Author Topic: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day (Read 308330 times)

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #1715 on:** November 08, 2012, 10:37:24 PM »

Quote from: DebraKadabra on November 08, 2012, 05:50:38 PM

I'm going to have to check that out (floyd's link) over the weekend.

In 1992, there was a dispute in the New Orleans area as to whether DJ Jimi or MC T. T. Tucker was the first to release a song called Where They(Dey) At.

NSFW lyrics in both of the songs I've linked in my last two posts.

KevShmev · « **Reply #1716 on:** November 08, 2012, 11:33:44 PM »

All of this icky rap talk is making me think this thread needs cleansing.

AC/DC - Heatseeker

This is a great rocking song, and one that still sounds good. I had never heard AC/DC until hearing Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long at a friend's in the summer of 1987, and I loved them both, so when a new AC/DC song and video came out in 1988, it being Heatseeker, I ate it up with a spoon.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1717 on:** November 08, 2012, 11:48:02 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on November 08, 2012, 11:33:44 PM

All of this icky rap talk is making me think this thread needs cleansing.

Bah - deal wit it, yo.

@ blackest_floyd - I'll definitely check both links out and report back.

jjrock88 · « **Reply #1718 on:** November 09, 2012, 05:26:44 AM »

You said it best, Heatseeker is a great rocking song and still sounds good!

jingle.boy · « **Reply #1719 on:** November 09, 2012, 06:03:45 AM »

Quote from: jjrock88 on November 09, 2012, 05:26:44 AM

You said it best, Heatseeker is a great rocking song and still sounds good!

Oh yeah. Blow Up Your Video is solid all the way around. Just like you Kev, I was familiar with the radio hits from before that, but this was the first foray into AC/DC once Rock had become my musical preference.

TAC · « **Reply #1720 on:** November 09, 2012, 08:08:47 AM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on November 09, 2012, 06:03:45 AM

Quote from: jjrock88 on November 09, 2012, 05:26:44 AM
You said it best, Heatseeker is a great rocking song and still sounds good!

Oh yeah. Blow Up Your Video is solid all the way around. Just like you Kev, I was familiar with the radio hits from before that, but this was the first foray into AC/DC once Rock had become my musical preference.

Blow Up You Video is a GREAT album. It is terribly underrated. It is loaded with great songs.

KevShmev · « **Reply #1721 on:** November 09, 2012, 09:36:00 AM »

Who Made Who was getting regular rotation again on MTV at the time, and the You Shook Me All Night Long video had a resurgence in 1987 (I thought it was new at the time

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KevShmev · « **Reply #1722 on:** November 12, 2012, 05:26:51 PM »

John Waite - Missing You

Another song that was played to death both on the radio and on MTV. I am pretty sure it went to number 1 on the pop charts. I can see why it went to number 1, given the type of song it was and what kind of songs did well around that time period, but I was never much of a fan. I wouldn't say it is a bad song, but it is just one that never did anything for me.

wolfking · « **Reply #1723 on:** November 12, 2012, 05:32:54 PM »

It's a decent song. It never did wow me, but a good little melodic rock song.

Cedar redaC · « **Reply #1724 on:** November 12, 2012, 05:35:49 PM »

Quote from: wolfking on November 12, 2012, 05:32:54 PM

It's a decent song. It never did wow me, but a good little melodic rock song.

Jaq · « **Reply #1725 on:** November 12, 2012, 06:16:05 PM »

As I recall, this album was like a lot of hard rock albums in the early 80s, namely that the obvious single was considerably less rock oriented than the rest of the album, kind of more middle of the road. Missing You sums that concept up PERFECTLY.

wolfking · « **Reply #1726 on:** November 12, 2012, 07:02:30 PM »

Never heard any of John Waite's other solo stuff, but never knew he really did hard rock, I thought all of his stuff was melodic/AOR rock.

TAC · « **Reply #1727 on:** November 12, 2012, 07:09:12 PM »

Remember Bad English? Who else was in that? Was it Neal Schon??

Jaq · « **Reply #1728 on:** November 12, 2012, 07:22:22 PM »

Quote from: TAC on November 12, 2012, 07:09:12 PM

Remember Bad English? Who else was in that? Was it Neal Schon??

Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain, with Deen Castronova on drums. And christ, who was the bassist?

