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what's an amethyst? ???

Howard
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An amethyst is a jewel.  

I think the cheesiest 80s song I can think of is "Fame" by Irene Cara.

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I think the cheesiest 80s song I can think of is "Fame" by Irene Cara.
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I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name

Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame

That's high grade quality cheese, my friend. ;D

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In regards to Dance Hall Days by Wang Chung :

"So take your baby by the wrist
And in her mouth an amethyst
And in her eyes two sapphires blue
And you need her and she needs you
And you need her and she needs you"

It's starting to make sense to me now.......a little. :-/
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So,in the song he's actually sticking a jewel in her mouth...I don't get it.    ???

Howard

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So,in the song he's actually sticking a jewel in her mouth...I don't get it.    ???
Howard
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Hey, don't be so literal.  It's poetry, baby. Don't you have no romantic instincts?

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Take your baby by the hair
And pull her close and there there there
Take your baby by the ears
And play upon her darkest fears
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What you think your supposed to pull her hair and her ears?

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Don't know where you've been, but Casey Kasem hasn't hosted "AT40" in over 15 years! His last show as host was on August 6, 1988 - a sad day, indeed. Starting August 13, 1988, Shadoe Stevens replaced him. Stevens remained its host until the show's demise on January 28, 1995...

For a good read on Kasem and the show's entire history, I highly recommend picking up the book, American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century by Rob Durkee (Schirmer Books; 1999). It's in hardcover, and the cover price is $24.95...

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Read this subject and am so mad at this one dude, Rick Springfield: (sorry folks, nothing usually sets me off, but Rick......  >:(
eg.
"Jesse's Girl" The Misrhymed Lyrics:
You know I feel so dirty when they start talkin’ cute
I wanna tell her that I love her, but the point is probably moot

They're Misrhymed:
Not only do 'cute' and 'moot' not rhyme, these two lines are just plain bad lyrics.  Submitted by: davood88
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It's probably the way Rick Springfield sings it Bj26 that's the problem. The last line is . . .

" . . . but the point is probably mute"

Indicating he is not getting his point accross. That does rhyme but it sounds like it is forced.

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Don't know where you've been, but Casey Kasem hasn't hosted "AT40" in over 15 years! His last show as host was on August 6, 1988 - a sad day, indeed. Starting August 13, 1988, Shadoe Stevens replaced him. Stevens remained its host until the show's demise on January 28, 1995...
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Ohhhh....you know what happened? OK, the only place I hear Top 40 radio these days is at the gym.  So, I was there the other day, and I hear Casey doing the year-end Top 100 of 2003.  I was surprised because I thought he retired in the '80s.  I thought, "Huh, maybe he came back," and went on with my workout.  I guess was just on doing a special.  Tell you the truth, I didn't know AT40 was no more.  I assumed it was still a syndicated program that stations still subscribed to.  I'm pretty lost on commercial FM!

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Ohhhh....you know what happened? OK, the only place I hear Top 40 radio these days is at the gym.  So, I was there the other day, and I hear Casey doing the year-end Top 100 of 2003.  I was surprised because I thought he retired in the '80s.  I thought, "Huh, maybe he came back," and went on with my workout.  I guess was just on doing a special.  Tell you the truth, I didn't know AT40 was no more.  I assumed it was still a syndicated program that stations still subscribed to.  I'm pretty lost on commercial FM!
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Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that when CK left "AT40" in the Summer of '88, he retired from radio altogether - far from it, actually. About 5 months later, on January 21, 1989, he returned as host of a new weekly syndicated radio countdown show that he created himself, called "Casey's Top 40", which lasted well into the '90s - but it had nothing to do w/ the "Billboard" charts! (And because they were so similar, many people confused his new show w/ "AT40".) People never really embraced Stevens as host of "AT40", and the show slowly died, as it went head-to-head w/ CK's new show, as well as "The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40". Of course, as you recently heard at the gym, CK is still alive & well on radio today, hosting countdown specials... :-)

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It's probably the way Rick Springfield sings it Bj26 that's the problem. The last line is . . .

" . . . but the point is probably mute"

Indicating he is not getting his point accross. That does rhyme but it sounds like it is forced.
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Actually, bj26 is correct - "moot" is the word that Springfield uses in the song! (It's been a running joke for years among his fans that Springfield is likely the only person to have managed to get the word "moot" into a hit song, lol.) But I agree that "mute" rhymes more closely w/ "cute" than "moot"... :-)

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Hey, don't be so literal.  It's poetry, baby. Don't you have no romantic instincts?
What you think your supposed to pull her hair and her ears?




