WHAT the HELL Happened to Good Music? This 80s Top 10 Will Make You Wonder!

WHAT the HELL Happened to Good Music? This 80s Top 10 Will Make You Wonder! | Professor of Rock

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Coming up, we’re going to go behind the Top 10 songs of this very same week from the year 1982. But that’s not all. After we count them down, we’re re-ranking each song according to all-time streams and views, to find out which song has made the biggest mark on history. So who do you think will take the top spot today? Will it be a veteran band like Journey, a previous chart-topping act like Rick Springfield, or the J. Geils Band? Or maybe a surprise one-hit wonder? Or could it be an 80s hit machine like Huey Lewis and the News? Stick around and find out if any of these contenders can make a run for the top spot… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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Guess what my friends! It’s time for another edition of our well-traveled countdown show the Hit Song Redux where we travel back to a week in the golden era of the rock and roll and re-rank the Top 10 songs of THAT SPECIFIC week based on how much the world has listened to them since THEIR PEAK POSITION ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100. As always, we’re including artist interviews, in-depth commentary, as well as your stories and dedications. And I want to make sure I”m clear… this is not my personal top 10. and it’s not the top 10 for the whole year… It’s the actual top 10 from this exact week in 1982. First, we count them down as they were, then and then we run them through a recalibration process to find out the real top 10 based on all-time streams and views.
Before we get started though I have to give a shout-out to my hero, the great Casey Kasem and his program the American Top 40 Countdown. This show is a tribute to him.
So, to get us into the proper pop culture context of the day, let’s talk movies and television. If you went to the movie theater around this time you could catch a young Tom Cruise in Taps, or the supernatural horror flick Cat People, or the inspiring sports drama Chariots of Fire. And on television, you might tune into the Tom Selleck classic Magnum PI, the 6th Season finale of Dallas, or you could watch the final few episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati. it was a great time to be alive! As for Saturday morning cartoons, Spiderman and His Amazing Friends and The Smurfs were both at the top of the list.
So alright, let’s get started. Coming in at #10, it’s the brave little bar band who could. it’s Do You Believe in Love by Huey Lewis and the News. No doubt about it, Huey Lewis was one of the premier acts of the 80s, turning in a slew Hot 100 hits. In fact from 1983 to 1988, Huey and his band the News had 11 Top 10 hits and two #1 albums. Back then they had a 5 year run that you could put up against just about any artist or act in the rock era. And actually, Huey was one of only 7 artists in the rock era to release at least 2 albums with a least four Top 10 hits each…

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@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

Poll: What is your pick for the best album and song of 1982?

@surlechapeau Жыл бұрын

Song: Rosanna - Toto Album: Prince - 1999. 1999 released late October’82, Thriller late November’82.

@christineml1476 Жыл бұрын

Tough one.... Album is "English Settlement" by XTC Song is "Situation" by Yaz (or Yazoo in the UK)

@catherine6653 Жыл бұрын

Duran Duran Rio album. Song- Africa by Toto Also one of my favorite Billy Joel songs, Allentown.

@JimbobZ17 Жыл бұрын

Caught up in you - 38 Special Don’t talk to strangers- Rick Springfield Album 38 Special-Special Forces not a bad song on the album

@DC8091 Жыл бұрын

Signals - Rush

@johnathansaegal3156 Жыл бұрын

The 80s blows away anything that is out today. Hands down.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

True that!!!

@Kody-hf6eh Жыл бұрын

I agree but that's not saying much because I wouldn't even call this new stuff music.

@plentyofsalmonellasir425 Жыл бұрын

Today's music is pure garbage....every single song is absolute dong, pure trash.

@gregoryhagen8801 Жыл бұрын

It was truly a magical decade for music. I'm glad I lived it.🕶

@craigcohen3682 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree !

@christineml1476 Жыл бұрын

I feel very blessed to have the 80s as my formative music years. I appreciate the 60s and 70s, but the 80s will always be my favorite music decade.

@RBS_ Жыл бұрын

...who YOU tellin!? ...I just gave the 1983 Top Ten to Taco's "Puttin' On The Ritz" YT last night, and Taco HIMSELF, 'hearted' me comment! ...I feel like a STAH! ...ha-HAA!

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

Same!

@maxfrasier Жыл бұрын

You took the words right out of my mouth

@stephenhanft1226 Жыл бұрын

@@vinezero I'm also a 1983 High School graduate and agree with everything you said. The 70's and 80's were awesome years for music. Unfortunately, the Grunge apocalypse (along with rap going mainstream) of the early 90's came and music started to die. It never recovered.

@jimmyparris9892 Жыл бұрын

I like music from about 1992 all the way back to the Big Band days like The Glen Miller band. Todays music all seems to have a weird choppy beat. It reminds me of the old King Kong movie I saw in the 70's when they were trying to call King Kong to them so they could trap him. This modern music makes me want to walk around dragging my knuckles on the ground and act like an ape.

@Knightnurse90 11 ай бұрын

Open arms was my wedding song in 1990!! Journey with Steve Perry was amazing 🥰🤩

@BuckI2Bdad Жыл бұрын

I graduated from high school 1984, what a great music era to live in 👍

@marygirardin5300 Жыл бұрын

Same year I graduated, fun times for sure!!

@craigcohen3682 Жыл бұрын

I graduated in 1984 also. I totally agree !!

@glennhubbard5008 Жыл бұрын

Might as well Jump.

@kathyk479 Жыл бұрын

I was '83. That was a great year to! Eye of the Tiger! And our. Mascot was a tiger! Hair bands and concerts were big and fun!

@glennhubbard5008 Жыл бұрын

@@kathyk479 Men At Work.

@mikehawthorne5146 Жыл бұрын

What in the hell happened to music? None of those artists used auto tune.

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

That's right!

@RBS_ Жыл бұрын

...ba-BING! ...ha-HAA!

@dandonaldson9149 Жыл бұрын

It's not like they all used lutes and harpsichords. I remember when my grandpa complained about electric guitars because they didn't require any talent.