Orbert · « **Reply #1729 on:** November 12, 2012, 08:24:40 PM »

Ricky Phillips.

Jaq · « **Reply #1730 on:** November 12, 2012, 09:03:20 PM »

I wasn't about to go to Google or Wiki to look it up. Thanks Orbert

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1731 on:** November 12, 2012, 09:03:29 PM »

Bleeeeeh.

Cool Chris · « **Reply #1732 on:** November 12, 2012, 09:07:55 PM »

One of those songs that, when you are 15 and your girlfriend just dumps you, seems to be on the radio ALL THE FREAKING TIME.

/nostalgia

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1733 on:** November 12, 2012, 09:15:20 PM »

That, and "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Orbert · « **Reply #1734 on:** November 12, 2012, 09:46:22 PM »

Quote from: Jaq on November 12, 2012, 09:03:20 PM

I wasn't about to go to Google or Wiki to look it up. Thanks Orbert

AMG, but you're welcome.

Jaq · « **Reply #1735 on:** November 12, 2012, 11:18:39 PM »

Quote from: Orbert on November 12, 2012, 09:46:22 PM

Quote from: Jaq on November 12, 2012, 09:03:20 PM
I wasn't about to go to Google or Wiki to look it up. Thanks Orbert

AMG, but you're welcome.

KevShmev · « **Reply #1736 on:** November 12, 2012, 11:24:07 PM »

The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger

I loved this song the first time I heard it, and I still love it; just an awesome song, with a wonderful vibe. Great video, too, that captured the mood of the song perfectly.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1737 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:09:42 AM »

Minus Mother (which admittedly has its own appeal), Synchronicity was a damn good album. Wrapped Around Your Finger was one of my favorites (besides Murder By Numbers, which Frank Zappa's touring band for Broadway The Hard Way did a most stellar version of), always loved the video too.

Zydar · « **Reply #1738 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:11:14 AM »

I love this song, great video too.

jjrock88 · « **Reply #1739 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:44:33 AM »

The Police were hit or miss for me, this is a good one.

wolfking · « **Reply #1740 on:** November 13, 2012, 03:31:45 AM »

Easily my fav song from them, absolutely incredible. the atmosphere is amazing.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #1741 on:** November 13, 2012, 05:54:28 AM »

Great song, but not my fav by the Police by any stretch. Was a 'best of' kind of fan back in the day. Never dug too deep into them. It sure was a helluva lot more enjoyable than Doo Doo Doo Doo, Dah Dah Dah Dah.

dbrooks22 · « **Reply #1742 on:** November 13, 2012, 07:22:22 AM »

This song is etherial. Really an amazing piece of music. Nothing else quite like it. Very dark and brooding.

Orbert · « **Reply #1743 on:** November 13, 2012, 07:22:54 AM »

Good song, cool video.

TAC · « **Reply #1744 on:** November 13, 2012, 07:29:52 AM »

My a Police fan, but my favorite song by them was Invisible Sun.

T-ski · « **Reply #1745 on:** November 13, 2012, 08:49:00 AM »

+1 on what everyone else says, "Wrapped..." is a great song.

Kwyjibo · « **Reply #1746 on:** November 13, 2012, 08:54:25 AM »

Great band, great song although not their best.

Jaq · « **Reply #1747 on:** November 13, 2012, 11:15:21 AM »

If the 80s could be summed up in one album, that album, quite simply, would be Synchronicity. Okay, no, it's really Thriller, but for ME, no album sums up the 80s better than Synchronicity. It's a front to back masterpiece, AND it worked hand in hand with the music videos for the album as a complete package in terms of marketing it. Wrapped was a great song with one of the more visually interesting videos of the decade. I probably should get this album again, I had it on vinyl until I sold my vinyls when I moved about seven years ago.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #1748 on:** November 13, 2012, 12:02:15 PM »

Quote from: TAC on November 13, 2012, 07:29:52 AM

My a Police fan, but my favorite song by them was Invisible Sun.

Invisible Sun's my favorite too!

Cool Chris · « **Reply #1749 on:** November 13, 2012, 12:31:35 PM »

Quote from: jjrock88 on November 13, 2012, 02:44:33 AM

The Police were hit or miss for me, this is a good one.

I was never big in to them either. Had the Greatest Hits CD though and listened to the crap out of that. This song was one of my favorites.

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Author Topic: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day (Read 308330 times)