Mixtape Monday: EE

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WLS Music Survey - January 13, 1979 (Part Two: The Forty-fives)

WLS Music Survey - January 13, 1979 (Part One: The Thirty-threes)

Blank Tape and Audio Equipment Ads - The January 1979 Edition

1983 Hideaway 200 (in case you missed the tweetstorm)

It's time for a list from your boy @B100internHERC

200 "Electric Boogie" - Marcia Griffiths (the OG, not remix)
199 "Absolutely Sweet Marie" - Jason & the Scorchers
198 "Der Kommissar" - After The Fire
197 "Institutionalized" - @OFFICIALSTIG
196 "Hard Times" - @OfficialRunDMC pic.twitter.com/GgKK2uLZFk

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

ONLY 195 more songs to go on the 1983 Hideaway 200:

195 "Between The Sheets" - The Isley Brothers
194 "Say It Isn't So" - @halloates
193 "The Fanatic" - Felony
192 "Mr. Roboto" - @STYXtheBand
191 "Tender Is The Night" -@SongsofJBrowne

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

Wrote, rewrote & wrote this list again for The Hideaway but am so DONE with it, so here it is.

190 "Send Me An Angel" - Real Life
189 "One On One" - @halloates
188 "Can’t Shake Loose" - @OfficialAgnetha
187 "Try Again" - Champaign
186 "You Don’t Believe" - Alan Parsons Project pic.twitter.com/zSxZ6Tx4cX

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

Prelude to 1983 Hideaway 200, featuring 12"s and EPs: https://t.co/nTEzhMfySt

185 "Union Of The Snake" - @duranduran
184 "My Town" - Michael Stanley Band
183 "Doot Doot" - Freur
182 "Heart And Soul" - @Huey_Lewis_News
181 "Swingin’" - John Anderson

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

Take these 5 songs to heart or put them on a @Ritzcrackers - I'm good either way.

180 "Take Me To Heart" - @WeRQuarterflash
179 "Puttin’ On The Ritz" - Taco
178 "Love Is A Battlefield" - @benatargiraldo
177 "Baby I Lied" - Deborah Allen
176 "Even Now" - @BobSeger pic.twitter.com/A6gtEagqfb

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

Anyone else "In The Mood" for a "Naive Melody"?

175 "In The Mood" - @RobertPlant
174 "This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)" - Talking Heads
173 "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" - @GBguitar
172 "I Like It" - DeBarge
171 "Get Out Of My Mix" - @ThomasDolby's Cube

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

All rankings are final - no returns or take backs - until 5 minutes from now.

170 "Reap The Wild Wind" - @UltravoxUK
169 "Subdivisions" - @rushtheband
168 "Radio Free Europe" - @remhq
167 "The Salt In My Tears" - Martin Briley
166 "Mirror Man" - @humanleagueHQ pic.twitter.com/6O8xOJ4wS2

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

From Alabama to Berlin in two songs:

165 "Saved By Zero" - @FixxOnline
164 "What’s New" - Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra
163 "Street Of Dreams" - Rainbow
162 "The Closer You Get" - @TheAlabamaBand
161 "Sex (I’m A…)" - Berlin

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

This portion of the 1983 Hideaway 200 mostly consists of 12" remixes and extended versions:

160 "Magnetic" - @EarthWindFire
159 "I.O.U." - Freeez
158 "Crazy Cuts" - @GrandmixerDXT
157 "Escalator Of Life" - @RobHazardMusic
156 "AEIOU Sometimes Y" - EBN-OZN

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

With these 5 tracks, we are now 25% through our list. YAY!

155 "Church Of The Poison Mind" - @RealCultureClub
154 "Islands In The Stream" - @_KennyRogers with @DollyParton
153 "Crumblin’ Down" - @johnmellencamp
152 "Juicy Fruit" - @jamesmtumelive
151 "Come Dancing" - @TheKinks pic.twitter.com/CkOgKjX4qF

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

150 "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" - Hashim
149 "Memphis" - @JoeJacksonMusic
148 "Fight Fire With Fire" - @KansasBand
147 "It’s A Mistake" - Men At Work @ColinHay
146 "So Bad" - @PaulMcCartney

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

145 "What Am I Gonna Do (I’m So In Love With You)" - @rodstewart
144 "You Are In My System" - The System
143 "Space Age Whiz Kids" - @JoeWalsh
142 "Work For Love" - Ministry
141 "I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues" - @eltonofficial

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

140 "Family Man" @realdarylhall & @JohnOates
139 "It Must Be Love" - @MadnessNews
138 "Mama" - Genesis
137 "Every Breath You Take" - The Police
136 "Bark At The Moon" - @OzzyOsbourne

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

This is flying by...

