Azymuth – Jazz Carnival 01/1980
Styx – Babe 01/1980
Captain Beaky – Captain Beaky 01/1980
The Chords – Maybe Tomorrow 02/1980
Fern Kinney – Together We Are Beautiful 02/1980
Sammy Hagar – I’ve Done Everything For You 02/1980
The Vapors – Turning Japanese 02/1980
Jon Pertwee – Worzel’s Song 03/1980
Tony Rallo – Holdin’ On 02/1980
Bodysnatchers – Let’s Do Rock Steady 03/1980
Leon Haywood – Don’t Push It Don’t Force It 03/1980
Bobby Thurston – Check Out The Groove 03/1980
Martha And The Muffins – Echo Beach 03/1980
Sky – Toccata 04/1980
Rodney Franklin – The Groove 04/1980
Mystic Merlin – Just Can’t Give You Up 04/1980
Four Bucketeers – The Bucket Of Water Song 05/1980
Junior Murvin – Police And Thieves 05/1980
Lipps Inc. – Funkytown 05/1980
Surface Noise – The Scratch 05/1980
Stacy Lattisaw – Jump To The Beat 06/1980
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Theme From The Invader 06/1980
Gerard Kenny – Fantasy 06/1980
Tom Browne – Funkin’ For Jamaica 06/1980
George Duke – Brazilian Love Affair 07/1980
Sue Wilkinson – You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Want To Get On 08/1980
Nick Straker Band – A Walk In The Park 08/1980
The Barracudas – Summer Fun 08/1980
Split Enz – I Got You 08/1980
Black Slate – Amigo 09/1980
Coffee – Casanova 09/1980
Sweet People – And The Birds Were Singing 10/1980
Air Supply – All Out Of Love 09/1980
Young And Co – I Like What You’re Doing To Me 11/1980
Wilton Felder – Inherit The Wind 11/1980
The Look – I Am The Beat 12/1980
Yarborough & People – Don’t Stop The Music 12/1980
Listen to: The Chords – Maybe Tomorrow
Sammy Hagar – I’ve Done Everything For You
The Vapors – Turning Japanese
Martha And The Muffins – Echo Beach
Junior Murvin – Police And Thieves
Lipps Inc. – Funkytown
The Barracudas – Summer Fun
The Look – I Am The Beat
More power pop! The Chords, The Vapors, The Barracudas, The Look, Martha And The Muffins; all very fun songs. I’d even maybe throw Sammy Hagar (post Montrose, pre Van Halen) in there. Hey, if it’s good enough for Rick Springfield to cover than it’s alright in my book (blog). Talking of covers, “Police And Thieves” is here, not because of The Clash version but in spite of it. It’s just a good reggae song. Plus “Funkytown” dropped this year, catching the tail end of the disco craze. Outside my choices, “All Out Of Love” is a song I could only enjoy five pints in, Nick Straker Band’s “A Walk In The Park” was on my listen to list for a bit but I think I fell out of love with it and Yellow Magic Orchestra might win for shortest OHW at 22 seconds long.
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