Re-Flex "The Politics Of Dancing" 1983

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1 Praying To The Beat 3:38
2 Hit Line 3:37
3 Hurt 5:07
4 Couldn't Stand A Day 4:08
5 The Politics Of Dancing 6:37
6 Something About You 3:37
7 Pointless 3:48
8 Jungle 5:24
9 Sensitive 3:25
10 Keep In Touch 5:52

Paul Janz "Electricity" 1989

1. One Night (Is All It Takes)
2. Electricity
3. I Won't Cry
4. We Touch
5. I'll Be Your Eyes
6. Send Me a Miracle
7. Believe in Me
8. I Go to Pieces
9. Angel
10. Alien
11. One Last Lie

Bourgois Tagg "Bourgeois Tagg" 1986

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Changed 3:39
The Perfect Life 3:42
Heart Of Darkness 3:38
Body Count 3:01
Dying To Be Free 5:09
Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World) 4:25
The Move Up 4:42
Electric Train 3:34
Let The War Begin 4:46

The Oak Ridge Boys "Bobbie Sue" 1982

The boys managed a follow up hit single with the "cousin" to "Elvira", "Bobbie Sue". Still looking for good quality versions of "Have Arrived" and "American Made."

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1. Bobbie Sue 2. I Wish You Were Here (Oh My Darlin') 3. Doctor's Orders 4. Old Kentucky Song 5. So Fine 6. I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone) 7. Back In Your Arms Again 8. Up On Cripple Creek 9. Until You 10. Would They Love Him Down In Shreveport

The Oak Ridge Boys "Fancy Free" 1980

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On the strength of "Elvira", the Oak Ridge Boys had a few successful albums in the early 80's. This is the only one I've been able to find that's great quality so far, bought it used online. Still working on finding the others I requested in an earlier post.

Elvira
Somewhere In The Night
She's Gone To LA Again
When I'm With You
Another Dream Just Came True
I'm Settin' Fancy Free
Dream Of Me
When Love Calls You
How Long Has It Been
I Would Crawl All The Way

Slave "Showtime" 1981

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01-Snap Shot
02-Party Lites
03-Spice of Life
04-Smokin
05-Wait For Me
06-Steal Your Heart
07-For the Love of U
08-Funken Town

The Romantics "Rhythm Romance" 1985

After c0-lead singer Jimmy Marinos left the group, the boys had one more major label album left in them, 1985's "Rhythm Romance". Once Jimmy gruff voice was gone, the songs all tended to lack a little diversity and sounded more "pop" oriented than "pop/rock" or "powerpop". Although drummer replacement David Petratos wrote one of the better songs on here, the title track "Rhythm Romance".

1 Let's Get Started 3:59 2 Mystified 3:32 3 Be My Everything 3:53 4 Test Of Time 3:24 5 I Got It If You Want It 3:27 6 Rhythm Romance 3:47 7 Never Though It Would Be Like This 3:34 8 Better Make A Move 3:20 9 Make It Last 3:41 10 Poison Ivy 2:56

Colin Hay Band "Wayfaring Sons" 1989

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Wayfaring Sons 3:31 Into My Life 4:20 Storm In My Heart 3:33 Dream On (In The Night) 4:56 Not So Lonely 4:17 Don't Drink The Water 3:43 Help Me 3:04 Dreamtime In Glasgow 3:51 Back In My Loving Arms 3:31 Ya (Rest In Peace) 3:35

REQUESTS: Crossover 80's

The 80's were one of the best decades for crossover music. You could find country, soul, funk, pop, rock and metal, all on the same chart! I'm trying to cover all the genres here on the Interstate 80's blog, but my country collection is lacking. So if anyone has any of these CD's by the Oak Ridge Boys and would like to share with the blog for history's sake, please e-mail me with the links. I've searched the web and can only find inferior 128kps versions out there, so if you have better and would like to, please contribute. As always, for those who contribute something used on the blog, you'll get an invite into the private blog area with tons more stuff!
Thanks!

Mitch Ryder "Never Kick A Sleeping Dog" 1983

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A1 B.I.G.T.I.M.E. 3:00
A2 When You Were Mine 3:50
A3 A Thrill's A Thrill (Duet With Marianne Faithful) 3:55
A4 Come Again 3:14
A5 Cry To Me 4:21
B1 The Thrill Of It All 3:36
B2 Stand 3:33
B3 Rue De Trahir 3:30
B4 Code Dancing 4:50

Michael Nesmith "The Newer Stuff" 1989

Released in 1989, this is a compilation of his 80's work, with a few 70's songs from "Elephant Parts" thrown in.
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1. Total Control
2. Tanya
3. Ill Remember You
4. Formosa Diner
5. Dreamer
6. Eldorado To The Moon
7. Tahiti Condo
8. Chow Mein And Bowling
9. Magic
10. Cruisin
11. Light
12. Carioca
13. Rio
14. Casablanca Moonlight