@Fiona2254 Жыл бұрын

Amen! 🎯

@jimmyparris9892 Жыл бұрын

And they still played instruments instead of the same old tired computer loops.

@DPM917 Жыл бұрын

Comparing this week in 1982 top 10 to today’s -“I’m not saying a word”- actually says it all.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

It’s REALLY saying something.

@sirjohnnydragon6436 Жыл бұрын

LOL honest I thought turkeys could fly LOL

@JFras30 3 ай бұрын

All these songs are near and dear to my heart. Puts me right back into my senior year of high school. Playing football, hanging out with friends (at the mall of course), getting around in the back of a pickup truck, dating my high school sweetheart (who would become my wife) and be young and naive thinking this is how things would always be for us. Started college in the fall of ‘82 not realizing I was about to start the whirlwind adventure of what would be my life. What a fun decade for me!

@mephistoxarses8585 Жыл бұрын

80's music will never die.

@jawadarth2 Жыл бұрын

I was born in 73, so I say I grew up in the 80's, man it was the time to be young & alive..Movies, TV Shows & yes, Music..doesn't get any better

@jimmbear3998 Жыл бұрын

I was born a few years before you and agree 80’s music and rock concerts were the best.

@JenniferCheek-tn8nr Жыл бұрын

I totally agree, we were so lucky to grow up with this awesome music 🎶 🎸 🎤🎙️ 🥁

@Meister1551 Жыл бұрын

There's no question that music from the 60's, 70's and 80's was a whole lot better than music today.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Heck, even the 90s.

@plentyofsalmonellasir425 Жыл бұрын

Today's music is absolute and pure garbage....Pure vomit....

@craigcohen3682 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@orlock20 Жыл бұрын

There are smaller known acts that could compete. Beth Hart is one example of that as she has worked with some of the top artists from the '60s. '70s and '80s while she got her career started in the 1990s. Her last album hit #1 on the UK rock chart and was Grammy nominated for a blues album. Starcrawler is another act that could have gone places in the 1980s along with Melody Gardot, ZZ Ward, Joe Bonamassa and Samantha Fish.

@Meister1551 Жыл бұрын

@@orlock20 Another good example is my band, The Gringos. We have been trying to get back together for years and finally managed to accomplish that. We are close to finishing our third studio album and just released another single from that body of work. We stopped performing together in early 1980. We figured that music today was nothing special so why not give it another go, even at our age.

@cathynunn6933 Жыл бұрын

There is no comparison between today's so-called "music" and the hits from the 70's & 80's. I try to keep an open mind about the new stuff, but in my day, we had real music. The kind we could sing to..and dance to. Thanks Adam for keeping the music alive!

@ChuckDotson Жыл бұрын

1982 may be the best year of pop music ever. It's easy to forget how wide open the charts were. You had Juice Newton and Flock of Seagulls, Little River Band and Laura Branigan, Dan Folgerberg and Soft Cell. If you're doing a Kasey Kasem-style countdown, I'm in.

@mburtondavis Жыл бұрын

I still laugh at the WKRP in Cincinnati thanksgiving episode. What a good show.

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

I agree. Love it.

@GringoLoco1 Жыл бұрын

“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.” I've never looked at a frozen turkey the same since! 😂

@johnblossom8447 Жыл бұрын

I showed that episode to my son and he thought it was hilarious. It stands the test of time.

@flor9389 Жыл бұрын

My dad laughed until he was crying on that. I bought the DVDs of the first season just so I can rewatch it every year. The true irony is that wild turkeys can fly.

@daleeasterwood2683 Жыл бұрын

Oh, the humanity! 😮

@jamalstephenson7140 Жыл бұрын

A Professor of Rock Top 40 as a tribute to Casey Kasem would be awesome! Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@arturogarcia5259 Жыл бұрын

Amazing idea Professor! This will be memory lane for me..I remember always listening to the show and having my cassette ready to tape the songs! Great tribute to Casey Kasem.

@huckleberry582 Жыл бұрын

This would be awesome! Listening to you reminds me of him. I’d be all over that show!

@pepinopolice6928 Жыл бұрын

Yes. The snuggles episode

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Late last year, I was getting ready to fly to the Caribbean for an excursion like no other, and I ended up sitting next to this one guy who was falling asleep. All of a sudden, while he dozed off, his phone next to him set off a ringtone, none other than Open Arms by Journey. I could not help but sing along to every word at that point. My parents didn’t like it because they thought I wasn’t being respectful to the other people at the terminal, but I did not care one iota. When Steve Perry’s voice is as infectious as it is undeniable, this is what you get.

@trinaq Жыл бұрын

They really don't make music like this anymore. Your playlist makes me want to jump into my Delorean and hightail it back to a simpler era. 😍🎶

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

I'm right there with you Trina.

@badgerpa9 Жыл бұрын

PLEASE take me with.

@jimmyparris9892 Жыл бұрын

Take me with you

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Reserve a seat for me too! Today’s music is a dump.

@kfemme68 Жыл бұрын

If I can stay the age I am, with all the knowledge I have now...I will go back to the 80s with no problems. Now asking me to go back and relive my childhood... it's NEVER HAPPENING! I've finally got through the trauma of it and I'm 54. So, I don't want to have to do it again but just to go back to a time when the music was great and people were really much less stressed out on a regular basis would be nice. There's some movies and bands that I would love to see that I didn't get a chance before. I wonder where the best place to do that would be? What does everyone think? Would it be the East Coast or the West Coast or maybe a big city in the Midwest? Let me know what you think would be the best way to see the most musical acts (bands, individual artists and even touring Broadway shows if it's not New York)? I'm curious what everyone thinks is the best place and remember this was in the 80s but if you want to give thoughts for today, I'll take those too. Thanks for your participation in this thought exercise. Take care all, k

@michaelhalbert3843 Жыл бұрын

I saw Joan Jett...FOR FREE. For some reason she played a festival near my home, I was front row, and insane. She even played Cherry Bomb, wow!!

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

WOW!

