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Thanks for dropping by, it's time for this week's "8 of the 80s", where I'll bring you eight nuggets from the 80s. This time out it's 1985, the year Mikhail Gorbachev took over the dying Soviet Union. Rene & Angela - "Save Your Love (For #1)" from the album Street Called Desire (1985) Billboard peak: #101 What promised to be the Ashford & Simpson of the 80s proved to be a short-shining star in the funk atmosphere.. (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Hey guys, it's time for this week's "7 of the 70s", where I bring you seven nuggets from the Me Decade. This time out it's seven songs from 1974, the year the first consumer purchase using a UPC code was made in Ohio (a package of Wrigley's Gum). Paper Lace - " The Night Chicago Died " from the album Paper Lace (1974) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1 The group who were beat to the punch with "Billy Don't Be A Hero" get their just rewards with this tale of Chi-town gangster violence that never ever happened in reality. (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Today, August 23rd, marks singer/actor Rick Springfield's 63rd birthday. My favorite Dr. Noah Drake songs... 1) Love Is Alright Tonite 2) Bop Til You Drop 3) I've Done Everything For You 4) Human Touch 5) Souls (Click to read the rest of the post)

Sylvia - " Nobody " from the album Just Sylvia (1982) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #15 (three weeks) Weeks in the top-40: 9 Today's Song of the Day is by Sylvia , a country singer born in Indiana. She got her big break working as a secretary in Nashville's Music Row, and released her first single, " You Don't Miss a Thing ", which became a top-40 country single in 1979. A year later, she put out her first album, Drifter , which charted five singles, including her first top-10 (" Tumbleweed ") and her first #1 hit (" Drifter "). But it was her sophomore effort, Just Sylvia , that put Sylvia onto mainstream radio, with her single "Nobody". The song about finding about her cheating love through crank calls, was written by Kyle Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and produced by her secretarial boss, Tom Collins... The song was Sylvia's first and only pop hit, and sold over a million copies. It also topped the country...

Hey folks, it's time for this week's "Aussie Sweep", where we sample the newest music selling in Australia, courtesy of their official charts . This week's #1 song is also the top debut. It's from Guy Sebastian, who won the first season of Australian Idol in 2003. Guy was born in the southeastern country of Malaysia, and now is a judge on that countries version of the X Factor . "Battle Scars" is his fifth #1 single here, which gives him quite a good track record for an Idol alum. The track features rapper Lupe Fiasco, who had a top-5 hit of his own in 2010 with "The Show Goes On".. (Click below to read the rest of the post)

Hey folks, time for this week's "6 of the 60s", where I bring you a half dozen nuggets from the golden era of rock. This time out it's six from the year 1964... J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers - " Last Kiss " from the album Last Kiss (1964) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2 The record detailing a tragic car accident was made worse by the singer and manager crashing their car the same year, killing the manager and putting Wilson in crutches. He ended up dying of alcoholism in the early 90s, before he could see Pearl Jam reviving the song.. (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Today, August 22nd, marks singer/songwriter Tori Amos' 49th birthday. My fave Tori tracks... 1) Silent All These Years 2) A Sorta Fairytale 3) Me And A Gun 4) Crucify 5) Jackie's Strength (Click below to see the rest of the post)