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Here's my list - 1980

1. Call Me - Blondie
2. Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
3. Magic - Olivia Newton-John
4. Rock With You - Michael Jackson
5. Do That To Me One More Time - Captain and Tennille
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
7. Coming Up - Paul McCartney
8. Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
9. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel
10. The Rose - Bette Midler
11. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
12. Cars - Gary Numan
13. Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
14. Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl - Spinners
15. Lost In Love - Air Supply
16. Little Jeannie - Elton John
17. Ride Like The Wind - Cristopher Cross
18. Upside Down - Diana Ross
19. Please Don't Go - K.C. and the Sunshine Band
20. Babe - Styx
21. With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston and Syreeta
22. Shining Star - Manhattans
23. Still - Commodores
24. Yes, I'm Ready - Teri De Sario With K.C.
25. Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook
26. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree
27. Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
28. This Is It - Kenny Loggins
29. Cupid, I've Loved You For A Long Time - Spinners
30. Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
31. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes
32. Sailing - Christopher Cross
33. Longer - Dan Fogelberg
34. Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers
35. Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
36. Take Your Time - S.O.S. Band
37. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
38. Too Hot - Kool and the Gang
39. More Love - Kim Carnes
40. Pop Muzik - M
41. Brass In Pocket - Pretenders
42. Special Lady - Ray - Goodman and Brown
43. Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
44. The Second Time Around - Shalamar
45. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
46. Stomp - Brothers Johnson
47. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
48. Stomp - Brothers Johnson
49. Tired Of Toein' The Line - Rocky Burnette
50. Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook
51. Him - Rupert Holmes
52. Against The Wind - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
53. On The Radio - Donna Summer
54. Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones
55. Rise - Herb Alpert
56. All Out Of Love - Air Supply
57. Cool Change - Little River Band
58. You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther
59. Desire - Andy Gibb
60. Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
61. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray
62. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
63. Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
64. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
65. She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson
66. Fame - Irene Cara
67. Fire Lake - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
68. How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt
69. Into The Night - Benny Mardones
70. Let Me Love You Tonight - Pure Prairie League
71. Misunderstanding - Genesis
72. An American Dream - Dirt Band
73. One Fine Day - Carole King
74. Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
75. You May Be Right - Billy Joel
76. Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt
77. Should've Never Let You Go - Neil Sedaka and Dara Sedaka
78. Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore
79. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
80. I Pledge My Love - Peaches And Herb
81. The Long Run - Eagles
82. Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley
83. Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
84. Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick
85. Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt
86. Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp
87. Sara - Fleetwood Mac
88. Wait For Me - Daryl Hall and John Oates
89. Jo Jo - Boz Scaggs
90. September Morn - Neil Diamond
91. Give Me The Night - George Benson
92. Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray
93. You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
94. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
95. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
96. In America - Charlie Daniels Band
97. Breakdown Dead Ahead - Boz Scaggs
98. Ships - Barry Manilow
99. All Night Long - Joe Walsh
100. Refugee - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Artist: Sherbet
Track: Howzat (not available in Last.fm - listen at Imeem)
Tags: 70s, pop, blues, rnb, australia, staggered harmony, my gang rotw

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After my trip down memory lane with the latest My Morning Jacket album yesterday, I can't get this old song out of my head.

'Howzat' was one of the songs I loved hearing whenever it came on. I don't think many people remember it now. It features staggered harmonies, some blues and some disco in with the pop/rnb.



Look at the video! All those lovely blues and greens and shiny lights. Magic.

Through most of the 70s, Sherbet were the Kings of Pop in Australia, ruling the charts with a record-breaking sixteen consecutive Top 40 singles between 1971 and 1977. 'Howzat' was their big international hit in 1976, making them the first band to score an overseas hit with a song written, recorded and produced entirely in Australia. They were the first Australian band to reach $1M in record sales in Australia; the first Australian band to turn their merchandising into a huge industry; and they pioneered the concept of massive regional tours. In 1976, the book "Sherbet On Tour", by Christie Eliezer, sold 55,000 copies in its first week.

Ironically, their success came at a time when the press were predicting their demise and their founder member had quit the group.



Clive Shakespeare formed Sherbet in early 1969 with members drawn from three Sydney bands: Sam See from Clapham Junction, Laughlin from Sebastian Hardie Blues Band (the earlier blues/R&B incarnation of Mario Millo's progressive outfit Sebastian Hardie) and Shakespeare, Rae and Taylor from soul/funk outfit Downtown Roll Band, one of a number of Sydney bands who were performing Motown, Stax and James Brown material.

