This week, Frank E. Lee brought us back to 1980 - the year Mount St. Helens volcano erupts, Pac-Man and the Rubik’s Cube debut, a fictional character shoots J.R. Ewing on TV’s Dallas, and a real-life criminal shoots John Lennon in New York City. Here in Chicago, the term “yuppie” is coined as the city’s population tops three million and the Chicago-based comedy The Blues Brothers becomes an instant classic upon release.
The Ramones- “Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio”
Bruce Springsteen- “I’m a Rocker”
The Police- “When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around”
Dire Straits- “Romeo and Juliet”
Joy Division- “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
J. Geils Band- “Love Stinks”
Linda Ronstadt- “Girls Talk”
Jackson Browne- “That Girl Could Sing”
The English Beat- “Hands Off…She’s Mine”
Bob Seger- “Betty Lou’s Getting Out Tonight”
Paul McCartney- “Coming Up”
The Waitresses- “I Know What Boys Like”
Heart- “Even It Up”
The Cars- “Touch and Go”
Madness- “One Step Beyond”
Peter Gabriel- “Games Without Frontiers”
Alan Parsons Project- “Games People Play”
Blondie- “Rapture”
The Flying Lizards- “Money (That’s What I Want)”
John Mellencamp- “Ain’t Even Done With The Night”
NRBQ- “Me and the Boys”
Squeeze- “Another Nail in My Heart”
John Lennon- “Watching the Wheels”
The Buggles- “Video Killed the Radio Star”
Roxy Music- “Oh Yeah”
B-52’s- Give Me Back My Man”
Pete Townshend- “And I Moved”
Joan Jett- “Bad Reputation”
Blues Brothers- “Sweet Home Chicago”
Robert Palmer- “Johnny and Mary”
David Bowie- “Ashes to Ashes”
Devo- “Freedom of Choice”
U2- “Out of Control”
Next week, Annalisa takes us to 1992. The Presidential Election year that saw The Chicago Bulls beat The Portland Trailblazers for back-to-back NBA Championships with Michael Jordan as the MVP once again. The Winter Olympic Games were held in France and Kurt Cobain became a dad.