The Way Back Machine

1. A visit to my mom's house provided me with some archival material. She saves everything, and is slowly tossing out stuff. Anyway, I stopped by, and she gave me a bag of books and junk, like who's who in American high school students (yeah, I was there), and a few old copies of Freetime, the local free publication that lists club dates, events, and the like. So in one of them was a two page spread by WMCF, a local radio station that used to be pretty radical, but over time has settled on playing the same songs relentlessly. So the text at the top of the ad reads:
   
   "The WCMF Top 96 Songs of 1982 was compiled from votes submitted by WCMF listeners during December, 1982. "
   
   I don't think there is anything scientific about the poll, and some of the selections I can't remember the station playing, at least not in daily rotation. Uncle Roger would always play better stuff during the overnight, you could call him up to request it, and you could always visit him and party on. But this was during a time when radio still mattered a bit, and there was always an attitude from the younger set, that college radio was the way to go (still is), and I'd guess a few of the votes came in from people trying to skew the results. And if you're feeling nostalgic, below is the list. Read on
   
   1. Joan Jett ------ I Love Rock n’ Roll
   2. John Cougar ------ Jack & Diane
   3. Survivor ------ Eye of the Tiger
   4. Asia ------ Heat of the Moment
   5. Scorpions ------ No One Like You
   6. J. Geils ------ Centerfold
   7. Men At Work ------ Who Can It Be Now
   8. Fleetwood Mac ------ Gypsy
   9. Genesis ------ Abacab
   10. Duke Jupiter ------ I’ll Drink To You
   11. Sammy Hagar ------ I’ll Fall In Love Again
   12. Loverboy ------ Lucky Ones
   13. Asia ------ Sole Survivor
   14. Aldo Nova ------ Fantasy
   15. .38 Special ------ Caught Up In You
   16. John Cougar ------ Hurts So Good
   17. Billy Squier ------ Everybody Wants You
   18. Genesis ------ You Might Recall
   19. Cars ------ Since You’re Gone
   20. Fleetwood Mac ------ Hold Me
   21. Police ------ Every Little Thing She Does
   22. Saga ------ On The Loose
   23. Toto ------ Rosanna
   24. Asia ------ Only Time Will Tell
   25. Who ------ Athena
   26. Van Halen ------ Pretty Woman
   27. Flock of Seagulls ------ I Ran
   28. Def Leppard ------ Bringing on the Heartbreak
   29. Eddie Money ------ I Think I’m in Love
   30. CSN ------ Southern Cross
   31. Loverboy ------ Workin’ For the Weekend
   32. Genesis ------ Man on the Corner
   33. Stray Cats ------ Rock This Town
   34. Prism ------ Don’t Let Him Know
   35. Human League ------ Don’t You Want Me
   36. Judas Priest ------ You Got Another Thing Comin’
   37. Bryan Adams ------ Lonely Nights
   38. Pete Townshend ------ Slit Skirts
   39. Billy Squier ------ Learn How To Live
   40. Huey Lewis ------ Do You Believe In Love
   41.John Hall Band ------ Crazy
   42. Nazareth ------ Love Leads to Madness
   43. J. Geils ------ Freeze Frame
   44. Genesis ------ Paperlate
   45. Eddie Money ------ Shakin’
   46. Steve Winwood ------ Still in the Game
   47. Tommy Tutone ------ 867-5309
   48. Sammy Hagar ------ There’s Only One Way To Rock
   49. Men At Work ------ Down Under
   50. Roger Daltrey ------ Say it Ain’t So, Joe
   51. .38 Special ------ You Keep Running Away
   52. Kansas ------ Play the Game Tonight
   53. Joe Jackson ------ Steppin’ Out
   54. Loverboy ------ When It’s Over
   55. Soft Cell ------ Tainted Love
   56. Police ------ Spirits in the Material World
   57. Bad Company ------ Electricland
   58. Shooting Star ------ Breakout
   59. Jon Anderson ------ All in a Matter of Time
   60. Rolling Stones ------ Goin’ to a Go Go
   61. Elton John ------ Empty Garden
   62. Clash ------ Rock the Casbah
   63. Van Halen ------ Dancin’ in the Street
   64. 805 ------ Young Boys
   65. Rush ------ New World Man
   66. Joan Jett ------ Crimson and Clover
   67. Steve Winwood ------ Valerie
   68. Frankie & the Knockouts ------ You Never Had it Better
   69. Pat Benatar ------ Shadows of the Night
   70. Le Roux ------ Addicted
   71. Toronto ------ Your Daddy Don’t Know
   72. Sherbs ------ We Ride Tonight
   73. Tom Petty ------ You Got Lucky
   74. Gamma ------ Right the First Time
   75. Steel Breeze ------ You Don’t Want Me Anymore
   76. Loverboy ------ Take Me to the Top
   77. Go Go’s ------ We Got The Beat
   78. Don Henley ------ Dirty Laundry
   79. Uriah Heep ------ That’s The Way That It Is
   80. Cars ------ Shake It Up
   81. Pete Townshend ------ Stardom in Action
   82. Charlie Daniels Band ------ Still in Saigon
   83. Journey ------ Still They Ride
   84. Frank Zappa ------ Valley Girl
   85. David Johansen ------ Animals Medley
   86. Robert Plant ------ Burning Down One Side
   87. Loggins/Perry ------ Don’t Fight it
   88. Scorpions ------ You Give Me All I Need
   89. Billy Joel ------ Pressure
   90. Buxx ------ Can’t Say No
   91. Motels ------ Only the Lonely
   92. April Wine ------ Enough is Enough
   93. Greg Kihn ------ Testify
   94. Steve Miller ------ Abracadabra
   95. Spys ------ Don’t Run My Life
   96. Sammy Hagar ------ Fast Times …