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Gonna go ahead and start the 80s.
I gave it some thought and made a couple of changes that might make the threads more enjoyable.
First change, in the OP, rather than list the songs, I'm going to have a brief glimpse into what was happening in the world of music that year. The songlist will be the second post
I'm condensing it down, but will post the link in case anyone wants to read the entire page.
My source will be wiki for the year in music.
The song's source will be, same as the 70s, Billboard's Year End Hot 100
Which brings me to the second change. We're gonna go with the entire 100 songs. (I think the bottom 50 threads are proof enough we need to do this. Lots of great songs)
Thirdly, (and this in where I think it's gonna be fun, rather than strip it to 1, we're gonna leave the last 5 songs standing.
Reason being, when we end the decade, rather than a 10 song strip, it'll be a 50 song strip. Sound ok?
And away we go.....
From wiki1980 in music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Police Blotter
January 16 – Paul McCartney is arrested in Tokyo for possession of a half pound of marijuana. The remaining part of McCartney's and Wings' tour has to be canceled.
January 25 – Paul McCartney is released from a Japanese jail and ejected from the country by Japanese authorities.
February 23 – Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones and his wife are busted for cocaine possession on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
They are set free after spending five days in custody due to the inability of authorities to prove the cocaine in the apartment belonged to either of them.
November 21 – The Eagles' Don Henley is arrested when cocaine, Quaaludes, and marijuana are found in his hotel room after a 16-year-old prostitute has drug-related seizures. Henley is also subsequently charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.After pleading no contest, he was fined $2,500 and put on two years' probation.
Comings and Goings
February 19 – Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, dies in London. Although common folklore cites pulmonary aspiration of vomit as the cause of his death, the official cause is listed as "Acute alcohol poisoning" and "Death by Misadventure".
April 1 – Brian Johnson is made the new lead singer of AC/DC.
July 25 – AC/DC release Back in Black which later becomes the highest selling album by any band to date.
(^^ to me, this is astounding. In a span of 6 months, they lose their singer, hire a new one and get out a classic album that's consistently ranked on the 'all time' lists. Six Months!!)
April 25 – Black Sabbath release Heaven and Hell, their first album to feature new vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
May 18 – Ian Curtis, vocalist of pioneering post-punk group Joy Division, hangs himself in his Macclesfield home, just one day before Joy Division are scheduled to begin their first U.S. tour
August 26 – Pete Comita replaces Tom Petersson in Cheap Trick.
September 25 – John Bonham, drummer of Led Zeppelin, is found dead by bandmate John Paul Jones
December 4 – Led Zeppelin disbands following the death of drummer John Bonham.
December 8 – Having obtained Lennon's autograph at about 5pm, Mark David Chapman approaches the star again on his return at 10.49pm and shoots him dead.
December 14 – Over 100,000 mourners attend a public vigil for John Lennon in Central Park. 10 minutes of silence are observed at 2pm.
Milestones and Events
February 7 – Pink Floyd's The Wall Tour opens at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
March 14 – Record producer Quincy Jones receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
April 17 – As the "official guests of State", Bob Marley and the Wailers perform at Zimbabwe's Independence festival. Marley calls the event the "greatest honor of my life."
June 25 – Kiss plays its first show with new drummer Eric Carr at the New York Palladium.
July 1980 marks the 25th anniversary of Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" reaching No. 1 on the American singles charts.
September 13 - Elton John plays a free concert for 400,000 people in New York's Central Park. He performs the encore in a Donald Duck costume.
The Rrrreally Big Shoooo......
(festivals, benefits, etc...)
March 8 – March 16 – Tbilisi Rock Festival (1980): the first state-sanctioned rock music festival in the Soviet Union.
August 16 – The first Monsters of Rock heavy metal festival is held at Donington Park in England.
Rainbow headlines, and Judas Priest, Scorpions, April Wine, Saxon, Riot and Touch also perform.
August 23 – The Heatwave festival near Toronto features The B-52's, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and many others
WTF???