Between 1971 and 1978, Sherbet released 15 albums and 30 singles. In 1975, Sherbet's production was taken on by Richard Lush, ex Abbey Rd and engineer on many of The Beatles' later recordings, including the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP.

On the strength of 'Howzat', further overseas success might have been expected and was certainly worked towards, however a combination of factors conspired to prevent them. Later in the 70s, pop and disco had given way to punk and new wave. With pop falling out of fashion, and with its main appeal to a younger audience anyway, Sherbet didn't manage to gain a broader audience or break into the adult rock market. As happens with many a band, they were denied any record company support overseas, and back at home, the press were busy knocking them down.

Things started to look up in 1979. Whilst on their US tour, they found an ally in Andy Gibb who recommended them to his label, the Robert Stigwood Organisation, who signed them up. RSO, however, felt the name Sherbet didn't have the 'adult' image that was needed to promote them in the States, so the name was changed to Highway in 1979. Sadly, things didn't work out in America and the band broke up later that year.

I always liked the name Sherbet. Made me think of Sherbet Fountains. You were supposed to suck the sherbet up through the liquorice but I never managed it. Don't know what I was doing wrong.



Wikipedia - Sherbet (band)
MILESAGO: Australasian Music & Popular Culture 1964-1975



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Further to my journal entries of September 24, 2007 and January 26, 2008, the August 30 edition of Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper, once again under the title "This week in history", ran a copy of the CHUM Radio Top-10 charts for Saturday, September 2, 1978: 30 years ago.

I immediately recognised nine of the ten songs on the list only one stumped me. (As they say, nine out of ten isn't bad.) Have a look at the list and see how many you recognise.

Here is the list:

1 Three Times a Lady (The Commodores)
2 Love Will Find a Way (Pablo Cruise)
3 Grease (Frankie Valli)
4 You Needed Me (Anne Murray)
5 Break It To Them Gently (Burton Cummings)
6 Live's Been Good (Joe Walsh)
7 Two out of Three Ain't Bad (Meatloaf)
8 Hot Blooded (Foreigner)
9 An Everlasting Love (Andy Gibb)
10 Hopelessly Devoted To You (Olivia Newton-John)

Notes
The only song I didn't recognise? "An Everlasting Love" by Andy Gibb. (A quick look on the internet tracked it down, though.)

"Three Times a Lady" spent a total of five weeks at number 1. This week's CHUM chart is nicely punctuated by "Grease" and "Hopelessly Devoted to You" from the soundtrack of that epic motion picture Grease.

See also
http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=1129

who's afraid of the art of noise by Art of Noise

Yo (single) by chris brown

shadow dancing by Andy Gibb

jungle book soundtrack (original)

1944 - Born on this day, Tom Scholz, guitar, keyboards, Boston.

1956 - RCA Records placed a half page ad in Billboard Magazine claiming that Elvis Presley was 'the new singing rage.'

1960 - UK trade paper Record Retailer published the UK's first ever EP (extended player) chart and LP chart. No. 1 EP was 'Expresso Bongo' by Cliff Richard & The Shadows and No.1 LP 'The Explosive Freddy Cannon' by Freddy Cannon.

1963 - Born on this day, Jeff Ament, bass, Pearl Jam.

1964 - Born on this day, Neneh Cherry, singer, songwriter.

1965 - Born on this day, Edie Brickell, US singer. Edie married Paul Simon in 1992.

1966 - Born on this day, Dave Krusen, drummer Pearl Jam.

1967 - The Monkees held the No.1 position on the US album chart with 'More Of The Monkees.'

1973 - The Pink Floyd album 'Dark Side Of The Moon' was released in America, it spent over 740 weeks on the chart over a 14-year period.

1973 - This week's UK Top 5 singles: No.5, Focus, 'Sylvia', No.4, Detroit Emeralds, 'Feel The Need In Me', No.3, The Strawbs, 'Part Of The Union', No.2, The Faces, 'Cindy Incidentally', No.1, Slade, 'Cum On Feel The Noize.'

1977 - At 7am in the morning on a trestle table set up outside Buckingham Palace, London, The Sex Pistols signed to A&M Records. The contract lasted for six days.

1980 - Appearing live at York University, Dexy's Midnight Runners.

1988 - Younger brother of The Bee Gees, Andy Gibb died in hospital, five days after his 30th birthday. His death from myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) followed a long battle with cocaine addiction, which had weakened his heart.

