zMs.+Demmel's+Working+Ideas

Ideas that Ms. Demmel is working on:
Good research sites Eighty-Eighty Nine

Essential 80s Music Various lists of essential artists, songs, and top albums from the decade.

pop culture (if accessing out of school- **username**: moreauhs **password**: mariners)

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New Wave and Synth Pop have much overlap- consider different way to organize. Darker themes vs. lighter "pop" sounding tunes?
 * German Invasion**- "Da Da Da, I Don't Love You, You Don't Love Me", "Rock Me Amadeus", "99 Luftballons", "Puttin on the Ritz" (tap: LaRissa, Mariel, Jenna, Nikki, Samantha... who else?)- Rehearsal on Thursdays 5-6. ** "Boing Boom Tschak" - Kraftwerk **=====
 * Break-up ballads**- John Waite "Missing You", Wham "Careless Whisper", "At This Moment", "Voices Carry", Lionel Richie "Hello", Phil Collins "One More Night", "Always Something There to Remind Me", Soft Cell "Tainted Love".. (ballet: Felicity, Jenna, Erin, Danielle, Alex R., Brittany, Morgan) Rehearsals:
 * Name songs**- "Jessie's Girl", "867-5309 (Jenny)", "Alison", "Rosanna", "Elaine", "Oh Shiela", "Amanda", "Oh Sherrie", "Jane" ... "Mickey" (Rally squad performs. total # pending availability of '80s uniforms) VJ intro: "Up this hour, Name Songs. That's right, all songs with name's a person's name in the title" (read list). To Kick us off, here's "Mickey", by Toni Basil.
 * Madonna-** "Borderline", "Lucky Star", "Holiday", "Like A Virgin", "Material Girl", "Pappa Don't Preach", "Like A Prayer", "Dress You Up", "Get Into the Groove", "Crazy For You"...
 * New Wave-** Culture Club "Karma Chameleon"& "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?", INXS, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Flock of Seagulls "I Ran", Duran Duran "Rio" or "Hungry Like the Wolf", Berlin "Metro",
 * Synth. Pop-** Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark**,** New Order, Soft Cell, Thomas Dolby, Howard Jones (Carry overs: Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran)

Could be used as a transition or as part of "pop culture" segment.
 * Michael Jackson:** Off the Wall, Rock With You, Beat It, Billy Jean, Human Nature, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin", Thriller, Say, Say, Say, Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal, P.Y.T., Baby Be Mine, The Way You Make Me Feel
 * Video Games:** Use "Pac-man Fever as intro"
 * Rubik's Cube**: Stella "Oh Yeah". Dancers costumed in solid/primary colors found on the cube. Geometric, linear mov't. Heavy on staging. Short dance: 30sec- one minuteish? (Morgan leads w/ Ms. Demmel's help)
 * Hip-Hop**: Run DMC "Walk This Way", Tone-Loc "Wild Thing", Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince "Summertime", Young MC "Bust A Move", Salt-N-Pepa "Push It", UTFO "Split Personality" &"Roxanne Roxanne", Public Enemy "Fight the Power", Ice-T "Colors", Beastie Boys "Fight for Your Right" & "Brass Monkey", Whodini "Friends", Biz Markie "Just A Friend", Queen Latifah "Ladies First"
 * Girl Bands:** Bananarama, the Go-Go's, the Bangles, Bow Wow Wow,Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now", Katrina & the Waves "Walking On Sunshine"
 * Glam Rock:** Twisted Sister "We're Not Gonna Take It",
 * English Artists:** The Cure, Tears for Fears, The Fixx, Duran Duran, Billy Idol (Should he have his own mix?), The Human League, Elvis Costello,
 * Songs From/about the Heartland**- "Born in the USA" (Bruce Springstein), "Jack and Diane" & "Pink Houses" (John Cougar Mellencamp),
 * Love Songs:**

"Love Your Way/Freebird", **Wham-** "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" Devo-"Whip It",
 * Senior Piece-** "Don't You Forget About Me" (Erin, Alex, Jenna, Madison, Kim, Sam, Meagan, Frankie, Danielle + Justin, James, Deion??)
 * One Hit Wonders**- "Come on Eileen", "Oh Yeah"(Confocus), "Our House" (Confocus?- revamp from 2005). "Pass the Dutchie",
 * DANCE:** Re-flex "The Politics of Dancing", The Kinks "Come Dancing", David Bowie "Let's Dance", Men Without Hats "Safety Dance", Bruce Springstein "Dancing in the Dark", Billy Idol "Dancing with Myself"
 * Other GOOD Stuff:**

