Tag Archives: 1982

Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1982

Posted on 31 August, 2017 by Lyzette

100. “Edge of Seventeen” – Stevie Nicks: There’s few better ways to get back into the swing of my Billboard challenge than to revisit an old 80s favorite. Although I’m generally mixed in my opinion of Stevie Nicks’s career post-Fleetwood Mac, … Continue reading →

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Grease 2: A Loving Defense

Posted on 6 August, 2017 by Lyzette

With the dawn of the 1980s also came a sudden popularity boom for the 60s, specifically for 60s music. While one can easily track it in the pop charts, this trend eventually found its way bleeding over into the movies. … Continue reading →

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One Random Single a Day #45: “Subdivisions” (1982) by Rush

Posted on 15 February, 2017 by Lyzette

As much as I love embarking upon weird, obtuse songs and artists in this One Random Single challenge, there’s also a distinct pleasure I get with covering the work from musicians I already know and love. Rush was introduced to … Continue reading →

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One Random Single a Day #34: “Come to Me” (1982) by Jennifer Warnes

Posted on 3 February, 2017 by Lyzette

That’s funny – while I lamented a whole bunch about having to write about a bunch of men all throughout January, these first three days of February in the Random Single challenge have given me nothing but ladies. It’s not … Continue reading →

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One Random Single a Day #15: “Give Me the Good News” (1982) by Crocodile Harris

Posted on 15 January, 2017 by Lyzette

“Give Me the Good News” is the first single of my Random Single challenge from the country of South Africa, but the second I’ve gotten from the continent as a whole (the first coming from Nairobi-born musician Roger Whittaker). My … Continue reading →