135 "Send Her My Love" - @JourneyOfficial
134 "Don’t Tell Me You Love Me" - Night Ranger
133 "Cuts Like A Knife" - @bryanadams
132 "Rainbow In The Dark" - @OfficialRJDio
131 "Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo pic.twitter.com/dCK62xR8dq

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

Shameless boost to my tweet count.

130 "Come On, Let's Go" - @LosLobosBand
129 "Cool Places" - @sparksofficial and @janewiedlin
128 "99 Luftballons" - Nena
127 "How Can I Refuse" - @officialheart
126 "Slipping Away" - Dave Edmunds

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

125 "Mornin’" - Al Jarreau
124 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" - @Eurythmics
123 "Tell Her About It" - @billyjoel
122 "Moments In Love" - @artofnoiseoffic
121 "Slippery People" - Talking Heads

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

When's the last time you attempted to rank your 200 favorite songs from a single year?

120 "Freak-A-Zoid" - @MidnightStar76
119 "Dead Giveaway" - Shalamar
118 "New Year’s Day" - @U2
117 "So Wrong" - Patrick Simmons
116 "Break My Stride" - @wilderkingdom

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

1983 was cool, right?

115 "All Night Long (All Night)" - @LionelRichie
114 "On The Dark Side" - John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
113 "Guns For Hire" - AC/DC
112 "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" - @JourneyOfficial
111 "Desperate But Not Serious" - @adamaofficial pic.twitter.com/wKuNKU5wKu

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

All but 1 of these 5 artists are in the Rock Hall Of Fame.

110 "Modern Love" - @DavidBowieReal
109 "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)" - @REALSEAGULLS
108 "Lick It Up" - KISS
107 "Pink Houses" - @johnmellencamp
106 "Stand Back" - @StevieNicks

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

My sugar's low, my fingers are bleeding and my wife needs some attention. Laters.

105 "Synchronicity II" - The Police
104 "(She’s) Sexy + 17" - @thestraycats
103 "Masquerade" - Berlin
102 "Human Nature" - @michaeljackson
101 "Keep It Confidential" - @funkrockster

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 28, 2018

Another 5 steps toward the end of the 1983 Hideaway 200...

100 "Burning Heart" - @Adriandenberg
99 "Overkill" - @MenAtWorkBand @ColinHay
98 "Red Skies" - The Fixx
97 "Let The Music Play" - @OnlyRealShannon
96 "Our House" - @MadnessNews

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

Be careful my fellow diabetics, these 5 tracks are suh-weet!

95 "Not Now John" - @pinkfloyd
94 "It’s Raining Men" - The Weather Girls @Martha_Wash
93 "I’m Still Standing" - @eltonofficial
92 "Flight Of Icarus" - @IronMaiden
91 "Cum On Feel The Noize" - @QUIETRIOT

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

90 "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" - Air Supply @airsupplysinger
89 "White Lines (Don't Do It)" - Grandmaster & Melle Mel @DJFlash4eva
88 "Maniac" - Michael Sembello
87 "Light In The Tunnel/Human Race (Special Video Version)" - Red Rider
86 "Fool’s Game" - @mbsings pic.twitter.com/ogcdk4fSts

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

Q: How many @realjimsteinman songs are on this countdown?
A: 2. The 1 below and the 1 above.

85 "Holiday Road" - @LBuckingham
84 "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" - @BonnieTOfficial
83 "New Frontier" - Donald Fagen
82 "We Live So Fast" - @heaven17bef
81 "Baby Jane" - @rodstewart

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

"Let me go onnnn..."

80 "Blister In The Sun" - @violentfemmes
79 "Give It Up" - @hwcasey @kcandsunshineb
78 "The One Thing" - @inxs
77 "Photograph" - @DefLeppard
76 "You Are" - @LionelRichie

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

Ladies and Gents, we have breached the Top 75!

75 "I Melt With You" - @M0DERNENGLISH
74 "China" - Red Rockers
73 "Sharp Dressed Man" - @ZZTop
72 "Whenever You're On My Mind" - @mcrenshaw
71 "Electric Avenue" - @Eddy_Grant

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

At this rate, we may have 200! tweets before 2018 mercifully flames out.