Gene Cotton "Eclipse Of The Blue Moon" 1981

1. Simon And Simon
2. Great Pain
3. '80's State Of Mind
4. Rained On Before
5. No Place Like Home
6. Operator, Operator
7. If I Could Get You (into My Life)
8. Bein' Here With You Tonight
9. Stay
10. Friend Of Mine
11. Eclipse Of The Blue Moon Song

DMCA Notices

Seems like 80's blogs seem to be the target of the DMCA "takedown" notices more so than any other types of blogs. Already had one post deleted due to a complaint filed. So there will be a private mirror if this entire blog disappears. Send me your e-mail if you'd like to be included in the private mirror for this site.

Dweezil Zappa "Havin' A Bad Day" 1986

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While Dweezil was very thankful for inheriting his father's guitar skills, I'm pretty sure he was also thankful he didn't inherit his father's nose!

Havin' A Bad Day 4:09
Blonde Hair, Brown Nose 3:45
You Can't Ruin Me 5:25
The Pirate Song 3:51
You Can't Imagine 3:14
Let's Talk About It 4:05
Electric Hoedown 3:24
I Want A Yacht 3:40
I Feel Like I Wanna Cry 4:28

A Flock Of Seagulls "Live In Nashville" 1983

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Space Age Love Song
DNA
Electrics
Messages
The Traveler
Telecommunication
Nightmares
The Fall
Transfer Affection
Over The Border
Man Made
You Can Run
Wishing
I Ran
Committed/It's Not Me (Talking)

Kaja "Crazy People's Right To Speak" 1985

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Do I 3:25
Shouldn't Do That 3:17
Your Appetite 4:21
Rivers 4:34
Sit Down & Shut Up 3:53
Afraid of You 3:51
Jigsaw 3:50
Fear of Falling 3:15
Charm of a Gun 4:26
You Really Take My Breath Away 4:53

Honeymoon Suite "Racing After Midnight" 1988

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1 Lookin' Out For Number One
2 Long Way Back
3 Cold Look
4 Love Fever
5 Other Side Of Midnight
6 Love Changes Everything
7 It's Over Now
8 Fast Company
9 Tears On The Page
10 Lethal Weapon (Remix - From The Motion Picture)

Gino Vannelli "Black Cars" 1984

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1 Black Cars 3:07
2 The Other Man 3:37
3 It's Over 3:40
4 Here She Comes 3:18
5 Hurts To Be In Love 3:39
6 Total Stranger 4:53
7 Just A Motion Away 4:18
8 Imagination 3:04
9 How Much 3:51

Kim Wilde "Kim Wilde" 1981

1 Water On Glass 3:29
2 Our Town 3:47
3 Everything We Know 3:42
4 Young Heroes 3:16
5 Kids In America 3:26
6 Chequered Love 3:21
7 2-6-5-8-0 3:12
8 You'll Never Be So Wrong 4:11
9 Falling Out 4:03
10 Tuning In Tuning On 4:25
11 Shane 3:41
12 Boys 3:14
13 Water On Glass (7" Version) 3:34

Devo "Total Devo" 1988

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1. Baby Doll 2. Disco Dancer 3. Some Things Never Change 4. Plain Truth 5. Happy Guy 6. Don't Be Cruel 7. The Shadow 8. I'd Cry If You Died 9. Agitated 10. Man Turned Inside Out 11. Sexi Luv 12. Blow Up 13. Some Things Never Change Cassette Version 14. Baby Doll Extended Mix 15. Disco Dancer 12' Version 16. Agitated Hyperextended Mix

Devo "Oh No, It's Devo!" 1982

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1. Time out for Fun 2. Peek-a-boo! 3. Out of Sync 4. Explosions 5. That's Good 6. Patterns 7. Big Mess 8. Speed Racer 9. What I Must Do 10. I Desire 11. Deep Sleep 12. Part Of You 13. Find Out 14. Peek-a-Boo (Dance Velocity) 15. Peek-a-Boo (Devo Dub) 16. Here To Go (Go Mix Version) 17. Here To Go (Here To Dub Version)

