日志

I'm copying this from a journal entry by sparklish.

My birthday: March 29, 1979

On that day, the No. 1 single was:
US: Tragedy by Bee Gees
UK: I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
AUS: Chic by Le Freak

On my 1st birthday 3.29.80:
US: Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd
UK: Going Underground / Dreams of Children by The Jam
AUS: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen

On my 2nd birthday 3.29.81:
US: Rapture by Blondie
UK: This Ole House by Shakin' Stevens
AUS: Antmusic by Adam and the Ants

On my 3rd birthday 3.29.82:
US: I Love Rock 'N Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
UK: Seven Tears by The Goombay Dance Band
AUS: What About Me by Moving Picture

On my 4th birthday 3.29.83:
US: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
UK: Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
AUS: Gloria by Laura Branigan

On my 5th birthday 3.29.84:
US: Footloose by Kenny Loggins
UK: Hello by Lionel Richie
AUS: Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

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I just completed an interesting little music project. The college radio station HoRadS in Stuttgart (where I used to have a show) has only been broadcasting since 2004, but they are now looking to extend their music library to include several decades before the station's existence. To know what they should get, they've asked lots of people affiliated with the station (including me) to contribute song lists of what everyone considers "essential tracks." The sole guideline was to restrict the selections to those beginning with or following the birth of punk (about 1977) up to 2003. Oh yeah, and there was something about limiting the list to 30 tracks. Oh well. :o)

I strived for a well-balanced cross section of material from the period, though having three tracks from both London Calling and This Year's Model goes against that idea quite a bit. I feel the choices are justified, however, since those are the two quintessential albums from arguably the greatest musicians within the time frame. …

Radio 1981

Relive the music of 1981 at
http://www.last.fm/listen/usertags/Kattastic/1981

it might jog a few memories for the 1981 lyrics game, eh?
http://www.last.fm/user/Kattastic/journal/2006/12/5/283408/


Beginnings and Endings

1981 for me is a year marked by some pretty big endings and beginnings……..

The beginning of me buying my own music and the end of only listening to parents and sisters records (though not the end of their influence as I’m still listening to ABBA, Electric Light Orchestra, Supertramp, Village People etc etc)

The beginnings of the New Wave and the New Romantics as 1981 was the year that saw the first record releases by such luminaries as Depeche Mode, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet - aaaaaaaaahhhhhh JOY!

The real tail end of the disco era as ABBA released their last studio album “The Visitors” in 1981, while the Village People felt the pressure of changing musical styles and tried to go all New Romantic with “Renaissance” (which by the way…