My neck of the woods is fortunate enough to have a really good commercial radio station. One of the regular features of the weekday programming is The Ten at Ten, tagline "Ten great songs from one great year". The station director puts together a snapshot of a particular year using ten songs, a couple of film trailers, a snippet from a TV show, some soundbytes from the news, and maybe an iconic ad. Last night, the featured year was 1979, a year when I was a child just beginning to listen to the radio, and I have to say that I couldn't have programmed the show better for maximum nostalgia. Even the songs from kinda musty bands are ones that I enjoy listening to, and there are some genuine lost gems in the mix. I'm pretty much outsourcing this blog post by embedding videos for the songs that were featured last night. These aren't necessarily the versions played on the show, but crank your speakers nonetheless!
There's no trip like the nostalgia trip, and last night I was tripping like a Straight-Edge Timothy Leary. How often do you hear a ten-song stretch on a commercial radio station that is 100% awesome?
For one thing, to answer your rhetorical question, you leave out the Eagles.
ReplyDeleteBut, besides that, a very nostalgic set. Love the Headboys and the Records and Cheap Trick in particular. Didn't know the Ian Lloyd song. Loved Stories—"Louie, Louie, Louiee!" And Blondie anytime.
Last night, the featured year was 1979, a year when I was a child just beginning to listen to the radio...
ReplyDeleteI saw the Who at New Haven Coliseum that year!!! (Or was it 1978..details are sketchy, indeed.)
More importantly, those were the years when I learned to love the Ramones, Blondie, the Clash, et al.
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But, besides that, a very nostalgic set. Love the Headboys and the Records and Cheap Trick in particular.
ReplyDelete"Starry Eyes" is one of my all-time favorites, I don't know how it didn't become a monster hit.
I saw the Who at New Haven Coliseum that year!!! (Or was it 1978..details are sketchy, indeed.)
More importantly, those were the years when I learned to love the Ramones, Blondie, the Clash, et al.
You learned well, you learned well. My Who concert was at Giants stadium in 88 or 89.
Children!
ReplyDeleteMy first The Who concert was in 1974 or -5. Same year I saw the Stones, Zappa/Beefheart, the Faces (Aerosmith was the opening act, followed by Jeff Beck, then Rod, Ron, & the boys), ELO, Chick Corea & Return to Forever, Al DiMeola, John Cage, & many lesser luminaries.
Time for a diaper change?
Possibly Bastard-oriented garage rock here. Can't get the ending guitars out of my head.
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