Whew. Friday morning was a big ol’ sigh of relief for me. My wife and I moved last Wednesday (hence my late-Thursday responses to part 81), and of course that…
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We soldier on this week with more songs from the bottom three-fifths of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s, made by artists whose names begin with the letter…
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For most series-type items — episodes of a TV show, issues of a magazine, etc. — 100 is a great milestone that’s celebrated vigorously, as it should be. Doing something…
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Glad you stopped by for the third week of artists whose names begin with the letter S, as we continue looking at the bottom three-fifths of the Billboard Hot 100…
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Crack open a Schlitz, bitches, because Bottom Feeders has reached the Bob Seger portion of the program. Are you ready for some old time rock & roll?
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Dave Steed’s incredible Bottom Feeders reaches the letter S this week, which means it’s time to say goodbye to you and hello to some early ’80s Patty Smyth.
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This week, Dave Steed sets off a chain reaction, goes crazy from the heat, rocks a tricky rhyme, and bangs on the drum all day with Tom Sawyer.
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Hi, this is Popdose senior editor Robert Cass, and you’re listening to Bottom Feeders, a countdown of every song that charted below #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the…
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Dave Steed’s Bottom Feeders moves into its second week of the letter R, which means it’s time for some not-so-classic ’80s cuts from frozen food kingpin Smokey Robinson. Anyone hungry for some mild gumbo?
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It’s week number two of the letter R, as we continue to look at the bottom three-fifths of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s. Leon Redbone Á¢€Å“SeducedÁ¢€ —…
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Bottom Feeders reaches the letter R this week, which means plenty of rockin’ with the likes of Rainbow, Bonnie Raitt, Ratt, and — hey, what the hell is Lou Rawls doing here?
Dave Steed
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This week in Bottom Feeders, Dave Steed rolls up his sleeves and tackles an entire letter’s worth of songs from the ass end of the ’80s. Okay, so it’s the letter Q, but still.
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Dave Steed’s Bottom Feeders moves into week three of the letter P, which means it’s time for things to get mighty purple around here — and hey, is that the Web Sheriff’s siren we hear in the distance?
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Tom Petty might have been one of the biggest artists of the ’80s, but not even he was immune to the cold hand of Dave Steed’s Bottom Feeders — and neither were Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, and Pet Shop Boys, all of whom surface in this week’s column.
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Dave Steed’s got, Steed’s got, Steed’s got what you need — which is, of course, another incredible installment of Bottom Feeders. This week: the letter P!
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Don’t be alarmed, baby — that tingling you’re feeling isn’t herpes. It’s time for another installment of Bottom Feeders, and this time, Ray Parker, Jr. is here to give it that little extra mmmmm.
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In this week’s Bottom Feeders, Dave Steed takes us through a decade’s worth of chart-scraping tracks from acts whose names start with the letter O — and learns the hard way that no one needs to release 16 albums in 10 years.
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If youÁ¢€â„¢re just joining us here, Bottom Feeders is a look at both the awesome and terrible songs that came out of the Á¢€Ëœ80s — each week we cover about…
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Dave Steed’s Bottom Feeders has reached the end of the letter M, which can mean only one thing: It’s time to inhale the noxious fumes of the lowest-charting singles Anne Murray released in the ’80s. Yum!
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Dave Steed is here with the senses-shattering 61st week of Bottom Feeders — and this week, he’s shakin’ with the Money Man.
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There’s something terribly wrong with me right now. Just like everyone, there are points when I get a song stuck in my head that I just can’t get rid of….
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I’m going to issue you a promise — I promise to never Rickroll you again (in this series). I mean, there’s no way I could top last week’s shenanigans anyway….
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This is it — the Holy Grail of Á¢€Ëœ80s music finally makes its appearance at Bottom Feeders. Enjoy another week of artists whose names begin with the letter M, as…
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It’s week 57 of Bottom Feeders, and Dave Steed is still going strong. He’s reached the letter M in his journey through the ass end of Billboard’s Hot 100 of the ’80s, which can only mean one thing…
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ItÁ¢€â„¢s a magnificent day, as we move on to the most monstrous letter weÁ¢€â„¢ve had in a while: M. After a few quick letters in a row, M will take…
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So it’s been at least nine months, if not more, since I stopped buying ’80s albums. I made a conscious effort to stop spending the cash on records once my…
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So, I took the readers’ challenge (sort of) last week. I said that I knew nothing from Gordon Lightfoot except for the song I posted — “Baby Step Back” —…
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We move into year two of Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the Á¢€Ëœ80s, with one of the best weeks weÁ¢€â„¢ve had in a while, in my opinion. How about…
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Dave Steed’s Bottom Feeders celebrates its one-year anniversary this week — and we’re at the letter L, which means Lorenzo Lamas and Patti goddamn LaBelle were invited to the party.