@barbaramonaco105 Жыл бұрын

I also saw her play for free at a county fair. sometime in the 1990s. Absolutely fabulous!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Now, THAT’s amazing! The Runaways.

@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын

I saw Meatloaf for a dollar so Joan Jett for free is pretty good. Meatloaf was great that night. He always left it all on the stage.

@kfemme68 Жыл бұрын

I saw Joan Jett at a fair, in Illinois, in the 2000s. I don't remember the year but I have a guitar pick of her's that she threw into the crowd at me. It was a great concert!

@ccl005jn Жыл бұрын

I'm 58 and man do I miss good music. Songs that told a story, music that got stuck in your head for days. Today can't compare, I said it for you.

@robertwagner9933 Жыл бұрын

Rock in the 80 unbelievable what great memories

@gioknows Жыл бұрын

Wow 1982 I was 17 that year hanging out in arcades listening to all of these great songs...what a great time to be that age. There is no comparison to the music of then and now...the quality and the diversity of the music at the time is something we just *don't* get anymore...along with those great arcades. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

My aunt was the same age! I’m a teen today and even I can see the sheer drop in quality over 40 years later.

@rickycoleman8841 Жыл бұрын

I turned 16 . Got 1st car , being a happy teenager the best music with the best variety of music styles.

@clydebrown9982 Жыл бұрын

Toronto Born and the music in the 80's was among the worlds best! I did have lots and lots of Great times in the Shaw!! Many great bands played at the Jube and clubs!

@jimmbear3998 Жыл бұрын

I agree I am a few years younger than you and that time was the best, hanging out at arcades l, going to rock concerts when music was at it’s peak.

@dad4ever-c90 Жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to work as a DJ at our college radio station at that time. The signal was only strong enough to cover the tiny campus. And our budget was so low, we relied on staff to bring in current albums. Still, it was a fun time with GREAT music!

@brianpercival1829 Жыл бұрын

CFNY The Edge? They hired media students from Humber College and told them to play what they like from local concerts at the time. Bands would drop into campuses and play on weekends. Bands like Rush, Saga, Triumph, Blue Peter. Local bands around Toronto.

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

Great memories!

@jonathandeserres3491 Жыл бұрын

@@brianpercival1829 That is awesome that the bands dropped in like that. Too bad I wasn't around at this time. I would have had a blast.

@kenperkins7921 Жыл бұрын

Every one of those mentioned are 70s players! LOL

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Gen Z here. How did you play the records, by vinyl or cassette? Because this sounds very cool!

@SharpTac Жыл бұрын

I still love "Do You Believe In Love"

@cindytunstall2314 Жыл бұрын

The 80s was awesome back then and still is the best music of all time to me

@andrewofford1533 Жыл бұрын

Ive said it before and will keep on saying it, i am sooooo glad my Teenage Years were during the '80's....

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Lucky you! 🍀

@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын

I kinda had the best of both worlds. I grew up in the late 70s and the 80s came in my early adult years. I'd call it the golden era but I'm biased of course.

@katemaloney4296 Жыл бұрын

Being raised on 70s & 80s music was the best education my generation ever received. We were beyond blessed. ❤

@deborahglover0112 4 ай бұрын

The 80s was a great decade for music. I was into Journey, Foreigner, and loved "The Edge Of Seventeen" the music today just doesn't come near to what the 60s , 70s, and 80s gave us. Maybe it's just me but those years will always have a special place that I will never forget

@jamessouthworth1699 Жыл бұрын

I remember 1982 being a very special year for me and music. I don't know if it's just because I was coming of age with my musical tastes at 11 years old or if it truly was a magical time. But for me the music was magic that year.

@jamesedmonds1350 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I got married, 1980 , always bought music, and now have over 100 albums from the 80s and still play them occasionally. I like watching reaction videos of people hearing the old 80s music and seeing their amazement of how good music was back then.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

That was my guilty pleasure during the pandemic.

@fivestring65ify Жыл бұрын

There was so much good music in the 80s. I used to listen to Casey Kasem every week. It was a tradition with us kids. He was our source for music information. So the sitcoms you mention are also watched weekly. Who shot JR was a popular t-shirt. Thanks, professor.

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jimmy!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

One of the greats.

@micnorton9487 Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah Dallas was big and though I rarely watched it that phrase "who shot J.R." was so everywhere that what had to happen eventually happened: Bumper stickers reading, I Shot J.R.

@scotabot7826 Жыл бұрын

Who shot JR??? Wow, what great times to be alive. My heart just breaks for those times again!!!

@micnorton9487 Жыл бұрын

@@scotabot7826 ..did you ever see the bumper stickers? I must have laughed for 15 minutes when I first saw the bumper sticker reading I shot JR... Yeah those were the days...

@dannschmit8604 Жыл бұрын

No music will ever be as good as what was made in the 60's, 70"s and early 80's.

@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын

I agree 💯 the alternative era from the 90s was pretty good too but I haven't really heard any new "music" in the last 15 years that I'd be willing to spend my money and time on.

@marctowersap8018 Жыл бұрын

just don't look at the pop charts. still some great new music out there, amyl & the sniffers, turnstile, drain, boy harsher, tr/st, and releases from older acts, tool, gojira, deftones, mastodon, lamb of god...

@dannschmit8604 Жыл бұрын

@@marctowersap8018 Wrong. That's not good music.

@marctowersap8018 Жыл бұрын

@@dannschmit8604 it's music. you don't like new bands, that's ok. you are just wrong... ;-)

@dannschmit8604 Жыл бұрын

@@marctowersap8018 No, I'm not wrong.

@KmanRulez Жыл бұрын

The 1980's as a whole literally rocked. 1982 was a monster year for rock. One of my favourite songs from 1982 was "Hurts so Good" by John Cougar. I also loved "Who can it be now?" by Men at Work. "Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner is still in my playlist as well. Those were the good times for music. Foreigner "4" is one of my favourite albums from 1982.

