Musical meme seen just about everywhere

[gridlore]

You go to this page, find out what songs were hits the year you turned 18, and how you felt about them.


Like A Lot
6. I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
7. Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2
11. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
19. Purple Rain - Prince
28. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
29. Let's Go Crazy - Prince
39. Bang Your Head (Metal Health) - Quiet Riot
40. 99 Luftballons - Nena
48. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
49. Against All Odds - Phil Collins
61. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen

Like
1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
9. Legs - ZZ Top
24. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
32. Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler
33. Runaway - Bon Jovi
34. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
37. Jump - Van Halen
43. Mama We're All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
45. I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
68. Missing You - John Waite

Wouldn't Mind Hearing
2. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
3. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
13. Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
14. Cruel Summer - Bananarama
15. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
20. I Will Follow - U2
23. Heart Of Rock and Roll - Huey Lewis and the News
31. Cover Me - Bruce Springsteen
35. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
38. I Want A New Drug - Huey Lewis and the News
50. Better Be Good To Me - Tina Turner
51. Sister Christian - Night Ranger
53. Illegal Alien - Genesis
56. When Doves Cry - Prince
64. The Longest Time - Billy Joel
74. Love Kills - Freddie Mercury

Could Do Without Hearing Ever Again
4. Like A Virgin - Madonna
10. What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
22. I Feel For You - Chaka Kahn
26. Eat It - "Weird Al" Yankovic
46. Jump (For My Love) - Pointer Sisters
59. Taking It All Too Hard - Genesis
67. State of Shock - Jacksons and Mick Jagger

Don't Remember
8. Jam On It - Newcleus
17. Teacher Teacher - 38 Special
18. Stay With Me Tonight - Jeffrey Osborne
25. Let's Stay Together - Tina Turner
27. Borderline - Madonna
30. Let The Music Play - Shannon
36. Remember The Nights - The Motels
41. White Horse - Laid Back
47. Ya Mo Be There - James Ingram
52. 10-9-8 - Face to Face
54. It's My Life - Talk Talk
55. Look At That Cadillac - Stray Cats
57. Hard Habit To Break - Chicago
66. On The Dark Side - John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
69. Midnight Maniac - Krokus
70. Blue Light - David Gilmour
71. Freakshow On The Dancefloor - Bar-Kays
72. A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing) - Romeo Void
73. You're The Best Thing - The Style Council
75. Sex Shooter - Apollonia 6

Wish I Didn't Remember
5. Holiday - Madonna
12. Lucky Star - Madonna
16. Let's Hear It For The Boy - Denise Williams
21. Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
42. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham
44. Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean
58. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
60. No Parking (On The Dance Floor) - Midnight Star
62. High Energy - Evelyn Thomas
63. Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me - Luthor Vandross
65. To All The Girls I've Loved Before - Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson

I'm willing to bet that at least some of the ones in my "don't remember" category came to prominence in the fall of 84 while I was in OSUT at Fort Benning. Not much exposure to popular culture there!

Comments

[dalen-talas.livejournal.com]

At least you have the better ones. 2000 has only hip-hop, R&B and boy bands...

[kshandra]

I'm willing to bet we have a good quarter of the songs on your Don't Remember list, and I wouldn't mind having as many more....

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Probably, but I did this meme witho0ut resorting to iTunes look-ups. I wanted to see what I could remember.

[kshandra]

*nods* Didn't mean to sound as though I was taking you to task for it; just wanted to make a note, so you could refresh said memory if you desired.