That’s all, amen, close the door. It’s the last roundup. The last tracks of the last disc of this seven-disc retrospective set. Before the final rundown, I need to drop…
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New York, London, Paris, Munich, everybody talk about the back half of the final disc of this groundbreaking Rhino box set! #11 New Kids On the Block, ”I’ll Be Loving…
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Well, it’s been a quiet week in Omigodsville, out there on the edge of Popdose. It’s been hot. Seasonable. But you can feel the end of summer drawing in, and…
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This week marks the true beginning of the end. At last, we have reached the final disc of this seven-disc compilation. There will be time for sober reflection later; for…
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As we wrap up Disc Six and head for the final reckoning, we’ll just quote an email comment from our own David Medsker, when he got a look at this…
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We’re well into the home stretch of Disc Six now, and I hope you’re all rested up — because this week, we’re BRINGIN’ THE PAIN. #11 Mr. Mister, ”Kyrie” (1985)…
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Me and my mates, we think you’re great… and some we love and some we hate. #6 til tuesday, ”Voices Carry” (1985) Reached #8 in the Hot 100. Jack Feerick…
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We’re on to Disc Six of this seven-disc set this week, and man oh man do these silly pop songs elicit some strong opinions. Put your helmets on, kids, cos…
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Greetings, chronic argonauts! We’ll be stepping into the time machine in just a moment, and once we do we’re mostly going to let the music do the talking. But we…
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Rounding the horn into the back half of Disc Five of this 7-disc set, things get (mildly) funky, we talk a little about race, and Jack makes a dick joke….
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An assortment of big hits and fazed cookies this week, as we make our way to the midpoint of Disc Five… #6 Corey Hart, ”Sunglasses At Night” (1983) A Top…
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends! As we cracked open Disc Five of this 7-disc mammoth, releasing a faint mingled scent of Pop Rocks, Aqua Net, and the first…
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A glimpse at the editing process for this column — stop that snickering, you at the back, this thing absolutely does get edited — as we wrap up Disc 4…
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Having passed the halfway mark on Disc Four, we’re officially into the back half of the series — though still in the front half of the decade… #11 Big Country,…
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A milestone, of sorts: This week, as we reach the midway point of Disc 4 of this seven-disc box set, we’re at the official halfway mark of the series. And…
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Here’s where we start digging into Disc 4 of the seven-disc box set Like, Omigod! The ’80s Pop Culture Box (Totally). Let’s waste no time — grab your shovels and…
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A super-sized fun-pak to round out Disc 3! #16 Bertie Higgins, ”Key Largo” (1982) Billboard Top Ten; #1 adult contemporary. [youtube id=”Ru2tsT32pHA” width=”600″ height=”350″] Jon Cummings — My secret shame:…
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We’re down to a bit of a skeleton crew this week as we continue plowing through Disc Three of this seven-disc set — which probably shouldn’t be surprising, considering what…
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We’re letting the music do the talking for the most part, this week — because this stretch of Disc Three is all killer, no filler! Or, as panelist Mike Heyliger…
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And it’s on to Disc 3 of this seven-disc compilation — and it looks like we’ve pinpointed the moment when the 80s become, irrevocably, ”The Eighties”… #1 Duran Duran, ”Hungry…
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Before we even get into this selection of songs — the conclusion of Disc Two, for those of you playing along at home — this exchange… Dw. Dunphy — Two…
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Funk, power pop, adult contemporary, Eurodisco — there’s a little something for everybody this week! Or, as Dw. Dunphy (who is never at a loss for words) put it, ”I…
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Oof. This week’s batch of songs are — well, they’re certainly songs that were on the radio in the 1980s. #6 Billy Vera and the Beaters, ”At This Moment” (1981)…
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We’re back in the ring to take another swing, and ain’t nothin’ left to it but to do it. Let’s dig straight into Disc Two of this seven-disc compilation. After…
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It’s a super-sized extravaganza this week as we wrap up Disc One, and man oh man have we got the Kojak variety pack here. Sit back and enjoy… #16 Gary…
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Still on Disc One of this compilation, and get a load of this line-up! This may, in fact, be the single Mellow Gold-iest article we’ve ever done or will ever…
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Early hip-hop! Leftover classic rock! Italian sex disco! Racist tomfoolery! And the luckiest bar band in the Midwest! All in our continuing crawl through Disc One of this seven-disc set!…
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Welcome to OMG!, our brand-new roundtable series, where a gathering of your favorite Popdose writers (and, um, Jack Feerick) come together to spout ill-considered opinions about our pop-music heritage! When…
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With apologies to Patrick Nagel. And, soon, possibly, to the readership of Popdose. Beginning Wednesday, February 13. You have been warned.
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