Published inThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week #44: November 3, 1984)Frankie Say No Thank You to War, plus Lionel Richie, McCartney, Pat Benatar, and where I started to disengage from U21d ago61d ago6
Published inThree Imaginary Girls40 Years Ago: How This Mortal Coil Invented Dream PopThe release of “It’ll End In Tears” gave 4AD Records its identity and also ignited interest in one of the 1970s’ great lost pop bands, Big…2d ago52d ago5
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 43: October 27, 1984)Wham!, Dennis DeYoung, Kenny Rogers and friends, The Time, and Romeo Void, who were way more than their one big songOct 299Oct 299
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 42: October 20, 1984)Prince, Elton, Diana Ross, my favorite Cyndi Lauper song, and Rebbie The Forgotten Jackson, plus I get grumpy about layoutOct 2115Oct 2115
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 41: October 13, 1984)Bowie and adolescent me, Hall and Oates near the end, Chaka Khan feels for Prince, Robert Plant goes retro, and I unexpectedly get to talk…Oct 1410Oct 1410
Published inThree Imaginary Girls40 Years Ago: The Replacements Break Through With “Let It Be”How the Minneapolis troublemakers left hardcore to (briefly) look like the next big thingOct 1219Oct 1219
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 40: October 6, 1984)Rod Stewart, Sheena Easton, New Edition, Rickie Lee Jones, and I change my mind (sorta) about a Culture Club songOct 77Oct 77
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Singles (Week 39: September 29, 1984)Chicago, Eddie and the Cruisers, Billy Idol, Tina Turner, and I use The Go-Go’s as an excuse to write for ages about SparksSep 307Sep 307
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 38: September 22, 1984)Madonna becomes a superstar, Billy Ocean’s first, Spandau Ballet’s last, Barry Gibb, and the brief return of Herb Alpert’s Tijuana BrassSep 237Sep 237
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 37: September 15, 2024)The Jacksons, The Pointer Sisters, The Everly Brothers, Rubber Rodeo, and my least favorite song of 1984Sep 177Sep 177
