40 YEAR OLD CAKE

picture it kittens...the year was 1983 and the colorful witty and widowed

mother who so boisterously exclaimed to the nurses "GIVE MY DAUGHTER THE SHOT" (which i  refuse to ever watch with anyone since i turn into a complete pathetic puddle each and every time i watch that scene without fail) in the sublime dramedy "TERMS OF ENDEARMENT" starr'n SHIRLEY MACCLAINE...DEBRA WINGER and JACK NICHOLSON (which incidentally won SHIRLEY a well deserved award fer best actress the follow'n year at the oscar's if anyone's wonder'n)

a razor tongued blue haired bingo wing'n matriarch of the dysfunctional

family from Raytown (played by "CAROL BURNETT SHOW" alumni VICKI LAWRENCE) snappy poly blender in pearls THELMA HARPER ran the roost fer 6 seasons...deal'n with the daily dilemma's of her extended family who never seemed to fly the coop on the hit series "MAMA'S FAMILY"

and my teenrager adventures suddenly became heavily sedated by my 

very own casio cassette player (thanx to the Cudahy's that used to live down the road from our farm) til the very wee hours of the morn'n try'n to pre-Napster the perfect mixed tape without all that damn annoy'n auctioneer ramblin' from the dj...when i needed to turn off my family's incessant WWE matches and tune myself onto the birth of the best songs that had shaped my pre unintentionally internationally unknown perform'n illusionist of my own universe life...

BUTT...

i can't believe that some of my all time fav-o-rit musical memories that defined my teenrager years are now turn'n fuck'n 40 this year and have still stood the test of time when many of their contemporaries unfortunately have not (so with that said) let's move onto my all time top 10 fav hits from 1983 that defined my generational letter (in no particular order cuz i love them all)

#10 is the rock band from San Franny that originally formed in 1973 with

STEVE PERRY as their lead vocalist (and my bi-leveled babe) however i was unaware of JOURNEY and their popularity until their video dropped fer "SEPARATE WAYS" off their 8th studio album "FRONTIERS" and i personally wanted every member in my own "separate way" (if ya catch my drift kittens) well except the follically challenged  broomstick (i just felt he was phone'n it in durin' his whole appearance in the video and couldn't commit!)

though STEVE hung up his painted on jeans with the band in 1998...JOURNEY's wheels are still turn'n and tour'n with their replacement vocalist ARNEL PINEDA since 2007 and from what i've heard doin a fine job a that

#9 all the way from the city of Hagen in West Germany comes the high 

school drop-out GABRIELLE SUSANNE KERNER best known to the world as NENA with her riesenerfolg hit (that's "huge success" to you slow pokers) "99 LUFTBALLONS" from her self titled debut album with an english version "99 REDBALLONS" to satisfy all those skol chew'n corn whack'n tractor chauffeurs with their walkman headphones on the highest volume sett'n...pierce'n their ear drums all over Ottumwa, Iowa on those hot and sweaty summers in the field as they sang off key much to the chagrin of the farm animals (even though it's lyrics got lost in translation) with 6 albums front'n her band and 13 albums as a solo artist since 1989...NENA still enjoys the stage from time to time...however...you'll have to hop aboard a Pan Am express to enjoy her pipes in Hamburg, Germany these days

#8 originally the flutist in 1976 fer the band DRAGON'S PLAYGROUND

eventually ANNIE LENNOX would join forces with DAVE STEWART and become'n the lead singer fer the band THE TOURISTS from 1977 til 1980...though ANNIE would not become a household name until become'n the most celebrated female gender bender of the 1980's with her neon orange buzz cut in their newly formed band EURYTHMICS with their synthesized smash "SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)" the 4th and final single off their 2 album of the same name make'n a merried of melodramatic melodies thru-out the 1980's until ANNIE decided to break out on her own by 1990 until they regrouped once again before the new millennium fer a lil bit-o "PEACE" in 1999 though the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of fame in 2022...ANNIE has decided to finish'n tour'n (though she does pop up on stage every now and then to this day) focus'n more on her political activism and many charitable humanitarian contributions with women's rights and AIDS...DAVE has decided to keep his legacy goin by finish'n up a 40th ANNIVERSARY SWEET DREAMS TOUR thru-out europe with 3 replacement singers...til he begins his US leg with BRYAN ADAMS in 2024...buy yer tickets here...WHY NOT?

