Shake It Up is All That We Know

Well, this blog may be out of touch and with the end of April upon us, we are now out of time for our "Hall and Oates April"... Oates looks so naked in parts of this video with no guitar in hand, however I love the gigantic drum set and sticks... to finish up our "Hall and Oates April," here is the duo's last #1 single - "Out of Touch"...


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"Out of Touch"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Big Bam Boom
B-side "Cold, Dark and Yesterday"
Released 1984
Format 7" 12"
Genre Pop / Rock
Length 4:21 (album version)
4:07 (single version)
Label RCA
Writer(s) Daryl Hall & John Oates
Producer Daryl Hall & John Oates, Bob Clearmountain

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

I'm Tired of Playing on the Team

Breaking the top 10, here is another one of the hits from Hall and Oates' H2O album... this song was also used in NBA commercials back in the 80's because of its' underlying reference to basketball... check it out and D-Up with some "One on One"...

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Lyrics | Hall & Oates lyrics - One On One lyrics

"One on One"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album H2O and Rock 'n Soul Part 1
B-side "Art of Heartbreak"
Released 1983
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1982
Genre Pop / Rock, Blue-eyed soul
Length 7" 3:53, LP 4:16, 12" single 5:30
Label RCA
Writer(s) Daryl Hall
Producer Daryl Hall, John Oates

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7

My Name is Ted and One Day I'll be Dead Yo Yo Yo

Today's British studio band was a one-hit wonder back in 1986 with this world-wide hit featuring Ted the Cowboy and his horse, Trigger, of course... that's right, you remember it now don't you? Lying in the bathtub and thinking about being out on the range somewhere... it's the group Boys Don't Cry with "I Wanna Be a Cowboy"...




Lyrics | Boys Don't Cry lyrics - I Wanna Be A Cowboy lyrics

"I Wanna Be a Cowboy"

by Boys Don't Cry
from the album: Boys Don't Cry
released: 1986

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #12

80's Television

Today's 80's TV show had a good run for five seasons... Captain Kirk became T.J. Hooker to a new legion of fans, and the world was introduced to a hot new blonde named Heather Locklear... training young academy recruits, and ridding the world of scum one episode at a time, check out "T.J. Hooker"...

season one intro...



but i had to add the season 2 intro because of the addition of Heather Locklear that year to the cast...



TJ Hooker showing some mad car hood skills... resist arrest, please!



and finally, don't you dare try to outrun Heather Locklear and her police baton skills...



T. J. Hooker

Format Police drama
Created by Rick Husky
Starring William Shatner
Heather Locklear
Adrian Zmed
Richard Herd
James Darren
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 92
Production
Running time 60 minutes X 72 episodes (ABC)

90 minutes X 19 episodes (CBS)
Broadcast
Original channel ABC (1982-1985)
CBS (1985-1986)
Original run March 13, 1982 – May 28, 1986

I See You, You See Me

I've already posted today's Hall and Oates classic one other time in The Excellent 80's, but it's worth another post for sure... one of the iconic 80's songs from the iconic 80's soulful rock duo... you can't escape my "Private Eyes"...


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Lyrics | Hall & Oates lyrics - Private Eyes lyrics

"Private Eyes"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Private Eyes
Released 1981
Format 7" Vinyl record
Recorded Spring 1981
Genre Pop
Label RCA Records
Writer(s) Daryl Hall, Sara Allen, Janna Allen and Warren Pash
Producer Daryl Hall, John Oates, Neil Kernon

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

80's Cartoons

You know you loved you some "G.I. Joe" cartoons back in the 80's... hope this brings back some great 80's saturday mornings for you...



Captives of Cobra, part one...



Captives of Cobra, part two...

Oh I Send Shivers

Today's glam metal band formed around 1986 in L.A. and had a few hits with their first few albums... with Marq Torien (compared by many to David Lee Roth) on vocals, here are Bulletboys with "Smooth Up in Ya"...




