What 80s songs fit?

[firepoint525]

Here are the '80s songs noted over the past three weeks at WDRC-FM Hartford:

Abracadabra -- Steve Miller Band
All Those Years Ago -- George Harrison
Celebration -- Kool and the Gang
Coming Up -- Wings
Drive -- Cars
Emotional Rescue -- Rolling Stones
Footloose -- Kenny Loggins
Gloria -- Laura Branigan
Harlem Shuffle -- Rolling Stones
Hungry Heart -- Bruce Springsteen
I Can't Go For That -- Hall and Oates
It's Still Rock & Roll to Me -- Billy Joel
Jack and Diane -- John Mellencamp
Jessie's Girl -- Rick Springfield
Kokomo -- Beach Boys
Maneater -- Hall and Oates
Old Time Rock & Roll -- Bob Seger
Out of Touch -- Hall & Oates
Rock 'n' Roll Is King -- ELO
Start Me Up -- Rolling Stones
Take Me Home Tonight -- Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector
Tell Her About It -- Billy Joel
The Power of Love -- Huey Lewis and the News
Upside Down -- Diana Ross
Uptown Girl -- Billy Joel
What's Love Got to Do With It -- Tina Turner
When She Was My Girl -- Four Tops
Woman -- John Lennon
You Got It -- Roy Orbison
'65 Love Affair -- Paul Davis

That's not much '80s content for a station that's blown through 1,200 titles this month and bills itself as "good time rock and roll of the '60s, '70s and '80s." Guess they're too busy trying to squeeze in spins for "Last Chance to Turn Around," "Forever Came Today," "Ebony Eyes." "Too Weak to Fight" and other eyebrow-raising '60s and '70s songs to do much with the '80s.

"Abracadabra" was about the only on that list that I didn't like, which is ironic, considering that I'm a Steve Miller fan. I would like to see a deeper playlist of nearly every artist on that list. As for the ones you mentioned in that last paragraph, "Ebony Eyes" is the only one I'm familiar with.

 

[CTListener]

"Dominique" by the Singing Nun charted Top 5. I wouldn't touch it, other than a "this day in rock history" feature...then only play about :20 seconds of it. You would never put it hot rotation because it was a hit. Same with Winchester Cathedral, and other novelty crap.

That's why "Daydream Believer," a No. 1 hit, is in hot rotation at every oldies station you can name, while "Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron," No. 2 behind the Monkees' smash for two weeks, never airs, I suppose.
BTW, my little brother loved "Winchester Cathedral" when it was out. Of course, he was all of 2 years old at the time ...

Still airs at Christmas time.

No, that's "Snoopy's Christmas." "Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron" is the one that begins with the German screaming and has the chorus "10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or more."

 

[amfmsw]

There's one the consultanys missed..."Baby Let's Wait" Royal Guardsman.

 

[CTListener]

There's one the consultanys missed..."Baby Let's Wait" Royal Guardsman.

Nice song, but you really can't blame the "consultants" for ignoring it. It just wasn't a particularly big hit and, unlike other songs that weren't huge in their day but are oldies-format staples now, it was never featured in a hit movie.

Face it, the Royal Guardsmen are known for "Snoopy." If any station is ever going to go two- or three-deep on the Royal Guardsmen (assuming that the station already plays "Snoopy's Christmas"), you'd figure it would add a Snoopy-themed song rather than the group's only non-Snoopy chart success.

 

[firepoint525]

"Dominique" by the Singing Nun charted Top 5. I wouldn't touch it, other than a "this day in rock history" feature...then only play about :20 seconds of it. You would never put it hot rotation because it was a hit. Same with Winchester Cathedral, and other novelty crap.

That's why "Daydream Believer," a No. 1 hit, is in hot rotation at every oldies station you can name, while "Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron," No. 2 behind the Monkees' smash for two weeks, never airs, I suppose.
BTW, my little brother loved "Winchester Cathedral" when it was out. Of course, he was all of 2 years old at the time ...

Still airs at Christmas time.

No, that's "Snoopy's Christmas." "Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron" is the one that begins with the German screaming and has the chorus "10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or more."

Was not familiar with that one. Have you got a youtube link that I could take a look at and see and hear this one for myself? I realize it probably does not have a "video," but I'm thinking someone may have put together a slide show for it.