Oh hai there. I didn’t hear you come in. Yes, welcome to my blog; it has been a long time old friend. A coon’s age. Yes, in the immortal words of Timbaland referencing Rakim, “it has been a long time; I should not have left you witout a dope beat to step to”.

There have been no dope beats to which to step. Not here. If you like dope beats, well … they’ve been absent from this website. Yes, if you like staring into the mouth of Hell and its vomiting dogs, you have perhaps seen my other blog. But not much music there.

Hey, as an aside, someone who does what I wish I could do with this site is dudestache.tumblr.com. He’s smarter and a better writer. Plus he updates regularly. And he’s a nice guy IRL.

But if you’re here you don’t mind my seasonal absences. And today’s mix may just pay off — in fun!

I threw this together on a whim and I’m surprised how listenable it is. Basically here’s songs from the 1980s by a bunch of dudes and dudettes who had major careers if not the bulk of their career output in the 1960s and 1970s. So enjoy a trip through mid-life crisis measured in big digital drums, and maybe I’ll be back here. At some point.

SIDE ONE
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01. What You Do To Me / Carl Wilson (1982)
02. Calling America / Electric Light Orchestra (1986)
03. Looking For Clues / Robert Palmer (1980)
04. Emotional Rescue / The Rolling Stones (1980)
05. Yellow Pearl / Phil Lynott (1982)
06. He’s a Liar / The Bee Gees (1981)
07. I Wish I Looked a Little Better / Sparks (1983)
08. Athena / The Who (1982)
09. Green Glass Windows / Roy Wood (1981)

SIDE TWO
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10. I Want You / Lindsay Buckingham (1984)
11. Video / Jeff Lynne (1984)
12. Family Man / Daryl Hall & John Oates (1983)
13. Computer Age / Neil Young (1982)
14. While You See a Chance / Steve Winwood (1980)
15. When We Was Fab / George Harrison (1987)
16. Non Succedera’ Piu’ / Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori (1982)
17. Wild Heart / Stevie Nicks (1983)
18. Brilliant Disguise / Bruce Springsteen (1987)