Lyrics | Bulletboys lyrics - Smooth Up lyrics

"Smooth Up in Ya"

by BulletBoys
from the album: Bulletboys
released: 1988

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #71
U.S. Mainstream rock hits peak: #23

You Have to Say It Isn't So

Seriously, someone thought 45-50 seconds of feet walking to start a video was a good day? The quality of this video isn't very good, but it's another classic from Hall and Oates as our month of featuring this super duo rolls on... "Say It Isn't So"...


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Lyrics | Hall & Oates lyrics - Say It Isn't So lyrics

"Say It Isn't So"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Rock 'n Soul Part 1
B-side "Kiss on My List"
Released 1983
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop, Rock, Soul
Length 4:17
Label RCA
Writer(s) Daryl Hall
Producer Daryl Hall, John Oates

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2

For Three Years Straight We Toured the Nation

Today's video feature brings you the sun, the beach, some girls in bikinis, an aging classic rock band, and three fat dudes rapping their large asses off... oh yeah, you remember! Here we go, here we go... it's the trio from Brooklyn known as The Fat Boys with the help of the Beach Boys and their hit "Wipe Out"...



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Wipe Out

"Wipe Out"

by The Fat Boys (and Beach Boys)
from the album: Crushin'
released: 1987

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #12
UK peak: #2

80's Television

Former NFL star Fred Dryer had a pretty good run as an actor in this 80's cop show... running seven years and co-starring the beautiful Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall (for six of those seasons), here is "Hunter"...

the intro...



check out the sweet 80's tape recorder in this clip from "Hunter"...



McCall laying down the law in this scene! But why the brothers got to be the bad guys, huh?




Hunter

Format Crime drama, Action
Created by Frank Lupo
Starring Fred Dryer
Stepfanie Kramer
Charles Hallahan
John Amos
Bruce Davison
Darlanne Fluegel
Lauren Lane
Arthur Rosenburg
John Shearin
Garrett Morris
James Whitmore, Jr.
Ruby Ramos
Perry Cook
Richard Beauchamp
Courtney Barilla
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 7
No. of episodes 153
Production
Executive producer(s) Stephen J. Cannell (1984-1985)
Roy Huggins (1985-1988)
George Geiger (1988-1989)
Fred Dryer (1989-1991)
Running time 1 hour
Production company(s) Stephen J. Cannell Productions
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 18, 1984 – April 26, 1991

What They Need Is Adult Education

Oates showing off his studly chest and chest hair... this is just a weird video, and if I really need more education to understand it then I just want to remain ignorant... Hall and Oates rolling on with our "Hall and Oates April" and their single "Adult Education"...




Lyrics | Hall & Oates lyrics - Adult Education lyrics

"Adult Education"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Rock 'n Soul Part 1
B-side "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
Released 1984
Format 7", 12", CD
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop
Length 5:39
Label RCA
Writer(s) Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen
Producer Daryl Hall, John Oates

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #8

80's Cartoons

Tell me you didn't enjoy you some "Space Ghost"...



or "The Real Ghostbusters" cartoon...

Today Started With a Crazy Kiss on Our Way Home

Get those shoulders shaking and get up out your seat and dance! Dance, I said! Ooh, baby, I think this was a pretty big hit back in 1987... and oooh, baby I think this group had a quite a few big hits through the 80's... and oooh, baby this beat will make your body move "From Head to Toe"... it's Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam...


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Lyrics | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam lyrics - Head To Toe lyrics

"Head to Toe"
Single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
from the album Spanish Fly
Released 1987
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 5:03
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Full Force
Producer Full Force

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

You Never Close Your Eyes Anymore When I Kiss Your Lips

Today's Hall and Oates classic was their first single to ever break the top 20... a remake (and not as good as the original version) of the classic #1 hit recorded by The Righteous Brothers back in 1964, here are Hall and Oates doing their best to deliver "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"...


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Lyrics | Hall & Oates lyrics - Youve Lost That Lovin' Feeling lyrics

"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Voices
B-side "Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear The Voices)"
Released 1980
Format 7"
Recorded 1980
Genre Blue-Eyed soul
Length 4:10
Label RCA
Producer Daryl Hall & John Oates

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #12

Sometimes I Wonder By the Look in Your Eyes

Probably one of my favorite ballads of 1986 for you today as The Excellent 80's slows it down for you a little bit and brings you the Grammy-award winning man born Leslie Sebastian Charles in January 1950 in Trinidad... you might know him as Billy Ocean, and here is his #1 hit that features an evil twin in the video... I hate it when my evil twin gets the girl! Enjoy "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"...




