Music meme..."
Here goes:
1.
2.
3. You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone (I'm embarrassed to say I liked this one--reminds me of a date that I took to that movie)
4.
5. Kiss You All Over, Exile (ultimate makeout song)
6.
7. Baby Come Back, Player
8.
9.
10. Three Times A Lady, Commodores
11. Grease, Frankie Valli (pretty much anything from the movie)
12. I Go Crazy, Paul Davis
13. You're The One That I Want, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
14. Emotion, Samantha Sang
15. Lay Down Sally, Eric Clapton
16. Miss You, Rolling Stones
17. Just The Way You Are, Billy Joel
18. With A Little Luck, Wings
19. If I Can't Have You, Yvonne Elliman
20.
21. Feels So Good, Chuck Mangione
22. Hot Child In The City, Nick Gilder
23. Love Is Like Oxygen, Sweet
24.
25. We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You, Queen
26. Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty.. (I was blown away by the sax pieces!)
27.
28. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
29. Dance With Me, Peter Brown
30. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, Meat Loaf
31.
32. Take A Chance On Me, Abba
33. Sometimes When We Touch, Dan Hill
34.
35. Hopelessly Devoted To You, Olivia Newton-John (Just the sound of ONJ's voice was enough to make my heart (and other body parts) palpitate...)
36. Hot Blooded, Foreigner
37. You're In My Heart, Rod Stewart
38. The Closer I Get To You, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway(.. probably one of music's most underrated duet teams...)
39. Dust In The Wind, Kansas (My first foray into existentialism)
40. Magnet And Steel, Walter Egan (again, reminds me of my first steady girlfriend)
41. Short People, Randy Newman (great song to tease others by)
42. Use Ta Be My Girl, O'Jays
43. Our Love, Natalie Cole
44. Love Will Find A Way, Pablo Cruise
45.
46. Love Is In The Air, John Paul Young
47.
48. Slip Slidin' Away, Paul Simon (I still do a mean rendition of this song on my guitar)
49.
50. Thunder Island, Jay Ferguson (Every red blooded boy's fantasy song..)
51. Imaginary Lover, Atlanta Rhythm Section (kinky, yet intriguing..)
52. Still The Same, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
53. My Angel Baby, Toby Beau
54.
55. On Broadway, George Benson (the scat was really groovin' on this Drifter's Remake)
56. Come Sail Away, Styx (actually, I like Cartman's version better, but what the heck..this is 1978 we're talking about here)
57. Back In Love Again, L.T.D.
58.
59. You Belong To Me, Carly Simon
60.
61. Blue Bayou, Linda Ronstadt
62. Peg, Steely Dan (This was a strange departure from the usual Steely Dan fare... but it grew on you.)
63. You Needed Me, Anne Murray
64.
65. Reminiscing, Little River Band (LOVED this tune... very catchy)
66. Count On Me, Jefferson Starship
67. Baby Hold On, Eddie Money (IMO, everything Eddie Money touched turned to gold.)
68.
69. Summer Nights, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-john (The veritable anthem of the summer of 78)
70. What's Your Name, Lynyrd Skynyrd (includes anything by Skynyrd)
71. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, Crystal Gayle (for the simple reason I loved Crystal Gayle's eyes and knee-length brunette hair--- sigh)
72. Because The Night, Patti Smith
73. Every Kinda People, Robert Palmer
74.
75. Always And Forever, Heatwave
76. You And I, Rick James
77. Serpentine Fire, Earth, Wind and Fire
78. Sentimental Lady, Bob Welch
79. Falling, LeBlanc and Carr
80. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Santa Esmeralda
81. Bluer Than Blue, Michael Johnson
82. Running On Empty, Jackson Browne (who could be anything other than mellow when listening to JB?)
83. Whenever I Call You "Friend", Kenny Loggins
84. Fool (If You Think It's Over), Chris Rea (I'm surprised this didn't rank higher. Catchy tune.)
85.
86. Sweet Talking Woman, Electric Light Orchestra (For some reason, always liked ELO.)
87. Life's Been Good, Joe Walsh... (another veritable anthem of '78.)
88.
89.
90. It's So Easy, Linda Ronstadt.. (another "hottie" factor going here)
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92.
93. Don't Look Back, Boston (One of the most jammin' bands of the 70s...)
94. Turn To Stone, Electric Light Orchestra (ibid)
95.
96. Ebony Eyes, Bob Welch
97. The Name Of The Game, Abba
98. We're All Alone, Rita Coolidge
99. Hollywood Nights, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (Liked everything by B.S. until "Old Time Rock N' Roll" was played into oblivion)
100. Deacon Blues, Steely Dan (ibid)
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