SONGS FROM THE SPRING OF 1980

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Because our show is called ‘American HIT Radio,” we feel obligated to cover the pop charts for whatever era we are covering. Once we pass a certain time period, though (I’d say the charts start to change significantly in the late ‘70s), the number of classic recordings seem to diminish significantly. 1980 was not a banner year for pop music, but it certainly could have been much worse; it could have been 2010, for example.

Today’s show presents some of the bright spots from that era, along with a pair of representative clunkers. Next week we plan to revisit 1980, but from the perspective of the album charts. Songs included in today’s show are;

1) Rapper’s Delight – The Sugarhill Gang

2) Another Brick in the Wall (pt. 2) – Pink Floyd

3) Refugee – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

4) Him – Rupert Holmes (as a ‘Bad Hit’)

5) Baby Talks Dirty – The Knack (as a ‘Bad Hit’)

6) Train in Vain (Stand By Me) – The Clash

7) Cars – Gary Numan

8) Call Me - Blondie