Looking back on the top hits of the radio station I worshipped in high school, I find a lot of dinosaur rock and power pop mixed in with the new wave and punk. See http://earlhoward.com/kroq_1980.htm and http://earlhoward.com/kroq_1981.htm and even http://earlhoward.com/kroq_1982.htm for details.
bang bang, I’ve got mine
bang bang, and you are next in line
work oh ah two and oh
even the losers get lucky sometimes
i’m a nuclear boy in a nuclear world.
Wowowow! Add Guantanamera to that, and I think you’ve got it!
HONK HONK!
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Any way you want it
That’s the way you need it.
Any way you want it.
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Wow!
The 1981 and 1982 lists perfectly describe why I loved that station during those years. The 1985 list perfectly describes why I returned to listening to Rush, Yes, Zepplin, and Tull.
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I love the Motels.
Martha Davis was a giant among minis.
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I believe they’re playing the Orange County Fair. My neighbor is a huge fan of hers and keeps up on these things.
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