Lyrics | Billy Ocean lyrics - There'll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry) lyrics

"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"

by Billy Ocean
from the album: Love Zone
released: 1986

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

80's Television

Today's 80's television look back kicked off in 1985 and didn't take too long to gain steam in popularity for ABC... what other show could you learn how to build a bomb with a paper clip, rubber band, and chewing gum?... yes, I'm talking about the one and only Richard Dean Anderson and his hit show "MacGyver"...

the intro...



I have a coffin like this... it's awesome...



and here is some of MacGyver's bomb making skillz...



MacGyver

Genre Action / Adventure / Espionage
Created by Lee David Zlotoff
Starring Richard Dean Anderson
Dana Elcar
Theme music composer Randy Edelman
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 7
No. of episodes 139
2 Movies
Production
Executive producer(s) Henry Winkler
John Rich
Location(s) California
British Columbia
Alberta
Running time 45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Audio format Mono (Seasons 1-2),
Stereo (Season 3-7)
Original run September 29, 1985 – May 21, 1992

of course, Saturday Night Live has given MacGyver a new round of fans with their spoof entitled "MacGruber"...

But He Said Leave Me Alone

The kids in this video look mean and look like they are about ready to kick your ass... I mean, check out the one with the baseball bat! When this modern family all of sudden gets transformed into a family from the 50's, it scares me... really, those are some scary people after their transformation... ok, ok, I'm rambling now, but just leave me alone! I'm a "Family Man"...




Lyrics | Hall & Oates lyrics - Family Man lyrics

"Family Man"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album H2O
B-side "Maneater"
"Open All Night"
Released 1983
Format 7", 12", CD single
Recorded 1982
Genre Pop/Rock
Length 3:25
Label RCA
Writer(s) Mike Oldfield
Tim Cross
Rick Fenn
Mike Frye
Morris Pert
Maggie Reilly
Producer Daryl Hall
John Oates

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6

80's Cartoons

Today's cartoon flash back to the 80's was based upon the popular video game featuring Mario, Pauline, and the famous "Donkey Kong"... voiced by Soupy Sales and featured beginning in 1983 as part of the "Saturday Supercade," here is "Donkey Kong" the cartoon...

Part one...



Part two... shame on you, Donkey Kong!

Little Ditty About ...

Amazing that today's video has never made it into The Excellent 80's especially since it is one of the most recognizable songs of the 80's and includes the iconic line "Suckin' on a chili dog outside the Tastefreeze,"... you know what I'm talking about... break out your white gloves and hold onto 16 as long as you can... it's then John Cougar, but now John Mellencamp telling you that life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone... spending four weeks at #1 here is the little ditty about "Jack and Diane"...



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Lyrics | John Cougar lyrics - Jack & Diane lyrics

"Jack & Diane"
Single by John Mellencamp
from the album American Fool
Released 1982
Format 45 Record
Recorded 1982
Genre Heartland rock
Length 3:45 (Edit)
Label Riva Records
Writer(s) John Mellencamp

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

In the Moonlite, Under Starlite

Our "Hall and Oates April" continues... in today's hit, this was Darryl Hall's mullet at its best... from 1984, with some awesome choreography and the smoke machine in full effect, here is "Method of Modern Love"...




Lyrics | Hall & Oates lyrics - Method Of Modern Love lyrics

"Method of Modern Love"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Big Bam Boom
Released 1985
Format 7", 12", CD
Recorded 1984
Genre Pop, Soul
Length 5:25
Label RCA
Writer(s) Daryl Hall, Janna Allen
Producer Daryl Hall, John Oates and Bob Clearmountain

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #5

Hey Little Sister What Have You Done

This is one dangerous kitchen you want to stay away from towards the end of this video... just scary... anyway, this hit from 1982 put Billy Idol on the map and MTV played the heck out of this video... "White Wedding"...




