The ultimate way to end a decade is a song about a timelord. Or at least a song based on the theme song for a TV show with a timelord.

This was a giant hit for The Timelords overseas, but a very minor 80’s hit here in the US. But with the current version of Dr. Who going into a 5th season soon, I figured many should be familiar with the theme song by now. Myself, I remember the weird tunnel-like intro from the 70’s. Such a strange show – but so good.

Anyways, back to the 80’s with Doctorin’ The Tardis. Happy New Year…

You can buy this song on iTunes or as an amazon.com mp3 download.

Money Magazine…The Bottom Line

While searching for a neat end-of-year topic that would serve as a springboard into 2010, I came across the Jan/Feb issue of Money Magazine, and it’s end-page “Bottom Line” article by Pat Regnier titled “The Internet Ruined My Life.” It’s a quick three minute read, that will give you some huge information on reclaiming your life that is so dominated by technology.

I had hoped to post a link to the article, however it is not even up on their website yet (a good reason to subscribe to any magazine…you often get info days before it is posted on the web, or sometimes is never posted at all.) So I will just give you a portion of his opening paragraph:

“Recently the number of options for wasting time on my computer reached a critical mass of craziness. E-mail. Blogs. Social networks. Podcasts. E-books. When work got stressful, it was all too easy to click over to Facebook. I found myself blowing deadlines and growing irritable and jumpy.”

If that sounds like you (and I’m sure it does), I urge you to pick up the Jan/Feb issue of Money Magazine, and read the article. It will give you the drive to clean up your techno-life in 2010.
If you can’t find it, or don’t wanna fork out the bucks to buy it (shame on the material hijacker) keep checking back, and I’ll link you to this outstanding article when it’s possible.

Tomorrow night will be goodbye to the 00 decade. The decade no one in radio knows what to call.

Is it the O’s? The zero decade? Hmmm. That’s why a lot of station’s slogans have been the “80’s, 90’s, and Now”, “now” being a great way to avoid naming the decade.

So how about a goodbye song to the decade. Here’s a good one. Arcadia’s second hit.

And a really weird video to go along with it. It’s a time thing though, so I love it (I’m a fan of anything time travel related).

Tomorrow will be another song about time. But for today, it’s Goodbye Is Forever…

You can buy this song on iTunes or as an amazon.com mp3 download.

Paul Young might be known to people now as the character from the early seasons of Desperate Housewives. But in the early 80’s, a very different Paul Young was all over the radio.

Everytime You Go Away was easily his biggest hit. But there were others.

I got The Secret Of Association album by Paul Young for Christmas in 1985. My favorite song off that was I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down.

The album version is good, but I’ve always liked the radio / single version even better. And luckily, the single version is what’s featured in the video…

You can buy this song on iTunes or as an amazon.com mp3 download.

Agnetha Faltskog was the blonde A in ABBA.

When ABBA broke up in the early 80’s, she attempted an English solo career (she had previously released a bunch of Swedish solo albums). She released three English language albums in the 80’s but only managed two hit singles in the US.

The second was an AC hit in the late 80’s with Peter Cetera. The first was Can’t Shake Loose, which barely made it into the top 30. Not quite as impressive as what she did with ABBA, but it’s a good song and deserves to be heard. Enjoy…

You can find this song on Agnetha Faltskog’s album Wrap Your Arms Around Me. The single isn’t available on either iTunes or as an amazon.com mp3 download.

Rick Springfield had a whole herd of hits in the early and mid-80’s.

But because Jessie’s Girl and Don’t Talk To Strangers gets played so often now, the others don’t get heard much on the radio (if at all).

This is one of the unheard ones. And it’s one of the songs towards the end of his string of 80’s hits. In 1985, you probably heard it on the radio and saw it on MTV. Here’s Celebrate Youth…

You can buy this song on iTunes or as an amazon.com mp3 download.

It’s the Play Misty For Me song of the 80’s.

Charlie Dore had a lot more success writing for other artists like Celine Dion, Sheena Easton, Barry Manilow, and Tina Turner than she did with her singing career. But I’m sure happy she gave us this song.

The single was released in 1979, but the song made it into the top 20 in 1980. It’s Pilot Of The Airwaves…

You can buy this song on iTunes or as an amazon.com mp3 download.

I can’t share with you my banana cream pie that I’m eating today. Which works out good – more for me.

But I can share this with you – The Sound Of Musik, a 1986 dance hit from Falco.

Merry Christmas…

You can buy the “symphonic” or live version of this song as an amazon.com mp3 download. The live version is also available on iTunes.

You’re probably expecting a Christmas song today, but I’m all Christmas’d out. So instead, a holiday song – sort of.

The Other Ones reminded me a bit of The B-52’s. The one big exception being The Other Ones were only relevant in the US for a few months while The B-52’s have been around for a few decades.

Here’s The Other One’s hit.

Have a great Christmas and a happy “Holiday”…

You can buy this song on iTunes.

Do you remember the group Moving Pictures? If you do, you can probably only come up with one of their hits. And that would be the one that’s today’s 80’s song.

Even though it was never a big hit, most people remember it. That’s probably because it lingered on the charts for six months in 1982, even though it never got higher than #29. That’s impressive.

The song is What About Me…

You can buy this song on iTunes.

In addition to being on-air at Star this week, I’ll also be filling in on 107.7 The Lake. I’ll be on the morning show from 6am -8am (through January 4th).

Today’s 80’s song is another of my all-time favorites. So naturally, it wasn’t a giant hit (I think I must be a curse to songs when they’re one of my favorites).

Times Two was one of the opening acts for Debbie Gibson in 1988, which probably helped make this song a hit. Thank you for that, Debbie Gibson!

It’s Strange But True…

You can buy this song on iTunes.

Got any other suggestions? Send a comment!

With the curtain coming down on 2009, it is a time to look back at the best of the year. From all the boring lists quoted elsewhere, I thought it would be more fun to list the Top Viral Videos of 2009, according to online video king YouTube. As T.O. says, “Getcha Popcorn Ready!”

Top 5 Most Watched YouTube videos of the year:

1. Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent (120+ million views)

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2. David After Dentist (37+ million views)

3. JK Wedding Entrance Dance (33+ million views)

4. New Moon Movie Trailer (31+ million views)

5. Evian Roller Babies (27+ million views)

Want more? Here is YouTube’s complete list of the top videos of 2009. Which one did you like the best? Drop me a comment to let me know, or feel free to add one of your own!

–Brian