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I guess if you pull her hair and her ears,maybe you'll pull her nose and lip over her mouth afterwards... ;D


Howard

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Actually, bj26 is correct - "moot" is the word that Springfield uses in the song! (It's been a running joke for years among his fans that Springfield is likely the only person to have managed to get the word "moot" into a hit song, lol.) But I agree that "mute" rhymes more closely w/ "cute" than "moot"... :-)
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Ah I see. First time I have heard the wood 'moot' before. I thought it was an American dialect thing.  ;D

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;DHey all.........I recorded a record in 1981!!It was the rock classic BRIGHT EYES!!
  I used to be on TISWAS and the record was me as 6 year old dressed in a rabbit suit with whiskers drawn on my face.....Does this class as cheese????
   Matt
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Was that to correspond with the cartoon film 'Watership Down'? Great but it was hard-going.

As for Tiswas, my dad said it was one of the best things on kids TV. After looking at clips I'm inclined to agree.

How successful was your song?

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Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that when CK left "AT40" in the Summer of '88, he retired from radio altogether - far from it, actually. About 5 months later, on January 21, 1989, he returned as host of a new weekly syndicated radio countdown show that he created himself, called "Casey's Top 40", which lasted well into the '90s - but it had nothing to do w/ the "Billboard" charts! (And because they were so similar, many people confused his new show w/ "AT40".) People never really embraced Stevens as host of "AT40", and the show slowly died, as it went head-to-head w/ CK's new show, as well as "The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40". Of course, as you recently heard at the gym, CK is still alive & well on radio today, hosting countdown specials... :-)
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AT40 without Casey Kasem is like Fantasy Island without Tattoo!  I do remember hearing about "Casey's Top 40."  Casey also did a Casey's Top 10 (don't remember exactly what it was called) TV show in the '80s, with videos.  That top 10 wasn't the same as the top 10 on the Billboard charts.
I sometimes listened to Dick Clark's top 30, but Rick Dees always bugged me.  He is the one who gave us "Disco Duck."  He'll have to answer for that someday!

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AT40 without Casey Kasem is like Fantasy Island without Tattoo!  End Quote

Agreed, although I admittedly never was a "FI" fan... :-)

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You're thinking of "America's Top 10", a 30-minute countdown show which CK hosted during the early to mid '80s; it was essentially the TV version of "AT40", only in condensed form. I watched it and the 60-minute "Solid Gold" religiously, and they both aired on Saturday mornings in SoCal, where I lived at the time. And contrary to what you said above, "America's Top 10" was also based on the "Billboard" charts (but "Solid Gold" was not - they had their own formula!)...

Quoting:...but Rick Dees always bugged me.  He is the one who gave us "Disco Duck."  He'll have to answer for that someday!
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Over the years, I've come to realize that Rick Dees (and his sense of humor) is something that people either love or hate. As I mentioned above, I spent my teen years (i.e., the '80s) growing up in SoCal, where Dees was the morning DJ at KIIS in Los Angeles. Top 40 radio was my format in those days, and KIIS was my station! :-) Circa 1983-84, top 40 radio was at its creative peak, IMO, w/ a wide variety of musical genres represented and much lengthier playlists than are offered today - and listening to KIIS at that time was almost magical, as they could seemingly do no wrong! (Think "Billie Jean", followed by "Cool Places", "Cruel Summer", "White Horse", "Ain't Nobody", "Round and Round", etc.) So needless to say, I got pretty used to Mr. Dees, and grew to enjoy his humor (most of the time). In fact, I have all of his albums, including his 1976 debut w/ the infamous "Disco Duck" (which I admit is a very corny song!). However, his later albums from the mid '80s are actually quite funny, w/ their novelty songs ("Eat My Shorts", etc.) and "Candid Phone" skits, among other antics. :-) But admittedly, it's been my experience that folks who grew up in, say, Texarkana or Poughkeepsie - i.e., away from Dees' exposure - seem to have a harder time adjusting to and/or understanding his brand of humor. Ah, now if we could just go back to top 40 radio the way it was around 1983-84 (*sigh*)... :-)

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"Heartbeat" Don Johnson
...any song from Tiffany, New Kids, and Milli Vanilli  :P



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I agree... :)

Quoting:Puttin On The Ritz-Taco
"If you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you look where fashion sits,Puttin On The Ritz"!End Quote

Say what you want about Taco, but you better not me dissing no Irving Berlin! >:(
Anyway, I prefer the version by Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle!

