Combined 1981 Music Chart

 Hello everyone! Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving and all the food and football that came along with it! Today, much like last week, I am going to list my top 100 songs of the year 1981. So, without further ado, here we go:

100. Winning by Santana--407 pts (#110 BB, #91 R/R)
  99. How 'Bout Us by Champaign--425 pts (#80 BB, #118 R/R)
  98. Treat Me Right by Pat Benatar--435 pts (#107 BB, #86 R/R)
  97. The Old Songs by Barry Manilow--444 pts (#104 BB, #85 R/R)
  96. Is It You by Lee Ritenour--445 pts (#113 BB, #82 R/R)
  95. Games People Play by Alan Parsons Project--451 pts (#115 BB, #80 R/R)
  94. Somebody's Knockin' by Terri Gibbs--457 pts (#85 BB, #99 R/R)
  93. Just Once by Quincy Jones w/James Ingram--461 pts (#103 BB, #83 R/R)
  92. What Are We Doin' In Love by Dottie West & Kenny Rogers--469 pts (#76 BB, #103 R/R)
  91. Share Your Love With Me by Kenny Rogers--470 pts (#97 BB, #87 R/R)

  90. When She Was My Girl by The Four Tops--471 pts (#77 BB, #101 R/R)
  89. Really Wanna Know You by Gary Wright--474 pts (#119 BB, #75 R/R)
  88. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It by Stevie Wonder--477 pts (#73 BB, #114 R/R)
  87. Guilty by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb--511 pts (#64 BB, #124 R/R)
  86. We're In This Love Together by Al Jarreau--525 pts (#92 BB, #78 R/R)
  85. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) by Hall & Oates--531 pts (#94 BB, #76 R/R)
  84. Let's Groove by Earth, Wind, and Fire--532 pts (#59 BB, #133 R/R)
  83. Don't Stop Believin' by Journey--552 pts (#93 BB, #73 R/R)
  82. Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg--561 pts (#72 BB, #88 R/R)
  81. Harden My Heart by Quarterflash--572 pts (#83 BB, #74 R/R)

  80. Time by Alan Parsons Project--588 pts (#89 BB, #68 R/R)
  79. A Little In Love by Cliff Richard--598 pts (#95 BB, #63 R/R)
  78. Trouble by Lindsay Buckingham--599 pts (#91 BB, #65 R/R)
  77. Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police--613 pts (#70 BB, #81 R/R)
  76. The Winner Takes It All--618 pts (#51 BB, #127 R/R)
  75. The Voice by The Moody Blues--651 pts (#100 BB, #54 R/R)
  74. Sweetheart by Franke & The Knockouts--655 pts (#65 BB, #77 R/R)
  73. Giving It Up For Your Love by Delbert McClinton--656 pts (#57 BB, #93 R/R)
  72. I Can't Stand It by Eric Clapton--658 pts (#61 BB, #79 R/R)
  71. What Kind Of Fool by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb--663 pts (#75 BB, #61 R/R)

  70. Gemini Dream by The Moody Blues--676 pts (#96 BB, #67 R/R)
  69. I've Done Everything For You by Rick Springfield--697 pts (#62 BB, #71 R/R)
  68. Too Much Time On My Hands by Styx--698 pts (#66 BB, #69 R/R)
  67. Every Women In The World by Air Supply--708 pts (#55 BB, #84 R/R)
  66. Love On The Rocks by Neil Diamond--713 pts (#54 BB, #90 R/R)*
  65. Leather & Lace by Stevie Nicks & Don Henley--713 pts (#88 BB, #50 R/R)*
  64. Cool Love by Pablo Cruise--716 pts (#86 BB, #51 R/R)
  63. This Little Girl by Gary US Bonds--723 pts (#67 BB, #64 R/R)
  62. Hold On Tight by ELO--733 pts (#71 BB. #59 R/R)
  61. Why Do Fools Fall In Love by Diana Ross--766 pts (#63 BB, #60 R/R)

  60. Her Town Too by James Taylor and J. D. Souther--797 pts (#84 BB, #40 R/R)
  59. Boy From New York City by Manhattan Transfer--838 pts (#49 BB, #70 R/R)
  58. Elvira by Oak Ridge Boys--869 pts (#35 BB, #105 R/R)

...pause here for obvious reasons...

...now on with our countdown...