Marillion "Misplaced Childhood" 1985

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Disc One
1. "Pseudo Silk Kimono" – 2:14
2. "Kayleigh" – 4:03
3. "Lavender" – 2:25
4. "Bitter Suite" – 7:56
5. "Heart of Lothian" – 4:02
6. "Waterhole (Expresso Bongo)" – 2:13
7. "Lords of the Backstage" – 1:52
8. "Blind Curve" – 9:29
9. "Childhoods End?" – 4:33
10. "White Feather" – 2:25
Disc Two
1. "Lady Nina" (Extended 12" Version) – 5:50
2. "Freaks" (Single Version) – 4:08
3. "Kayleigh" (Alternative Mix) – 4:03
4. "Lavender Blue" (Lavender Remix) – 4:22
5. "Heart of Lothian" (Extended Mix) – 5:54
6. "Pseudo Silk Kimono" (Demo) – 2:11
7. "Kayleigh" (Demo) – 4:06
8. "Lavender" (Demo) – 2:37
9. "Bitter Suite" (Demo) – 2:54
10. "Lords of the Backstage" (Demo) – 1:46
11. "Blue Angel" (Demo) – 1:46
12. "Misplaced Randezvous" (Demo) – 1:56
13. "Heart of Lothian" (Demo) – 3:49
14. "Waterhole (Expresso Bongo)" (Demo) – 2:00
15. "Passing Strangers" (Demo) – 9:17
16. "Childhoods End?" (Demo) – 2:23
17. "White Feather" (Demo) – 2:18

Nick Heyward "I Love You Avenue" 1988

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1 You're My World 4:16
2 If That's The Way You Feel 2:58
3 Traffic In Fleet Street 3:44
4 Lie With You 3:30
5 My Kind Of Wonderful 4:30
6 I Love You Avenue 5:02
7 Hold On (Money Don't Buy Love) 3:44
8 Tell Me Why 3:45
9 Pizza Tears 4:00
10 This Is Love 4:15
11 Change Of Heart 4:20
12 August In The Morning 4:19

Charlie Daniels Band "Full Moon" 1980

long out of print Charlie Daniels featuring "In America".
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The Legend Of Wooley Swamp 4:14
Carolina (I Remember You) 5:11
Lonesome Boy From Dixie 4:43
No Potion For Pain 4:24
El Toreador 3:24
South Sea Song 4:31
Dance Gypsy Dance 3:32
Money 3:55
In America 3:19

Manfred Mann's Earth Band "Chance" 1980

01.Lies (Through The 80's)
02.On The Run
03.For You
04.Adolescent Dream
05.Fritz The Blank
06.Stranded
07.Hello, I Am Your Heart
08.No Guarantee
09.Heart On The Street

Lakeside "Fantastic Voyage" (30th Anniversary Edition) 1980

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The 80's was not only a great time for new directions in music, it was also the peak time (IMO) for Funk music. I loved pop, new wave, alternative, rock and funk during the 80's, so this will be a blog with variety. If it weren't for the Funk of the 80's most of the rappers today wouldn't have any music to steal.

1. FANTASTIC VOYAGE
2. YOUR LOVE IS ON THE ONE
3. I NEED YOU
4. STRUNG OUT
5. SAY YES
6. EVEREADY MAN
7. I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU DO
8. SAY YES [reprise]
9. SAY YES [Live]
10. FANTASTIC VOYAGE [Live]

John Waite "Live In Detroit" 1984

Saturday Night
Tears
Dark Side Of The Sun
The Choice
Dreamtime/Shake It Up
Missing You
Change/Band Intros
For Your Love
Midnight Rendezvous
Wild Life

Greg Hawkes "Niagra Falls" 1983

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Niagara Falls 3:42
Twenty-Seven Shirts 3:55
Ants In Your Pants 3:12
Llamas 1:55
The Missing Link 1:50
Block Party 3:53
Jet Lag 3:00
Beep Beep 1:41
Bee System 4:31
Voyage Into Space 3:43
Let There Be Lights 3:54
Modern Lunch 2:15
Backseat Waltz 2:13

A Flock Of Seagulls "Live In Boston" 1983

Instrumental Intro
Modern Love Is Automatic
Messages
Standing In The Doorway
Committed
The Fall
Space Age Love Song
DNA
Electrics
Man Made
The Traveler
You Can Run
Telecommunication
I Ran (So Far Away)

Industry "Stranger To Stranger" 1984

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Still Of The Night
Until We Are Together
Romantic Dreams
What Have I Got To Lost
State Of The Nation
Shangri-La
Communication
All I Need Is You
Stranger In A Strange Land
Living Alone Too Long

I remember liking the song "State Of The Nation". Catchy tune, but it's lyrics I didn't care for. And actually the lyrics are kind of silly now. If I remember correctly the song was written about either the Falklands or the Grenada conflicts. Lyrics like "..I'm told they won't be gone for long, it's a lie and they know it.." are rather silly considering the song lasts about as long as both of those conflicts. "..10,000 gone they won't be seen again..", etc etc. The writer wasn't really a great foreign policy mind, but hey, it's a catchy tune!