February 29 – Buddy Holly's trademark glasses and the Big Bopper's wristwatch are "rediscovered" in old police files by the Mason City, Iowa, sheriff
April 14 – A member of the New Jersey State assembly introduces a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" the official state song.
October 9 – A riot breaks out at a Black Sabbath concert in Milwaukee after bassist Geezer Butler is hit in the head by a bottle and the band quits the stage.
The Future of Music (births in 1980)
January 28 – Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys)
February 18 – Regina Spektor, singer-songwriter
March 21 – Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
May 21 - Gotye, Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter
July 10 – Jessica Simpson, singer and actress
July 20 – Mike Kennerty (The All-American Rejects)
July 23 – Michelle Williams, singer (Destiny's Child)
July 26 – Dave Baksh (Sum 41)
September 11 – Mikey Way (My Chemical Romance)
September 19 - Tegan and Sara Quin (Tegan And Sara)
October 5 – Paul Thomas (Good Charlotte)
October 8 – Nick Cannon, American actor and rapper
December 10 -Chris Gaynor (The All-American Rejects)
December 18 – Christina Aguilera, singer and actress
December 24 – Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto)
Who we lost
January 29 – Jimmy Durante (86), pianist & entertainer
February 19 – Bon Scott (33), lead singer of AC/DC (alcohol poisoning)
April 28 – Tommy Caldwell (30), bassist of Marshall Tucker Band (car accident)
May 18 – Ian Curtis (23), lead singer of Joy Division (suicide)
July 23 – Keith Godchaux (32), keyboardist with Grateful Dead (car accident)
September 25 – John Bonham (32), drummer (Led Zeppelin) (alcohol poisoning)
October 25 – Virgil Fox (68), organist (cancer)
October 27 – Steve Peregrin Took (31), bongo player for Tyrannosaurus Rex later a solo artist/frontman, choking
December 7 – Darby Crash (22)(The Germs) (suicide)
December 8 – John Lennon (40), singer, guitarist and songwriter (The Beatles) (gunshot)
Gonna go ahead and start the 80s.
I gave it some thought and made a couple of changes that might make the threads more enjoyable.
First change, in the OP, rather than list the songs, I'm going to have a brief glimpse into what was happening in the world of music that year. The songlist will be the second post
I'm condensing it down, but will post the link in case anyone wants to read the entire page.
My source will be wiki for the year in music.
The song's source will be, same as the 70s, Billboard's Year End Hot 100
Which brings me to the second change. We're gonna go with the entire 100 songs. (I think the bottom 50 threads are proof enough we need to do this. Lots of great songs)
Thirdly, (and this in where I think it's gonna be fun, rather than strip it to 1, we're gonna leave the last 5 songs standing.
Reason being, when we end the decade, rather than a 10 song strip, it'll be a 50 song strip. Sound ok?
And away we go.....
From wiki1980 in music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Police Blotter
January 16 – Paul McCartney is arrested in Tokyo for possession of a half pound of marijuana. The remaining part of McCartney's and Wings' tour has to be canceled.
January 25 – Paul McCartney is released from a Japanese jail and ejected from the country by Japanese authorities.
February 23 – Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones and his wife are busted for cocaine possession on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
They are set free after spending five days in custody due to the inability of authorities to prove the cocaine in the apartment belonged to either of them.
November 21 – The Eagles' Don Henley is arrested when cocaine, Quaaludes, and marijuana are found in his hotel room after a 16-year-old prostitute has drug-related seizures. Henley is also subsequently charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.After pleading no contest, he was fined $2,500 and put on two years' probation.
Comings and Goings
February 19 – Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, dies in London. Although common folklore cites pulmonary aspiration of vomit as the cause of his death, the official cause is listed as "Acute alcohol poisoning" and "Death by Misadventure".
April 1 – Brian Johnson is made the new lead singer of AC/DC.
July 25 – AC/DC release Back in Black which later becomes the highest selling album by any band to date.