  57. I Love You by Climax Blues Band--875 pts (#68 BB, #56 R/R)
  56. America by Neil Diamond--876 pts (#58 BB, #52 R/R)
  55. Trying To Live My Life Without You by Bob Seger--892 pts (#53 BB, #57 R/R)
  54. Young Turks by Rod Stewart--893 pts (#60 BB, #43 R/R)
  53. Passion by Rod Stewart--912 pts (#44 BB, #62 R/R)
  52. Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan--919 pts (#74 BB, #31 R/R)
  51. Watching The Wheels by John Lennon--929 pts (#81 BB, #27 R/R)

  50. Oh No by The Commodores--1053 pts (#48 BB, #38 R/R)
  49. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police--1072 pts (#47 BB, #36 R/R)
  48. Hello Again by Neil Diamond--1098 pts (#52 BB, #32 R/R)
  47. Crying by Don McLean--1114 pts (#37 BB, #47 R/R)**
  46. Hearts by Marty Balin--1114 pts (#50 BB, #30 R/R)**
  45. Sukiyaki by A Taste Of Honey--1123 pts (#28 BB, #72 R/R)
  44. Hard To Say by Dan Fogelberg--1127 pts (#69 BB #18 R/R)
  43. You Make My Dreams by Hall & Oates--1137 pts (#42 BB, #39 R/R)
  42. The Night Owls by Little River Band--1159 pts (#45 BB, #29 R/R)
  41. For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton--1163 pts (#40 BB, #37 R/R)

  40. While You See A Chance by Steve Winwood--1192 pts (#56 BB, #21 R/R)
  39. Lady (You Bring Me Up) by The Commodores--1195 pts (#46 BB, #26 R/R)
  38. (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon--1202 pts (#29 BB, #53 R/R)
  37. A Woman Needs Love by Ray Parker, Jr.--1203 pts (#34 BB, #42 R/R)
  36. Step By Step by Eddie Rabbitt--1214 pts (#38 BB, #35 R/R)
  35. There's No Getting Over Me by Ronnie Milsap 1215 pts (#32 BB, #44 R/R)
  34. Here I Am by Air Supply--1218 pts (#43 BB, #28 R/R)
  33. Angel Of The Morning by Juice Newton--1225 pts (#31 BB, #45 R/R)
  32. Urgent by Foreigner--1269 pts (#24 BB #55 R/R)
  31. Take It On The Run by REO Speedwagon--1360 pts (#39 BB, #22 R/R)

  30. Living Inside Myself by Gino Vanelli--1366 pts (#41 BB, #20 R/R)
  29. Rapture by Blondie--1368 pts (#21 BB, #48 R/R)
  28. Celebration by Kool & the Gang--1373 pts (#22 BB, #46 R/R)
  27. Queen Of Hearts by Juice Newton--1440 pts (#19 BB, #41 R/R)
  26. I Love A Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt--1444 pts (#11 BB, #49 R/R)
  25. Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones--1448 pts (#8 BB, #58 R/R)
  24. Medley by Stars on 45--1509 pts (#18 BB, #33 R/R)
  23. All Those Years Ago by George Harrison--1518 pts (#36 BB, #16 R/R)
  22. The Tide Is High by Blondie--1530 pts (#23 BB, #25 R/R)
  21. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty--1551 pts (#15 BB, #34 R/R)

  20. I Don't Need You by Kenny Rogers--1589 pts (#30 BB, #17 R/R)
  19. Morning Train by Sheena Easton--1591 pts (#25 BB, #19 R/R)
  18. Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield--1629 pts (#3 BB, #66 R/R)
  17. Physical by Olivia Newton-John--1697 pts (#13 BB, #23 R/R)
  16. 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton--1776 pts (#7 BB, #24 R/R)
  15. Kiss On My List by Hall & Oates--1798 pts (#17 BB, #15 R/R)
  14. Who's Crying Now by Journey--1848 pts (#33 BB, #4 R/R)
  13. Slow Hand by The Pointer Sisters--1915 pts (#14 BB, #12 R/R)
  12. Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon--1942 pts (#16 BB, #10 R/R)
  11. The Best Of Times by Styx--1958 pts (#20 BB, #7 R/R)

  10. Being With You by Smokey Robinson--1961 pts (#6 BB, #14 R/R)^
    9. Waiting For A Girl Like You by Foreigner--1961 pts (#26 BB, #6 R/R)^
    8. Just The Two Of Us by Grover Washington, Jr. w/Bill Withers--1974 pts (#10 BB, #13 R/R)
    7. Private Eyes by Hall & Oates--1988 pts (#12 BB, #9 R/R)^^
    6. The One That You Love by Air Supply--1988 pts (#27 BB, #3 R/R)^^
    5. Theme From "Greatest American Hero" by Joey Scarbury--2002 pts (#9 BB, #11 R/R)
    4. Woman by John Lennon--2216 pts (#4 BB, #8 R/R)
    3. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) by Christopher Cross--2293 pts (#5 BB, #5 R/R)
    2. Endless Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie--2982 pts (#2 BB, #2 R/R)

...and the number one song of 1981 was... 

