Hot Dog Night – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
7) Lucky Number – Lene Lovich
6) The Model – Kraftwerk
5) So It Goes – Nick Lowe
4) This Is Pop – XTC
3) Uncontrollable Urge – DEVO
2) Constantinople – The Residents
1) Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
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Geraldine C Caufield
I Will Survive
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Dean Treadway
TOP 20 of 1978
Baker Street–Gerry Rafferty
What a Fool Believes–The Doobie Brothers
Shattered–The Rolling Stones
Stayin’ Alive–Bee Gees
She’s Always a Woman–Billy Joel
The Man with the Child In His Eyes–Kate Bush
Sultans of Swing–Dire Straits
Time Passages–Al Stewart
Is She Really Going Out With Him–Joe Jackson
Count on Me–Jefferson Starship
Fool If You Think It’s Over–Chris Rea
FM (No Static at All)–Steely Dan
Lovely Day–Bill Withers
Rosalinda’s Eyes–Billy Joel
Sentimental Lady–Bob Welch
Can We Still Be Friends–Todd Rundgren
Breakdown–Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Love is Like Oxygen–Sweet
Hopelessly Devoted to You–Olivia Newton John
Lights–Journey
RUNNERS UP:
September–Earth Wind and Fire
Stumblin’ In–Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman
Roxanne–The Police
September–Earth Wind and Fire
Reminiscing–The Little River Band
Slip Slidin Away–Paul Simon
Magnet and Steel–Walter Egan
On Broadway–George Benson
Found a Job–Talking Heads
Teenage Kicks–The Undertones
Mr. Blue Sky–ELO
Ever Fallen in Love–Buzzcocks
What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace. Love, and Understanding?–Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Werewolves of London–Warren Zevon
Follow You Follow Me–Genesis
Uncontrollable Urge–Devo
Who Are You–The Who
I’m Not Gonna Let it Bother Me Tonight–Atlanta Rhythm Section
Wonderful Tonight–Eric Clapton
Still the Same–Bob Seger
This Year’s Girl–Elvis Costello and the Attractions
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John Greco
Badlands – Bruce Springsteen
Respectable – Rolling Stones
Because the Night – Patti Smith Group
Heart of Glass – Blondie
My Best Friend’s Girl – Cars
Promised Land – Bruce Springsteen
Prove It All Night – Bruce Springsteen
Roxanne – The Police
Darkness on the Edge of Town/Springsteen
Beast of Burden – Rolling Stones
Still the Same – Bob Seger
Take Me to the River – Talking Heads
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
Excitable Boy -Warren Zevon
Who Are You – The Who
Lawyers, Guns and Money – Warren Zevon
Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
Slip Slidin’ Away – Paul Simon
Just My Imagination – Rolling Stones
It’s So Easy – Linda Ronstadt
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Maxine Segedin Grgurev
My choices in no order…
1. “Take a Chance on Me” — ABBA.
2. “Grease” —Frankie Valli
3. “How Deep Is Your Love”— Bee Gees.
4. “Just the Way You Are”— Billy Joel
5. “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions”— Queen.
6. “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” —Meat Loaf.
7. “You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)” —Rod Stewart.
8. “Ebony Eyes” —Bob Welch.
9. “It’s So Easy” —Linda Ronstadt
10. “Stayin’ Alive” —Bee Gees.
11. “You’re the One That I Want” —John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John.
12. “Love Is in the Air”— John Paul Young.
13. “The Name of the Game”— ABBA.
14. “It’s a Heartache” —Bonnie Tyler
15. “Sometimes When We Touch”— Dan Hill.
16. “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend'” —Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks.
17. “Here You Come Again”— Dolly Parton.
18.. “Night Fever” —Bee Gees.
19. “Hopelessly Devoted to You” —Olivia Newton-John.
20. “With a Little Luck”— Wings.
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Adolfo Fernández-Punsola
“The Groove Line”!!!!!!
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Adolfo Fernández-Punsola
“Disco Inferno”!!!!!!!!
