12 June 2015: it's... 1980!

[RGMike]

Miracle on ice clip > A cover of Israelites I don't think I have ever heard.

per snipeville it's Mr Dekker himself, re-doing the song for Stff Records in '80. News to me.

Oy: "Mirra inna Baffroom" is uber-LN.

[urth]

Miracle on ice clip > A cover of Israelites I don't think I have ever heard.

per snipeville it's Mr Dekker himself, re-doing the song for Stff Records in '80. News to me.

That's what I determined too, via Soundhound. (See addition to previous post.) A revelation here as well.

And yeah, Mirror in the Bathroom should be retired for a year or so.

[RGMike]

closest we'll get to "HAAAAY" today: Kool/Gang "Ladies Night". I'd've preferred my Teena Marie or Jermaine Jackson requests.

[RGMike]

"Sonny, Sonny Sonny Sonny..." Bosom Buddies --> Rockpile "Teacher Teacher". VHM.

[Davefish]

Pete T likes his boys "Rough".  def an LN at this point, much as I loved it at the time. How people missed the gayness of it remains astounding.

Did they? I didn't.

[RGMike]

Pete T likes his boys "Rough".  def an LN at this point, much as I loved it at the time. How people missed the gayness of it remains astounding.

Did they? I didn't.

generally, it went unnoticed by the masses -- Pete didn't actually come out as "bisexual" (or whatever he calls himself) until later that decade. And I remember pointing it out to straight people and having them reply "what are you, crazy? Pete's not a homo!"

[radical347]

10@10 is mostly 70s, 80s, and 90s now. The last 60s set was a ’68 rerun on 5/20, before that ’68 again on 4/19 and ’66 on 3/15. On the other hand, we still aren’t going into 2000s much, with ’00 on 6/4, ’01 on 5/15, and none in April.

[RGMike]

10@10 is mostly 70s, 80s, and 90s now. The last 60s set was a ’68 rerun on 5/20, before that ’68 again on 4/19 and ’66 on 3/15. On the other hand, we still aren’t going into 2000s much, with ’00 on 6/4, ’01 on 5/15, and none in April.

Sounds like the "sweet spot" has been moved. Yet "Honky Tonk Women" continues to come up daily in regular rotay.  But the addition of "new" oldies to the rotation (see my comment earlier in this thread) seems to indicate something is afoot.  Really surprised we haven't visited 2004 yet.

[RGMike]

alltho' we got our share of LNs today, we at least avoided "Don't Stand So Close to Me", which someone actually requested.

[ggould]

Bill Murray lounge singer --> "Love Will Tear Us Apart". One of the truly great records of that year, but (again) far from being a rarity.

from the 'get off my lawn' desk:  This is a really great example of perspective.  To me, this totally sounds like a joke record.  Bad synth, monotonous drums, and terrible vocals.  It's an 80's cliché.  But, if I'm reading the comments correctly, some people genuinely like this song.  No need to defend it, I know we all have our opinions, but when I was driving around this morning listening to it, it seemed like the epitome of different strokes.

/geezer rant

[CapnJack]

6/12/15 Friday!! The Joy of Hitting....in 1980!

 1. Pat Benatar - Hit me With Your Best Shot
 2. XTC -  Generals and Mayors
 3. Prince - Dirty Mind
(TV: SNL Bill Murray Lounge Singer on Love Canal)
 4. Joy Division - Love WIll Tear Us Apart (B.O.S.)
(Ad: Elvis Costello new LP "Get Happy")
 5. Elvis Costello - I cant Stand Up For Falling Down\
 6. Peter Townshend - Rough Boys
 7. Desmond Dekker - The Israelite's
 8. The English beat - Mirror in the Bathroom
 9. Kool & The Gang -  Ladies Night
(TV: Bosom Buddies)
10. Rockpile - Teacher Teacher

[RGMike]

"the joy of hitting"?

[Lightnin' Rod]

 2. XTC -  Generals and Mayors

Looks like a bustout to me.  NTM.