Apple "1984" MTV ads Wendy's- "Where the Beef?" McDonalds Movie Trailers: 16 Candles, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off,
 * Commercials: **
 * Toys: Cabbage patch dolls, slinky, lead into Rubiks cube?? **

Set to "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", "Beds Are Burning", "We Didn't Start the Fire", "In a Big Country"
 * Video Montage **
 * World Events:**


 * Technology:** Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science", Oingo-Boingo "Weird Science"

**VJ Clips**: 1989 A New Year's eve clip- runs through the Grammy winners record of the year for the decade: Christopher Cross "Sailing", Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes", Toto "Rosanna", Michael Jackson "Beat It", Tina Turner "What's Love Got to Do With It", USA for Africa "We Are the World", Steve Winwood "Higher Love", Paul Simon "Graceland", Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry, Be Happy", Bette Midler "Wind Beneath My Wings"

**How should I incorporate slang?**
 * monologue/dialogue
 * fold it into VJ language

Intermission music:
songs of the early 80s- Call Me, Funky Town, Pop Muzik, It's Still Rock and Roll to Me (maybe this song better for post show),

Billboard Top Hits 1980-89 (I have narrowed down from top 40 lists)
1980 1. Call Me - Blondie 2. Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd 4. // Rock With You - Michael Jackson // 6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen 8. Funkytown - Lipps Inc. 9. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel 11. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes 12. Cars - Gary Numan 15. Lost In Love - Air Supply 22. Shining Star - Manhattans 23. Still - Commodores 26. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree 27. Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia 32. Sailing - Christopher Cross 35. Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang 38. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang 40. // Pop Muzik – M //

1981 1. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes 4. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon 6. Celebration - Kool & The Gang 7. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates 8. I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt 10. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon 12. Morning Train (Nine To Five) - Sheena Easton 13. Being With You - Smokey Robinson 15. Rapture - Blondie 17. The Tide Is High - Blondie 21. Woman - John Lennon 22. Sukiyaki - A Taste Of Honey 26. Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond 27. Every Woman In The World - Air Supply 28. The One That You Love - Air Supply 30. The Best Of Times - Styx 32. Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon 36. Boy From New York City - Manhattan Transfer 1982 5. Centerfold - J. Geils Band 6. Don't You Want M - Human League 7. //Jack And Diane// - John Cougar 8. Hurts So Good - John Cougar 9. Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band 11. Tainted Love - Soft Cell 13. Harden My Heart - Quarterflash 14. //Rosanna// - Toto 19. Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner 23. Shake It Up - Cars 30. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work 32. Eye In The Sky - Alan Parsons Project 34. Open Arms - Journey 37. Even The Nights Are Better - Air Supply 40. Heat Of The Moment – Asia 1983 4. Down Unde - Men At Work 18. Let's Dance - David Bowie 23. //She Blinded Me With Science// - Thomas Dolby 27. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes 28. Mr. Roboto - Styx 30. //Der Kommissar// - After The Fire 31. //Puttin' On The Ritz// - Taco 33. (Keep Feeling) Fascination - Human League 36. //Mickey// - Toni Basil
 * 2. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie **
 * 5. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield **
 * 9. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton **
 * 18. Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. **
 * 2. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor //BOYS DANCE?? Mash up with Chariots of Fire perhaps...// **
 * 3. I Love Rock N' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts **
 * 12. Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis **
 * 16. //867-5309 (Jenny)// - Tommy Tutone **
 * 25. //We Got The Beat// - Go-Go's **
 * ** 1. Every Breath You Take - Police **
 * 2. //Billie Jean// - Michael Jackson **
 * 3. Flashdance... What A Feelin - Irene Cara **
 * 5. //Beat It// - Michael Jackson **
 * 6. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler **
 * 7. Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates **
 * 9. Maniac - Michael Sembello **
 * 10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics **
 * 11. //Do You Really Want To Hurt Me// - Culture Club **
 * 13. //Come On Eileen// - Dexy's Midnight Runners **
 * 17. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran **
 * 35. The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats **
 * 38. Separate Ways - Journey ** ||  ||

