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108 outstanding examples of REAL Kiss music

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Since we're headed towards the Memorial Day weekend (and all of those countdowns), here's a great countdown of songs which I consider to be representative of what used to be the REAL Kiss 108. Enjoy!

108. Secret Weapon - Must Be The Music
107. Starpoint - Object Of My Desire
106. Lisa-Lisa - I Wonder If I Take You Home
105. Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
104. Black Box - Strike It Up
103. Shannon - Give Me Tonight
102. Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison
101. Prince - Little Red Corvette
100. Gibson Brothers - Cuba
99. Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
98. Madonna - Lucky Star
97. Invisible Man's Band (Five Stairsteps) - All Night Thing
96. Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
95. Earth, Wind and Fire/Emotions - Boogie Wonderland
94. Hamilton Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance
93. Company B - Fascinated
92. Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl
91. Gloria Estefan - Conga
90. Jacksons - Can You Feel It
89. The Time - Jungle Love
88. Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
87. Tony! Toni! Tone! - Feels Good
86. KC - Give It Up
85. GQ - Disco Nights
84. Kool and the Gang - Get Down On It
83. Alisha - Too Turned On
82. Lisa-Lisa - Can You Feel The Beat
81. Earth, Wind and Fire - Fantasy
80. Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid
79. Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
78. Madonna - Vogue
77. Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
76. Dazz Band - Let It Whip
75. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
74. Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money
73. Prince - When Doves Cry
72. C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
71. Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
70. Gap Band - Party Train
69. Teri DeSario - Ain't Nothin' Gonna Keep Me From You
68. Sylvester - Dance Disco Heat
67. Womack and Womack - Teardrops
66. One Way - You Can Do It
65. Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
64. Rick James - Give It To Me Baby
63. Village People - Macho Man
62. Foxy - Get Off
61. Taana Gardner - Heartbeat
60. Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
59. Tone Loc - Wild Thing
58. McFadden and Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
57. Madonna - Holiday
56. Heatwave - Always And Forever
55. MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
54. Donna Summer - Last Dance
53. Earth, Wind and Fire - Let's Groove
52. 7th Avenue - Miami Heatwave
51. Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
50. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
49. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
48. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
47. Luther Vandross/Change - Searching
46. Prince - Kiss
45. France Joli - Come To Me
44. Timex Social Club - Rumors
43. Chic - Le Freak
42. Shannon - Let The Music Play
41. Imagination - Just An Illusion
40. Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me
39. Will Smith - Summertime
38. Kool and the Gang - Ladies Night
37. Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
36. Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
35. Sheila E. - The Glamourous Life
34. Madonna - Like A Prayer
33. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
32. Diana Ross - The Boss
31. Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie
30. Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
29. Village People - YMCA
28. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
27. Grandmaster Flash - White Lines
26. Earth, Wind and Fire - September
25. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
24. George Clinton - Atomic Dog
23. A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
22. Prince - 1999
21. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
20. Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent You
19. Rick James - Super Freak
18. New Edition - Candy Girl
17. D Train - You're The One For Me
16. Gap Band - Burn Rubber
15. Jackie Moore - This Time Baby
14. Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
13. Cheryl Lynn - Star Love
12. Commodores - Brickhouse
11. Kool and the Gang - Celebration
10. Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame
9. Madonna - Into The Groove
8. Chic - Good Times
7. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
6. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
5. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
4. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
3. Machine - There But For The Grace Of God Go I
2. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
1. Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star

That, everyone, is my example of REAL Kiss music! There should be AT LEAST one over the air radio station in metro Boston among the combined din of 10 all-rock stations (just as in the Electoral College, anything over 50.1% of one side counts as 100%) plus the combined putrid ratings of 6 of the contemporary rock stations (AAFs, BCN, BMX, FNX, XRV and - to a lesser extent - BOS) to make this happen IMHO!

Have a great weekend! ;D
 
How did "All this love"/ Debarge, not make the list. I can hear Sonny joe intro'ing it now. Or "Self Control" and "Maniac" from the "Flashdance" summer '83. Real Kiss.
 
Blackroc said:
How did "All this love"/ Debarge, not make the list. I can hear Sonny joe intro'ing it now. Or "Self Control" and "Maniac" from the "Flashdance" summer '83. Real Kiss.
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Oops - my bad!

BTW, Gloria before Self Control (both the late Laura Branigan). I'd rank Gloria 25, What A Feeling (Irene Cara) about 36, and knock off Must Be The Music and the Lisa-Lisa song (but keep Starpoint - that song is beyond awesome).
 
Steve N. said:
Since we're headed towards the Memorial Day weekend (and all of those countdowns), here's a great countdown of songs which I consider to be representative of what used to be the REAL Kiss 108. Enjoy!

108. Secret Weapon - Must Be The Music
107. Starpoint - Object Of My Desire
106. Lisa-Lisa - I Wonder If I Take You Home
105. Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
104. Black Box - Strike It Up
103. Shannon - Give Me Tonight
102. Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison
101. Prince - Little Red Corvette
100. Gibson Brothers - Cuba
99. Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
98. Madonna - Lucky Star
97. Invisible Man's Band (Five Stairsteps) - All Night Thing
96. Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
95. Earth, Wind and Fire/Emotions - Boogie Wonderland
94. Hamilton Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance
93. Company B - Fascinated
92. Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl
91. Gloria Estefan - Conga
90. Jacksons - Can You Feel It
89. The Time - Jungle Love
88. Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
87. Tony! Toni! Tone! - Feels Good
86. KC - Give It Up
85. GQ - Disco Nights
84. Kool and the Gang - Get Down On It
83. Alisha - Too Turned On
82. Lisa-Lisa - Can You Feel The Beat
81. Earth, Wind and Fire - Fantasy
80. Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid
79. Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
78. Madonna - Vogue
77. Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
76. Dazz Band - Let It Whip
75. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
74. Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money
73. Prince - When Doves Cry
72. C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
71. Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
70. Gap Band - Party Train
69. Teri DeSario - Ain't Nothin' Gonna Keep Me From You
68. Sylvester - Dance Disco Heat
67. Womack and Womack - Teardrops
66. One Way - You Can Do It
65. Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
64. Rick James - Give It To Me Baby
63. Village People - Macho Man
62. Foxy - Get Off
61. Taana Gardner - Heartbeat
60. Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
59. Tone Loc - Wild Thing
58. McFadden and Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
57. Madonna - Holiday
56. Heatwave - Always And Forever
55. MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
54. Donna Summer - Last Dance
53. Earth, Wind and Fire - Let's Groove
52. 7th Avenue - Miami Heatwave
51. Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
50. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
49. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
48. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
47. Luther Vandross/Change - Searching
46. Prince - Kiss
45. France Joli - Come To Me
44. Timex Social Club - Rumors
43. Chic - Le Freak
42. Shannon - Let The Music Play
41. Imagination - Just An Illusion
40. Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me
39. Will Smith - Summertime
38. Kool and the Gang - Ladies Night
37. Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
36. Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
35. Sheila E. - The Glamourous Life
34. Madonna - Like A Prayer
33. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
32. Diana Ross - The Boss
31. Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie
30. Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
29. Village People - YMCA
28. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
27. Grandmaster Flash - White Lines
26. Earth, Wind and Fire - September
25. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
24. George Clinton - Atomic Dog
23. A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
22. Prince - 1999
21. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
20. Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent You
19. Rick James - Super Freak
18. New Edition - Candy Girl
17. D Train - You're The One For Me
16. Gap Band - Burn Rubber
15. Jackie Moore - This Time Baby
14. Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
13. Cheryl Lynn - Star Love
12. Commodores - Brickhouse
11. Kool and the Gang - Celebration
10. Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame
9. Madonna - Into The Groove
8. Chic - Good Times
7. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
6. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
5. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
4. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
3. Machine - There But For The Grace Of God Go I
2. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
1. Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star

That, everyone, is my example of REAL Kiss music! There should be AT LEAST one over the air radio station in metro Boston among the combined din of 10 all-rock stations (just as in the Electoral College, anything over 50.1% of one side counts as 100%) plus the combined putrid ratings of 6 of the contemporary rock stations (AAFs, BCN, BMX, FNX, XRV and - to a lesser extent - BOS) to make this happen IMHO!

Have a great weekend! ;D
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Steve, although I agree with you that these were all great Kiss songs of the past, you do realize that this is 2009! No terrestrial radio station could make a go of it by playing these songs and others that you may consider REAL Kiss music.

I'm 53 years old and I wouldn’t even listen to a station that played a steady diet of your idea of REAL Kiss music. I want to hear the new stuff and not just the “classic” tracks over and over and over again.
 
steve, just give it up and let those songs die.

Examples of REAL Kiss Music:

Britney Spears- If U Seek Amy
Flo Rida- Right Round
Lady GaGa- Pokerface
All American Rejects- Gives You Hell
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Steve,

This is an awesome list of songs and a really fun post. I'm sure all of us Kiss fans could probably think of a song or two that's not on your list that would be in our top 108 as well. In fact, I'm going to try to make a playlist for my iPod from your list!

It's just too bad that it's overshadowed by all your inane posts applying very narrow-minded and flawed thinking to current radio formats and totally mis-classifying certain songs, artists and radio stations. There are many of us that miss the old days of Kiss 108 with Sunny Joe White and the music they played back then. But as another poster noted, this is 2009 and the world is constantly changing and all forms of media are constantly updating to stay with the times. If you could focus your posts on your fondness of the old days of Kiss 108 in a positive manner without trashing and making false comments about everything that came after or about anything different, people would have a lot more respect for you and your posts would be as interesting and fun as this one is.

Thanks for this post and the list of awesome songs!
 
You know what I especially miss from the old school Kiss days that stopped about 3-4 years ago? On Saturday afternoon after Billy Costa's Top 30 Countdown, the very first song of the noon hour would be Rose Royce "Wishin' on a Star" -- I was sorry to hear that tradition end a few years ago. Real shame...I thought it added a nice touch and made the weekend shifts at Kiss that much more important.
 
Steve, If you programmed KISS would you drop their current playlist and replace them with those old songs they played back in the day? Keep in mind they are rated #1 right now! Or are those just songs you like?
 
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