Reyna ♔ Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I definitely am. I always learn more about the tracks when researching them, hopefully you guys do too. We certainly do. I can guarantee you that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 So we have a three-way tie between Master Blaster, Upside Down and Hungry Heart. The first person to correctly identify this piece of 1980 trivia has the deciding vote. In January of 1980, which Beatle was arrested in Tokyo for marijuana possession? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 So we have a three-way tie between Master Blaster, Upside Down and Hungry Heart. The first person to correctly identify this piece of 1980 trivia has the deciding vote. In January of 1980, which Beatle was arrested in Tokyo for marijuana possession? I believe it was Paul I vote off Master Blaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 I believe it was Paul I vote off Master Blaster Correct! Well done. Will update soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Stevie Wonder "Master Blaster (Jammin')" Hotter Than July (Tamla/Motown) Writer(s): Stevie Wonder Producer(s): Stevie Wonder Hot 100 Peak: 5 Claiming eighth spot for 1980 is Master Blaster (Jammin') by the incomparable Stevie Wonder. Released as the lead single from Wonder's nineteenth studio album, the reggae-tinged Hotter Than July, Master Blaster was written in honour of Bob Marley after the two met and performed at Philadelphia's Black Music Association in 1979. The song and its parent album signalled a return to form for Wonder after the commercial disappointment of his previous album, the overambitious Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants. Master Blaster ruled the R&B Singles Chart for seven weeks in the last quarter of 1980, becoming the longest-running No. 1 on the tally for that year. Internationally the track reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 7 in Australia. In 2007 Billboard ranked Master Blaster No. 16 on their list of The Top 30 Songs of Stevie Wonder. Songs remaining (in alphabetical order):Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) - Pink FloydAnother One Bites The Dust - QueenHungry Heart - Bruce SpringsteenI'm Coming Out - Diana RossRock With You - Michael JacksonSend One Your Love - Stevie WonderUpside Down - Diana Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Upside Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hotboy06 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Hungry Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jarrylf Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Yay. New players! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Bruce Springsteen "Hungry Heart" The River (Columbia) Writer(s): Bruce Springsteen Producer(s): Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt Hot 100 Peak: 5 Exiting the competition in seventh spot for 1980 is Bruce Springsteen's Hungry Heart. The first big solo hit for The Boss, Hungry Heart was the lead single from his No. 1 fifth album, The River. After meeting Joey Ramone in New Jersey, the punk rocker asked him to pen a song for The Ramones. Springsteen wrote Hungry Heart that night, but decided to keep it for himself on the advice of his producer and manager, Jon Landau. Previously, Springsteen compositions like Manfred Mann's Blinded By The Light and Patti Smith's Because The Night had been given away and become hits and Landau preferred the trend not continue. A moderate success in the UK, it initially peaked at No. 44 upon release, however charted at a more respectable 28 when reissued in conjunction with Springsteen's Greatest Hits in 1995. The track has appeared in several movies, most notably '80s classic Risky Business, as well as the 2000 film The Perfect Storm, and most recently in zombie romcom Warm Bodies. Rock legend has it that on the day of his murder, John Lennon praised Hungry Heart, calling it a "great record" and comparing it to his own (Just Like) Starting Over. Songs remaining (in alphabetical order):Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) - Pink FloydAnother One Bites The Dust - QueenI'm Coming Out - Diana RossRock With You - Michael JacksonSend One Your Love - Stevie WonderUpside Down - Diana Ross 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Upside Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RedSimba Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Pink Floyd Yay. New players! Yes, likeminded players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Pink Floyd, nothing persona, I just don't use this song at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jarrylf Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Yay. New players! Yes, likeminded players Yea I didn't mean to be away from the game for so long, just didn't recognize most of the top 40, so I let you guys do the dirty work of narrowing it down, but I was supposed to especially chime in on the top 20 lol. Get used to that throught most of the top 40's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Pink Floyd "Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)" The Wall (Harvest/EMI) Writer(s): Roger Waters Producer(s): Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie, Roger Waters Hot 100 Peak: 1 Touching down at No. 6 is the anthemic Pink Floyd gem, Another Brick In The Wall (Part II). The song was written by Roger Waters about his views on formal education, which were framed during his time at the Cambridgeshire School for Boys. He hated his grammar school teachers and felt they were more interested in keeping the kids quiet than teaching them. The wall refers to the wall Waters built around himself because he wasn't in touch with reality. The bricks in the wall were the events in his life which propelled him to build this proverbial wall around him, and his school teacher was another brick in the wall. Waters told Mojo, December 2009, that the song is meant to be satirical. He explained: "You couldn't find anybody in the world more pro-education than me. But the education I went through in boys' grammar school in the '50s was very controlling and demanded rebellion. The teachers were weak and therefore easy targets. The song is meant to be a rebellion against errant government, against people who have power over you, who are wrong. Then it absolutely demanded that you rebel against that." The chorus came from a school in Islington, England, and was chosen because it was close to the studio. It was made up of 23 kids between the ages of 13 and 15. They were overdubbed 12 times, making it sound like there were many more kids. The addition of the choir convinced Waters that the song would come together. He told Rolling Stone: "It suddenly made it sort of great." The Disco beat was suggested by their producer, Bob Ezrin, who was a fan of the group Chic. This was completely unexpected from Pink Floyd, who specialized in making records you were supposed to listen to, not dance to. He got the idea for the beat when he was in New York and heard something Nile Rodgers was doing. A number one on both sides of the Atlantic, Another Brick In The Wall Part II also topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Ireland, Canada and more. Welcome to the Top 5! Songs remaining (in alphabetical order):Another One Bites The Dust - QueenI'm Coming Out - Diana RossRock With You - Michael JacksonSend One Your Love - Stevie WonderUpside Down - Diana Ross 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) I'm Coming Out Edited September 11, 2014 by RedSimba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Wow, I had no idea that was the backstory behind that song. It makes me look at it in a whole new light now. Upside Down 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 And NOW it's a full fledged competition to me lol, I love all 5 of these......it's between Diana being upside down or coming out..............I JUST DON'T KNOW! I'll vote coming out only because the best part of that song to me is the intro up to the chorus , after that I lose interest kinda, love it tho, great solid song but I love Upside Down from beginning to end much more undeniably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Upside Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 We have a tie between I'm Coming Out and Upside Down. The first person to correctly identify this piece of 1980 trivia will decide which one goes! Who was the only male solo artist to place in the Top 5 of Billboard's year-end Hot 100 in 1980? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Michael Jackson Upside Down to go, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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