Author Topic: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day (Read 313290 times)

jjrock88 · « **Reply #1120 on:** August 12, 2012, 12:12:35 PM »

Big fan of Stallone, love Over the Top. Song, meh.

Jaq · « **Reply #1121 on:** August 12, 2012, 01:25:07 PM »

The only Sammy Hagar soundtrack song worth mentioning is Heavy Metal.

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #1122 on:** August 12, 2012, 08:13:23 PM »

Don't forget "The Girl Gets Around" from Footloose. KILLER Hagar soundtrack song.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1123 on:** August 13, 2012, 12:07:45 PM »

Quote from: Jaq on August 12, 2012, 01:25:07 PM

The only Sammy Hagar soundtrack song worth mentioning is Heavy Metal.

Indeed.

KevShmev · « **Reply #1124 on:** August 13, 2012, 12:17:03 PM »

James Brown - Living in America

It is literally impossible for me to hear this song without the image of a dancing Apollo Creed appearing in my head.

bosk1 · « **Reply #1125 on:** August 13, 2012, 12:36:43 PM »

Total cornball, but that does not necessarily make it bad.

Jaq · « **Reply #1126 on:** August 13, 2012, 12:41:24 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on August 13, 2012, 12:17:03 PM

James Brown - Living in America

It is literally impossible for me to hear this song without the image of a dancing Apollo Creed appearing in my head.

I don't need to say anything else, since this hits it dead on.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1127 on:** August 13, 2012, 01:24:13 PM »

James Brown had better songs, obviously, but LIA was tolerable enough.

bosk1 · « **Reply #1128 on:** August 13, 2012, 01:49:15 PM »

Quote from: DebraKadabra on August 13, 2012, 01:24:13 PM

James Brown had better songs

Indeed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7T3-uXmTeI

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1129 on:** August 13, 2012, 03:36:34 PM »

Oh yeah.

dbrooks22 · « **Reply #1130 on:** August 13, 2012, 06:22:41 PM »

I feel good!

jjrock88 · « **Reply #1131 on:** August 13, 2012, 07:08:28 PM »

Rocky IV, my favorite of the series. "I must break you"! I obviously don't care much for the song itself, but it does actually fit the scene of Creed-Drago well.

KevShmev · « **Reply #1132 on:** August 14, 2012, 08:57:00 AM »

Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling

Again, never seen the movie Flashdance, but I liked this song a lot when it was out. I remember hearing it and not thinking a lot about it, and then I hear it again a few days later and was like, "Damn, that is an insanely catchy song!" Back then, I used to do my own version of America's Top 40 every week (although I did just top 20) and I liked this song so much that it debuted on my countdown at number 3.

And was then number 1 for a few weeks, IIRC. I think me doing that at such a young age is what made me the type of person who enjoys making music lists.

Jaq · « **Reply #1133 on:** August 14, 2012, 09:23:44 AM »

This song is, naturally, overshadowed as far as Flashdance is concerned by Maniac, the music video where it is totally, utterly impossible to realize that Jennifer Beals used a body double for the dance scenes.

Provided you close your eyes.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1134 on:** August 14, 2012, 12:15:33 PM »

Liked that one better than Maniac, but that's not really saying much.

KevShmev · « **Reply #1135 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:01:34 PM »

Vangelis - Chariots of Fire

A very nice instrumental, but having never seen the movie it was written for, whenever I hear this song, two other 80s movies come to mind: Vacation and Mr. Mom.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1136 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:03:00 PM »

Never saw the movie either. Song is okay, I guess - there's definitely been worse ones, and in this thread too.

Orbert · « **Reply #1137 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:12:19 PM »

Rowan Atkinson had a wicked synth solo in that tune.

KevShmev · « **Reply #1138 on:** August 15, 2012, 01:27:56 PM »

Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On

Okay song, but not one I ever liked that much. And here is where I have to admit something that, for someone who group in the 80s, might be a bit shocking:

I've never seen Beverly Hills Cop.

bosk1 · « **Reply #1139 on:** August 15, 2012, 01:30:59 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on August 15, 2012, 01:27:56 PM

Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On

Okay song, but not one I ever liked that much. And here is where I have to admit something that, for someone who group in the 80s, might be a bit shocking:

I've never seen Beverly Hills Cop.

All I can say is

And I will add that Glenn Frey sounds so suspiciously similar to Kenny Loggins on this tune that I think it actually is Kenny Loggins using a fake name. I defy you to try to persuade me otherwise.