    1. Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes--3157 pts (#1 BB, #1 R/R)

A few thoughts about this list. First, there was a consensus number one as "Bette Daivs Eyes" was #1 on both Billboard and Radio & Records. Not only that, but there was a consensus #2 also ("Endless Love"). In fact, I can remember as a little kid listening to "America's Top 40" with Casey Kasem and hearing that the number one song of 1981 would either be "Bette Davis Eyes" or "Endless Love." My memory sometimes astounds me. Also, there were FOUR ties in my top 100, so I may as well depict them:

*-"Leather And Lace" had 473 pts from the R/R charts, whereas "Love on The Rocks" had 469 pts from the Billboard charts, so "Leather and Lace" wins the tiebreaker.

**-"Hearts" had 634 pts from R/R, whereas "Crying" had 633 pts from Billboard.

^-"Waiting For A Girl Like You" had 1141 points from R/R, where as "Being With You" had 1065 points from Billboard

^^-"The One That You Love" had 1172 points from R/R, whereas "Private Eyes" had 1020 points also from R/R.

All of the songs on this list appeared on both charts during 1981. In fact, only one song, "It's My Turn" by Diana Ross, made the Top 100 from one chart's (BB) data without appearing on the other chart (R/R). That song wound up 127th on the list.

Also, there were a LOT of artists on the 1981 top 100 that were crossovers from country music. Including Dolly Parton's smash "9 To 5" from the movie of the same name. Other artists include Kenny Rogers, Ronnie Milsap (who was a cousin of my childhood neighbors from Orlando), Juice Newton, Oak Ridge Boys, and the late Eddie Rabbitt. Most of those artists also appear on next year's chart. Speaking of Dolly:

Kind of amazing that a 77-year old primarily country artist is almost as popular as Taylor Swift these days. Such is the state of Pop music in 2023. 

Well, that wraps up my review of 1981. 1982 should be coming within the next week, along with other entries. As always, take care.

CT

Combined 1980 Music Chart

 Hello again everyone. Last week when I wrote in this blog, I said that I would have a combined points chart for 1980, and this is what the subject of this entry is about. Around the turn if last year, I made two separate blog posts about the top 100 songs of 1980 based of the point system I came up with in ranking these songs; one based off the Radio & Records Charts (link above) and the other from the Billboard Hot 100. This list here is just the combined point totals of the two charts, and as you might be able to tell, there is some discrepancies between the two. For starters, the number 1 song of 1980 based on the data I got from Billboard was "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen. From the data I got from R & R was "Call Me" by Blondie. Plus, there were songs on the Billboard rankings that did not appear on the R & R charts for various reasons. Back in 1980, Radio & Records Magazine only listed the top 30 songs for the week (and did so until May of 1983). Also, back in those days, Billboard was heavily sales-based, while R & R was based off airplay from radio stations. So, who winds up on top of this combined chart? Let us find out.

Here is my list of the top 100 songs of calendar year 1980, with total points and ranking for each survey listed after each song.

100. Whip It by Devo--460 pts (#78 BB, #118 R/R)
  99. You'll Accomp'ny Me by Bob Seger--466 pts (#106 BB, #86 R/R)
  98. Lovely One by The Jacksons--466 pts (#105 BB, #85 R/R)
  97. 99 by Toto--467 pts (#159 BB, #64 R/R)
  96. Jojo by Boz Scaggs--469 pts (#121 BB, #75 R/R)
  95. Daydream Believer by Anne Murray--478 pts (#80 BB, #107 R/R)
  94. September Morn by Neil Diamond--490 pts (#110 BB, #77 R/R)
  93. Pilot Of The Airwaves by Charlie Dore--503 pts (#95 BB, #81 R/R)
  92. The Second Time Around by Shalamar--505 pts (#62 BB, #131 R/R)
  91. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson--526 pts (#84 BB, #86 R/R)

  90. All Over The World by Electric Light Orchestra--528 pts (#98 BB #76 R/R)
  89. An American Dream by Dirt Band--529 pts (#89 BB, #80 R/R)
  88. Every Woman In The World by Air Supply--537 pts (#97 BB, #73 R/R)
  87. Don't Do Me Like That by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers--541 pts (#90 BB, #78 R/R)
  86. Boulevard by Jackson Browne--551 pts (#114 BB, #63 R/R)
  85. She's Out Of My Life by Michael Jackson--555 pts (#76 BB, #87 R/R) 
  84. Look What You've Done To Me by Boz Scaggs--567 pts (#101 BB, #69 R/R)
  83. Stomp by Brothers Johnson--581 pts (#66 BB, #95 R/R)
  82. Into The Night by Benny Mardones--599 pts (#83 BB, #72 R/R)
  81. Brass In Pocket by The Pretenders--600 pts (#82 BB, #74 R/R)
        peaked at #10 on R/R