@mommaluna4211 Жыл бұрын

80’s music rocked! We had new wave, punk, rock, hair bands, R&B, rap and pop. Who wasn’t great in the 80’s? My iTunes is filled with 80’s music mostly new wave greats from the cure because they are the best band ever❤

@stephenhanft1226 Жыл бұрын

The Top 10 Redux is probably my favorite feature on this channel. What an awesome top 10 from 1982. I remember and love every song on this countdown. I was 17-years-old and a Junior in High School. I religiously followed the pop charts every week and looked forward to listening to Casey Kasem's American Top 40. The early 80's was such a great time to be a teenager. The music. movies, and television shows were great. It was a very special time-frame in my life that I will always cherish. That's why I love episodes like this so much. It brings back all the nostalgia and special memories. Today's music is completely inferior to the music of 1982. If today's music sounded anything like 1982, I'd still be following the pop charts. Sadly, that's not the case. Music started going downhill in the 90's and got worse in the 2000's and each passing decade. In my opinion, the 1950s, 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's are the golden decades of music and were the absolute best.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

I think 1982 is the year when the 80s really started to define itself, and by 1983, the REAL explosions started happening.

@kfemme68 Жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you on that. The pop stuff today is really not worth listening to.

@stephenhanft1226 Жыл бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I totally agree with you. The years of 1980 and 1981 had a lot of leftover sounds from the 1970's. It was 1982 where you started hearing less of the leftover sounds from 1970's and more of the sounds that would define the 1980's. So, I would call 1982 as a music transition year and 1983 as the first really definitive 1980's music year (Michael Jackson's Thriller album, The second British Invasion in full swing, etc.)

@Denozo88 Жыл бұрын

I would give it with elvis and jailhouse rock to roughly 92 with painkiller that was the golden era.

@foozjen Жыл бұрын

I was in college. Good times and good music.

@AI_Surfer Жыл бұрын

One of my favorites from this time in 1982 was Hall and Oates 'Did It In A Minute', which peaked at #9 in May of 1982.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

I love that song.

@scotabot7826 Жыл бұрын

You better believe it!! H&O ruled the 1980's!! I still love them as much today, if not more!!

@jwprimetime9795 Жыл бұрын

I’m 48. I always considered 1982 to be my favorite year of music!

@RockstarBruski Жыл бұрын

Cool 80s history video. I graduated high school in 1982 and during my college years was a DJ at parties spinning "licorice pizzas" (vinyl records.) My genre of choice was alternative such as Depeche Mode, New Order, The Cure, etc. IMO here's 10 reasons much of the music was "magical" in the 80s: 1. Many bands were releasing songs that they themselves liked and were fun and/or evoked emotions that people (especially teenagers) could relate to. 2. Concerts were affordable and you could buy tickets without selling a vital body organ or having to press click as fast as possible on a computer or smart phone. Yeah back in the 80s you had to stand in long lines sometimes to get tickets but that was part of the fun hanging out with like minded people and you weren't competing for buying tickets against the whole world on the internet! 3. MTV was new and bands were clamoring to produce videos as fast as possible. Since there was no internet kids used to hang out all day together and watch MTV for hours just to watch the videos and see band members on TV. 4. Dance clubs were fun to go to with your friends and hear 12" dance records that you didn't hear on most radio stations. When's the last time you heard of people going to dance clubs now just to hear new songs they hadn't heard yet? 5. Going to a record store with your friends and buying records and tapes, then bringing them to your friends and playing then for them and listening to what they bought was fun and a shared experienced. 6. Today it's nice to have streaming music services and KZfaq videos but it's sometimes too much availability of music and people miss out listening together with friends or looking at the artistry of vinyl record album cover artwork. 7. Music in the 80s was edgy, pushing creativity without being too obnoxious. 8. Many Movies and music culture thematically melded into each other in the 80s which resonated with many people. 9. People were excited to hear a new song played on the radio for the first time and would ask their friends did you hear the new song yet? 10. Last but not least 80s music was a movement in a generation about bands and people being excited about discovering and celebrating music that they enjoyed together. Musical artist of today could capture that same 80s magical sound if they really wanted to but it takes risk, thought and creativity and many modern young artists are too busy on social media saying: "hey look at me!" And that's my 80 cents worth from an old DJ who used to get people dancing using the "wheels of steel" to spin those "licorice pizzas!" 😉 Cheers!

@littlecatfeet9064 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that and I agree with pretty much everything including your music taste and loving 12” mixes at dance clubs. I had no idea vinyl records were called licorice pizzas though and I was a music junkie with as much vinyl as being a teenager could buy me. Learning something new every day.

@RockstarBruski Жыл бұрын

@Little Cat Feet yeah 80s were fun! I lived in San Diego during the 80s and we had a record store there called "licorice pizza" which was about as big as a "tower records" store but they didn't have as many stores.

@ReviewAlcove Жыл бұрын

Fast Times was a great movie, my favorite back in the day. Phobe Cates, am I right? Wow.

@RBS_ Жыл бұрын

...ya had to ASK!? ...She was E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E!! ...she made Brunettes a Hot thing, for awhile....

@jimmyparris9892 Жыл бұрын

Yep. She's still a super cutie and I still think brunettes are a hot thing. It certainly beats the "Fifty Shades of Bozo the Clown" that seems to be the style nowadays.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Nothing better than that Moving in Stereo pool scene!

@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын

You're so right. I'm sure there's many VHS tapes out there that are completely ruined from pausing and rewinding the diving board scene.

@karljay7473 Жыл бұрын

Joan Jett, amazing talent. Her cover of "have you ever seen the rain" is amazing and "I hate myself for loving you". What a talent.

@laustcawz2089 Жыл бұрын

Jett was heavily inspired by Suzi Quatro, who had a lot more success in the U.K., even with her being American. Most Americans knew nothing of her until her recurring role on "Happy Days" & her hit duet with Chris Norman, "Stumblin' In", made her a star stateside. Her career goes back to the mid-'60s, when she formed a band that included her sisters, The Pleasure Seekers. Try listening to their song "What A Way To Die!". Yet, Joan's in the RRHOF (not even with her first band, The Runaways) & Suzi's not!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget her take on Crimson and Clover and The French Song.