#7 born PATRICIA MAE ANDRZEJEWSKI from the BIG APPLE in 1953

trained as a classical singer with a 4.5 octave range...PATRICIA began rock'n and roll'n on stage in 1979 under her spandexed persona PAT BENETAR broad'n her popularity by 1983 with a whole new set of fans from Fresno to Finland with her call to arms #1 smash "LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD" off her 5th studio album "LIVE FROM EARTH" release'n 7 more until 2003 with "GO" you can still catch PAT and her long time guitarist hubby NEIL GIRALDO work'n the casino circuits around the country to this day (i've had the pleasure 4 times to date and trust me...she NEVER disappoints) the rock'n pair even released some of their greatest hits fer a retell'n of the Romeo and Juliet musical fer the 21st century "INVINCIBLE" fer a limited run at the end of 2022 (here's hope'n it'll tour sometime soon)

#6 the next band 1st formed in 1978 across the pond in Birmingham

England and would go thru a few changes before finally settle'n on lead singer SIMON LE BON in 1980...by 1983 british new wave bad boys SIMON...JOHN...NICK...ANDY and ROGER of DURAN DURAN would take the planet by storm with their hit single "IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW" that shot to #1 right outta the gate in the UK off their 3rd album "SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER" the band had gone thru many incarnations fer the past 40 years with side projects...16 studio releases ("DANSE MACABRE" bein' their latest and darkest to date) and 12 different members thru-out their formation nonetheless the 4 most memorable members SIMON...JOHN...NICK and ROGER are back together and tour'n like nobody's biz and if you get the chance to see em live...TAKE IT!

#5 born WILLIAM MICHAEL ALBERT BROAD in Middlesex England

WILLIAM started out as the lead singer of the punk band GENERATION X from 1976 to 1981 til he decided to go out on his own as the spike haired peroxided pop punker with the snarly Elvis quiver and my high school hard-on (hush...this is my blog...deal with it!) BILLY IDOL declared more...m-o-r-e...M-O-R-E from all of us with his come hither hit "REBEL YELL" off his 2nd album of the same name...release'n 6 more albums and tour'n ever since...include'n bein' the 1st ever artist to perform a live intimate concert fer a selective audience of botoxed bimbo's and garish groupie's at the Hover Dam that was turned into a motion picture performance back in april tis year (check yer local list'ns fer showtimes)

#4 appropriately placed since she was the 4th of 12 siblings in a crowded 

1 bedroom cabin along the banks of Little Pigeon River in Tennessee where this lil lassie began her musical career before most girls hadda deal with "flo come'n to town" at the tender age of 10...with a wig collection to rival any drag queen's collection DOLLY PARTON is the patron saint of country music with a career spann'n 6 decades...DOLLY crossed over to country pop in '83 duet'n with teddy bear daddy KENNY ROGERS on their lovely collaboration "ISLANDS IN THE STREAM" released on DOLLY's "GREATEST HITS" album and DOLLY hasn't stopped since...

with over 200 compilation albums...48 studio albums...starr'n in 12 motion 

pictures (with over 400 tv appearances) and 1 theme park named after her (plus beyond numerous philanthropic endeavors as well) under her sequined belt...include'n team'n up with Duncan Hines...DOLLY was pleasantly shocked as shit when she was inducted into the ROCK and ROLL hall of fame back in 2022 without have'n a single "rock" album released until this year...aptly titled "ROCKSTAR" collaborate'n with a plethora of artists...also release'n the 1st ever listen'n event with footage and interviews in theaters...cuz WHY NOT!

