besides 1980 being the year of my birth and the year of the monkey this is also my 80th post. that makes it perfectly appropriate to choose a song from 1980 when these #1 hits ruled the airwaves.
escape (pina colada song) - rupert holmes from 12/22/79 - 1/4/80
please don't go - kc & the sunshine band from 1/5 - 1/18
rock with you - michael Jackson from 1/19 - 2/15
do that to me one more time - captain & tennille from 2/16 - 2/22
crazy little thing called love - queen from 2/23 - 3/21
another brick in the wall (part II) - pink floyd from 3/22 - 4/18
call me - blondie from 4/19 - 5/30
funkytown - lipps inc. from 5/31 - 6/27
coming up - paul mccartney & wings from 6/28 - 7/18
it's still rock and roll to me - billy joel from 7/19 - 8/1
magic - olivia newton-john from 8/2 - 8/29
sailing - christopher cross from 8/30 - 9/5
upside down - diana ross from 9/6 - 10/3
another one bites the dust - queen from 10/4 - 10/24
woman in love - barbra streisand from 10/25 - 11/14
lady - kenny rogers from 11/15 - 12/26
(just like) starting over - john lennon from 12/27 - 1/30/81
these tunes ignited radio stations nationwide and took over the billboard charts making it all the way to number one in 1980. as i look over this list of songs it's hard to pick just one but throwback thursdays must live on so here goes nothing. queen it is and although they had two #1 songs this year i'm going with another one bites the dust.
five reasons i picked this song:
5. another year just bit the dust for me
4. queen released a total of 18 #1 singles
3. got to love british rock and roll.. not pop but rock
2. freddie mercury had such an amazing voice and talent
1. queen is rad
You need to add a 6th reason: his super sexy stache. Mm mm mm.
ReplyDeletefive reasons i love this video:
ReplyDelete5. freddie’s leg tapping and slapping
4. the hat with horns
3. the pelvic thrusts
2. the sexy stache (totally right chrissy)
1. freddie’s shimmy shake at the end