Speaking of obscure / forgotten'80s music....

[NightTrain]

...my friend Jim and I have launched a project to convert our 1970s and '80s vinyl to CD-Rs. And I thought I'd post the track listing of our just-completed 1980 collection. Prepare for more cheese than you'll find in Wisconsin! :evilgrin:

Numbers in parentheses denote a record's peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.


Volume 1:

1. LET'S GO 'ROUND AGAIN - Average White Band (#53)
2. THE END OF OUR SONG - Angela Bacari (Local hit in Hartford, CT)
3. GIMME SOME LOVIN' - Blues Brothers (#18)
4. BABY, DON'T GO - Karla Bonoff (#69)
5. OUT HERE ON MY OWN - Irene Cara (#19)
6. TULSA TIME - Eric Clapton (#30)
7. COCAINE (LIVE) - Eric Clapton (B-side)
8. GOTTA HAVE MORE LOVE - Climax Blues Band (#47)
9. CLONES (WE'RE ALL) - Alice Cooper (#40)
10. NEVER BE THE SAME - Christopher Cross (#15)
11. RIDE LIKE THE WIND - Christopher Cross (#2)
12. SAILING - Christopher Cross (#1)
13. ASHES BY NOW - Rodney Crowell (#37)
14. WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - Roger Daltrey (#20)
15. DANCIN' IN THE STREETS - Teri DeSario with K.C. (#66)
16. YES, I'M READY - Teri DeSario with K.C. (#2)


Volume 2:

1. POWER - The Doobie Brothers with John Hall and James Taylor (Did not chart)
2. WHERE DOES THE LOVIN' GO? - David Gates (#46)
3. DON'T LET GO - Isaac Hayes (#18)
4. ANSWERING MACHINE - Rupert Holmes (#32)
5. SAVANNAH NIGHTS - Tom Johnston (#34)
6. GOOD MORNING, GIRL /
7. STAY AWHILE - Journey (#55)
8. WALKS LIKE A LADY - Journey (#32)
9. ONE FINE DAY - Carole King (#12)
10. LOLA (LIVE) - The Kinks (#81)
11. BABY TALKS DIRTY - The Knack (#38)
12. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - The Korgis (#18)
13. LET ME GO, LOVE - Nicolette Larson (#35)
14. THE SEDUCTION (LOVE THEME) - The James Last Band (#28)
15. LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL - Stacy Lattisaw (#21)


Volume 3:

1. FOOL IN THE RAIN (LONG VERSION) - Led Zeppelin (#21)
2. FOOL IN THE RAIN (PROMO EDIT) - Led Zeppelin (#21)
3. KEEP THE FIRE - Kenny Loggins (#36)
4. GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT - Chuck Mangione (#18)
5. TWILIGHT ZONE (LONG VERSION) - Manhattan Transfer (#30)
6. TWILIGHT ZONE (SHORT VERSION) - Manhattan Transfer (#30)
7. SOLITAIRE - Peter McIain (#52)
8. DEEP INSIDE MY HEART - Randy Meisner (#22)
9. NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE - Stephanie Mills (#6)
10. TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME - Ray Parker, Jr. (#30)
11. STARTING OVER AGAIN - Dolly Parton (#36)
12. ANOITHER BRICK IN THE WALL, PART 2 - Pink Floyd (#1)
13. DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY - Eddie Rabbitt (#5)
14. SPECIAL LADY (PROMO VERSION) - Ray, Goodman & Brown (#5)
15. CARRIE - Cliff Richard (#34)
16. DREAMIN' - Cliff Richard (#10)
17. LET ME BE THE CLOCK - Smokey Robinson (#31)


Volume 4:

1. COWARD OF THE COUNTY - Kenny Rogers (#3)
2. LOVE THE WORLD AWAY - Kenny Rogers (#14)
3. SHE'S SO COLD ("GODDAMNED" VERSION) - Rolling Stones (#26)
4. SHE'S SO COLD ("CLEAN" VERSION) - Rolling Stones (#26)
5. HOLD ON TO MY LOVE - Jimmy Ruffin (#10)
6. HAVEN'T YOU HEARD? - Patrice Rushen (#42)
7. YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU - Santana (#35)
8. I COULD BE GOOD FOR YOU - 707 (352)
9. ONE TRICK PONY - Paul Simon (#40)
10. NEW ROMANCE (IT'S A MYSTERY) - Spider (#30)
11. WHY ME? - Styx (#26)
12. RAPPER'S DELIGHT - Sugar Hill Gang (#36)
13. LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR - Pete Townshend (#9)
14. AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK - Van Halen (#55)
15. LADY - The Whispers (#28)

[flamingyouth]

1. OMG - "Clones (We're All)"

How the once-mighty fell! :scared:

[xultar]

2. Nizzzzze! I'm droolin! n/t

[soothsayer]

3. This kind of music makes the gay people leave the party....!

Ok, maybe just this lesbian....

Maybe it would remind of my days in the video arcade, tho, and I'd feel all sentimental. Maybe you'd have a weeping lesbo on your hands!

Be careful with that music, that's the lesson here.

[The Great Escape]

4. Stephanie Mills....

I had heard that Jody Watley did the song "Friends" in honor of Stepanie Mills. If that was the case I guess she was aFAUX friend.




Friends
Jody Watley featuring Eric B. & Rakim
(Andre Cymon?Jody Watley)

Have you ever been stabbed in the back
By someone you thought was really cool
Did they steal your heart or was it money
Or was it lies they told
Strangers just disguised as your friends
Never again ‘cause now you know

That friends will let you down
Friends won’t be around
When you need them most
Where are your friend

Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine
I’m talkin?‘bout your friends

Smiles they hide behind
Never know what’s on their mind
Could be true deception
Jealousy and envy reign
They never want to see you get ahead
They just hold you back

Friends will let you down
Friends won’t be around
When you need them most
Where are your friend, oh, oh

Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine
I’m talkin?‘bout your friends

Friends are hard to find, so be careful
You could find an inch or mile if I pay you
But some ain’t that bad, but one might back stab
To get the fake tips of what one might have
Bite the hand that feeds you, leave the people who need you
For those who hold you back and mislead you
To be a needle, don’t get lead on unleaded
The wrong direction, a dead end’s next then
Heed the detour, life’s like a seesaw
The ups and downs, and I’ll bet there’ll be more
Potholes and obstacles in our path, that’s righteous
At times you need a hand to fight this
Way of life, straighten up, take the door to the placid
And don’t you act two-faced
‘Cause jealousy and envy, and you still act friendly
You could find the end and pretend to be

Friends will let you down
Friends won’t be around
When you need them most
Where are your friends, yeah

Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine
I’m talkin?‘bout your friends

Used to me kiss me, tell me you missed me
But now you try to glaze me, play me and diss me
Uh, wide awake, ready to break, so we argue
What happened to the kisses, and, “Why, how are you?”s, yours and mine
I’m talkin?‘bout your friends

Friends will let you down
Friends won’t be around
When you need them most
Where are your friends, yeah

Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine