Many people say "The proof is in the pudding" but the actual saying is "The proof of the pudding is in the eating." The Debbie Deb (Deborah Kowalski) song was a big dance-club hit in 1983 but never made the Hot 100. It is one of several 1980s hits which KRTH has recently added to the playlist. KRTH also re-added a Led Zeppelin song which wasn't even released as a single. It's called Stairway something-or-other. Here is the updated list:
KRTH - May 2015
A View To A Kill - Duran Duran (1/1985)
ABC - Jackson 5 (1/1970)
Always & Forever - Heatwave (18/1978)
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes (8/1983)
American Pie - Don McLean (1/1971)
Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd (1/1980)
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen (1/1980)
Any Way You Want It - Journey (23/1980)
Babe - Styx (1/1979)
Baby Hold On - Eddie Money (11/1978)
Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton (12/1976)
Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders (5/1982)
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival (2/1969)
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty (2/1978)
Band On The Run - Paul McCartney/Wings (1/1974)
Barracuda - Heart (11/1977)
Beast Of Burden - Rolling Stones (8/1978)
Beat It - Michael Jackson (1/1983)
Bennie & The Jets - Elton John (1/1974)
Best Of My Love - Emotions (1/1977)
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (1/1981)
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (1/1983)
Black Magic Woman - Santana (4/1970)
Black Or White - Michael Jackson (1/1991)
Black Water - Doobie Bros (1/1974)
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1/1976)
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (9/1976, 2/1992)
Borderline - Madonna (10/1984)
Brass In Pocket - Pretenders (14/1980)
Brick House - Commodores (5/1977)
Broken Wings - Mr Mister (1/1985)
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (10/1967)
Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations (3/1969)
Bust A Move - Young MC (7/1989)
Call Me - Blondie (1/1980)
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas (11/1976)
Cars - Gary Numan (9/1980)
Celebration - Kool & The Gang (1/1980)
Centerfold - J Geils Band (1/1981)
Cold As Ice - Foreigner (6/1977)
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners (1/1983)
Come Together - Beatles (1/1969)
Crazy For You - Madonna (1/1985)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (1/1979)
Crocodile Rock - Elton John (1/1972)
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart (1/1978)
Dance With Me - Orleans (6/1975)
Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen (2/1984)
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol (--/1981, 102/1983)
Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins (2/1986)
Daniel - Elton John (2/1973)
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da - Police (10/1980)
December 1963 - Four Seasons (1/1975, 14/1994)
Dirty Laundry - Don Henley (3/1982)
Do It Again - Steely Dan (6/1972)
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Chicago (7/1970)
Domino - Van Morrison (9/1970)
Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra (4/1979)
Don’t Do Me Like That - Tom Petty/Heartbreakers (10/1979)
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John/Kiki Dee (1/1976)
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John (2/1974)
Don’t Stand So Close To Me - Police (10/1981)
Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac (3/1977)
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey (9/1981)
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson (1/1979)
Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds (1/1985)
Don’t You Want Me - Human League (1/1982)
Double Vision - Foreigner (2/1978)
Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (3/1969)
Down Under - Men At Work (1/1982)
Dream On - Aerosmith (59/1973, 6/1976)
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac (1/1977)
Dress You Up - Madonna (5/1985)
Drift Away - Dobie Gray (5/1973)
Dust In The Wind - Kansas (6/1978)
Easy Lover - Philip Bailey/Phil Collins (2/1984)
Edge Of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks (11/1982)
Every Breath You Take - Police (1/1983)
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police (3/1981)
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears (1/1985)
Everything She Wants - Wham (1/1985)
Evil Ways - Santana (9/1970)
Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra (10/1975)
Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor (1/1982)
Faith - George Michael (1/1987)
Faithfully - Journey (12/1983)
Fantasy - Earth Wind & Fire (32/1978)
Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago (10/1973)
Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner (4/1977)
Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band (2/1976)
Fooled Around & Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop/Mickey Thomas (3/1976)
Free Fallin’ - Tom Petty (7/1989)
Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group (14/1973)
Funkytown - Lipps Inc (1/1980)
Get Down Tonight - KC/Sunshine Band (1/1975)
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr (1/1984)
Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (2/1983)
Give A Little Bit - Supertramp (15/1977)
Go All The Way - Raspberries (5/1972)
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac (10/1977)
Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp (15/1979)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (2/1973)
Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn (12/1978)
Grease - Frankie Valli (1/1978)
Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival (2/1969)
Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac (12/1982)
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival (8/1971)
Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa/Cult Jam (1/1987)
Heart & Soul - Huey Lewis/News (8/1983)
Heart Of Glass - Blondie (1/1979)
Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar (23/1979)
Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares (15/1976)
Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle (1/1987)
Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics (4/1984)
Here Comes The Sun - Beatles (LP/1969)
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake (1/1987)
Hey Jude - Beatles (1/1968)
Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan (10/1980)
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar (9/1980)
Hold The Line - Toto (5/1978)
Holiday - Madonna (16/1983)
Honky Cat - Elton John (8/1972)
Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones (1/1969)
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer (1/1979)
Hotel California - Eagles (1/1977)
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (1/1977)
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen (5/1980)
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran (3/1982)
Hurts So Good - John Cougar (2/1982)
I Can't Go For That - Hall & Oates (1/1981)
I Do It For You - Bryan Adams (1/1991)
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan/Grandmaster Melle Mel (3/1984)
I Just Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew (1/1987)
I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett/Blackhearts (1/1982)
I Melt With You - Modern English (78/1983)
I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls (9/1982)
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2 (1/1987)
I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince (11/1979)
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner (1/1984)
I Want You Back - Jackson 5 (1/1969)
I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick (7/1979)
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (1/1978)
I Wish - Stevie Wonder (1/1976)
I'm Not In Love - 10cc (2/1975)
I'm Your Boogie Man - KC/Sunshine Band (1/1977)
If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (4/1986)
Imagine - John Lennon (3/1971)
In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins (19/1981, 102/1984)
Instant Karma - John Lennon (3/1970)
Into The Groove - Madonna (--/1985)
Island Girl - Elton John (1/1975)
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder (LP/1976)
It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr/Badfinger (4/1971)
It Takes Two - Rob Base/E-Z Rock (36/1988)
It’s Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy Joel (1/1980)
Jack & Diane - John Cougar (1/1982)
Jamming - Bob Marley/Wailers (--/1977)
Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield (1/1981)
Jet - Paul McCartney (7/1974)
Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band (8/1977)
Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees (1/1975)
Just What I Needed - Cars (27/1978)
Just You 'N' Me - Chicago (4/1973)
Keep It Comin' Love - KC/Sunshine Band (2/1977)
Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (1/1980)
Killer Queen - Queen (12/1975)
Kiss - Prince (1/1986)
Kiss On My List - Hall & Oates (1/1981)
Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart (1/1979)
La Bamba - Los Lobos (1/1987)
Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang (8/1979)
Lady - Commodores (8/1981)
Lady - Styx (6/1974)
Lady Madonna - Beatles (4/1968)
Lean On Me - Bill Withers (1/1972)
Let It Be - Beatles (1/1970)
Let The Music Play - Shannon (8/1983)
Let’s Dance - David Bowie (1/1983)
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye (1/1973)
Let’s Go - Cars (14/1979)
Let's Go Crazy - Prince (1/1984)
Let's Groove - Earth Wind & Fire (3/1981)
Let's Stay Together - Al Green (1/1971)
Lies - Thompson Twins (30/1983)
Light My Fire - Doors (1/1967)
Lights - Journey (68/1978)
Like A Prayer - Madonna (1/1989)
Listen To The Music - Doobie Bros (11/1972)
Listen To What The Man Said - Wings (1/1975)
Little Red Corvette - Prince (6/1983)
Live & Let Die - Wings (2/1973)
Living For The City - Stevie Wonder (8/1973)
Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi (1/1986)
Long Cool Woman - Hollies (2/1972)
Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Bros (8/1973)
Lookin' Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival (2/1970)
Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar (5/1983)
Love Shack - B-52’s (3/1989)
Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills (14/1970)
Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise (6/1978)
Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’ - Journey (16/1979)
Low Rider - War (7/1975)
Lowdown - Boz Scaggs (3/1976)
Lucky Star - Madonna (4/1984)
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John (1/1974)
Lyin’ Eyes - Eagles (2/1975)
Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle (3/1986)
Maggie May - Rod Stewart (1/1971)
Magic Man - Heart (9/1976)
Major Tom - Peter Schilling (14/1983)
Maneater - Hall & Oates (1/1982)
Manic Monday - Bangles (2/1986)
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett (8/1977)
Maybe I’m Amazed - Paul McCartney (10/1977)
Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye (4/1971)
Mickey - Toni Basil (1/1982)
Miss You - Rolling Stones (1/1978)
Missing You - John Waite (1/1984)
Modern Love - David Bowie (14/1983)
Mony Mony - Billy Idol (1/1987)
Moondance - Van Morrison (LP/1970, 92/1977)
More Than A Feeling - Boston (5/1976)
Mother & Child Reunion - Paul Simon (4/1972)
Movin’ Out - Billy Joel (17/1978)
My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli (1/1974)
My Life - Billy Joel (3/1978)
My Sharona - Knack (1/1979)
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (1/1970)
Need You Tonight - INXS (1/1987)
Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5 (2/1971)
Night Fever - Bee Gees (1/1978)
Night Moves - Bob Seger (4/1976)
Nights On Broadway - Bee Gees (7/1975)
Nightshift - Commodores (3/1985)
No Matter What - Badfinger (8/1970)
No More Words - Berlin (23/1984)
Old Days - Chicago (5/1975)
Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger (28/1979, 48/1983)
On The Dark Side - John Cafferty/Beaver Brown Band (64/1983, 7/1984)
One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head (3/1985)
One Of These Nights - Eagles (1/1975)
One Way Or Another - Blondie (24/1979)
Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel (24/1978)
Only The Lonely - Motels (9/1982)
Our House - Madness (7/1983)
Out Of Touch - Hall & Oates (1/1984)
Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac (20/1975)
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes (1/1983)
Oye Como Va - Santana (13/1971)
PYT - Michael Jackson (10/1983)
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Temptations (1/1972)
Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles (22/1972)
Peg - Steely Dan/Michael McDonald (11/1977)
Photograph - Ringo Starr (1/1973)
Piano Man - Billy Joel (25/1974)
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry (1/1976)
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard (2/1988)
Promises Promises - Naked Eyes (11/1983)
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival (2/1969)
Reasons - Earth Wind & Fire (LP/1975)
Red Red Wine - UB40 (34/1984, 1/1988)
Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan (11/1973)
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (67/1984, 10/1985)
Remember The Time - Michael Jackson (3/1992)
Respect - Aretha Franklin (1/1967)
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac (11/1976)
Rich Girl - Hall & Oates (1/1977)
Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan (4/1974)
Rio - Duran Duran (14/1983)
Rock On - David Essex (5/1973)
Rock Steady - Whispers (7/1987)
Rock The Casbah - Clash (8/1982)
Rock With You - Michael Jackson (1/1979)
Rocket Man - Elton John (6/1972)
Rock’n Me - Steve Miller Band (1/1976)
Roll With It - Steve Winwood (1/1988)
Running On Empty - Jackson Browne (11/1978)
Sara - Starship (1/1985)
Sara Smile - Hall & Oates (4/1976)
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones (1/1965)
Saturday In The Park - Chicago (3/1972)
Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac (11/1976)
Separate Ways - Journey (8/1983)
September - Earth Wind & Fire (8/1978)
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye (3/1982)
Shake It Up - Cars (4/1981)
Shattered - Rolling Stones (31/1978)
She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals (1/1989)
Shout - Tears For Fears (1/1985)
Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder (3/1970)
Silly Love Songs - Wings (1/1976)
Sing A Song - Earth Wind & Fire (5/1975)
Sister Golden Hair - America (1/1975)
Situation - Yaz (73/1982)
Smoke From A Distant Fire - Sanford/Townsend Band (9/1977)
Smooth - Santana/Rob Thomas (1/1999)
So In To You - Atlanta Rhythm Section (7/1977)
Some Guys Have All The Luck - Rod Stewart (10/1984)
Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk (3/1974)
Somebody To Love - Queen (13/1976)
Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne (7/1982)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John (4/1975)
Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum (3/1970)
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (LP/1971)
Stand By Me - Ben E King (4/1961, 9/1986)
Start Me Up - Rolling Stones (2/1981)
Stay - Jackson Browne (20/1978)
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees (1/1976)
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel (6/1973)
Stuck With You - Huey Lewis/News (1/1986)
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits (4/1979)
Summer Of ‘69 - Bryan Adams (5/1985)
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart (7/1984)
Super Freak - Rick James/Temptations (16/1981)
Superstition - Stevie Wonder (1/1972)
Sussudio - Phil Collins (1/1985)
Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses (1/1988)