  80. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes--600 pts (#44 BB, #164 R/R)
        peaked at number 1 on BB
  79. Breakdown Dead Ahead by Boz Scaggs--624 pts (#104 BB, #54 R/R)
  78. You're The Only Woman (You & I) by Ambrosia--627 pts (#94 BB, #60 R/R)
  77. Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder--634 pts (#34 BB, not ranked on R/R)
  76. Guilty by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb--643 pts (#91 BB, #61 R/R)
  75. Romeo's Tune by Steve Forbert--666 pts (#85 BB, #59 R/R)
  74. Jesse by Carly Simon--684 pts (#79 BB, #62 R/R)
  73. Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar--685 pts (#71 BB, #67 R/R)
  72. Special Lady by Ray, Goodman, & Brown--735 pts (#50 BB, #89 R/R)
  71. Fame by Irene Cara--750 pts (#40 BB, #101 R/R)

  70. Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt--752 pts (#41 BB, #100 R/R)
  69. Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson--758 pts (#31 BB, #140 R/R)
  68. How Do I Make You by Linda Ronstadt--760 pts (#67 BB, #55 R/R)
  67. Hungry Heart by Bruce Springsteen--764 pts (#69 BB, #52 R/R)
  66. Misunderstanding by Genesis--767 pts (#102 BB, #39 R/R)
  65. Never Be The Same by Christopher Cross--778 pts (#107 BB, #35 R/R)
  64. I'm Alright by Kenny Loggins--781 pts (#57 BB, #65 R/R)
  63. Let My Love Open The Door by Pete Townshend--784 pts (#75 BB, #49 R/R)
  62. On The Radio by Donna Summer--798 pts (#49 BB, #79 R/R)
  61. I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross--806 pts (#43 BB, #84 R/R)

  60. With You I'm Born Again by Billy Preston w/Syreeta--808 pts (#32 BB, #112 R/R)
  59. Hot Rod Hearts by Robbie Dupree--816 pts (#92 BB, #38 R/R)
  58. The Long Run by The Eagles--825 pts (#77 BB, #42 R/R)
  57. Cars by Gary Numan--833 pts (#51 BB, #70 R/R)
  56. Xanadu by Olivia Newton John & ELO--839 pts (#72 BB, #43 R/R)
  55. Tired Of Toein' The Line by Rocky Burnette--850 pts (#68 BB, #45 R/R)
  54. Lookin' For Love by Johnny Lee--863 pts (#52 BB, #56 R/R)
  53. Never Knew Love Like This Before by Stephanie Mills--886 pts (#48 BB, #66 R/R)
  52. Take Your Time (Do It Right) by S.O.S Band--893 pts (#29 BB, #94 R/R)
  51. Hurt So Bad by Linda Ronstadt--894 pts (#60 BB, #46 R/R)

  50. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling by Hall & Oates--896 pts (#73 BB, #36 R/R)
  49. Coward Of The County by Kenny Rogers--910 pts (#27 BB, #90 R/R)
  48. More Love by Karen Carnes--911 pts (#59 BB, #58 R/R)
  47. Sexy Eyes by Dr. Hook--956 pts (#38 BB, #68 R/R)
  46. Sara by Fleetwood Mac--978 pts (#65 BB, #31 R/R)
  45. I Can't Tell Why by The Eagles--982 pts (#58 BB, #37 R/R)
  44. Let Me Love You Tonight by Pure Prairie League--992 pts (#74 BB, #27 R/R)
  43. Desire by Andy Gibb--998 pts (#30 BB, #71 R/R)
  42. Love On The Rocks by Neil Diamond--1022pts (#53 BB, #34 R/R)
  41. (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon--1025 pts (#45 BB, #47 R/R)

  40. Dreaming by Cliff Richard--1033 pts (#64 BB, #28 R/R)
  39. Too Hot by Kool & The Gang--1045 pts (#47 BB, #44 R/R)
  38. Give Me The Night by George Benson--1058 pts (#36 BB, #50 R/R)
  37. Him by Rupert Holmes--1068 pts (#55 BB, #30 R/R)
  36. You May Be Right by Billy Joel--1096 pts (#61 BB, #25 R/R)

  35. Cupid/I've Loved You A Long Time by The Spinners--1125 pts (#23 BB, #53 R/R)
  34. Shining Star by The Manhattans--1140 pts (#39 BB, #40 R/R)
  33. Yes, I'm Ready by Teri DeSario w/KC--1163 pts (#25 BB, #48 R/R)
  32. He's So Shy by Pointer Sisters--1206 pts (#26 BB, #41 R/R)
  31. Fire Lake by Bob Seger--1208 pts (#56 BB, #21 R/R)