@nancys2212 Жыл бұрын

YES! these songs are MUCH BETTER than 'I Love Rock and Roll', WAY BETTER! Thanks for reminding people.

@carenhelms8518 Жыл бұрын

I was another 17-year-old in 1982. I'll admit, I had no appreciation of just how much high-quality music was coming out then. I sure do now! I just knew I loved it. I LOVE the idea of the Casey Kasem-style radio show and playing the songs in their full glory. What an innovative idea!

@leslie6938 Жыл бұрын

I’d LOVE to hear your countdown show! This channel is one of the best on YT. Although I like a lot of your interviews with music legends, I like your narration and storytelling more. Thanks for keeping the music alive, Professor! 💜

@RC32Smiths01 Жыл бұрын

A very unique decade in history. A lot things just came well together in this decade, especially in the case of music!

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

So true. Thanks RC32!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

There were tons of fascinating music scenes coming alive in the 80s.

@Problembeing Жыл бұрын

Modern music is so joyless.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

I’m 17 years old and I agree.

@ellap4235 Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@kfemme68 Жыл бұрын

Most of it is. There is still a little out there that has soul but it's usually not what you find on the radio. If I turn on the radio it's either to listen to an oldies station or NPR.

@orlock20 Жыл бұрын

Here are some suggestions of new music as good as the old Hot 100 music: Drive by Joe Bonamasa Goodtime Girl by Starcrawler Spanish Lullabies by Beth Hart Bulletproof by Samantha Fish Sex and Stardust by ZZ Ward Hey You by Dope Lemon The River by Blues Saraceno Sing Along by Sturgill Simpson Keep On by Southern Avenue Preacherman by Melody Gardot

@Problembeing Жыл бұрын

@@orlock20 thanks, I've screenshot those and will check them out. Always looking for good new music, as sparse as it is 😁

@joesnow3984 Жыл бұрын

I was 11 in 1982......I remember listening to American Top 40 on a Sunday morning and Joan Jett had been #1 for several weeks. That song was everywhere and still is today. Thanks for kicking up good memories!

@mikevanderwolf8575 Жыл бұрын

What a summer that was! Oh the memories. Brings a big smile to my face.

@vernhoke7730 Жыл бұрын

I saw Journey on the Escape tour in 1982. When the opening keyboards started the arena went wild. Saw again in 1983 on the Frontiers tour and Faithfully hit the same with the crowd. Heavy Metal was a great movie and soundtrack.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

My personal favorite is Who’s Crying Now, but Don’t Stop Believin’ is also great as well.

@vernhoke7730 Жыл бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Journey with Jonathan Cain cranked out a lot of great songs. I go back a little bit earlier when Greg Rolle was still with them. Anyway You Want It, Wheel in the Sky, Feeling That Way/Anytime and Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' are all amazing songs that got massive radio play.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

@@vernhoke7730 All great songs. Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ is sooooo goood!

@vernhoke7730 Жыл бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 if you watch their "Live in Houston 1981" concert, that's the tour I saw them on in the summer of '82.

@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын

I saw Journey in 81 I believe. Our seats were so good my ears are still ringing. Loverboy was the opening act and they threw down.

@MrBratalis99 Жыл бұрын

Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work Shake It Up - The Cars Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates Rosanna - Toto Tainted Love - Soft Cell Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Chicago Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band Don't You Want Me - The Human League Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder Eye of the Tiger - Survivor And no - I can't come up with 1 hit from this year. All oldies for me 🙂

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

All great songs, except Ebony and Ivory, which is really problematic for me. But Shake it Up is one of my faves!

@susanc4622 Жыл бұрын

I always remember getting off a train into the city that became my home. Someone was playing Freeze Frame on their stereo. It was the first time I’d heard it. I have always associated that song with my mood that evening- it was winter (southern hemisphere), cold, a bit rainy but I had a sense of excitement and anticipation looking to the future.

@paulcooper1046 11 ай бұрын

Whether my day is trending the way I want it to or in some other direction, watching Professor of Rock always puts me in a nostalgic and relaxed mindset. Cheers, mate...👌

@reneascott6596 Жыл бұрын

Wow. 1982 I was 14 yrs old. The 80s were the best decade for music...wish I could go back

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Makes me believe in time travel.

@stacyflood4319 Жыл бұрын

Music THEN!!!! Today's so called music is crap!! I was born in January 1971, I'm 52 and I wouldn't change places with these children of today for ANYTHING!!! These kids today missed out. I desperately miss the music of the 80s, 70s, 60s and back....

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

I would love to travel back with you to the 80s. I was born in the wrong era.

@angelarasmussen1800 Жыл бұрын

The quality of voice and musicianship actually is even better in the 30s to 50s, but I am a 70s, 80s fan for creativity for sure.

@margaretburnham5683 Жыл бұрын

The summer of 82 when I graduated high school and went active-duty Marine Corps. Nothing's will ever stop the music of the 70's & 80's. Is there anyone of that era that didn't faithfully listen to Casey Kasem?

@dranet47 Жыл бұрын

Ah, my Freshman year in high school. Music meant more to me than anything at the time. I think I memorized the top 10 songs every week!

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

I remember those days! Writing them down in my Trapper Keeper!

@jimmyparris9892 Жыл бұрын

I'd listen intently for my favorite songs and then get mad when they weren't #1. I remember sometimes thinking "How did this crap even make it on the charts?" Now I listen to the entire weekly top forty of those days with fondness.

@Polyphemus47 Жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock 😄

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

I just wish I was born way earlier than I was…I envy you guys.

@dranet47 Жыл бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 You would have loved the 80s. It was a fun time to be alive.

@robertvance1873 Жыл бұрын

What I always like about Don't Talk to Strangers is Rick Springfield makes it a Sing a long in Concert and includes the kids and normally gets one of little kids to sing it with him, His concerts are so much fun.

