The Water Is Wide, But Don't Say Goodbye!

 

... Or you'll miss all the fun of these nifty songs.  Some I heard on AM radio in the Seventies, others I encountered later.

01 - Goodbye - Mary Hopkin - 1969  (2:24)

02 - A Certain Kind - Bloodrock - 1971  (4:10)

03 - Friends - Elton John - 1971   (2:23)

04 - Wondr'ing Aloud/Wond'ring Again - Jethro Tull - 1971  (5:58)

05 - I Am I Said (edit) - Neil Diamond - 1971  (4:05)

06 - Oh Woman, Oh Why - Paul McCartney - 1971  (4:34)

07 - Don't Do It (live) - The Band - 1972   (4:27)

08 - Behind Blue Eyes - The Who - 1971   (3:41)

09 - Am I Blue - Bette Midler - 1972  (5:20)

10 - Grave Concern - Graham Nash - 1974  (2:46)

11 - The Bitch Is Back - Elton John - 1974  (3:44)

12 - Fame - David Bowie - 1975  (4:12)

13 - Beginnings - Steve Howe - 1975  (7:30)

14 - Saucy Sailor/Black Freighter (live) - Steeleye Span - 1978  (9:31)

15 - Bad Reputation - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - 1980  (2:48)

16 - The Water Is Wide - Karla Bonoff - 1979  (4:56)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See you on Monday for our final week of ANTHOLOGY AUGUST!
  

"I Am Helpless Without My Computer" and Other Truths

Yeah, the 1980s had a lot going for it, including predictions of what's now common.

01 - I Am Helpless Without My Computer - The Nobodys  1984   (4:25)

02 - Back in Flesh - Wall of Voodoo  1981   (3:41)

03 - Porch - Personal Effects  1984   (2:53)

04 - Is This Love - Karen Lawrence  1986   (4:31)

05 - The Salt in My Tears - Martin Briley  1983   (3:24)

06 - The Fanatic - Felony  1983   (3:34)

07 - Color Anxiety - 9353  1983   (3:43)

08 - Mental Hopscotch - Missing Persons  1982   (3:15)

09 - You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin’ Odd - J Geils Band  1984   (6:46)

10 - Ways to Be Wicked - Lone Justice  1985   (3:25)

11 - Modern Man - National Pastime  1986   (4:09)

12 - Knight - Get Smart!  1984   (2:14)

13 - End of the World - Personal Effects  1984   (3:15)

14 - Love Me Too - Blanket of Secrecy  1982   (2:41)

15 - Running In Place - Iam Siam  1984   (3:28)

16 - Remote Control - Eternal Triangle  1984   (3:07)

17 - Fashion Hurts - Xex  1980   (2:12)

18 - Snake Dance - March Violets  1984   (4:55)

19 - The Computer Generation - Jyl  1984   (4:07)

20 - TV Man - The Bolshoi  1987   (4:35)

21 - Waiting Out the Eighties - The Coupe de Villes  1985   (3:08)

Listen to these fab songs while playing mental hopscotch.  Learn new ways to be wicked, while running in place and waiting out the Eighties.

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

At least it'll be fun!  See you on Thursday.