  30. The Wanderer by Donna Summer--1225 pts (#33 BB, #33 R/R)

  29. Steal Away by Robbie Dupree--1226 pts (#37 BB, #32 R/R)
  28. Against The Wind by Bob Seger--1231 pts (#46 BB, #26 R/R)
  27. Do That To Me One More Time by Captain & Tennille--1330 pts (#10 BB, #93 R/R)
  26. Real Love by Dobbie Brothers--1368 pts (#54 BB, #11 R/R)

  25. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer by K. Rogers & K. Carnes--1381 pts (#35 BB, #23 R/R)

  24. Late In The Evening by Paul Simon--1410 pts (#42 BB, #13 R/R)

  23. Rock With You by Michael Jackson--1415 pts (#13 BB, #57 R/R)
  22. Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones--1454 pts (#21 BB, #24 R/R)

  21. Working My Way Back To You by The Spinners--1466 pts (#18 BB, #29 R/R)

  20. More Than Words Can Say by Leo Sayer--1495 pts (#28 BB, #18 R/R)
  19. Funkytown by Lipps, Inc. 1525 pts (#12 BB, #51 R/R)
  18. Lost In Love by Air Supply--1616 pts (#19 BB, #15 R/R)
  17. The Rose by Bette Midler--1618 pts (#17 BB, #20 R/R)

  16. Longer by Dan Fogelberg--1654 pts (#24 BB, #10 R/R)

  15. Biggest Part Of Me by Ambrosia--1696 pts (#22 BB, #9 R/R)

  14. Little Jeannie by Elton John--1793 pts (#15 BB, #17 R/R)
  13. Sailing by Christopher Cross--1835 pts (#20 BB, #4 R/R)

  12. All Out Of Love by Air Supply--1842 pts (#14 BB, #14 R/R)

  11. Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross--1872 pts (#16 BB, #12 R/R)

  10. Magic by Olivia Newton-John--2056 pts (#11 BB, #8 R/R)

    9. Coming Up by Paul McCartney--2150 pts (#4 BB, #19 R/R)

    8. Upside Down by Diana Ross--2255 pts (#3 BB, #16 R/R)

    7. It's Still Rock & Roll To Me by Billy Joel--2278 pts (#8 BB, #5 R/R)

    6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen--2288 pts (#6 BB, #7 R/R)

    5. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd--2311 pts (#5 BB, #6 R/R)

    4. Lady by Kenny Rogers--2337 pts (#9 BB, #2 R/R)

    3. Another One Bites The Dust by Queen--2358 pts (#1 BB, #22 R/R)

    2. Woman In Love by Barbara Streisand--2409 pts (#7 BB, #3 R/R)

...and my Number One song of 1980 is...

    1. Call Me by Blondie--2725 pts (#2 BB, #1 R/R)

A couple of things I noticed; one song that made the year end top 100 of each individual chart did not make this list ("In America" by Charlie Daniels Band). Also, there were several songs that didn't chart on R/R because of what I had mentioned earlier (only had 30 spots), but only one, "Master Blaster" by Stevie Wonder, make this chart.

So, that wraps up 1980. Next week, I should have 1981 and maybe 1982. Untiil then, later.

BonyScribe.

It's Been A Minute...

 You know, I was doing something I ought to do more often, and that's look back on posts I've written in the past, and I was thinking (albeit somewhat delusional) how fire some of those posts were (like my Bracket-Tyner-Gy post, which I totally whiffed on), and thought to  myself, "you know, you actually do have a little bit of talent, why don't you utilize it more often?" God depression is a bitch, you don't even want to talk to people who really do care about you when it takes a hold. But you know what? I'm the only one who can change that, and with yesterday being the birthday of the USMC, why not channel some energy from America's favorite gunnery sergeant and get myself off mamby-pamby land, ya jackwagons!

"Sir, yes sir!!"

