The “You Graduated In A Crappy Year For Music” Meme

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From Doghouse Riley, it goes something like this: you "list Top 100 Pop Hits for your graduating year; hilarity results". Doghouse struck out the songs he hated, bolded the songs he approved of, and added comments.  Me, too.

  • 1. Call Me – Blondie
  •      Not her best…
  • 2. Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
  •      A classic, even if the movie sucked…
  • 3. Magic – Olivia Newton-John
  •      Not a classic, and the movie really sucked ("Xanadu")…
  • 4. Rock With You – Michael Jackson
  •      Before he got creepy, he was good…sometimes…
  • 5. Do That To Me One More Time – Captain & Tennille
  •      Because "Muskrat Love" didn’t quite kill us…
  • 6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
  •      Like every other song written in the 1950’s
  • 7. Coming Up – Paul McCartney
  •      A guilty pleasure, I admit….
  • 8. Funkytown – Lipps, Inc.
  •      Please get this out of my head!…
  • 9. It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me – Billy Joel
  •      Billy was threatened by the punk craze, so he tried to pretend he was a part of it
  • 10. The Rose – Bette Midler
  •         Maudlin, but a good movie…
  • 11. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
  •        Yup, a guilty pleasure.  Good bass line
  • 12. Cars – Gary Numan
  •         Classic.
  • 13. Cruisin’ – Smokey Robinson
  •         Never heard of it.
  • 14. Working My Way Back To You-Forgive Me Girl – Spinners
  •         The only thing worse than one bad song, is two bad songs smushed together.
  • 15. Lost In Love – Air Supply
  •         Someone cut off theirs, please.
  • 16. Little Jeannie – Elton John
  •         A totally unmemorable song from someone who should have faded into oblivion.
  • 17. Ride Like The Wind – Cristopher Cross
  •        The only good thing he ever did.
  • 18. Upside Down – Diana Ross
  •        Terrible and trite.
  • 19. Please Don’t Go – K.C. & The Sunshine Band
  •        Don’t remember it.  Certainly not on a par with their real hits.
  • 20. Babe – Styx
  •        Doesn’t ring a bell.  A ballad, was it?
  • 21. With You I’m Born Again – Billy Preston & Syreeta
  •         The title alone is vomit-inducing.
  • 22. Shining Star – Manhattans
  •         Not the worst, but not very good.
  • 23. Still – Commodores
  •         Still sucks.
  • 24. Yes, I’m Ready – Teri De Sario With K.C.
  •         Perry Como would have been proud.
  • 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
  •         My God.  ANOTHER medley?
  • 30. Let’s Get Serious – Jermaine Jackson
  • 31. Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer – Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
  • 32. Sailing – Christopher Cross
  •         Only a good song to listen if you are, you know, actually sailing…
  • 33. Longer – Dan Fogelberg
  •         Not Dan’s best…
  • 34. Coward Of The County – Kenny Rogers
  • 35. Ladies Night – Kool & The Gang
  • 37. Take Your Time – S.O.S. Band
  • 38. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) – Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
  •         The opening bit (the slow part) is slow and sexy…
  • 38. Too Hot – Kool & The Gang
  • 39. More Love – Kim Carnes
  • 40. Pop Muzik – M
  •        The beginning of the techno-80’s craze
  • 41. Brass In Pocket – Pretenders
  • 42. Special Lady – Ray, Goodman & Brown
  • 43. Send One Your Love – Stevie Wonder
  • 44. The Second Time Around – Shalamar
  • 45. We Don’t Talk Anymore – Cliff Richard
  • 47. Heartache Tonight – Eagles
  • 48. Stomp – Brothers Johnson
  • 48. Tired Of Toein’ The Line – Rocky Burnette
  • 49. Better Love Next Time – Dr. Hook
  • 50. Him – Rupert Holmes
  • 51. Against The Wind – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
  •         Not Bruce.  Nice try.
  • 52. On The Radio – Donna Summer
  •         Sorry.  Another guilty pleasure.
  • 53. Emotional Rescue – Rolling Stones
  • 54. Rise – Herb Alpert
  • 55. All Out Of Love – Air Supply
  • 56. Cool Change – Little River Band
  • 57. You’re Only Lonely – J.D. Souther
  • 58. Desire – Andy Gibb
  • 59. Let My Love Open The Door – Pete Townshend
  •         You get the feeling he wrote it in 5 minutes, while drunk.
  • 60. Romeo’s Tune – Steve Forbert
  • 61. Daydream Believer – Anne Murray
  •         Great song done horribly.
  • 62. I Can’t Tell You Why – Eagles
  • 63. Don’t Let Go – Isaac Hayes
  • 64. Don’t Do Me Like That – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  • 65. She’s Out Of My Life – Michael Jackson
  • 66. Fame – Irene Cara
  •         There were better songs in the rest of the movie.
  • 67. Fire Lake – Bob Seger & 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
  •         Before we all got sick of Phil Collins…
  • 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
  • 75. Hurt So Bad – Linda Ronstadt
  • 76. Should’ve Never Let You Go – Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka
  • 77. Pilot Of The Airwaves – Charlie Dore
  • 79. Off The Wall – Michael Jackson
  • 80. I Pledge My Love – Peaches & 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
  •         Really good.  Should have been higher.  Waaaay higher.
  • 87. Sara – Fleetwood Mac
  • 88. Wait For Me – Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • 89. Jo Jo – Boz Scaggs
  • 90. September Morn – Neil Diamond
  • 91. Give Me The Night – George Benson
  •         Close, but not quite.
  • 92. Broken Hearted Me – Anne Murray
  • 93. You Decorated My Life – Kenny Rogers
  • 94. Tusk – Fleetwood Mac
  •         Marching band?  Too cool.
  • 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 & The Heartbreakers