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Subject: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 11/25/03 at 11:38 a.m.

With lebeiw's approval, I am now continuing the 80's song-rating lists.  I will try not to repeat any that Criz used in her lists.  Also, most of these will be two-part.  

Have fun!

1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply
2. Longer - Dan Fogelberg
3. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
4. Little Jeannie - Elton John
5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band
8. Desire - Andy Gibb
9. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree
10. Cars - Gary Numan
11. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
12. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown
13. Cool Change - Little River Band
14. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert
15. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
16. Dreaming - Cliff Richard
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
18. Jane - Jefferson Starship
19. Lady - Kenny Rogers
20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang
21. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles
22. More Love - Kim Carnes
23. Give Me The Night - George Benson
24. The Rose - Bette Midler
25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: Rice_Cube on 11/25/03 at 11:52 a.m.



1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply     4...it's slightly annoying after a while
5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John     3...even more annoying
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen       5...YEAH!  :D
10. Cars - Gary Numan               3...a tad annoying too
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers    5...Petty rules
20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang    4...didn't Coolio remix this or something?
21. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles  5
24. The Rose - Bette Midler         5 :)

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: lebeiw15 on 11/25/03 at 02:57 p.m.

1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply 3
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen 4
10. Cars - Gary Numan 4.5
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 3
18. Jane - Jefferson Starship 3.5
24. The Rose - Bette Midler 2
25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac Hmm... can't remember how it goes

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: Chrisrj on 11/25/03 at 11:40 p.m.

How can I pass up the year of my birth??

1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply                  4
4. Little Jeannie - Elton John                  3
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen          3
7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band     4
10. Cars - Gary Numan                            5
18. Jane - Jefferson Starship                     3

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: Billy_Florio on 11/26/03 at 00:25 a.m.

1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply 3.75
2. Longer - Dan Fogelberg 3.75
3. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer 3.75
4. Little Jeannie - Elton John 3.75
5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John 3
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen 4
7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band:???
8. Desire - Andy Gibb:???
9. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree  3.5
10. Cars - Gary Numan 3.75
11. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross 3.75
12. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown:???
13. Cool Change - Little River Band:???
14. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert:???
15. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson  3.5
16. Dreaming - Cliff Richard:???
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 4
18. Jane - Jefferson Starship:???
19. Lady - Kenny Rogers 3
20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang:???
21. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles:???
22. More Love - Kim Carnes:???
23. Give Me The Night - George Benson:???
24. The Rose - Bette Midler 1
25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac :???

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: jaytee on 11/26/03 at 04:36 a.m.


1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply ... 3
2. Longer - Dan Fogelberg ... 3
3. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer ... 4
4. Little Jeannie - Elton John ... 3.5
5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John ... 2
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen ... 4
7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band ... 4
8. Desire - Andy Gibb ... unknown
9. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree ... 3
10. Cars - Gary Numan ... 3.5
11. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross ... 3.5
12. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown ... unknown
13. Cool Change - Little River Band ... 4
14. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert ... 4.5
15. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson ... 3
16. Dreaming - Cliff Richard ... 3
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ... 4
18. Jane - Jefferson Starship ... unknown
19. Lady - Kenny Rogers ... 3
20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang ... unknown
21. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles ... unknown
22. More Love - Kim Carnes ... unknown
23. Give Me The Night - George Benson ... 4
24. The Rose - Bette Midler ... 3
25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac ... 3

Some good songs there CF!

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 11/26/03 at 04:13 p.m.

1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply  4
2. Longer - Dan Fogelberg  4
3. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer  3.5
4. Little Jeannie - Elton John  4
5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John  4
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen  4
7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band  4
8. Desire - Andy Gibb  4
9. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree  4
10. Cars - Gary Numan  3.5
11. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross  3.5
12. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown  4.5
13. Cool Change - Little River Band  5
14. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert  3.5
15. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson  One of his best.  4
16. Dreaming - Cliff Richard  4
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  4.5
18. Jane - Jefferson Starship  3.5
19. Lady - Kenny Rogers  3
20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang  4
21. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles  4
22. More Love - Kim Carnes  3.5
23. Give Me The Night - George Benson  4
24. The Rose - Bette Midler  3.5
25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac  3



Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: Fred on 11/26/03 at 05:43 p.m.

All Out Of Love- Air Supply 3.5 (Kinda sappy though  :-/) Cars- Gary Numan 4

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: Paul_UK on 11/28/03 at 02:38 p.m.

Almost a quarter of a century ago...amazing...!

Such was the gulf between US & UK music tastes at the turn of the decade, a lot of these fine songs missed the boat here...happily, we did manage to squeeze one or two in...

1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply 4, despite a string of successes almost everywhere, over here this was their only hit of any note...attractive ballad...

2. Longer - Dan Fogelberg 5, many may find it too sugary, but it's a thing of great beauty to me...superb...

3. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer 4, the fuzzy-haired one attacks the Bobby Vee back catalogue...different and interesting 'soft' cover...

4. Little Jeannie - Elton John 3, never really appealed in a big way here, hence you won't find it on our copies of any 'Greatest Hits' of his...okay, but nothing special...

5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John 4, lovely mellow number from that long-forgotten film...

