Full report of my recent hot dog escapade coming soon. In the meantime, here's the fifth installment of the '80s and '90s countdown.
#400-376
400. "Always," Bon Jovi (1994)
399. "Love Will Never Do Without You," Janet Jackson (1990)
398. "Another Day In Paradise," Phil Collins (1989)
397. "Dancing With Myself," Billy Idol (1984)
396. "Something To Talk About," Bonnie Raitt (1991)
I don't think I have much to talk about with this week's list.
395. "When The Children Cry," White Lion (1989)
394. "Someday," Mariah Carey (1990)
393. "Now And Forever," Richard Marx (1993)
392. "If You Love Somebody (Set Them Free)," Sting (1985)
391. "Don't Wanna Fall In Love," Jane Child (1990)
390. "Kyrie," Mr. Mister (1986)
One of the songs I considered when working on John Kerry parody songs during the '04 election (but "Carry On Wayward Son" worked out much better--not that it ended up mattering...).
389. "Breakfast At Tiffany's," Deep Blue Something (1995)
What about it?
388. "Take My Breath Away," Berlin (1986)
When you hear this song, you probably think of "Top Gun." I think of this.
387. "Panama," Van Halen (1984)
386. "Freedom 90," George Michael (1990)
Probably my favorite song from this batch.
385. "The End Of The Innocence," Don Henley (1989)
384. "Wishing Well," Terence Trent D'Arby (1988)
Is he Milli Vanilli's cousin? You be the judge.
383. "If You Asked Me To," Celine Dion (1992)
382. "Burning Down The House," Talking Heads (1983)
381. "As I Lay Me Down," Sophie B. Hawkins (1995)
380. "Black Or white," Michael Jackson (1991)
379. "All I Need Is A Miracle," Mike & the Mechanics (1986)
Another delightfully cheesy '80s video.
378. "How Do You Talk To An Angel," Heights (1992)
377. "The River Of Dreams," Billy Joel (1993)
376. "Love In An Elevator," Aerosmith (1989)
Wow. A lot of stinkers in this section. Hopefully next week will be more interesting.
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I actually really like #396. I don't know why, but I love it, and anytime I hear it on the radio, I crank it up. Woohoo -- 389! On 388, yes I usually think of Top Gun, but I also think of how badly Jessica Simpson covered it a few years ago.
Yeah, I'm mostly with your 396 comment though...not really much to talk about this week.
Funny. I think this is the best batch so far. White Lion? Among the most underrated of the shredding hair bands (although When the Children Cry lacks on shred-ness).
Breakfast at Tiffany's? Everyone knows the song, but no one knows who sings it. For good reason. They suck.
Panama? One of VH's best.
Burning Down the House? Only one of the best videos of the 80s... heck, ever. Right up there with Who Can It Be Now, by Men at Work.
Love in an Elevator? I don't really want my kids listening to the lyrics closely, but the bass line is killer.
Then there are all the cheesy songs in this batch that I just like for one reason or another. That Celine Dion song, Dancing With Myself (better if you don't read into the lyrics too much), Another Day in Paradise (didn't it win a Grammy?), The End of the Innocence... all good stuff.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
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