We'll start off with a "how it started vs. how it's going" as far as my picks for the 2023 NFL season are concerned, since we're now at the halfway point of the year. My Super Bowl pick is currently on track to happen, as both the Eagles and Chiefs have the best records in their respective conferences. However, the similarities end there. In the AFC, I had Buffalo winning the East, but as of right now they're out of a playoff spot (Miami currently leads the East). Baltimore leads the North, although my pick (Cincinnati) is surging after five straight wins. Jacksonville leads the South and barring a major collapse (and unexpected surge by surprising Houston) should take the division. In the NFC, Detroit is doing better than expected and is leading the North, while Minnesota is a game and a half out, but currently in Wild-Card position. San Francisco is leading the West for now, owning a tiebreaker over my pic, Seattle, while New Orleans is leading the worst South. I was right about my assessment on the Bucs; they're 3-5 and trending downwards. At this point, they may as well blow it up and do a hard reset. I don't think Todd Bowles survives past this season, even if they somehow luck out and make the playoffs (which will be like last year, with a losing record if they do). Might be time to start Kyle Trask for a few games to see if he actually has some promise. At least that is what some Buc fans on X Twitter (it'll always be Twitter to me, f*** you, Elon) are saying at this rate. 

I haven't watched much news the past couple of weeks, and quite frankly, I don't think that's a bad thing. But I did notice one thing that happened this week, and that's Vivek Whatshisface putting his foot in his mouth during Wednesday night's GOP debate when he was yapping about TikTok, or more notably, who is using the app. He put his foot in his mouth by mentioning the daughter of opponent Nikki Haley. Not cool, bro. Not cool. I did hear one snippet from Chris Christie that stated that he would ban TikTok, apparently because it's a Chinese-based app that can somehow be used to spy on Americans and American interests. Let me give you my thoughts on it. I use TikTok myself, and I don't see any Chinese propaganda on there, in fact if there's any propaganda it's the same old bullshit that we've seen from the media in our country for the past decade or so, on both sides of the aisle. If you want to ban an app, why don't ban the Temu app instead? If any Chinese asset is trying to pry into our personal lives, addresses, etc., it's that one. Plus, their commercials are hella annoying, about as bad as ones for automobile insurance (looking at you, "Flo"). While we're at it, why don't we ban other things that get on my nerves, like Mistplay, the dork talking about "Atlas Earth," Jelly Roll (in fact, almost all country music; yeah, I went there), facial tats, Elon Musk, the Property Douchebros, Skyrizi commercials, and Bally Sports. Seriously, have you seen that channel lately? It's like they aren't even trying. Take issue with what I said? Well, I'm sure there are more than a few people that would like to see this blog disappear, including certain real estate agents northwest of Orlando. 

Enough ranting though, let's talk about a labor of love of mine for the past several years, and that's my points system that I use for the Billboard Hot 100 and Radio & Records charts for years past. The latest project I'm doing is combining the point totals that I have tabulated from the R&R charts along with the ones from the Billboard charts. I've done eight years on Billboard so far (1980-1987), and by the end of this year, I aim to have the entire decade of the 1980's wrapped up. I think this upcoming week, I'll do 1980 to start off with. I have noticed that there are some discrepancies between the two charts as in which songs topped the year. Maybe I can include that data in the blog, so stay tuned, it'll be coming up (like a flower).

" ...like a flowerrrr!"

Today is Veterans Day, so to all who have had the privilege to serve in Armed Forces, a very hearty thank you. This former Sailor will have his old ship on his mind this week as she is cruising towards the Middle East region, because Iranian proxies are playing a game of FAFO, and rest assured it will end very, very badly for them.

you don't want any of this, Iran.

Other than that, I'll be enjoying some free grub from Chili's and Applebee's, as well as watching Florida State hopefully beat up on Miami. So, enjoy your Saturday, and I'll be back later.

BonyScribe 

So Much For That

 Greetings. Remember when I wrote a few days ago that this upcoming week would be crucial for me? Well, so much for that. Miss Thang is still with her abusive fiancée, and I got a snarky comment when telling her that I wasn't going to see her next week as a result. So, I'm back to square one, just as I have always been throughout almost the entirety of my adult life. So,no Charlie Brown, that little red-headed girl of my dreams indeed doesn't exist. Good grief.

Oh, and one other thing while I'm at it. Phuck Philly.

BS

Some Radio Stuff I'm Pondering About/Football Picks

 Hello, everyone. Earlier this week, I was doing something I haven't really done much of since 2016; listened to terrestrial radio. It was a niche station that covers the Nature Coast (Pasco/Hernando/Citrus Counties in Florida) called Hits 106, WGHR. I think one of their personalities is known as Marvelous Marvin who, for those you are reading this in the Tampa Bay area, once worked for I believe Q105 and Mix 100.7 in the past. The station primarily plays classic pop songs from the 1970s and 1980s. 

Most of the music played on said station is pretty much what you would expect from them; songs from those two decades that were monsters on the Billboard Hot 100, but I heard a rogue song at the time I was listening to the station; "Smooth," the classic from Robb Thommas and Carlos Santana, which was released in the summer of 1999. I thought for a minute that the song didn't quite fit the format for the sheer fact that it wasn't a 70's or 80's song. Then I thought about it further; 1999 was TWENTY-FOUR years ago, and when I was growing up in the 80's, songs from that long ago from that point (1960s) were considered oldies. I mean my two sisters were raised on The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Clapton, etc. 