6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen 4, good retro-rock pastiche, but has sadly since been hijacked by the 'line-dancing' fraternity...what would've Fred made of that!

7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band 4, good one! Very different change of style from the 'disco' workouts...was sadly slaughtered by our very own KWS in '92, awful!

8. Desire - Andy Gibb 3, Andy sings U2? Heh! Not quite! Trademark highly-polished Gibb affair, okay but not terribly essential...

9. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree 4, catchy jog-a-long thing...

10. Cars - Gary Numan 4, enjoyed a string of hits here which we all had to endure! This was about the best...

11. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross 3, strangely this has never appealed in a big way to me...but competently done, nonetheless...we were subjected to a 'dancy' version in late '91 by East Side Beat, I yawned loudly...

12. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown 4, lovely smooth soul number from the same guys who brought you the excellent 'Love On A Two-Way Street' in 1970, when they were known as The Moments...

13. Cool Change - Little River Band 4, excellent number with excellent 'huge' ending...

14. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert ?, will have to look into this...!

15. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson 4, good 'disco-funk' workout, groundbreaking for its time...but did he get worse from here?

16. Dreaming - Cliff Richard 4, still churning 'em out, bless him! Cool number which suited him perfectly...

17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 4, you can't go wrong with a bit of Tom!...super effort...

18. Jane - Jefferson Starship 4, riffs a-go-go! Quite a hard number for this stage in their long career...has also been used in quite a few adverts here...

19. Lady - Kenny Rogers 3, okay, but nothing essential...Lionel should've saved this for himself, he'd have probably done better...

20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang 3, slightly disappointing...they've done much better than this...

21. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles 5, superb prowling beast of a number...their best in my book!

22. More Love - Kim Carnes ?, another one for the 'not known' list...

23. Give Me The Night - George Benson 4, superb guitarist who's gone right back to the jazz field nowadays...this was huge amongst the 'soul boy' fraternity and is still well-remembered today...

24. The Rose - Bette Midler 3, it's well sung by Bette, but it's not much of a song...

25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac 2, and sadly neither is this...meanders along with no real direction...








Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 11/29/03 at 09:40 a.m.

1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply   4
2. Longer - Dan Fogelberg   U/K
3. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer   4.5
4. Little Jeannie - Elton John   3.5
5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John   4
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen   4
7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band   5
8. Desire - Andy Gibb   U/K
9. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree   U/K
10. Cars - Gary Numan   4.5
11. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross   4
12. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown   U/K
13. Cool Change - Little River Band   4
14. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert   4.5
15. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson   3
16. Dreaming - Cliff Richard   4
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers   4.5
18. Jane - Jefferson Starship   4
19. Lady - Kenny Rogers   3.5
20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang   U/K
21. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles   U/K
22. More Love - Kim Carnes   U/K
23. Give Me The Night - George Benson   3.5 - you finally found a George Benson song I can (sort of) stand CF !  ;D
24. The Rose - Bette Midler   5
25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac   4

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: nally on 12/05/03 at 08:44 a.m.


Well, since I was born in the year 1980, I think I should give these a shot (skipping those that I don't know):

2. Longer - Dan Fogelberg  3
4. Little Jeannie - Elton John 3.9
5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John 4.5
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen 5
7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band 2
10. Cars - Gary Numan 5
11. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross 3.1
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 4.9
20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang 3.7
21. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles 4
22. More Love - Kim Carnes I have heard this version; 4.1

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: hannahbear on 12/05/03 at 03:46 p.m.

4. Little Jeannie - Elton John 4; this is a sweet song.
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen 3
10. Cars - Gary Numan 2
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 3
24. The Rose - Bette Midler 1; ohhhh boy
25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac 2.5

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: Numnum on 02/22/04 at 01:24 a.m.

1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply  1
2. Longer - Dan Fogelberg  1
3. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer  1
4. Little Jeannie - Elton John  1
5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John  1
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen  5
7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band  2
8. Desire - Andy Gibb  1
9. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree  1
10. Cars - Gary Numan  5
11. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross  1
12. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown  1
13. Cool Change - Little River Band  1
14. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert  1
15. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson  4
16. Dreaming - Cliff Richard  1
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  1
18. Jane - Jefferson Starship  1
19. Lady - Kenny Rogers  1
20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang  1
21. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles  1
22. More Love - Kim Carnes  1
23. Give Me The Night - George Benson  1
24. The Rose - Bette Midler  1
25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac  1

Subject: Re: RT: 1980 Songs

Written By: Lanie on 02/22/04 at 03:41 p.m.

1. All Out Of Love - Air Supply -2
2. Longer - Dan Fogelberg -2
3. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer -2
4. Little Jeannie - Elton John -4
5. Magic - Olivia Newton-John -2
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen -4
7. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band -1
8. Desire - Andy Gibb -1
9. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree -1
10. Cars - Gary Numan -3
11. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross -1
12. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown -1
13. Cool Change - Little River Band -1
14. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert -1
15. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson -1
16. Dreaming - Cliff Richard -2
17. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -4
18. Jane - Jefferson Starship -1
19. Lady - Kenny Rogers -3
20. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang -4
21. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles -5
22. More Love - Kim Carnes -1
23. Give Me The Night - George Benson -3
24. The Rose - Bette Midler -3
25. Sara - Fleetwood Mac -1