Episode #189: No ½ Steppin’


People never ask me why most of this show's 80s material is mainly restricted to only two shows a year. Simple: After taking a steady R&B diet throughout the 70s, I bypassed a lot of it in the 80s. Actually, I bypassed most über-popular music in the 80s after hearing Tom Waits' Swordfishtrombones album. It was a Pied Piper effect. I was lured into the back of the van and couldn't be reached for about 20 years. So twice a year, including this week, we don the polyvinyl jackets and gated drums and throw more vanities in the bonfire. We aren't the world.
ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1   
LegendShake It Lady1980Tamla
The Fatback BandGotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)1980Spring
SkyyJam the Box1981Salsoul
Side EffectIt's Got to Be Love1981Elektra
The Gap BandOutstanding1982Total Experience
A Taste of HoneySuperstar Superman1980Capitol
Set 2   
Con Funk ShunIndiscreet Sweet1983Mercury
DefunktI Tried to Live Alone1982Hannibal
MCBCan't Fight the Feelin'1983Epic
Sister SledgeB.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Baby)1983Cotillion
Fredi Grace & RhinestoneGo, Get On Your Mark1982RCA Victor
ShannonLet the Music Play1984Mirage
Set 3   
Sheila E.The Glamorous Life1984Warner Bros.
E.U.Freeze19854th & Broadway
Human BodyDX3-T181985Elektra
André CymoneThe Dance Electric1985Columbia
Sly FoxLet's Go All the Way1985Capitol
The ConceptMr. D.J.1985Tuckwood
Set 4/Outro   
CameoCandy1986Atlanta Artists
Shanice WilsonNo ½ Steppin'1987A&M
Fat Larry's BandNice1986Omni
DynastyDon't Waste My Time1988Solar
General KaneGirl Pulled the Dog1987Motown
Neneh CherryBuffalo Stance1988Virgin

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