That got me to thinking, what songs from the 1990s and 2000s would fit the format of Hits 106? I imagine it probably wouldn't be based off the Hot 100, as during the 1990s and beyond (especially after 1994) that chart was definitely skewed towards hip-hop and some country. Moreover, some of the songs from those two decades were, let's just say not radio friendly. So, I guess we'd have to make a determination of which songs would make the cut based on Radio & Records CHR/Pop charts from that era. Fortunately, I have such a list that I have compiled over the past decade or so. So, I'll have to check said lists out, and make that determination. Something that I will be working on over this weekend as well as the week following, so stay tuned.

Week 7 NFL Picks:

Thanks to a last-minute touchdown from Christian Kirk, I started this week on a winning note, as Jacksonville defeated New Orleans to raise my record to 58-36. Will I have as good a record as I had last weekend (12-3)? Doubtful. But at least I'm not throwing in the towel this season as I did last year. Recent events in my personal life have given me a second wind. Next week could be crucial for me, that's all I'll say for now. As for my picks:

BUF over NE
WSH over NYG
CLE over IND
DET over BAL
LV over CHI
TB over ATL
LAR over PIT
SEA over AZ
KC over LAC
GB over DEN
PHI over MIA
SF over MIN

Byes: CIN, DAL, HOU, NYJ, TEN

Buh-bye: CAR

And for college games Saturday:

Penn State over Ohio State (upset special)
Navy over Air Force
Oklahoma over UCF
Arkansas over Mississippi State
Memphis over UAB

East Carolina over Charlotte
Oregon over Washington State
Alabama over Tennessee
Connecticut over South Florida (at least Beth Mowins isn't calling this game, Bulls fan)
Missouri over South Carolina

Illinois over Wisconsin
Iowa over Minnesota
Wake Forest over Pitt
Texas over Houston
North Carolina over Virginia

LSU over Army
Michigan over Michigan State
Florida State over Duke
USC over Utah
Clemson over Miami

Washington over Arizona State
UCLA over Stanford

Mercifully, Colorado has a bye week, so we get a break from the overblown hype express. Enjoy your weekend everyone!

BS 

What A Weird Weekend

 Hello everyone. Was it just me or were things feeling off this weekend? I know we had Friday the 13th happen this weekend, and a solar eclipse. Still when it came to this weekend, things felt a little off, dontcha think? 

Starting off with Friday night, which happened to be homecoming night for both high schools I attended, Hoke County, NC and Apopka, FL. It was in the realm of college football and involved Overhype University (aka Colorado) and their home tilt against lowly Stanford. At one point during the game, in which Colorado led 29-0, the person in charge of the music/sound effects that sometimes play between downs got a wee bit carried away, and the referee was not having any of it. Now did it have an effect on the performance of the Buffaloes going forward? Maybe. Because after halftime (remember it was 29-0 Colorado), Stanford inconceivably stormed back from said deficit to capture a 46-43 overtime victory. 

You know what this kind of reminds me of? The Houston Oilers of the late 1980s and the Atlanta Falcons of the early 1990s under Jerry Glanville. For those of you old enough to remember that era in professional football, remember how ridiculously hyped both those teams were, and how they had all sorts of celebrities coming out to their games, and Glanville was featured in that hideous "2 Legit 2 Quit" video by MC Hammer (which should be included in my "Jukebox From Hell", which I should make as a future subject on this blog)? Well, how many championships did those teams win? Zero. And after a while it fell apart, in fact in the case of the Oilers, they wound up moving to Nashville. Yet most people are on board the Deion Sanders hype train as if they want to hand them a College Football Playoff National Championship. A cautionary tale to remain humble in any endeavor one partakes in. 

Saturday, was the eclipse, and I didn't go outside to see it, there were some clouds in my area from what I understand, but a few people did get some pictures of it locally. I wound up sleeping most of the early part of Saturday, but I did wake up to catch Florida face South Carolina, and I thought the Gators would lay another dud on the road, but lo and behold they rallied from a ten-point deficit in the final five minutes to come away with a crucial 41-39 win. That wasn't the only thing on Saturday, not by a long-shot. You had Illinois hitting a game-winning field goal in the face of the Kevin James meme at Maryland. You had douchebag extraordinaire Logan Paul beating an even douchier bro in the boxing ring, then calling out Rey Mysterio afterwards. Guess I'll be watching Smackdown this Friday, but be careful what you wish for, Logan. BOOYAKA! Then there was whatever the hell was going on with the Lightning in Detroit. Not only did the Bolts lose 6-4 to the Red Wings, but TV analyst Brian Engblom had something weird going on with his hair. 