@stonesdude154 Жыл бұрын

One thing I notice is that whatever decade we are in , the music always gets put down, same thing happened in the 1980’s.

@markabild4047 Жыл бұрын

Professor, this channel is incredible. Never stop. Thank you for doing this.

@coachhumph5524 Жыл бұрын

Here's a memory for you Adam...."If you remember Max Headroom and Spuds McKenzie, you're going to love this channel" 😁

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@jimmyparris9892 Жыл бұрын

Max Headroom was the only good thing about new coke.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

“M-M-Max Headroom!” “Kids, what are you watching?” “An educational program.”

@coachhumph5524 Жыл бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Interviewer: So how did you get your name? Max: I was riding down the street and someone said "Hey, there goes Max Headroom....and it stuck" I never heard that but a friend once told me that's what was said when "Max" was asked that question in a fictitious interview...the true story behind the concept is different but sort of similar.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

@@coachhumph5524 Wow, that’s pretty interesting. The most apt name for a robot.

@cliffordreeves2018 Жыл бұрын

Definitely do the Casey Kasem Style show! It would be awesome!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

A great tribute show.

@ArthurAllen2 Жыл бұрын

The professor will have to compete against classic American Top 40 countdowns available on radio stations and the iHeart app. But otherwise it's a good idea.

@dawnoftime9472 Жыл бұрын

The idea of a radio show like this with the full songs sounds great to me! This is my absolute favorite video you do on here. I loved Casey Kasem. Thank you for this channel.

@gabbibunni Жыл бұрын

Genius of Love was one of the first songs I fell in love with - so glad you included it!

@sjstevens6375 Жыл бұрын

RIP Vangelis - You’ve given us a groundbreaking and beautiful body of work… thank you!

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

I second that.

@flor9389 Жыл бұрын

My dad and I loved his soundtrack work for Cosmos. Bought the soundtrack and then the Heaven & Hell album from which it was drawn. An ex-boyfriend scratched it up for which I’ll never forgive him.

@tmr626 Жыл бұрын

Vangelis has a real nice song that builds up at the end named "Nina Pinta Santa Maria."

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

I was so sad when he passed! Chariots of Fire…a work of art.

@reshhaverstahm7729 5 ай бұрын

Vangelis? I just looked and I still have my copy of Friends of Mr. Cairo.

@duromusabc Жыл бұрын

I totally agree Professor ! Great music in 1982 in the countdown once a week on Sundays especially with the legendary Casey Kasem (RIP)

@kenperkins7921 Жыл бұрын

Keep those 70s musicians Rolling!!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

American Top 40!

@christown2827 Жыл бұрын

I used to hear it on AM twice on Manx Radio (Isle of Man) and then a couple of hours later on American Forces Radio whose signal came through in England after dark. 'Cat People' is the only film I've ever seen in a Hollywood cinema in April, 1982. At the end the small audience stood up and clapped which is something we don't do in the UK. My favourite 1982 single is 'Harden My Heart' by Quarterflash.

@dianecaldwell5237 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE your Top 40 show idea! I will definitely watch and share it. Best wishes in getting it produced. Thanks for another great episode here!

@reedbankson4327 Жыл бұрын

This is great content. I love how you reveal the updated top ten list with current streams to date. Please make more of these!

@randymcmullen538 Жыл бұрын

I would LOVE it to be a full song redux! Every time I see a redux drop, everything else waits, I put in on and listen… it’s my favorite shows of your channel… thanks for a great show Professor!

@ShelleybutyoucancallmeShell Жыл бұрын

Let's not forget Canadian rock band Triumph, such amazing songs!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

They’re very underrated.

@amskazetoame Жыл бұрын

Yes! Lay it on the Line is my top favorite.

@ShelleybutyoucancallmeShell Жыл бұрын

@@amskazetoame Great song! But Magic Power will always be my favorite.

@jimmbear3998 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Southern California in the 1980’s when music and MTV were both at their peak. I love music from the 1970’s through the early 1990’s. I went to awesome concerts like Elton John, The Go Go’s, Metallica, and Guns and Roses. I am saddened that music today is so awful. WTF happened? I like that you featured women who rocked like Joan Jett, Go Go’s, and Stevie Nicks.

@PirateChica78 Жыл бұрын

The Top 10/Top 40 Radio Show you mentioned at the end of the vid would be INCREDIBLE! Love this series! Thanks for all of the time and effort you put into these videos! 💜

@bardsimpson1404 Жыл бұрын

I'm a rare old fart that can appreciate music from before my time, during my time, and after my time. I think the biggest problem nowadays, is that a couple guys hired by record companies write everyone's songs for them. There has always been some of that, sure. But it's gotten to the point, "artist" don't write at all, or even sing live. They're Just actors, not musicians. And the result is music no one cares about including the artist, a year later. Kind of sad.

@jimmyparris9892 Жыл бұрын

And you can't have lyrics with any substance because they might offend someone.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Nobody can really sing anymore. The theme of songs is all boyfriend/girlfriend petty revenge shit.

@christown2827 Жыл бұрын

Not sure I agree with you. There's always great music you just have to search harder to find it.

@Whisper_292 Жыл бұрын

Yes, do the big show with the full hits, pleeeze!

@chadczternastek Жыл бұрын

When i was little i used to think Huey Lewis was old. Now i think he is a baby. What a list. Man what a great list of songs.

@gabrielaramosmachado957 11 ай бұрын

So happy to have discovered your channel. It brings back such wonderful memories. Case in point, I remember doing We Got the Beat for the school air band! ❤

@TheErik249 Жыл бұрын

April 5th 1982 I was a junior at Ingraham highschool in Seattle, Wa. Our top ten fav groups on tour on the radio at that time: 1. RUSH 2. AC⚡️DC 3. QUEEN 4. Journey 5. REO Speedwagon 6. Cheap Trick 7. Foreigner 8. Ozzy Osbourne 9. Loverboy 10. Black Sabbath w/DIO

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

Great list.

