Hello and welcome again, albeit a little later than I wanted. Before I get to the flashback I wanted to write about last weekend, I have a couple off things to say.
First, Valentine's Day. Yes, the mother of all "Hallmark Holidays." Mine actually wasn't bad considering I didn't have a Valentine (which means I can get to wish as many "Happy Valentine's Days" as I want and not get in trouble for it). So I took my sisters out to Olive Garden. Not terribly satisfied with the location (US 19 in Pasco County, FL; a topic I'll write about in a later blog), but the food we got was more than worth it. Overall, I'd give it a solid B; I would have given it an A- had my sister not dropped the ball and left my bank card at the house, meaning all the birthday money from last weekend got spent. Thanks a lot, sis...
Second, this so-called "National Emergency" that our Dimwit In Chief earlier today declared a "national emergency" because he thinks there is too many immigrants at the southern border with Mexico and they must be stopped. Puh-leez… Yeah, we've had issues with illegal immigration the last 50 years, but a "national emergency?" Most of us literally saw two 110-story buildings crumble to the ground in a terrorist attack, and that wasn't called a national emergency.
You know what's a national emergency? Yellowstone erupting, being attacked by an alien force, Russian forces invading (remember the movie "Red Dawn?"). NOT whining that you're not getting an unnecessary border wall. That's like saying not having sex in eight years is a life or death crisis.
Anyway, enough about the DIC and onto a happier note. I turned 45 last weekend and on Twitter, I asked which year I should do my flashback on. There was a tie initially between 1985 and 2008 so I ran a second poll. 1985 won, so that year will be my focus. I turned 11 and it was memorable for all the wrong reasons; I contracted chicken pox and wound up missing a week of school. I don't have vivid memories of the music I listened to back then, because my family listened to country music (and while I didn't exactly love it, I at least tolerated it). Pop music was in its extended heyday, with artists like Madonna bursting onto the scene. Overall, the Radio and Records magazine chart for the week of February 8, 1985 was solid from top to bottom. Here below is said chart, from 40 to 1
| 40. Just Another Night | Mick Jagger |
| 39. Somebody | Bryan Adams |
| 38. One More Night | Phil Collins |
| 37. I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips | Eric Carmen |
| 36. Ooh Ooh Song |
Pat Benatar
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| 35. Love Light In Flight | Stevie Wonder |
| 34. Keeping The Faith | Billy Joel |
| 33. Tragedy | John Hunter |
| 32. Material Girl | Madonna |
| 31. Like A Virgin | Madonna |
| 30. Save A Prayer | Duran Duran |
| 29. Naughty Naughty | John Parr |
| 28. High On You | Survivor |
| 27. Tenderness | General Public |
| 26. Lovergirl | Teena Marie |
| 25. Private Dancer | Tina Turner |
| 24. Rockin' At Midnight | Honeydrippers |
| 23. Relax | Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 22. Only The Young | Journey |
| 21. Too Late For Goodbyes | Julian Lennon |
| 20. Solid | Ashford & Simpson |
| 19. Operator | Midnight Star |
| 18. Foolish Heart | Steve Perry |
| 17. I Would Die 4 U | Prince |
| 16. Jungle Love | Morris Day & The Time |
| 15. Mr. Telephone Man | New Edition |
| 14. You're The Inspiration | Chicago |
| 13. Sugar Walls | Sheena Easton |
| 12. Misled | Kool & The Gang |
| 11. The Boys Of Summer | Don Henley |
10. The Old Man Down The
Road
|
John Fogerty |
| 9. California Girls | David Lee Roth |
| 8. The Heat Is On | Glenn Frey |
| 7. Can't Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon |
| 6. Easy Lover | Phil Collins & Philip Bailey |
| 5. Method Of Modern Love | Hall & Oates |
| 4. Neutron Dance | Pointer Sisters |
| 3. Loverboy | Billy Ocean |
| 2. I Want To Know What Love Is | Foreigner |
| 1. Careless Whisper | Wham! |
