Austin "Bob" week of 11/21/11

[RGMike]

Mon 11/21/11: 1982

Paul Davis -Cool Night
Gap Band -You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Stevie Nicks/Don Henley -Leather And Lace
Aldo Nova -Fantasy
Alan Parsons Project -Eye In The Sky
Michael McDonald -I Keep Forgettin'
Steve Miller Band -Abracadabra
George Thorogood & Destroyers -Bad To The Bone
Lionel Richie -Truly

[sundaygal]

Mon 11/21/11: 1982

Paul Davis -Cool Night
Gap Band -You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Stevie Nicks/Don Henley -Leather And Lace
Aldo Nova -Fantasy
Alan Parsons Project -Eye In The Sky
Michael McDonald -I Keep Forgettin'
Steve Miller Band -Abracadabra
George Thorogood & Destroyers -Bad To The Bone
Lionel Richie -Truly

I can't make up my mind as to whether or not this set is horrifying or awesome.   Perhaps it's a symptom of 10@10 withdrawal.

[urth]

Mon 11/21/11: 1982

Paul Davis -Cool Night
Gap Band -You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Stevie Nicks/Don Henley -Leather And Lace
Aldo Nova -Fantasy
Alan Parsons Project -Eye In The Sky
Michael McDonald -I Keep Forgettin'
Steve Miller Band -Abracadabra
George Thorogood & Destroyers -Bad To The Bone
Lionel Richie -Truly

I can't make up my mind as to whether or not this set is horrifying or awesome.   Perhaps it's a symptom of 10@10 withdrawal.

I'd lean toward the former, but I freely admit the curmudgeon factor may be playing a role in my decision.

[RGMike]

Tue 11/22/11: 1991

Shanice -I Love Your Smile
Pearl Jam -Alive
Divinyls -I Touch Myself
Extreme -More Than Words
EMF -Unbelievable
Marc Cohn -Walking In Memphis
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -Learning To Fly
Metallica -Enter Sandman
Michael Bolton -When A Man Loves A Woman

BOS Shanice -- wish I could get AL to play that one (tho' it actually peaked in '92). The rest is fairly sheesh-worthy.

[RGMike]

Wed 11/23/11: 1978

Heatwave -Groove Line
Joe Walsh -Life's Been Good
Dolly Parton -Here You Come Again
Electric Light Orchestra -Sweet Talkin' Woman
ABBA -Take A Chance On Me
Cars -Bye Bye Love
Rolling Stones -Miss You
Jackson Browne -Running On Empty (Live)
Donna Summer -MacArthur Park

[RGMike]

Thurs 11/24/11: Turkeys!

Buckner & Garcia -Pac-Man Fever
Steve Martin -King Tut
Randy Newman -Short People
Vanilla Ice -Ice Ice Baby
Aqua -Barbie Girl
William Shatner -Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Baha Men -Who Let The Dogs Out
Billy-Ray Cyrus -Achy Breaky Heart
Weird Al Yankovich -Eat It

eek: half of these are MAJOR hits-from-hell. Unclear on the concept, "Bob".

[RGMike]

Fri 11/25/11: 1988

Belinda Carlisle -I Get Weak
Guns N' Roses -Sweet Child O' Mine
INXS -Never Tear Us Apart
Duran Duran -I Don't Want Your Love
George Harrison -Got My Mind Set On You
Rick Astley -Together Forever
Def Leppard -Hysteria
Cure -Just Like Heaven
Will to Power -Baby, I Love Your Way

WOS-in-perpetuity Will to Power, easily one of the Worst. Covers. EVAH.