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics (1/1983)
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd (8/1974)
Tainted Love - Soft Cell (8/1982)
Take It Easy - Eagles (12/1972)
Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon (5/1981)
Take It To The Limit - Eagles (4/1975)
Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money/Ronnie Spector (4/1986)
Take My Breath Away - Berlin (1/1986)
Take On Me - a-ha (1/1985)
Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (12/1974)
Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne (7/1987)
Tempted - Squeeze (49/1981)
Tenderness - General Public (27/1984)
That’s All - Genesis (6/1983)
That's The Way I Like It - KC/Sunshine Band (1/1975)
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy (12/1976)
The Boys Of Summer - Don Henley (5/1984)
The Cisco Kid - War (2/1973)
The Glamorous Life - Sheila E (7/1984)
The Groove Line - Heatwave (7/1978)
The Joker - Steve Miller Band (1/1973)
The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk (1/1974)
The Logical Song - Supertramp (6/1979)
The Long & Winding Road - Beatles (1/1970)
The Long Run - Eagles (8/1979)
The Longest Time - Billy Joel (14/1984)
The Look Of Love - ABC (18/1982)
The Love You Save - Jackson 5 (1/1970)
The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis/News (1/1985)
The Promise - When In Rome (11/1988)
The Tide Is High - Blondie (1/1980)
The Warrior - Scandal/Patty Smyth (7/1984)
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson (1/1987)
Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones (5/1985)
This Is It - Kenny Loggins/Michael McDonald (11/1979)
Thriller - Michael Jackson (4/1984)
Throwing It All Away - Genesis (4/1988)
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper (1/1984)
Tiny Dancer - Elton John (41/1972)
Too Hot - Kool & The Gang (5/1980)
Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees (1/1978)
Tragedy - Bee Gees (1/1979)
Travelin' Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival (2/1970)
Twist & Shout - Beatles (2/1964, 23/1986)
Two Tickets To Paradise - Eddie Money (22/1978)
Unchained Melody - Righteous Bros (4/1965, 13/1990)
Under Pressure - Queen/David Bowie (29/1981)
Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival (4/1970)
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel (3/1983)
Urgent - Foreigner (4/1981)
Use Me - Bill Withers (2/1972)
Vacation - Go-Go’s (8/1982)
Vogue - Madonna (1/1990)
Voices Carry - Til Tuesday (8/1985)
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham (1/1984)
Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles (1/1986)
Walk This Way - Aerosmith (--/1975, 10/1976)
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves (9/1985)
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackon (5/1983)
Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi (7/1987)
We Belong - Pat Benatar (5/1984)
We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions - Queen (4/1977, 52/1992)
We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister (21/1984)
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (1/1986)
What A Fool Believes - Doobie Bros (1/1979)
What I Like About You - Romantics (49/1980)
What You Need - INXS (5/1986)
What's Goin' On - Marvin Gaye (2/1971)
What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner (1/1984)
When Doves Cry - Prince (1/1984)
When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb (--/1983)
Whip It - Devo (14/1980)
Whisper To A Scream - Icicle Works (37/1984)
White Wedding - Billy Idol (108/1982, 36/1983)
Who Loves You - Four Seasons (3/1975)
Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival (2/1970)
Who’s Crying Now - Journey (4/1981)
Why Can't We Be Friends - War (6/1975)
Witchy Woman - Eagles (9/1972)
With Or Without You - U2 (1/1987)
Woman - John Lennon (2/1981)
Working For The Weekend - Loverboy (29/1981)
Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl - Spinners (2/1979)
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1/1974)
You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins (10/1982)
You Dropped A Bomb On Me - Gap Band (31/1982)
You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi (1/1986)
You Got It - Roy Orbison (9/1989)
You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac (9/1977)
You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates (5/1981)
You May Be Right - Billy Joel (7/1980)
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (35/1980)
You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees (1/1976)
You Spin Me Round - Dead Or Alive (11/1985)
You’re My Best Friend - Queen (16/1976)
You're The First The Last My Everything - Barry White (2/1974)
You're The One That I Want - John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John (1/1978)
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Hall & Oates (12/1980)
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Bros (1/1964)
Young Turks - Rod Stewart (5/1981)
Your Love - Outfield (6/1986)
Your Song - Elton John (8/1970)
25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago (4/1970)
99 Luftballons - Nena (2/1983)
867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone (4/1982)
1999 - Prince (44/1982, 12/1983, 40/1999)