Thomas Dolby, is that you?

Other things that happened on Saturday were North Carolina beating Miami and Duke beating NC State, but most notably, who was this that I saw at the Miami-UNC game? By the way, as far as my Saturday picks are concerned, I went 13-4 (I TOLD you that South Florida was going to lose!).

Wrapping this up because I don't want to reach the TLDR point of this entry (and my computer is acting up again), but on Sunday, man was the NFL weird. A flag fest in London for the BAL-TEN game. The Niners losing to the Browns, my Bucs laying an egg on their creamsicle jersey day. Dumb decisions in the NY Giants-Buffalo game. The Eagles losing to the J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS for the first time ever. Despite all of that, if you include the win on Thursday night, I came away with a 12-3 record to give me a season total of 57-36. Not too bad if you ask me. Also, the Lightning laid another egg, this time in Ottawa. 

Monday was highlighted by seeing the most passionate fan I've seen this year during the Monday Night game between the Dallas Cowboys and the LA Chargers, and now she's my newest crush. So, Samantha, Sarah, and Amy, I'm sorry. You're going to have to make more room for her:

 

my newest crush.

Unfortunately for our heroine, her Chargers came up short, as usual, and she was as you could imagone crushed (kind of like I was when you know who got back together with you know what; I'm still holding out for a miracle by the way).

Seriously, if you want to know more, check out my Twitter page because I want this to be an extension of this blog, and vice versa. Until later this week, take care.

CT

Post-Friday the 13th/Pre-Eclipse Blog

 Hello again everyone, except for Elon Musk and Mia Khalifa (who ought to be named "Beirut Barbie"). I started this entry about two weeks ago, but thanks to depression (Hooray) I have put this off until this late Friday night. Speaking of which, nothing weird happened as it was Friday the 13th, and tomorrow around midday, we're supposed to have a solar eclipse. The last solar eclipse we had in August 2017, I was stuck in a hospital bed recovering from my stroke. I don't plan on being outside for this one either because I think the weather here in Spring Hill is supposed to be cloudy. Then again, I haven't checked the forecast for the weekend. Speaking of the weather, we had some pretty bad storms, including tornadoes earlier this week.  Fortunately, there was no damage in Spring Hill. 

Yes, I'm still doing my football picks, although last week I had to place them on X Twitter (DAMN YOU MUSKRAT, IT'LL ALWAYS BE TWITTER TO ME, YOU APARTHEID-LOVING, RUSSIAN SYMPATHIZING FREAK!!), but if you'd like to see how I did last week, click here. I picked the Thursday night game correctly for once, so this week is off to a good start. More important than that, the Bucs are wearing their creamsicle throwback jerseys against the Lions on Sunday. Makes me wish that the franchise wasn't absolute dog crap between 1982 and 1996, when they ditched the creamsicles and became the pewter pirates of today. Anyway, here's who I'm picking for this week.

BAL over TEN
ATL over WSH
SF over CLE
HOU over NO
MIA over CAR
CIN over SEA
JAX over IND
MIN over CHI
LV over NE
LAR over ARI
PHI over NYJ
DET over TB 💔
BUF over NYG
DAL over LAC

Bye; PIT
Buh-bye: GB

Some college picks as well,

Georgia over Vandy
Alabama over Arkansas
Florida State over Syracuse
Ohio State over Purdue
Michigan over Indiana

Navy over Charlotte
Florida over South Carolina
Tennessee over Texas A&M
Washington over Oregon
Florida Atlantic over South Florida (Beth Mowins is calling the game, not a good sign)

Iowa over Wisconsin
Louisville over Pitt
Auburn over LSU
USC over Notre Dame
North Carolina ove Miami

UCLA over Oregon State
Duke over NC State


My computer has been acting really bad lately. It can't go an hour without shutting down because it's overheating. I think I need to tell my sisters that I need a new computer. One that will actually allow me to connect a microphone to it so I may be able to do podcasts or YouTube videos in the future. As if anyone is going to listen/watch them anyway, but you never know. Update: it took a dirt nap again while trying to write this.

The League Championship Series in baseball is here, and it's stupid. None of the five best teams in the regular season are in it. Major League baseball, fix your shit.

I won't go into it too much here, because there are so many articles and opinions on it already, but this whole situation that was erupted in the Middle East in the past week has gotten out of hand. As a song I used to listened to asked, "whose side are you on?", my answer is I'm on the side of peace. Oh, and Mia Khalifa, shut up.

That's all I have this morning. If I feel like it, I'll have more this weekend.

More to Come (I hope)

Bony