#3 began her musical journey in 1978 when she met saxophonist JOHN

TURI in Brooklyn and became the lead singer of the band BLUE ANGEL record'n a powerfully poppy new wave demo that would finally get released in 1980 when they signed onto Polydor records though the band would soon disband after only one album and the world would become mesmerized by the betty-boo songbird CYNDI LAUPER after the release of her debut solo album "SHE'S SO UNUSUAL" and the global impact of her open'n single "GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN" 

release'n 10 more albums...starr'n in 12 movies...a plethora of tv appearances and PRIDE events around the globe...include'n winn'n best musical album fer penn'n the songs to "KINKY BOOTS" and recently release'n Cyndi's doc "LET THE CANARY SING" at the tribeca film festival that is tour'n theaters around the country currently

#2 as the drummer...guitarist and singer in bands "BREAKFAST CLUB"

in 1979 and "EMMY AND THE EMMY'S" in 1980...it wasn't til 1983 when a young whipper snapper from Bay City, Michigan scored her first billboard #1 chart topper with "HOLIDAY" off her debut self titled album "MADONNA" which began pave'n her 40 year career as the QUEEN OF THE DANCE FLOOR...

MADONNA LOUISE VERONICA CICCONE is thee most truly fashionably forward famous goddess and female I-C-O-N-I-C musical performer of all time...recognized by the Guinness books fer sell'n over 400 million albums...78 music videos...starr'n in 27 flicks...11 concert tour dvd's...7 children's books...6 kids...2 documentaries and 1 non profit RAISING MALAWI to help an impoverished nation in Africa among many many M-A-N-Y other philanthropic endeavors since her rise to the top...

M is currently sell'n out her 40 year spann'n career with the "THE CELEBRATION TOUR" across the globe...if you haven't yet...get yer tix here before it's too late cuz you'll kick yerself in the cooter if you don't go to see this tour de force live...trust me!

#1 of course no one embodied the look...the sound and the complete 

charismatic charm of 1983 more than lead sing'n gender bender (and my save'n grace to this day) the legendary BOY GEORGE and CULTURE CLUB with their only #1 global domination of the infectious pop diddy "KARMA CHAMELEON" off their 2nd brilliant album "COLOUR BY NUMBERS" sell'n more than 7 million copies that bought the band many fancy cars and homes cement'n their place in 80's nostalgic history...

release'n 6 full studio albums all together before restructure'n themselves nonetheless still continue'n to travel around the world perform'n to millions of fans both young and old...maxi pads and muscle mary's...trannies and grannies...

though there is no doubt that BOY GEORGE was and still is the focal point of the band's success who has also had a stellar solo career of his very own in between the break-up's and shake-up's like dj'n in every corner of the globe...release'n 9 studio albums of his own...penn'n the lyrics and starr'n in the brilliant musical "TABOO" (that i was lucky enough to see in both London and the Big Apple) create'n his own fashion line B-RUDE...curate'n his own ICH BIN KUNST on canvas...

appear'n on numerous reality series from "THE VOICE" to "I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE" and anyone that would give him a proper celebrity ransom to have him appear...

release'n 3 autobiographies "TAKE IT LIKE A MAN" in 1995 "STRAIGHT" in 2005 and BOY's latest out now simply titled "KARMA" that should most definitely be on everyone's xmas list this year!

BOY will soon be portray'n the very scrupulously evil CAPTAIN HOOK in

the newest adaptation of "PETER PAN" this decem fer a limited engagement across the pond in Birmingham, UK (get yer tix here)...

before return'n to the Big Apple once again back on broadway where he belongs in 2024 starr'n as the zany enthusiastic club owner HAROLD ZOLDER in "MOULIN ROUGE" with no signs of stopp'n anytime soon!

and there ya have it kittens...the songs that shaped my soul and defined

a generation of X's...enjoy this mix of 40 other notably honorable mentions that are turn'n 40 and GET OFF MY DRESS!