@TheErik249 Жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock I forgot to add Judas Priest. 1982 was a great year for them. The world vengeance tour.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

They had the looks, the chops, the rocking style…

@johnsexton2200 Жыл бұрын

Bringing back all the memories while also giving a tribute to the styles of Casey Kasem, would be awesome! I know there will never be another Casey, but this is a way to bring back his memories. I'm all for it!

@answir Жыл бұрын

Cool take! thanks for mixing it up.

@nageeb96 Жыл бұрын

wow. you bring back so many emotions and great music and days i will never forget. thanks

@surlechapeau Жыл бұрын

Personally 1982- was my biggest year for concerts. April-The Police, August-Crosby,Stills & Nash, November- George Thorogood. Great top 10's, great job as always Professor!!

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend!

@jameswalker4225 Жыл бұрын

Thorogood AND the DE Destroyers dude ;)

@marktait2371 Жыл бұрын

surl.same here police george t. pretty molly.hatchet also got to watch a few songs of the soundcheck was pretty cool ps they blanking rocked ptetty sure that is

@mr.balloffur Жыл бұрын

I saw The Police when they reunited... It was amazing!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Those concerts sounded bad to the booooooooooowwwwwwwwne.

@killrmillr Жыл бұрын

The best hit single of 1982 was Take Off by Bob and Doug McKenzie with Geddy Lee. Still Geddy Lee's highest charting US single. Would love to see the professor do a video on this.

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

I just listened to that with my kids!

@itzel1735 Жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock hoser.

@jamalstephenson7140 Жыл бұрын

That would be great! I also love Bob and Doug's version of The Twelve Days of Christmas.

@ponzo1967 Жыл бұрын

Haha all the work Geddy put into Rush and Take Off was his highest charting single,. That's life for ya.

@RFXLR Жыл бұрын

Coo loo coo coo, coo coo coo coo! Take off, eh!

@ericsanman9541 Жыл бұрын

80s can NEVER be replicated and NEVER 2nd.

@dawnoftime9472 Жыл бұрын

I love these videos. It is my day! I would love more of these!

@jessehayes486 Жыл бұрын

How did Juke Box Hero not chart higher?!? I know back then I played my heart out on my air guitar to push it to the top.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

It’s easily my favorite Foreigner song.

@bundangkorea Жыл бұрын

Juke Box Hero was way ahead of its time, and would've easily been a #1 song any week, month, or year after that

@marctowersap8018 Жыл бұрын

foreigner 4 had singles that came out before jbh, urgent, and the supermassive hit waiting for a girl like you. I think people were foreigner'd out. plus many people bought the album by then, which also cut into single sales...

@erichvereen1988 Жыл бұрын

I still listen to Casey Kasem on Sirius XM every Saturday and Sunday on the 70's channel. Wish they would expand it to the 80's channel, but they have the VJ top 40 there.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

I find old Casey Kasem takes on Internet Archives.

@Code.Name.V Жыл бұрын

Especially fun and interesting episode Professor. Thanks. The Top 40 countdown would be like reliving a great memory, so I am all for that. Also, Anna is distinctly awesome and we look forward to hearing what she had/has to say!

@ted5394 Жыл бұрын

So glad I grew up in the 80s ! Great video 👊🏼🕶

@spider-zillaproductions6469 Жыл бұрын

As a teenager who loves 80s music, I really enjoy watching your reduxes. It would be awesome if you made this a radio show.

@jameswoodruff7182 Жыл бұрын

The funny thing Is that today’s music does not have the staying power that it had in the 80s and before. The three songs you showed from today will not be played, and loved, in 50 years like the rest of the top 10 today will still be doing. - I would love a weekly show like that! You go Professor.

@lancelotkamaka2563 Жыл бұрын

I really love this title. Not only there was great music, but there was also really great memories. Keep on keeping my man.

@pickinweedsvintage Жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel this evening! WOW! I walked out of the room and I could swear I was listening to Casey Kasem…. This takes me back to my teenage years. GREAT content! Keep up the good work!

@dumbcat Жыл бұрын

one of my biggest regrets is not going to the 'sock hop' dances in middle school in the 80's. our family was very conservative and although my parents did not 'ban' me from going, i never learned how to dance and felt too embarrassed to go. what fun it would have been bopping to 80's music

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

I think we had a “sock hop” like that in elementary school.

@rushrules81 Жыл бұрын

Same here, never went to a any school dance or football game for that matter. Oh the opportunity to meet girls...what a dumb ass I was!

@lonedrone Жыл бұрын

"That Girl" is a masterpiece. One of his top 3 best songs imo. That middle section ("I've been hurting for a long time etc.) kills me every time!

@RBS_ Жыл бұрын

....I loved the backgrounds..."ahhhh.....AHHHH....ahhhh,ahhh..ahhhh..." ...ha-HAA!

@chris55529 Жыл бұрын

You're doing such a great job with this channel. I don't recall ever not being impressed.

@Lisa-dn2gx Жыл бұрын

The 70's was the greatest decade in music! The variety of music genres that played everywhere on radio. The 80's was the final decade of that variety with great music. The 90's was the start of the end of great music & raw talent

@killrmillr Жыл бұрын

1982: Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast, Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance, Scorpions - Blackout Enough said

@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын

Both great.

@phatphat7089 Жыл бұрын

Yup that's what I was listening to! Headbanger through those years!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

All juggernauts.

