Hits of 1984: Here Comes the Rock Again

Dave and Milt jump into the Billboard Rock Tracks chart for the week ending March 10, 1984. They set the scene with Splash, Dallas, and Ed Koch’s Mayor, then count down the rock top 10: Yes “Leave It,” Van Halen “Panama,” Eurythmics “Here Comes the Rain Again,” Pretenders “Middle of the Road,” John Lennon “Nobody Told Me,” 38 Special “Back Where You Belong,” Kenny Loggins “Footloose,” Manfred Mann’s Earth Band “Runner,” Christine McVie “Got a Hold on Me,” and Van Halen “Jump.” They debate best song (leaning “Panama”), run a “back” title lightning quiz, and do substitutions: Milt swaps out “Runner” for Genesis “It’s Gonna Get Better,” while Dave replaces 38 Special with Genesis “Illegal Alien,” noting its later embarrassment. 

Topics

00:00 Cold Open Chaos

00:22 Welcome To Past Tens

00:48 McDonalds CEO Big Arch

02:51 Listener Shoutouts

05:42 Susanna Hoffs Meetup

08:04 Time Jump To 1984

08:50 Rock Charts Explained

10:21 Spinal Tap And Oscars

13:27 This Week In 1984

16:16 Number 10 Yes Leave It

21:31 A Cappella Tangent

26:07 Number 9 Van Halen Panama

30:34 DLR Aging And Legacy

36:58 Number 8 Eurythmics

39:59 Crude Banter Reset

40:49 Here Comes the Rain Again

42:06 Depression and Meaning

43:04 Middle of the Road

45:05 Pretenders Backstory

51:19 Lennon Nobody Told Me

54:54 AI Hallucination Rant

56:43 Pluribus Turkish Cover

01:00:00 38 Special Back Where

01:05:54 Back Title Quiz

01:14:17 Footloose Hall Debate

01:18:01 Genre Wars and Prince

01:18:57 Kenny Loggins Case

01:20:30 Footloose Fame Burden

01:22:24 Runner Eighties Excess

01:26:55 Christine McVie Spotlight

01:32:20 Jump and Van Halen

01:37:18 Triple Jump Mashup

01:39:17 Winners and Recap

01:41:49 Substitution and Wilhelm

01:43:46 Genesis Deep Cuts

01:47:30 Illegal Alien Debate

01:52:50 Time Machine Verdict

01:54:51 Wrap Up and Farewell