Quoting:Circa 1983-84, top 40 radio was at its creative peak, IMO, w/ a wide variety of musical genres represented and much lengthier playlists than are offered today - and listening to KIIS at that time was almost magical, as they could seemingly do no wrong! (Think "Billie Jean", followed by "Cool Places", "Cruel Summer", "White Horse", "Ain't Nobody", "Round and Round", etc.) End Quote

I'm glad I'm not the only one who recognizes the greatness of the early '80s for Top 40.  I'd extend these golden years to 1981-1984, with 1983 being tops.  For me, it was all about the second "British Invasion," and the "New Wave."  Where punk had crumbled the old rock establishment, it had little Top 40 potential.  New Wave came about due to the creative license given by punk.  The catchy synth-riffs and terse melodies were perfect for the singles charts.  New Wave, of course, is a fluid genre encompassing all kinds of styles.  This was appreciated by the compilers of the "New Wave Hits of the '80s" CDs.  
I latched onto New Wave because it was a breath of fresh air.  I hated the oversexed sleaze of '70s cock rock.  I especially despised Kiss and Led Zeppelin (I like Zep now, still hate Kiss, though, sorry Kiss fans).  The established rock sounds of The Eagles, Boston, Steve Miller Band, Aereosmith, Lynard Skynard, Heart, Styx, and co., did nothing for me.  I wasn't a fan of disco or funk.  
Something magic happened when I heard songs by Devo, Soft Cell, Human League, AFOS, B-52's, Gary Numan, and so on.  I remember way back when "M" went to the top of the charts with "Pop Musik," people treated it like a novelty hit, but I heard something more there.  
One of the things I liked about New Wave the way it took the raunchy sexuality so lionized in rock and just drained it.  You had the free love sexual revolution, and you had hedonistic disco culture so pervasive that by 1980 we were steeped in ass all the time.
Then as now, kids were exposed to too much sexuality before they're sexually mature.  I was always very reserved and didn't like all this ass all over the place.
When guys started getting on stage with short hair and skinny ties, and playing cute pop songs again, I was all for it.
Rockers described New Wave as "cold" and "sterile."  I liked it like a lemonade stand in hell!
Back to the top 40s--I'm remember the tide changing.  It was the second half of 1984 when my interest in top 40 waned rapidly.  Fortunately, the '80s "alternative" music was right around the corner!

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I know She-Bop and Turning Japenese was about self-pleasuring.  :o
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Also cheesy, from the 80s and about the aforementioned topic is 'Dancing With Myself' by Billy Idol. I like it though ;D

My list consists of:

Glen Medieros - Never Gonna Change My Love For You
Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car)
Most of Wham!s music - but I love it also!
Anything by Bananarama
Come to think of it, anything by Stock, Aitken and Waterman! (Even though I dos till like *some* of it)
...there are so many from the 80s - far too many to mention.

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billy ocean-get outta dreams
fine  young cannibals-she drives me crazy

theyre cheesy, but i still sing along when im by myself  ;)
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Both are absolutely class songs! :D

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Say what you want about Taco, but you better not me dissing no Irving Berlin! >:(
Anyway, I prefer the version by Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle!


I'm glad I'm not the only one who recognizes the greatness of the early '80s for Top 40.  I'd extend these golden years to 1981-1984, with 1983 being tops.  For me, it was all about the second "British Invasion," and the "New Wave."  Where punk had crumbled the old rock establishment, it had little Top 40 potential.  New Wave came about due to the creative license given by punk.  The catchy synth-riffs and terse melodies were perfect for the singles charts.  New Wave, of course, is a fluid genre encompassing all kinds of styles.  This was appreciated by the compilers of the "New Wave Hits of the '80s" CDs.  
I latched onto New Wave because it was a breath of fresh air.  I hated the oversexed sleaze of '70s cock rock.  I especially despised Kiss and Led Zeppelin (I like Zep now, still hate Kiss, though, sorry Kiss fans).  The established rock sounds of The Eagles, Boston, Steve Miller Band, Aereosmith, Lynard Skynard, Heart, Styx, and co., did nothing for me.  I wasn't a fan of disco or funk.  
Something magic happened when I heard songs by Devo, Soft Cell, Human League, AFOS, B-52's, Gary Numan, and so on.  I remember way back when "M" went to the top of the charts with "Pop Musik," people treated it like a novelty hit, but I heard something more there.  
One of the things I liked about New Wave the way it took the raunchy sexuality so lionized in rock and just drained it.  You had the free love sexual revolution, and you had hedonistic disco culture so pervasive that by 1980 we were steeped in ass all the time.
Then as now, kids were exposed to too much sexuality before they're sexually mature.  I was always very reserved and didn't like all this ass all over the place.
When guys started getting on stage with short hair and skinny ties, and playing cute pop songs again, I was all for it.
Rockers described New Wave as "cold" and "sterile."  I liked it like a lemonade stand in hell!
Back to the top 40s--I'm remember the tide changing.  It was the second half of 1984 when my interest in top 40 waned rapidly.  Fortunately, the '80s "alternative" music was right around the corner!
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Hey Maxwell,Why would I wanna diss Irving Berlin? ???


