1978
| Artist | Song | |
| Magazine |
Shot By Both Sides 
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| Blondie | Hanging on the Telephone | |
| Buzzcocks | I Don't Mind | |
| The Adverts | Bored Teenagers | |
| Ian Dury & The Blockheads | Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick | |
| Scritti Politti | Skank Bloc Bologna | |
| Peter Hammill | The Second Hand | |
| The Cramps | Human Fly | |
| Talking Heads | Stay Hungry | |
| The Only Ones | Another Girl, Another Planet | |
| Black Flag | I've Had It | |
| Adam & the Ants | Young Parisians | |
| The Clash | English Civil War | |
| The Police | Roxanne | |
| Burning Spear | Marcus Children Suffer | |
| Chic | Le Freak | |
| The Rutles | Hold My Hand | |
| Cheap Trick | California Man | |
| Big Star | Thank You Friends | |
| Wire | I am the Fly | |
| Devo | Jocko Homo | |
| Elvis Costello | (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea | |
| Warren Zevon | Werewolves of London | |
Comment:
In 1978 fitness was the name of the game as normally sensible people donned lycra as the nation was caught in the grip of a jogging craze.Disco fever had also firmly taken hold making hairy chests and medallions the order of the day as Saturday Night Fever finished up the third top grossing movie, behind Christopher Reeve in red underpants, and more dancing Travolta in Grease.
Sadly the last dance came for Chris Bell, Keith Moon, Sandy Denny, Jacques Brel, and Louis Prima.
Though new arrivals included Sisq=, Julian Casablancas, and Usher... Ok not exactly a fair trade, but who said life was fair? Even in '78.
Hope you enjoy this latest episode. This one's for you Ms Orchid..
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the year punk broke -- well, close enough. you really dug into it for this one, an abundance of great tracks overflowing here. another great job, fellas
damned good, and that Scritti Politti pick enhances it even more
Genius. Genius. Genius. I'll be downloading this NOW!
The lack of jazz in this series is distressing to only me, it seems, but your comprehensiveness otherwise is comendable and then some! But could you comb around for a jazz track when you get to 1972? For little ol' me?
My favorite here is the Big Star tune. I think my mom listened to it while I was in her belly (she was told by her doctor to avoid Warren Zevon).
The 13-16 and 21-23 runs are amazing and the Ian Dury track is an all-time fav. Another scorcher.
Yes, lots of great picks.
'78 was a FUN-TIMIN' year! (For me.)
A fine year, though stuck with the difficult position of being wedged in between 1977 (a personal fave, when punk broke loose) and 1979 (when punk met rock and post-punk started to emerge).
Can't write anything been transported back to 15 yrs old & my Gaye Advert Fixation!!!
Some good picks for 1978.
So, based on your research of the various years, which year had the worst hair styles?
So, based on your research of the various years, which year had the worst hair styles?
1985 Ed without a doubt but thats coming god help us, we need to get in character to do these you know! They arent just thrown together. I shall be re-cultivating a mullet and putting on my marble washed jeans, Sam is this minute getting to grips with the origins of hair metal and power ballads. I'm not sure who drew the short straw.... B
Another wonderful installment.
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Fun! - hope you're doing 79...
great work, guys. full of top tunes, but for some reason the two 'fly' songs (Cramps & Wire) appeal to me most today. and I'd trade three Keith Moons and a Sandy Denny for just one Orchid any day.
Everybody had a good time -- and it shows...