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The flipSide 07/30/2018

7/30/2018

It's the 80's

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"Key Largo" is a popular song recorded by Bertie Higgins in 1981. Released as a single in September 1981, the song became Higgins' only Top 40 hit in the United States in early 1982, when it peaked at #8 on the BillboardHot 100 chart. The song spent 17 weeks in the Top 40 and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[2] In addition, "Key Largo" topped the adult contemporary chart for two weeks.[3] In the United Kingdom, the song reached #60 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Take It Easy on Me" is a song by Australian soft rock band Little River Band, from the album Time Exposure. Released as a single in 1981, the song reached #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] and #14 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was written by band member Graeham Goble and produced by British record producer George Martin.

"Somebody's Baby" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Danny Kortchmar [1] and recorded by Browne for the 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High movie soundtrack. Reaching #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 after debuting at #73 on July 31, 1982, the track would be Browne's last top ten song, as well as the highest charting single of his career, spending nineteen weeks on the chart.

"Blue Eyes" is a song performed by Elton John with music and lyrics written by Elton John and Gary Osborne. It was released in 1982, both as a single and on the album Jump Up!, which reached No. 8 in the UK. In the US, the song spent three weeks at No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100, It also went to No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart.[1

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The flipSide 07/23/2018

7/23/2018

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"Dancing in the Moonlight" is a song by the French-American rock group King Harvest that was released as a single in 1972 and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band released other singles, but they were never able to match the success of "Dancing in the Moonlight".

"Rocket Man" (officially titled "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)") is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and originally performed by John. The song first appeared on John's 1972 album Honky Château and became a hit single, rising to No. 2 in the UK and No. 6 in the US.

Mickey Leroy Gilley (born March 9, 1936) is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as well. Among his biggest hits are "Room Full of Roses," "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time," and the remake of the Soul hit "Stand by Me". He is a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl McVoy, Jim Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart.

"Shadow Dancing" is a disco song performed by English singer-songwriter Andy Gibb that reached number one for seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. Albhy Galuten (who also produced this song) arranged the song with Barry Gibb. While Andy Gibb would have three more Top 10 hits in the U.S., this would be his final chart-topping hit in America. The song became a platinum record.

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The flipSide 07/16/2018

7/16/2018

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"You Should Be Dancing" is a song by the Bee Gees, from the album Children of the World, released in 1976. It hit No. 1 for one week on the American Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 for seven weeks on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and in September the same year, reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The song also peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Soul chart. It was this song that first launched the Bee Gees into disco. It was also the only track from the group to top the dance chart.

"Billie Jean" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, released in January 1983 as the second singlefrom his sixth album Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jonesand Jackson. "Billie Jean" was one of the best-selling singles of 1983 and became the biggest-selling single for Jackson as a solo artist.

Long May You Run is a studio album credited to the Stills-Young Band, a collaboration between Stephen Stillsand Neil Young, released in 1976 on Reprise Records, catalogue MS 2253. It peaked at #26 on the Billboard200 and certified gold in the U.S. by the RIAA. The album is the sole studio release by Stills and Young in tandem.

"I Shall Be Released" is a 1967 song written by Bob Dylan. The Band recorded the first officially released version of the song for their 1968 debut album, Music from Big Pink, with Richard Manuel singing lead vocals, and Rick Danko and Levon Helm harmonizing in the chorus. The song was also performed near the end of the Band's 1976 farewell concert, The Last Waltz, in which all the night's performers (with the exception of Muddy Waters) plus Ringo Starr and Ronnie Wood appeared on the same stage.

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The flipSide 07/09/2018

7/9/2018

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The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The Last Waltz was advertised as The Band's "farewell concert appearance",[2] and the concert saw The Band joined by more than a dozen special guests, including Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Wood, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Bobby Charles, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Joni Mitchell, and The Staple Singers. The musical director for the concert was The Band's original record producer, John Simon.

Harvest is the fourth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on February 1, 1972, on Reprise Records, catalogue MS 2032. It featured the London Symphony Orchestra on two tracks and vocals by noted guests David Crosby, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Stephen Stills, and James Taylor.

Evangeline is a 1981 album by Emmylou Harris that was composed mostly of leftover material from past recording sessions and which did not fit into any of her other albums. Though it received mixed reviews upon its release, the album was yet another commercial success for Harris. It was certified Gold in less than a year after its release.

"Can't You See" is a song written by Toy Caldwell of The Marshall Tucker Band. The song was originally recorded by the band on their 1973 debut album, The Marshall Tucker Band, and released as the album's first single. It was re-released in 1977 and peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

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The flipSide 07/02/2018

7/2/2018

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"Blue Bayou" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a charting hit with her cover of "Blue Bayou" in 1977. The song has since been recorded by many other artists.

"Heard It in a Love Song" is a song by The Marshall Tucker Band, written by Toy Caldwell off their 1977 album Carolina Dreams. It was the highest charting single by The Marshall Tucker Band, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100chart on June 11, 1977.[1]. It also reached number 51 on the Country chart and number 25 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Emmylou Harris (Making Believe) (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released many popular albums and singles over the course of her career, and she has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018 she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[1]

Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer-songwriter.[1] Like his father, Woody Guthrie, he is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling around a song. His only top-40 hit was a cover of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans". His song "Massachusetts" was named the official folk song of the state in which he has lived most of his adult life. Guthrie has also made several acting appearances. He is the father of four children, who have also had careers as musicians.

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