1984 5. Against All Odds - Phil Collins 6. Jump - Van Halen 11. //Missing Yo//u - John Waite 14. Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen 16. The Reflex - Duran Duran 17. //Time After Time// - Cyndi Lauper (Dance Ensemble Mix) 19. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics 23. Hold Me Now - The Thompson Twins 27. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder 28. //99 Luftballons// - Nena (German Invasion Mix) 29. I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman 31. Oh Sherry - Steve Perry 34. //She Bop// - Cyndi Lauper (Dance Ensemble Mix) 35. //Borderline// - Madonna (Madonna Mix) 37. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol 40. Sister Christian - Night Ranger
 * 4. Footloose - Kenny Loggins **
 * 7. Hello - Lionel Richie **
 * 10. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club **
 * 15. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper **
 * 30. The Glamorous Life - Sheila E. **

1985  1. //Careless Whisper// - Wham! Featuring George Michael (Break-up Ballad) 2. //Like A Virgin// - Madonna (Madonna Mix) 3. //Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go// - Wham! 7. //Everybody Wants To Rule The World// - Tears For Fears (World Events Montage) 8. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits 9. //Crazy For You// - Madonna (Madonna Mix) 10. Take On Me - A-Ha 16. Don't You - Simple Minds 20. We Are The World - Usa For Africa 21. Shout - Tears For Fears 25. Everything She Wants - Wham! 26. Cool It Now - New Edition 31. //Oh Sheila// - Ready For The World (Names mix) 34. Sea Of Love - The Honeydrippers

1986 6. How Will I Know - Whitney Houston 10. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer 15. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys 25. Human - Human League 26. I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz 27. Take My Breath Away - Berlin 28. //Rock Me Amadeus// - Falco (German Invasion) 29. //Papa Don't Preach// - Madonna (Madonna Mix) 32. When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson 33. These Dreams - Heart 38. Venus - Bananarama
 * 30. You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi **
 * 40. Conga - Miami Sound Machine **

1987 1. Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles 6. C'est La Vie - Robbie Nevil 7. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake 12. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung 13. Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House 14. Always - Atlantic Starr 15. With Or Without You - U2 17. Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 18. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany 19. Mony Mony - Billy Idol 20. At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters 23. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 24. I Want Your Sex - George Michael 25. Notorious - Duran Duran 26. Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson 29. Lean On Me - Club Nouveau 30. Open Your Heart - Madonna 31. Lost In Emotion - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 33. Heart And Soul - T'pau 37. Control - Janet Jackson
 * 4. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston **
 * 10. Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi **
 * 32. (I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew **

1988 1. Faith - George Michael 2. Need You Tonight - INXS 3. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison 12. Wishing Well - Terence Trent d'Arby 17. Is This Love - Whitesnake 18. Wild - Wild West - Escape Club 23. Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer 26. Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz 29. A Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins 30. Love Bites - Def Leppard 33. Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston 34. Angel - Aerosmith 35. Hazy Shade Of Winter - Bangles 37. Don't Worry - Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin 39. Red Red Wine - UB40
 * 4. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley //We absolutely must Rickroll the audience!// **
 * 5. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses **
 * 7. Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle **
 * 19. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard **
 * 21. Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson **
 * 36. The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson **

1989 3. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison 4. Straight Up - Paula Abdul 5. Miss You Much - Janet Jackson 8. Girl You Know Its True - Milli Vanilli 9. Baby - I Love Your Way-Freebird - Will To Power 12. Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl 21. Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli 23. I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi 24. If You Don't Know Be By Now - Simply Red 26. I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block 28. Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli 29. Toy Soldier - Martika 30. Forever Your Girl. - Paula Abdul 31. The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics 32. Eternal Flame - The Bangles 36. Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry 37. When I'm With You - Sheriff 38. Don't Rush Me - Taylor Dayne 39. Born To Be My Baby - Bon Jovi 40. Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals
 * 6. Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul **
 * 25. Like A Prayer - Madonna **
 * 33. Wild Thing - Tone Loc **