I remember seeing “Meatballs” at a drive-in theater during the late 70′s. Apparently film critics didn’t appreciate the incredible underlying complexity of this masterpiece in the same way I did. But then again, eleven-year-old boys were able to see artistic merit in anything that involved hot-dog eating contests and characters with “very active glands”. Dedicated [... read more ...]
Another staple from MTV in the early eighties, and indeed another tune that gets stuck in my head easily.
This video from 1982 popped into my head and I have no idea what triggered it. In fact, I don’t even think they play this song on the 80′s radio station anymore. Press “play” on the video below and see if you don’t have the same reaction to it that I did. I immediately recognized [... read more ...]
Some songs are timeless. And then we have “Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant. No doubt about it, this song is wholeheartedly stuck in 1984. Of course, it does have some charm, as it has been stuck in my head ever since I first heard/saw it on MTV. A must have for any 80′s music collection.
I am one of those people who find the iPad to be more of a novelty than a real productivity tool. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy having one and use it on a daily basis. But my use is generally restricted to three activities: (A) reading email; (B) checking facebook; and (C) reading electronic [... read more ...]
I know it’s not a stretch to remember this one, as almost everyone over the age of 30 can sing it in its entirety. Nonetheless, it doesn’t exactly get a lot of airplay these days. I would guess that a lot of people have this recording somewhere in their collection. Not everyone will admit it, [... read more ...]
If you were a kid in the 70′s, chances are a lot of your “real” education came from the School House Rock television spots. Conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs… all of those definitions were firmly planted in our heads because of Saturday-morning TV. Do you remember how a bill becomes a law? I’ll bet you do! So [... read more ...]
The share button provided by facebook is an excellent tool for blog owners and website managers. It provides an easy way for your readers to share their favorite content, and it automatically displays the number of times a given page has been posted to facebook. Unfortunately, when configured with the counter display above the button, [... read more ...]
While taking a lengthy roadtrip at the beginning of the year, I spent a lot of time listening to “Sirius 70s at 7″ and this song caused a major flashback for me. I hadn’t heard it since I was about eight years old, but was still able to remember the majority of it. Cheesy as [... read more ...]
Off the 1978 album of the same name, the song hit #4 in June 1978. The song was nominated for Song of the Year, but lost out to Billy Joel’s “Just The Way You Are”. Chuck plays a brass instrument that resembles a trumpet, but is actually called a “flugelhorn”.
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