@hugolafhugolaf Жыл бұрын

Ease of purchase happened. Back in the day, you had to walk, bike or take your car to a record store to buy a record with your hard-earned money. You could feel the medium, read the liner notes and lyrics. Promotion was either on the radio, word of mouth, bootlegs, etc... Everything was commercial, but way less so than today. Now people watch everything for free on KZfaq, Spotify pays pennies to artists, the biggest names are the ones with the biggest Instagram following («15 million subscribers? he/she MUST be doing something good, right?»), so people go see the shows as a happening, not because they want to hear the music. And since everything is one click away these days, lazy ass kids don't want to spend hours on end discovering a whole record, what song comes next, how it ties into the whole concept, which part of an 8-minute song gives them goosebumps, etc... And you had to ge home to listen to it, unless you had a Walkman and then a Discman, and it had to be charged. And you could listen to one artist at a time. Now, they want to consume a formatted 3:30 song when and how they want, and move on to their Facebook feed. Fuck that shit, as far as I'm concerned. I still listen to physical CDs, but I've fallen victim to buying off the iTunes store as well. At least, I buy complete albums, and listen to them all. And VERY LITTLE of what I listen is on the radio (I guess, I don't listen to it EVER). But I doubt that Overkill, Lovebites, Maiden and super old Bob Seger and Fleetwod Mac and synthwave bands get much airplay.

@RBS_ Жыл бұрын

....aaaaaand, SCENE! ...ha-HAAA!! ...pretty spot ON, Man.....

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын

Back then there was no such thing as an “influencer.” There was no such thing as a “content creator.”

@hugolafhugolaf Жыл бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Which are such misleading concepts. They don’t create much, and they influence even less. Or if they influence you, you’re an idiot.

@WhoWouldWantThisName Жыл бұрын

And today's generation actually think that music not on a computer grid sounds weird due to human timing. They are so used to everything being created on a PC by someone just dragging and dropping pieces of files onto a time grid. All this crap is just stolen sound bites from actual recordings from decades ago when musicians played music on instruments. Today nobody except maybe a few producers actually have any clue how to play anything. It's mostly comprised of only a beat and that ain't music. Melody is a concept they are unaware of and when someone does happen upon a musical idea it is just looped over and over with no nuance of slight variance in verse whatsoever. Lyrics? Mostly it's just the N word the F word and the B word with a bit of the D and P mixed in. I refuse to state any of these here out of respect for all of you and Adam. Oh and of course when you can't find something to rhyme you just use "Uhh" or some other vocal noise that isn't a word. I don't know what ever happened to the FCC's rules on vulgarities on the radio. None of it would be playable on the radio in decades past by a long shot. Because it's not heard on the radio but on Spotify or whatnot today none of that matters anymore. Anything goes and all the kids will hear it all despite the best parent's efforts. It's all part of the moral decay of our society. I don't care how old this makes me sound either. Our earlier generations were right. It's just all so much more true now than back then. How innocent the `80s were by comparison. The biggest difference between past generations complaints and ours is that while they didn't appreciate our music at least it was music. Now, there is nothing worthy about almost all of it. The only genre that is somewhat music is country and even that is uninspired garbage produced the same way, copy and paste. Rip a file off of some `80s riff and drop it on a Pro Tools grid with a mouse over and over. Repeat some line they thought was clever over and over with no variance from bar to bar even. Yup even what is done by a human sounds as repetitious as a robot. Even country sounds like rap now. After all they grew up on that same trash. The only difference might be that they might have heard some classic rock around the house from their parents when they were kids,, if they were lucky. I think due to lack of radio influence younger generations are not getting exposed to any of this music deemed air-worthy and instead only hear what is popular via social media influencers or whatever is trending on Instagram or Spotify or worse yet TikTok. The only hope I can foresee is new ACTUAL MUSICIANS, if any exist, creating new ACTUAL MUSIC today and getting it shared around to reach the ears of the kids. Essentially similar music to what we did in the past but new so as to not be dismissed as "oldies" by those that won't appreciate anything older than this year. Maybe we should all pray for that. :)

@hugolafhugolaf Жыл бұрын

@@WhoWouldWantThisName The irony is, musicians of the 70 and 80s were influenced by the level of talent existing back then. They then took it to some insane level, and the internet came along. In 1980, a 20 y.o. could try to emulate John Bonham. Today, any 12 y.o. can learn how to emulate Dave Lombardo or Mike Portnoy, yet the quality of the music itself has not benefitted from this, so the few actual musicians out there are crazy good, but who gets airplay and the $ that come with it? Bieber.

@ramilopez6921 Жыл бұрын

As always, I enjoyed your video. I would love to see a top 40 video countdown where you play the whole song with the comments. Thank you again for keeping the history of the best music decade ever alive.

@brianhurley8617 Жыл бұрын

What a great video! Amazing.

@ArizonaBasement Жыл бұрын

Jon actually wrote Open Arms for the Babys (the band he was in before Journey), but the band thought it was too "lovey dovey" and rejected it :^)

@cnph7067 Жыл бұрын

I love John Waite but Open Arms is a perfect Perry ballad . Just wouldn’t be the same hearing Waite sing it.

@christown2827 Жыл бұрын

Love 'Every Time I Think Of You' by the Babys which was later sampled as 'Praise You' by an artist whose name I can't remember. There was another early 2000's song which was just two lines of a Toto song. Only heard these because I worked a night shift and the music on the radio was repetitive apart from the 10pm midnight slot when I got reintroduced to 'Tiny Dancer' by Elton John. Best period was just after Christmas 2001 when 'Can't Get It Out Of My Head' by Kylie Minogue and the Stereophonics version of 'Handbags And Gladrags' were played at least once an hour. Worst was Friday when the previous shift put the worst Rap music show on and locked the door to the room where the radio was. When our manager eventually located the key there was a brief moment of silence until 'Dancing Queen' by Abba started to play and a massive multi person cheer was heard throughout the warehouse. Great times for three and a half years with the best bunch of lads I ever worked with.

@musicmandrummer Жыл бұрын

80's rock was by far the best decade for music!

@paulthomas5789 Жыл бұрын

Hey, there Professor. I have been watching and enjoying your programs for a while now. At first, I couldn't understand how you could possibly like all of this music so much. Personally, I grew up in the 70s and 80s and liked many groups and artists but also DISliked many as well. Watching your shows has helped me to understand their significance and, though I don't think I will be running out and buying their records, I can now wrap my head around their experiences. You've helped me to pry open my musical tastes and knowledge and to allow my interests to include some people and songs who I had previously dismissed. So, thank you for your teachings and for your open and positive expression of your musical experience. Keep on professing.