1995 - Former Stone Roses’ manager Gareth Evans’ £10 million ($17 million) lawsuit with the band was settled out of court over alleged wrongful dismissal – for an undisclosed sum.

1996 - Alanis Morissette won Best Album for 'Jagged Little Pill', Best Female singer, Best Rock Album, Best songwriter and best single at the 25th Juno Awards held in Hamilton, Canada.

2000 - The Daily Mail published pictures of Paul McCartney dancing with a cowgirl on the bar of a New York club. McCartney sang along to 'Whole Lotta Shakin' through a megaphone and mimicked a strip tease in front of 100 onlookers.

2000 - Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde was arrested for leading an animal rights protest against the clothing firm Gap, who were accused of using leather from cows slaughtered 'illegally and cruelly'. The protest took place in a store in Manhattan.

2002 - Alanis Morissette went to No.1 on the US album chart and No.2 on the UK chart with 'Under Rug Swept.'

2003 - Johnny Cash was admitted to Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to undergo treatment for pneumonia.

2004 - Corey Taylor from Slipknot married his long-time girlfriend, Scarlett.

2005 - Michael Jackson arrived in court an hour late dressed in his pajamas after being treated for a back injury. Jackson was attending the Santa Moria court for his child abuse trial.

2005 - A survey carried out by Music Choice concluded that ‘Angels’ by Robbie Williams was the song Britons would most like played at their funeral. Frank Sinatra's ‘My Way’ was second and Monty Python's ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ was voted into third place.

1948 - Born on this day, Eddy Grant, singer, The Equals and solo.

1952 - Born on this day, Alan Clark, keyboards, Dire Straits.

1955 - Elvis Presley made his TV debut when he appeared on the weekend show 'Louisiana Hayride' on KWKH TV.

1956 - Born on this day, Teena Marie, US singer.

1957 - Born on this day, Mark E Smith, singer, The Fall.

1958 - Born on this day, Andy Gibb, younger brother of The Bee Gees. He had a 1978 UK No.10 single with ‘An Everlasting Love’ and a 1978 US No.1 single with ‘Shadow Dancing’, which spent seven weeks at the top, plus two other US No.1 singles. Gibb died on March 10th 1988.

1962 - Born on this day, Craig and Charlie Reid, The Proclaimers.

1963 - Country singer Patsy Cline was killed in a plane crash at Dyersburg, Virginia, along with THE COWBOY COPAS and Hawkshaw Hawkins. They were traveling to Nashville to appear at a benefit concert for DJ 'Cactus' Jack Call, who'd died in a car crash. Cline was the first country singer to cross over as a pop artist. Two days later Country singer, Jack Anglin was killed in a car crash on his way to Cline's funeral.

1965 - The Rolling Stones kicked off their fifth UK tour at The Regal Theatre, Edmonton, London. A 14-date package tour with The Hollies, The Konrads and Dave Berry And The Cruisers.

1965 - The Mannish Boys released their debut single 'I Pity The Fool', featuring a young David Bowie.

1966 - Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Going Places.'

1970 - Born on this day, John Frusciante – guitarist with Red Hot Chili Peppers.

1971 - UK band Badfinger kicked off their first US tour appearing in Toledo, Ohio.

1971 - Led Zeppelin started a 12-date 'thank you' tour for British fans appearing at the clubs from their early days and charging the admission price from 1968. The first show was at The Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1973 - The former US manager of Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jeffrey was one of 68 people killed in a plane crash in France. Jeffery was en-route to a court appearance in London related to Hendrix.

1975 - Rod Stewart met Swedish actress, Britt Ekland at a party in Los Angeles, the couple went on to have a high profile love affair.

1975 - During a UK tour 10cc and all girl group Fancy appeared at Leeds University, tickets £1.25.

1982 - Actor and singer John Belushi died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin. Belushi was one of the original cast members on US TV's Saturday Night Live, played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers and also appeared in the film Animal House. His tombstone reads "I may be gone, but rock n roll lives on."

1983 - Fun Boy Three kicked off a 13-date UK tour at Leeds University.

1983 - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' went to No.1 for the first time on the UK album chart; it went on to become the biggest selling album of all time with sales over 50 million.

1992 - R.E.M. cleaned up in The Rolling Stone Music Awards winning Album of the year, for 'Out Of Time', Artist of the year, Best single for 'Losing My Religion', Best video for 'Losing My Religion' and Best band, Best guitarist and Best songwriter awards.

1999 - Sir Elton John won a court case against The Daily Star, after they had published long-lens photographs of Spice Girl Victoria Adams and footballer David Beckham while they were staying at Elton's home.

