A special place in hell for 'Stars on 45'

Welcome to "Crimes Against Humanity, Circa 1981." Yes, that means Stars on 45. And if you admit to liking this song, then like Rutger Hauer in 1982's Inside The Third Reich, you probably need 20 years in the slammer to think things through.

Click here for the official "Jeff in Cuba" take on this horrible hit of 1981. And then patiently wait for a podcast later today.

Comments

[crockett]

I LOVE this song!
Right up until the ABBA medley.

In the Firelight, Fernando....

Maybe Rubix will do the Beatles part....

[Bassnote]

Combining the Beatles with Abba is like adding oil to water, and then throwing in some gasoline and a lit match. This song made me throw up a little bit in my mouth.

[Jeff in Cuba]

billyshakes,

Thanks for the tip.

I'm thinking of changing my moniker to "Yeff in Cubaaaah".

[DC]

I was 16 when this came out and I gotta admit, it helped make me familiar with a few more Beatles songs. This is where I first heard "Drive My Car" and thinking it was a cool song. The Stars On series was bad, but dammit it brings back some good memories..

[billyshakes in Istanbul]

Nice rant by Jeff in Cuba...but he's not ALWAYS right. The Dutch name Jaap is pronounced "Yaap" with the J sounding like a "Y" and the vowels sounding like you are in the dentist chair saying "aaaaaaaah."

There you go, CDR. Now, you will always be right.

Keep on rockin' the Gitmo....so, are you now more active on the SIT 80s blog because the new administration is looking to take away your workspace? Looking for a civilian transition?! Ha. Best of luck with that. Keep them coming.

[Deborah]

I don't know why those guys are acting like they are the ones singing The Beatles clips. ugh!

[Ian from Down Under]

One of the singers in Stars on 45 is Patricia Paay, the wife of MTV VJ and former Stuck in the 80's guest Adam Curry (ep. 53).

[CHAD]

good cast, but i'm gonna have to take offense at urgent. while it is not their best tune, urgent no way deserves to be on any worst of list. the record from which urgent comes, four, is an absolute classic. it's flawless, not a bad tune on it. some are better than others, but no clunkers to my ears.

[Michelle]

I willingly and gladly saw Manhattan Transfer in concert three times. I have all their albums. They were key to me musically through junior and senior high school, and, um, well, snagging the cutest trumpet player my freshman year in college.

(And no way do either Janis Siegel nor Cheryl Bentyne look like Sarah Palin. Daly, you were sneaking Nyquil from Spearsy, weren't you??)

*cries at your cruelty*

[Blaine]

What is this? Some form of Cold War aural tortue? Horrid.

[Ray]

Wow... that's much worse than I remembered.

On a positive note, the song did introduce me to more Beatles songs back in 81.

If my memory serves me correctly, Stars of 45 released another song (a sequel of sorts); however, it was not a successful.

In other words, this song is bad... but, there is another one out there somewhere that is worse.

[Miguel]

Oh the horror!

Does this mean this show is going to be a torture for us? I mean,more than it usually is.Haha!

[Anansi]

Bra Size 45?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awkKeb6FS8M

[Marissa]

UGH! I had pushed this song deep in the corners of my memory. You know, that place titled, "too painful to remember."

I shut it off after 5 seconds. I hope it was soon enough not to make it an earworm. If it's stuck in my head all day, DAMN YOU, STEVE SPEARS! DAMN YOU!