1/11/23 - You Didn't Win..Go To Work
Wednesday 1/11/23 Celebrate: Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day Girl Hug Boy Day Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day National Hot...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
1983 - ExtendedancEPlay - Dire Straits
40 Years Ago - 1983 Dire Straits released an EP called Extendedance Play (or ExtendedancEPlay.) It contained "Twisting by the Pool" which...
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Jan 10, 20232 min read
1/10/23 - Eggs, Golden Globes, and Consumer Electronics Show
Tuesday 1/10/23 Celebrate: Houseplant Appreciation Day National Bittersweet Chocolate Day National Cut Your Energy Costs Day National...
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Jan 9, 20231 min read
2008 - #1 Dance Song on This Date - Kingdom - Dave Gahan
15 Years Ago - 2008 Dave Gahan had the #1 Dance Song on this date with "Kingdom." The song is from the Depeche Mode vocalist's second...
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Jan 9, 20234 min read
1/9/23 - Let's Ban These Phrases!!!
Monday 1/9/23 Celebrate: Balloon Ascension Day International Choreographers Day National Apricot Day National Clean Off Your Desk Day...
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Jan 8, 20231 min read
1983 - #1 Dance Song on This Date - Lies - Thompson Twins
40 Years Ago - 1983 the #1 dance song on this date was "Lies" by Thompson Twins. A #30 Hot 100 song that went to #1 for two weeks on the...
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bribriny
Jan 7, 20231 min read
2003 - #1 Dance Song Today - Dark Beat - Oscar G & Ralph Falcon
20 Years Ago on this date, the #1 Dance song was "Dark Beat" by Oscar G & Ralph Falcon.
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Jan 7, 20231 min read
1/7 & 8/23 - Best British Songs of the 80s
Saturday and Sunday 1/7 & 8/23 Celebrate: Saturday Distaff Day Fruitcake Toss Day Harlem Globetrotters Day I'm Not Going to Take It...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
1978 - Street Player - Rufus
45 Years Ago - 1978 Rufus released their sixth album Street Player. The title track was redone by Chicago for their Chicago XIII album....
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Jan 6, 20234 min read
1/6/23 - I Only Needed One Vote. Let's Normalize These Things and Ten Year Old Trends..How'd We Do?
Friday 1/6/23 Celebrate: Apple Tree Day Bean Day Cuddle Up Day (hmmm after all the beans...no thanks) Epiphany National Take Down the...
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Jan 5, 20231 min read
1973 - Dream On - Aerosmith
50 Years Ago - 1973 Aerosmith released their self-titled debut album. The big hit was "Dream On" which was released and was a hit in...
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Jan 5, 20232 min read
1/5/22 - Eat Your Tree and Where's She Go, Oops
Thursday 1/5/22 Celebrate: George Washington Carver Day National Bird Day National Keto Day National Screenwriters Day National Whipped...
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Jan 4, 20231 min read
1983 - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
40 Years Ago - 1983 Eurythmics released their second album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This.) The title track was the first track released...
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Jan 4, 20232 min read
1/4/23 - Resolutions, Money, and How Do I Watch This New Show?
Wednesday 1/4/23 Celebrate: Dimpled Chad Day Free Flower Basket Day National Spaghetti Day National Trivia Day Pop Music Chart Day Tom...
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Jan 3, 20231 min read
1978 - Level Headed - Sweet
45 Years Ago - 1978 Sweet released their sixth album Level Headed. The album features their #8 charting song "Love is Like Oxygen." It...
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Jan 3, 20232 min read
1/3/23 - TV and Movies Coming This Year
Tuesday 1/3/23 Celebrate: Festival of Sleep Day Humiliation Day J.R.R. Tolkein Day National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day National...
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bribriny
Jan 2, 20231 min read
1988 - Tear Down These Walls - Billy Ocean
35 Years Ago - 1988 Billy Ocean released his seventh album Tear Down These Walls. The album had three singles in the US. The first "Get...
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Jan 2, 20232 min read
1/2/23 - Did You Piss Your Pants?
Monday 1/2/23 Celebrate: 55 MPH Speed Limit Day Nappy Mew Year for Cats Day National Thank Got It's Monday Day National Buffet Day...
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bribriny
Jan 1, 20231 min read
1978 - Waylon & Willie - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
New Year, New Anniversary Years. 1973, 78, 83, 88, 93, 98 etc. My stats these years: 1973 I was in Homer NY. It was the 4th & 5th grades....
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Dec 31, 20221 min read
2022 In Music
#1 for the year is "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals #1 Dance/Electronic Song (club chart was discontinued in 2020 due to covid) "Cold Heart"...
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