2000 - Oasis went to No.1 on the UK chart with their fourth album 'Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants.'

2000 - Former rap artist MC Hammer became a preacher at the Jubilee Christian Centre in San Jose. Hammer had been declared bankrupt in 1996 after squandering his $50 million (£29.4 million) fortune.

2004 - Guitarist John McGeoch died in his sleep aged 49, member of Magazine. Also worked with Siouxsie and the Banshees, Armoury Show, Public Image Ltd.

2007 - Records by The Rolling Stones and Paul Simon were chosen for preservation by the US Library of Congress. The Stones' Satisfaction and Simon's Graceland album entered the National Recordings Registry, which preserves historic works for future generations. Other recordings chosen this year included Carl Perkins' Blue Suede Shoes, Be My Baby, The Ronettes, A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke and the album The Velvet Underground and Nico.

I like to fix the tags when I download music (I'm a bit OCD about it), or import them from CD's. I've learned a lot of stuff I didn't know about some of the bands. Some happy stuff, some really sad. It kind of sucks to learn sad stuff cause then every time you hear that song you think of it. From my collection of MP3's here's a start...


Aaliyah - Of course she died in a plane crash 6 years ago at age 22. So young and so on the brink of greatness. Favorite song: probably More Than A Woman

Alice in Chains - After years of heavy drug use ruined his liver, lead singer Layne Staley, 34, took his own life when depression and side effects finally overwhelmed him. I need to be in a specific mood when listening to Alice In Chains, but ever since Layne killed himself, I find it hard to listen at all. Their album Dirt is phenomenal though. Favorite song: probably between Angry Chair and Would?

Andy Gibb - Brother of Maurice, Robin and Barry (Bee Gees), died suddenly of a viral infection of the heart at the age of 30. Favorite song: almost definitely An Everlasting Love

Aqua - I never knew that Lene & one of the other guys in the group, Soren, got married, and that is one of the reasons the band disbanded, since Lene also dated Rene at one time. I remember hearing she had an eating disorder long ago, but nothing is mentioned about that. Soren & Lene have two kids. Favorite song: probably My Oh My

Badfinger - Their story has to be the most tragic ones out there. After years of being successful, they still failed to see any residuals from their record company. With no money and mounting bills, 2 band members killed themselves. Favorite song: Come And Get It

Baltimora - Pretty much a one hit wonder with their song Tarzan Boy, the lead singer died in 1985 as a result of AIDS.

Big Country - Lead singer Stuart Adamson battled an addiction to alcohol all his life. In 2001, he died after committing suicide in a hotel in Hawaii.

Blur - Lead singer Damon Albarn is also the co-creator of Gorillaz. I thought that was neat. Favorite Blur song: probably Parklife

Boomtown Rats - The song I Don't Like Mondays was inspired by a true story of a 16 year old girl who from her doorstep went on a shooting spree across from a elementary school, killing 2 adults, and injuring 8 children and a police officer. When asked why she did it she said, 'I Don't Like Mondays'. Kinda kills that song for me a little.

Charles & Eddie - Sadly Charles Pettigrew of the group died from cancer in 2001. Favorite song: Would I Lie To You

Chicago - Terry Kath, one of the founders/singers/songwriters, died of an accidental self induced gunshot to the head. His widow later married Kiefer Sutherland. Then they divorced. Favorite song: Wishing You Were Here, which featured background vocals by the Beach Boys.

Color Me Badd - Sam Watters, now a producer and songwriter, married my favorite American Idol contestant not to win, Tamyra Gray in 2006. Favorite song: although I love the harmonious intro to I Adore Mi Amor, I'm going to have to go with The Earth, the Sun, the Rain

to be continued...

Song: Shadow Dancing | 4:35 | 6.33MB
Artist: Andy Gibb
Genre: 70's pop
Rating: ***** (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)
Comments: Andy Gibb may have been a brother to the Bee Gees but he sits very much in a category of his own for those of you who do not own any of Andy's CDs. This song represents the cream of the disco genre - melodic, passionate and hypnotic. Want more? I recommend One More Look At The Night, An Everlasting Love & Don't Throw It All Away. I know there are a lot of people who don't like 70's music though. My theory? The music in the past helped shape the music of the present & will of the future, that is very much why i listen to those bands ~ moreover cause' they're good. hehe.
ps. i'm pretty sure this song was on Gilmore Girls. Lorelai was listening to it in the car.

Andy Gibb
Shadow Dancing