Lyrics | Billy Idol lyrics - White Wedding lyrics

"White Wedding"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Billy Idol
Released 1982
Format Vinyl (7" and 12")
Recorded 1982
Genre Post-punk, Gothic rock
Length 3:30 (7")
8:19 (12")
Label Chrysalis
Writer(s) Billy Idol
Producer Keith Forsey

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #36
UK peak: #6

80's Television

Today's look back at a classic 80's television program takes us back to a period from 1980-1988 when this Vietnam Vet/Ex-Navy Seal enjoyed the amenities of a plush Hawaiian estate working when he wanted to in all kinds of dangerous escapades... with a sweet mustache (no coincidence at all that this is Hall and Oates month here at The Excellent 80's), his name is Tom Selleck and his hit 80's show was "Magnum P.I."...

the intro...



Magnum is not messing around...




Magnum, P.I.

Title card (seasons 3-8)
Genre Crime drama
Created by Donald P. Bellisario
Glen A. Larson
Written by Donald P. Bellisario
Glen A. Larson
Chris Abbott
Directed by Ray Austin
Michael Vejar
Ivan Dixon
Starring Tom Selleck
John Hillerman
Roger E. Mosley
Larry Manetti
Narrated by Tom Selleck
Theme music composer Mike Post
Ian Freebairn-Smith (season 1)
Composer(s) Pete Carpenter
Mike Post
Ian Freebairn-Smith (season 1)
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 162
Production
Executive producer(s) Donald P. Bellisario
Glen A. Larson
Tom Selleck
Producer(s) Tom Greene
Location(s) United States Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
Running time 48 min. (excluding commercials)

Easy Ready Willing Overtime

Born three years apart (Hall in 1946 and Oates in 1949), this duo first met in Philadelphia back in 1967 and they've made sweet music for many years now... the lighting in this video make it look their hair is glowing, but, hey Hall and Oates did glow for a solid decade of hits... another #1 hit, here is "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"...




Lyrics | Daryl Hall & John Oates lyrics - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) lyrics

"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Private Eyes
Released 1981
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1981
Genre Pop
Dance-pop
Urban R&B
Blue-eyed soul
Length 3:39 (7" DJ edit)
3:50 (7" remix)
5:09 (album version)
6:04 (12" single)
Label RCA
Writer(s) Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen
Producer Hall & Oates

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

80's Cartoons

In addition to our "Hall and Oates April" we are taking a break this month from the 80's movies flash backs and going with some old school 80's cartoons every Saturday morning just like back when you and I were kids getting up early to catch our favorites... today's feature - the mouse equivalent of James Bond, it's "Danger Mouse"...

the intro...



part one of "The Four Tasks of Danger Mouse"...



part two...

She's Got a Gold Tooth, You Know She's Hardcore

The follow up album to "Licensed to Ill" was "Paul's Boutique," an album with less commercial appeal and more creative depth... today's video features the only charting single from it... with some sweet disco moves and clothes, here are the Beastie Boys from 1989 with one of my favorites from the group - "Hey Ladies"...


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Lyrics | Beastie Boys lyrics - Hey Ladies lyrics

"Hey Ladies"
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Paul's Boutique
Released July 25, 1989
Genre Hip hop, funk
Length 3:47
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) MCA
Adrock
Mike D
Producer Beastie Boys
Dust Brothers
Mario Caldato Jr.

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #36

She'll Only Come Out at Night

The use of lighting... the sultry saxophone... the black panther and oh, that mustache! The greatest mustache of the 80's (maybe in a first place tie with Magnum P.I.'s Tom Selleck)... The Excellent 80's is proud to present a "Hall and Oates April" (and that's no April Fool's joke either!)... we'll feature the best of the duo's hits of the 80's... and, what better way to kick it off than with this blockbuster hit from 1982 - one of their five #1 hits, here is "Maneater"...


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"Maneater"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album H2O
B-side "Delayed Reaction"
Released 1982
Genre Pop / Rock
Dance-rock
New Wave
Blue-eyed soul
Length 4:33
Label RCA Records
Writer(s) Sara Allen
Daryl Hall
John Oates
Producer Daryl Hall
John Oates

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1