Number One Summer Songs of the 1980s-- Part 1

From the August 20th List of the Day "Summer Songs of the Early 1980s" by Rob O'Connor.

I'll be listing them and adding comments.  O'Connor had comments on all songs, often hilarious.  He uses the Billboard charts for his criteria (the only real indicator).  These were songs that reached #1 during the summer months.

1980 

FUNKYTOWN--  Lipps, Inc.--  This always got the folks out on the floor when I was deejaying.
COMING UP--  Paul McCartney
IT' STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME--  Billy Joel--  Another crowd favorite
MAGIC--  Olivia Newton-John
SAILING--  Christopher Cross

1981

BETTE DAVIS EYES--  Kim Carnes--  A personal favorite of mine.
MEDLEY--  Stars on 45--  Another floor filler.
THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE--  Air Supply--  Mellow Australians.
JESSIE'S GIRL--  Rock Springfield--  Folks liked this one as well.  Or was it by Bruce Springsteen?
ENDLESS LOVE--  Diana Ross and Lionel Richie--  I lost count how often I played this at weddings.

1982

EBONY AND IVORY--  Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder--  Well, they were.
DON'T YOU WANT ME--  Human League--  Another floor-filler
EYE OF THE TIGER--  Survivor--  Songwriter Jim Peterik of Survivor and, before that, the Ides of March, told visitors to his house in suburban Chicago "This is the house that Sylvester built"
ABRACADABRA--  Steve Miller Band

Oh, Those Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer.  --RoadDog


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