tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post3976029483865367135..comments2023-11-02T05:41:36.074-06:00Comments on City Weekly Salt Blog: Archives January 2007-February 2009: Soundtrack To Our Teeny Bopper LivesSalt Lake City Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11546409659306486287noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post-80403680618119892592008-05-22T21:54:00.000-06:002008-05-22T21:54:00.000-06:00Well, OK: It was the year the B-52s released Bounc...Well, OK: <BR/><BR/>It was the year the B-52s released <I>Bouncing off the Satellites</I>, which I feel has always been underrated, except for "Summer of Love," which has always been overrated. (But: "Wig, wig, wig, wig!!!!" What's not to love?!?!)<BR/><BR/>Boys Don't Cry wanted to be a cowboy--which was funny for, like, two days--Dick Dale made a comeback, and the Pixies formed. <BR/><BR/>David Lee Roth released his solo album after some kind of star fit sundered him from Van Halen; "Eat 'Em and Smile" was widely agreed to be both a sexual innuendo and a crappy album. <BR/><BR/><B>Some favorites: </B><BR/><BR/>"Bitchin' Camaro," The Dead Milkmen<BR/>"Not My Slave," Oingo Boingo<BR/>"Hairstyles and Attitudes," Timbuk 3<BR/>"Caught Somewhere in Time," Iron Maiden<BR/>"Don't Get Me Wrong," The Pretenders<BR/>"The Queen Is Dead," The Smiths<BR/>"Battery," Metallica<BR/>"Dear God," XTC<BR/>"Once in a Lifetime," Talking Heads<BR/><BR/><B>Gacktabulous not-so-favorites: </B><BR/><BR/>"That's What Friends Are For," Dionne Warwick (Where did Burt Bacharach go wrong?)<BR/><BR/>"The Greatest Love of All," Whitney Houston (dedicated to: Whitney Houston.) <BR/><BR/>"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)," Billy Ocean (yes, and Billy Ocean will be sobbing into the microphone for a few more years.)<BR/><BR/>"Who's Johnny," El DeBarge (turns out Johnny was an irritating robot in love with Ally Sheedy or something; I wasn't enough of a 12-year-old to get it.)<BR/><BR/>--<BR/><BR/>Finally, I have to say, I hated Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" at the time, but these days I'm liking it--it's kind of taken on a new meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post-54289346229499700862008-05-22T17:44:00.000-06:002008-05-22T17:44:00.000-06:00Yo. Jer.. That was too easy. Looks like we have th...Yo. Jer.. That was too easy. Looks like we have the same year...1987, right?<BR/><BR/>2. Alone Again (Naturally), Gilbert O'Sullivan<BR/>4. Without You, Nilsson<BR/>11. Let's Stay Together, Al Green<BR/>13. Oh Girl, Chi-Lites<BR/>16. If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right, Luther Ingram<BR/>18. Betcha By Golly, Wow, Stylistics<BR/>21. The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Robert John<BR/>24. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress), Hollies<BR/>29. Everybody Plays The Fool, Main Ingredient<BR/>30. Precious And Few, Climax<BR/>39. Day Atter Day, Badfinger<BR/>50. Hold Your Head Up, Argent<BR/>55. The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A., Donna Fargo<BR/>64. Sylvia's Mother, Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show<BR/>66. Coconut, Nilsson<BR/>74. Never Been To Spain, Three Dog Night<BR/>75. Kiss An Angel Good Morning, Charlie Pride<BR/>80. Family Affair, Sly and The Family Stone<BR/>81. Troglodyte, Jimmy Castor Bunch<BR/>86. Taxi, Harry Chapin<BR/>91. Roundabout, Yes<BR/>100. Pop That Thang, Isley Bros.John Saltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188966017842941041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post-38699373099928961722008-05-22T15:22:00.000-06:002008-05-22T15:22:00.000-06:00Can you figure it out based on a random sampling o...Can you figure it out based on a random sampling of my top 100? (Note that Cher was in my teeny-bopper soundtrack, too.)<BR/><BR/>1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack<BR/>3. American Pie, Don McLean<BR/>7. Lean On Me, Bill Withers<BR/>15. My Ding-A-Ling, Chuck Berry<BR/>17. Heart Of Gold, Neil Young<BR/>28. A Horse With No Name, America<BR/>32. Nights In White Satin, Moody Blues<BR/>40. Rocket Man, Elton John<BR/>41. Rockin' Robin, Michael Jackson<BR/>44. Morning Has Broken, Cat Stevens<BR/>47. I Can See Clearly Now, Johnny Nash<BR/>48. Burning Love, Elvis Presley<BR/>60. Layla, Derek and The Dominos<BR/>62. The Way Of Love, Cher<BR/>68. Puppy Love, Donny Osmond<BR/>70. Hot Rod Lincoln, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen<BR/>73. Anticipation, Carly Simon<BR/>76. School's Out, Alice Cooper (Jerre Wroble)Salt Lake City Weeklyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546409659306486287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post-262823621606676862008-05-22T15:18:00.000-06:002008-05-22T15:18:00.000-06:00Ive read this topic for some blogs. But I think th...Ive read this topic for some blogs. But I think this is more informative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post-84627415990455667542008-05-22T14:28:00.000-06:002008-05-22T14:28:00.000-06:00I'm old enough to tell you much worse (and most re...I'm old enough to tell you much worse (and most readers won't remember anyway), but we had to hear Seals and Crofts singing "We May Never Pass This Way Again" at every graduation-related event in--gulp--1975.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post-44641138861176072322008-05-22T14:23:00.000-06:002008-05-22T14:23:00.000-06:00These weren't hits my grad year ('03), but I swear...These weren't hits my grad year ('03), but I swear--I won't be able to listen to Eve6's "Here's to the Night" or Filter's "Take a Picture" again without wanting to stab someone with the corner of my mortar board.Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878611661648083842noreply@blogger.com