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Riley's Farm Journal ^ | 9-20-2008 | James Riley

Posted on 09/20/2008 4:30:40 PM PDT by stand_your_ground

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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Thank you! The Ramones are the bees knees!


61 posted on 09/20/2008 6:27:03 PM PDT by kickonly88
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To: stand_your_ground

For 1978, how about “You Needed Me” by Anne Murray? The song’s references to bringing order out of confusion and turning lies into truth made me think that it was actually about Calvin Coolidge and the 1924 presidential campaign.


62 posted on 09/20/2008 6:27:05 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: stand_your_ground
Billboard Top 100 - 1982

01. Physical » Olivia Newton-John
02. Eye Of The Tiger » Survivor
03. I Love Rock N' Roll » Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
04. Ebony And Ivory » Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
05. Centerfold » J. Geils Band
06. Don't You Want Me » Human League
07. Jack And Diane » John Cougar
08. Hurts So Good » John Cougar
09. Abracadabra » Steve Miller Band
10. Hard To Say I'm Sorry » Chicago
11. Tainted Love » Soft Cell
12. Chariots Of Fire » Vangelis
13. Harden My Heart » Quarterflash
14. Rosanna » Toto
15. I Can't Go For That » Daryl Hall & John Oates
16. 867-5309 (Jenny) » Tommy Tutone
17. Key Largo » Bertie Higgins
18. You Should Hear How She Talks About You » Melissa Manchester
19. Waiting For A Girl Like You » Foreigner
20. Don't Talk To Strangers » Rick Springfield

1982 had a couple of good songs. And a lot of crap.
I remember the theme of the prom was "I've Loved These Days", which (I think) was a Billy Joel song, but I don't remember. Actually, I thought Jenny was later -- maybe it was the fall when I was in college.

63 posted on 09/20/2008 6:27:09 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter.)
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To: stand_your_ground

Okay, just relax. The nurse will be here in just a minute with your next shot. That’s right, just hold your ‘blanky’ and suck your thumb. The Seventies were just a bad, bad dream. A nightmare really. Just a bad trip. A real bummer. So just lay back and close your eyes and all those bad feeling of the 70’s will disappear back into your subconscious!


64 posted on 09/20/2008 6:34:01 PM PDT by Doc Savage ("Are you saying Jesus can't hit a curve ball? - Harris to Cerrano - Major League)
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To: Be_Politically_Erect
Smoke on the Water Deep Purple

I also like a completely different "Smoke on the Water" by Boyd Heath (Bluebird #33/0522, 1945):

"There'll be smoke on the water, on the land and on the sea,
When our army and navy overtake the enemy.
There'll be smoke on the mountain where the heathen gods stay,
And the sun that was rising will go down on that day."

65 posted on 09/20/2008 6:34:55 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: duckman

Molly Hatchett and 38 Special will be performing at our National Fair here next month


66 posted on 09/20/2008 6:37:57 PM PDT by DeLaine (Socialism is the grandiose rationalization of petty resentments.)
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To: Think free or die

74 here too. sigh

1. The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand
2. Seasons In The Sun, Terry Jacks
3. Love’s Theme, Love Unlimited Orchestra
4. Come And Get Your Love, Redbone
5. Dancing Machine, Jackson 5
6. The Loco-Motion, Grand Funk Railroad
7. TSOP, MFSB
8. The Streak, Ray Stevens
9. Bennie And The Jets, Elton John
10. One Hell Of A Woman, Mac Davis
11. Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do), Aretha Franklin


67 posted on 09/20/2008 6:39:16 PM PDT by DeLaine (Socialism is the grandiose rationalization of petty resentments.)
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To: stand_your_ground

Check here -

http://www.amazon.com/Dave-Barrys-Book-Bad-Songs/dp/0740706004/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221961334&sr=1-1


68 posted on 09/20/2008 6:43:37 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: stand_your_ground
I'm a Class of '78 too..... and I loved Grease! I had a shortwave radio and listened to the Tops of the Pops on the BBC World Service, and out of the Top 10 on that chart that summer and fall, eight of the songs were from Grease.
69 posted on 09/20/2008 6:53:38 PM PDT by 6323cd (Proud sister of Gloria, age 41, who happens to have Down's Syndrome.)
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To: Be_Politically_Erect

10 - Don Henley - “The Boys of Summer”
9 - Wham(!) - “Careless Whisper”
8 - Billy Ocean - “Carribean Queen”
7 - Madonna - “Like a Virgen”
6 - Chicago - “Hard Habit to Break”
5 - Billy Idol - “Eyes Without a Face”
4 - Dan Hartman - “I can Dream About You”
3 - U2 - “Pride (In the Name of Love)”
2 - Tina Turner - “Better Be Good to Me”
1 - Cyndi Lauper - “Time After Time”

All in all, it mostly sucked.


70 posted on 09/20/2008 6:54:35 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Tanniker Smith
That's about the only thing I remember from the cartoon "American Pop".

I remember that. Neil Diamond was on the soundtrack too. Not a bad movie, but lousy animation.

71 posted on 09/20/2008 7:02:17 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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4. (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon

The song that made me want to dig up John Lennon and shoot him again...

72 posted on 09/20/2008 7:05:07 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Grizzled Bear
4. (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon The song that made me want to dig up John Lennon and shoot him again...

From the same album, I think "Woman" was even worse.

73 posted on 09/20/2008 7:14:56 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: buccaneer81

“Starting Over” got more air time...and videos...***Shivers***


74 posted on 09/20/2008 7:16:29 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: buccaneer81
Not a bad movie, but lousy animation.

Yeah. I'd agree with that review. It was a Bakshi production, if I remember right ... not that I knew anything about the guy back then.

75 posted on 09/20/2008 7:28:32 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter.)
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It was a Bakshi production, if I remember right ...

Yeah, he had done "Fritz The Cat," the first X-rated cartoon back in 1972. I remember as a nine year old reading the newspaper movie listings for "Fritz" and wanting to see it. Still haven't seen it, but I'll bet it was pretty tame by today's standards.

76 posted on 09/20/2008 7:44:11 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: Tanniker Smith
Interesting fact about "American Pop" I found on Wikipedia:

The majority of the film's animation was completed through rotoscoping, a process in which live actors are filmed and the subsequent footage is used for animators to draw over.

77 posted on 09/20/2008 7:47:08 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: buccaneer81

That’s pretty much how he operates. The Lord of the Rings “cartoon” was much the same. You could *see* the actors behind the animation in the crowd scenes, such as in the bar.


78 posted on 09/20/2008 7:50:02 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter.)
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To: TalBlack

hahahaha lol there were indeed plenty of annoying songs in with the good ones.


79 posted on 09/20/2008 8:00:43 PM PDT by visualops (portraits.artlife.us or visit my freeper page)
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To: Tolkien

Yah I went and saw Frampton on the Comes Alive tour (RFK Stadium). Triple bill with YES and some other band that I can’t remember for the life of me lol
I’d been a long time fan of R&B & coupled with being a dancer I had an appreciation for some of the rather good funk type “disco”. It wasn’t all silly gay stuff.


80 posted on 09/20/2008 8:09:47 PM PDT by visualops (portraits.artlife.us or visit my freeper page)
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