(^^ to me, this is astounding. In a span of 6 months, they lose their singer, hire a new one and get out a classic album that's consistently ranked on the 'all time' lists. Six Months!!)
April 25 – Black Sabbath release Heaven and Hell, their first album to feature new vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
May 18 – Ian Curtis, vocalist of pioneering post-punk group Joy Division, hangs himself in his Macclesfield home, just one day before Joy Division are scheduled to begin their first U.S. tour
August 26 – Pete Comita replaces Tom Petersson in Cheap Trick.
September 25 – John Bonham, drummer of Led Zeppelin, is found dead by bandmate John Paul Jones
December 4 – Led Zeppelin disbands following the death of drummer John Bonham.
December 8 – Having obtained Lennon's autograph at about 5pm, Mark David Chapman approaches the star again on his return at 10.49pm and shoots him dead.
December 14 – Over 100,000 mourners attend a public vigil for John Lennon in Central Park. 10 minutes of silence are observed at 2pm.
Milestones and Events
February 7 – Pink Floyd's The Wall Tour opens at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
March 14 – Record producer Quincy Jones receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
April 17 – As the "official guests of State", Bob Marley and the Wailers perform at Zimbabwe's Independence festival. Marley calls the event the "greatest honor of my life."
June 25 – Kiss plays its first show with new drummer Eric Carr at the New York Palladium.
July 1980 marks the 25th anniversary of Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" reaching No. 1 on the American singles charts.
September 13 - Elton John plays a free concert for 400,000 people in New York's Central Park. He performs the encore in a Donald Duck costume.
The Rrrreally Big Shoooo......
(festivals, benefits, etc...)
March 8 – March 16 – Tbilisi Rock Festival (1980): the first state-sanctioned rock music festival in the Soviet Union.
August 16 – The first Monsters of Rock heavy metal festival is held at Donington Park in England.
Rainbow headlines, and Judas Priest, Scorpions, April Wine, Saxon, Riot and Touch also perform.
August 23 – The Heatwave festival near Toronto features The B-52's, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and many others
WTF???
February 29 – Buddy Holly's trademark glasses and the Big Bopper's wristwatch are "rediscovered" in old police files by the Mason City, Iowa, sheriff
April 14 – A member of the New Jersey State assembly introduces a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" the official state song.
October 9 – A riot breaks out at a Black Sabbath concert in Milwaukee after bassist Geezer Butler is hit in the head by a bottle and the band quits the stage.
The Future of Music (births in 1980)
January 28 – Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys)
February 18 – Regina Spektor, singer-songwriter
March 21 – Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
May 21 - Gotye, Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter
July 10 – Jessica Simpson, singer and actress
July 20 – Mike Kennerty (The All-American Rejects)
July 23 – Michelle Williams, singer (Destiny's Child)
July 26 – Dave Baksh (Sum 41)
September 11 – Mikey Way (My Chemical Romance)
September 19 - Tegan and Sara Quin (Tegan And Sara)
October 5 – Paul Thomas (Good Charlotte)
October 8 – Nick Cannon, American actor and rapper
December 10 -Chris Gaynor (The All-American Rejects)
December 18 – Christina Aguilera, singer and actress
December 24 – Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto)
Who we lost
January 29 – Jimmy Durante (86), pianist & entertainer
February 19 – Bon Scott (33), lead singer of AC/DC (alcohol poisoning)
April 28 – Tommy Caldwell (30), bassist of Marshall Tucker Band (car accident)
May 18 – Ian Curtis (23), lead singer of Joy Division (suicide)
July 23 – Keith Godchaux (32), keyboardist with Grateful Dead (car accident)
September 25 – John Bonham (32), drummer (Led Zeppelin) (alcohol poisoning)
October 25 – Virgil Fox (68), organist (cancer)
October 27 – Steve Peregrin Took (31), bongo player for Tyrannosaurus Rex later a solo artist/frontman, choking
December 7 – Darby Crash (22)(The Germs) (suicide)
December 8 – John Lennon (40), singer, guitarist and songwriter (The Beatles) (gunshot)
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