Howard

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Anyway, I prefer the version by Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle!
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Oh yeah - from 'Young Frankinstien' lol. Great film.

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What is Love by Howard Jones is pretty cheesy.

xo.
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Are you crazy?! I LOVE that song. Ima listen to it now...
;D

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Are you crazy?! I LOVE that song. Ima listen to it now...
;D
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Oh yeah, I love HoJo, but he's definitely got some cheesy songs.  The cheesiest (well, among the cheesiest) is Life in One Day, a litany of "think positive" cliches.  It's almost as dopy as Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry, Be Happy.  I love the calypso-flavored tune of Life in One Day, and the remixes are great! 8)  

Quoting:Hey Maxwell,Why would I wanna diss Irving Berlin?End Quote

Howard
Well, Howard, do a search on "Irving Berlin" and "Puttin' on the Ritz." ;D  

Quoting:Hey Maxwell,Why would I wanna diss Irving Berlin?
HowardEnd Quote

Well, Howard, do a search on "Irving Berlin" and "Puttin' on the Ritz." ;D  

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Cheesy 80's songs?  NEVER!!  :o   :'( All the songs listed are awesome!!  8)
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THE ONLY 80'S SONGS I DIDN'T LIKE WERE THE HEAVY HEAVY METAL. BUT NONE OF THEM WERE CHEESY

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Say what you want about Taco, but you better not me dissing no Irving Berlin! >:(
Anyway, I prefer the version by Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle!


I'm glad I'm not the only one who recognizes the greatness of the early '80s for Top 40.  I'd extend these golden years to 1981-1984, with 1983 being tops.  For me, it was all about the second "British Invasion," and the "New Wave."  Where punk had crumbled the old rock establishment, it had little Top 40 potential.  New Wave came about due to the creative license given by punk.  The catchy synth-riffs and terse melodies were perfect for the singles charts.  New Wave, of course, is a fluid genre encompassing all kinds of styles.  This was appreciated by the compilers of the "New Wave Hits of the '80s" CDs.  
I latched onto New Wave because it was a breath of fresh air.  I hated the oversexed sleaze of '70s cock rock.  I especially despised Kiss and Led Zeppelin (I like Zep now, still hate Kiss, though, sorry Kiss fans).  The established rock sounds of The Eagles, Boston, Steve Miller Band, Aereosmith, Lynard Skynard, Heart, Styx, and co., did nothing for me.  I wasn't a fan of disco or funk.  
Something magic happened when I heard songs by Devo, Soft Cell, Human League, AFOS, B-52's, Gary Numan, and so on.  I remember way back when "M" went to the top of the charts with "Pop Musik," people treated it like a novelty hit, but I heard something more there.  
One of the things I liked about New Wave the way it took the raunchy sexuality so lionized in rock and just drained it.  You had the free love sexual revolution, and you had hedonistic disco culture so pervasive that by 1980 we were steeped in ass all the time.
Then as now, kids were exposed to too much sexuality before they're sexually mature.  I was always very reserved and didn't like all this ass all over the place.
When guys started getting on stage with short hair and skinny ties, and playing cute pop songs again, I was all for it.
Rockers described New Wave as "cold" and "sterile."  I liked it like a lemonade stand in hell!
Back to the top 40s--I'm remember the tide changing.  It was the second half of 1984 when my interest in top 40 waned rapidly.  Fortunately, the '80s "alternative" music was right around the corner!
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Prince 1999.

For that matter anything by Prince or Michael Jackson.
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They weren't even that cheesy! ???


Howard