Orbert · « **Reply #1140 on:** August 15, 2012, 01:47:44 PM »

Ha, I always thought it was Kenny Loggins, too!

Big Hath · « **Reply #1141 on:** August 15, 2012, 02:34:15 PM »

You're saying it's NOT Loggins?

Jaq · « **Reply #1142 on:** August 15, 2012, 06:57:47 PM »

Quote from: Orbert on August 15, 2012, 12:12:19 PM

Rowan Atkinson had a wicked synth solo in that tune.

I am actually shocked that Kenny Loggins didn't do a song for either Beverly Hills Cop movie. I like to imagine that they went to him and he turned them down for some reason, so Glenn Frey and Bob Seger were second choices.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1143 on:** August 15, 2012, 07:11:36 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on August 15, 2012, 01:27:56 PM

Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On

Okay song, but not one I ever liked that much. And here is where I have to admit something that, for someone who group in the 80s, might be a bit shocking:

I've never seen Beverly Hills Cop.

Eh, so you haven't seen it - big dealio.

I liked the song he did for Miami Vice (Smuggler's Blues) better than this one.

FreezingPoint · « **Reply #1144 on:** August 16, 2012, 06:21:06 PM »

Quote from: DebraKadabra on August 15, 2012, 07:11:36 PM

Eh, so you haven't seen it - big dealio.

I liked the song he did for Miami Vice (Smuggler's Blues) better than this one.

He also guest starred in the same episode that it was used in. I also liked his song You Belong To The City that was also used in a Miami Vice episode, the one where they go to New York.

(Wow I was just able to make two Miami Vice related posts in two days!

)

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1145 on:** August 17, 2012, 12:00:02 AM »

Nice!

KevShmev · « **Reply #1146 on:** August 18, 2012, 09:42:08 AM »

Okay, back to regular 80s tunes...

The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now

This was a favorite of mine back in 1984; I liked the contrast of the male and female vocals, and at the age of 10, I was easily entertained by the sliding frames in the video.

Still a fun song, but not really an 80s favorite of mine anymore.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1147 on:** August 18, 2012, 04:04:50 PM »

I didn't like Hold Me Now when it first came out, but it's not the worst song that was done in that time period.

Jaq · « **Reply #1148 on:** August 18, 2012, 06:48:11 PM »

Despite hanging out with a crew whose tastes in music ran from new wave to my love of metal and prog rock, whenever we were out partying, if this song came on, we invariably sang along with the chorus, very badly. I had the part of the ad libs over the last choruses, and let me tell you, I KILLED them. In the sense that my performance was dead on arrival.

If it helps, we usually were terribly drunk when this happened.

KevShmev · « **Reply #1149 on:** August 19, 2012, 09:08:38 AM »

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll

This is one of those songs that seemingly everybody loves - put it on at a club or a bar and everyone will sing along and/or dance to it - but it was always kind of ho-hum for me.

Orbert · « **Reply #1150 on:** August 19, 2012, 11:02:43 AM »

Same here. Yet another "rock anthem" with the added bonus of being sung by a girl who some people thought was hot.

Cool Chris · « **Reply #1151 on:** August 19, 2012, 11:06:28 AM »

Quote from: KevShmev on August 19, 2012, 09:08:38 AM

This is one of those songs that seemingly everybody loves - put it on at a club or a bar and ~~everyone~~ all the girls will sing along and/or dance to it - but it was always kind of ho-hum for me.

Also one of the top 'go to' songs girls seem to love for karaoke.

Jaq · « **Reply #1152 on:** August 19, 2012, 02:24:57 PM »

While I agree that it's a classic rock anthem, what killed it for me was how weak sister the drums sounded. This is a song that needed the snare going WHAP, not sounding like the drummer was playing with uncooked spaghetti.

Orbert · « **Reply #1153 on:** August 19, 2012, 03:03:31 PM »

Yeah, the guitars sound fine, and her voice has some gravel to it, but the song just doesn't smack you in the face the way it should. I've never really considered why before, but it's probably the weak drum sound.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1154 on:** August 19, 2012, 04:19:48 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on August 19, 2012, 09:08:38 AM

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll

This is one of those songs that seemingly everybody loves - put it on at a club or a bar and everyone will sing along and/or dance to it - but it was always kind of ho-hum for me.

Not bad, but there's better stuff of hers out there.

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Author Topic: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day (Read 313290 times)