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David Gibson
Beast of Burden, The Rolling Stones
Shattered, The Roĺling Stones
Heart of Glass, Blondie
Grease, Frankie Valli
Summer Lovin’, Olivia Newton-John and Hohn Travolta
Slip Slidin’ Away, Paul Simon
Stayin’ Alive, The Bee Gees
Night Fever, The Bee Gees
You’re in My Heart, Rod Stewart
What a Fool Believes, Doobie Brothers
Rock Lobster, B-52’s
Is She Really Going Out with Him?, Joe Jackson
Gonna do this piecemeal
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Derek Vincent
1. Take Me To The River – Talking Heads
2. This is Pop – XTC
3. Because The Night – Patti Smith
4. FM (No Static at All) – Steely Dan
5. Heart of Glass – Blondie
6. Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits
7. Rock Lobster – B52s
8. Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
9. Statue of Liberty 🗽- XTC
10. Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
11. The Name of the Game – ABBA
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Michael Roman
Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits
Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty
Still The Same- Bob Seger
Miss You-Rolling Stones
Werewolves of London- Warren Zevon
Darkness on the Edge of Town- Bruce Springsteen
Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love- Van Halen
My Life- Billy Joel
Surrender- Cheap Trick
Take me to the River- Talking Heads
Follow you Follow me – Genesis
Badlands- Bruce Springsteen
Heart of Glass- Blondie
Beast of Burden- Rolling Stones
Honesty- Billy Joel
Hollywood Nights- Bob Seger
Hold the Line- Toto
Until the Night- Billy Joel
Hot Child in the City- Nick Gilder
Prove it all night- Bruce Springsteen
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For what it’s worth and heavy on da punk.
1. Oh Bondage Up Yours!/I Am a Cliche (X-Ray Spex)
2. I Am the Fly (Wire)
3. My Way (Sex Pistols)
4. Aqua Boogie (Parliament)
5. Because the Night (Patti Smith)
6. Heart of Glass (Blondie)
7. Radio Radio (Elvis Costello)
8. What Do I Get? (Buzzcocks)
9. Le Freak (Chic)
10. I Wanna Be Sedated (Ramones)
Alphabetical.
11. Miss You (The Rolling Stones)
12. One Nation Under a Groove (Funkadelic)
13. Pump It Up (Elvis Costello)
14. Roto-Rooter (Bootsy Collins)
15. Street Hassle (Lou Reed)
16. Stuff Like That (Ashford & Simpson, Chaka Khan)
17. Take Me to the River (Talking Heads)
18. Werewolves of London (Warren Zevon)
19. You and I (Rick James)
20. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Sylvester)
Fabulous, diverse and authoritative ballot here, Mark! Many thanks!
Spotify Playlist WITD-1977 is up…
Thank you many times over my longtime great friend!!!
My Twenty For 1978 (Alphabetical Order)
Baker Street : Gerry Rafferty.
Don’t Stop Me Now : Queen.
English Rose : The Jam.
Ever Fallen In Love : Buzzcocks.
Le Freak : Chic.
Heart Of Glass : Blondie.
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick : Ian Dury And The Blockheads.
Is She Really Going Out With Him : Joe Jackson.
I Wanna Be Sedated : Ramones.
The Man With the Child In His Eyes Kate Bush.
The Model : Kraftwerk.
One Nation Under The Groove : Funkadelic.
Pedro Navaja : Willie Colon a Ruben Blades.
Rock Lobster : B52.
Sultans Of Swing : Dire Straits.
Teenage Kicks : Undertones.
Werewolves Of London : Waron Zevon.
What A Fool Believes : The Doobie Brothers.
Wuthering Heights : Kate Bush.
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) : Sylvester.
Weirdly, neither of the X-Ray Spex songs appear on Germfree Adolescents. Also not for all tastes. If you’ve never heard the album and want to give it a whirl, be forewarned—Germfree Adolescents can empty a room posthaste. I’ve seen it happen.
Whenever a deluge hits L.A. I immediately think of James M. Cain’s New Year’s Eve rainstorm in Mildred Pierce, which was inspired by the historic gullywasher of 1933-34.
Henry Fambrough, last of the Spinners, dies. RIP.