70 "China Girl" - @DavidBowieReal
69 "Change Of Heart" - @tompetty and the Heartbreakers
68 "Candy Girl" - @NewEdition
67 "The Metro" - Berlin
66 "Walking In L.A." - @officialMPlive

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

I won't and I don't...

65 "Rip It Up" - Orange Juice
64 "I Won’t Be Home Tonight" - Tony Carey
63 "I Don’t Care Anymore" - @PhilCollinsFeed
62 "Pride and Joy" - @SRVOfficial
61 "Affair Of The Heart" - @rickspringfield pic.twitter.com/fHjXp4oXG2

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

Like ol' EC, I, too, get off on '57 Chevies.

60 "Twisting By The Pool" - Dire Straits @MarkKnopfler
59 "A Million Miles Away" - @ThePlimsouls
58 "I’ve Got A Rock N’ Roll Heart" - @EricClapton
57 "Play Guitar" - @johnmellencamp
56 "Promises, Promises" - @NakedEyesMusic

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

Next stop, the Top 50 of the 1983 Hideaway 200.

55 "Nobody's Diary/State Farm" - @yazooinfo
54 "Ain’t Nobody" - Rufus and @ChakaKhan
53 "Billie Jean" - @michaeljackson
52 "Foolin’" - @DefLeppard
51 "Delirious" - @prince

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 30, 2018

4 out of 5 of these acts are from the UK:

50 "Telephone Operator" - Pete Shelley
49 "The Politics Of Dancing" - Re-Flex
48 "Fake Friends" - @joanjett & The Blackhearts
47 "Rio" - @duranduran
46 "Time (Clock Of The Heart)" - @RealCultureClub

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018

Some nice diversity among artists and tracks in this portion of the countdown:

45 "Four Little Diamonds" - @JeffLynnesELO
44 "Party Train" - The Gap Band
43 "(You Can Still) Rock In America" - Night Ranger
42 "Big Log" - @RobertPlant
41 "Only You" - @yazooinfo

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018

In celebration of cracking the Top 40, umlauts and diaereses for all!

40 "Faithfully" - Jöürney
39 "Beat Box" - Art Öf Nöise
38 "Stay With Me Tonight" - Jeffrey Ösbörne
37 "Mexican Radio" - Wall Öf Vöödöö
36 "Looks That Kill" - Mötley Crüe

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018

35 "She’s A Beauty" - @TheTubesGroup
34 "Why Me?" - Planet P
33 "The Safety Dance" - @MenWithoutHats1
32 "A Night In New York" - Elbow Bones & the Racketeers
31 "In A Big Country" - @BigCountryUK pic.twitter.com/XpdRFlMeYm

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018

Remember watching these music videos on MTV? I remember Dolby.

30 "Everyday I Write The Book" - @ElvisCostello & The Attractions
29 "Two Hearts Beat As One" - @U2
28 "She Blinded Me With Science" - @ThomasDolby
27 "Who’s Behind The Door" - @ZebraBand
26 "Poison Arrow" - @ABCFRY pic.twitter.com/M4c1XiS7UH

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018

Beware! Synths ahead!

25 "That's Good" - Devo
24 "One Thing Leads To Another" - @FixxOnline
23 "Jeopardy" - @gregkihn Band
22 "Flashdance...What A Feeling" - @Irene_Cara
21 "Always Something There To Remind Me" - @NakedEyesMusic

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018

"Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya…"

20 "Undercover Of The Night" - @RollingStones
19 "Gimme All Your Lovin'" - @ZZTop
18 "The Walls Came Down" - The Call
17 "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" - @TheClash
16 "Rockit" - @herbiehancock

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018

15 "Wind Him Up / On The Loose" - Saga
14 "Bang The Drum All Day" - @toddrundgren
13 "King Of Pain" - The Police
12 "Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime)" - @FlirtsOfficial
11 "Rock Of Ages" - @DefLeppard

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018

"Four, three, two, one..."

10 "Major Tom (Coming Home)" - Peter Schilling
9 "Burning Down The House" - Talking Heads
8 "Middle Of The Road" - @ThePretendersHQ
7 "Beat It" - @michaeljackson
6 "State Of The Nation" - Industry

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018

We begin the Top 5 dancing, then relaxing on holiday.

5 "Let’s Dance" - @DavidBowieReal
4 "Relax" - @FGTH_Official
3 "Holiday" - @Madonna
2 "Blue Monday" - @neworder
1 "Little Red Corvette" - @prince

The 1⃣9⃣8⃣3⃣ Hideaway 2⃣0⃣0⃣ is over.

— HERC (@hideawayHERC) December 31, 2018