AND THE WINNER IS?

as far as competitions go....i was never really a huge fan of them at all

cuz when ya break'em down in the end they're just basically a popularity contest meant to break down those that our fucked up societal standards deem less than the worthy of praise...though thankfully there's always that ONE unfeckless freak in the crowd that shoots out in the end like a silver bullet kill'n the feckless cookie cutter crowded competition...and that is the one that will ALWAYS get my vote!

so it's that time of the year when all of hollyweirds glitzkriegs and glamour 

toads plump up their non existent pout and tout their tired tush and waxed bush down the red carpets from the INDIES to the OSCARS to give another vomit indulgent acceptance speech and squeeze out a single tear to thunderous applause then grab as many free fancy schmancy swag bags as possible in case their last movie bombed and the studio heads make a stop payment on their check

though personally fer me...it's really all about after the ooh so many many

uninvited invitations that i'm sure were simply lost in the mail fer me to ignore except fer the one that i always anxiously anticipate gett'n each and every year to hopefully get a ticket to attend the view'n party at my fav-o-rit rest stop fer some mouth water'n olive tapenade sunbathin' on some deliciously rustic italian sourdough bread and wash'n it down with a slightly chilled glass combo of champagne and chambord with a couple of plump raspberries pirouette'n gallantly to the bottom of the flute glass amongst an array of other deliciously orphaned frostbit nibbly's chipped outta the freezer from the previous holiday soirée thru-out the vote'n process...this of course is non negotiable so tick tock PEETRINELLA...T-I-C-K-T-O-C-K!

however somethin' more my cup of award tea is really just on the ROCKS!

more specifically THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME where we as the human race can really make or break some bad ass with their pipes and place'n them in the musical archives of history!

BUTT trust me...this years nominations HAVE NOT disappointed me in the slightest!

first outta the gate is my fav-o-rit off the wall spit fire silver bullet with a 4

octave range from the golden age of the Mtv era who came from the streets of Brooklyn...born CYNTHIA ANN STEPHANIE LAUPER in 1953 she would eventually be known to world simply as CYNDI LAUPER with her famous flame red locks...her colorful consignment shop clothing style and her effervescent personality...CYNDI was a force thru-out the 80's that still shines bright after 40+ years in the biz

CYNDI began her musical journey in the updated 60’s style new wavy 

pop band BLUE ANGEL in 1979 and released their self titled debut album in 1980 with hits like

"I'M GONNA BE STRONG" 

 "I HAD A LOVE" 

and "LATE" before the band disbanded and CYNDI made her mark as an international solo sensation

debut'n her 1st record as a solo artist in 1984 with "SHE'S SO UNUSUAL" where CYNDI would make history by become'n the 1st woman to ever have 4 top 5 hits on the Billboard 100 charts from a debut album with the debut track written and recorded by ROBERT HAZARD in 1979 

though it wasn't until CYNDI rerecorded and released it in 1984 where it became the universal smash party anthem fer girls everywhere around the world with "GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN"

scoop'n up the best new artist at the GRAMMY'S in 1985 

then release'n the infectious quirky theme song "GOONIES R GOOD ENOUGH" to the teenrager Spielberg flick "THE GOONIES" that same year

CYNDI would release 10 more albums include'n an album of new and old 

holidazed classics ...

starrin' as psychic SYLVIA PICKEL in the 1988 romantic adventure "VIBES" among many other movie and tv appearances

then from book shelves to BROADWAY...CYNDI  LAUPER has put in her time and deserves to be inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

enjoy my Spotify mix while yer bake'n a bunt cake

my 2nd place vote goes to the british mate who showed off his assets

better than anyone else in the 80's...born GEORGIOS KYRIACOS PANAYIOTO in East Finchley, Middlesex England in 1963...it would only take 18 years later in 1981 to be known as 

GEORGE MICHAEL from the 80's super bubble gum pop duo WHAM! with their infectious hit "WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO"

WHAM! would only release 2 albums "FANTASTIC" and "MAKE IT BIG"

before GEORGE would call it quits to become a global sensation with his sexually infused money make'n hips on his debut album "FAITH" in 1987 sitting in the top 10 on Billboard charts fer 51 weeks spinn'n out #1 hits like "FAITH" "I WANT YER SEX" and "FATHER FIGURE"

i still remember buss'n my plump A double snakes to the Minne-Apple

in 1989 just to see him shake his live at the St Paul Civic Center only to find out after i had purchased a pepsi and a tour book i had no money left over to get back to my cuz'ns in the Minne-Apple so i sat outside the venue by the bus ramp try'n to hop a ride with anyone that could feel my personal predicament with no takers hear'n my pleas...that is until 2 hours after the show ended and i noticed a bus parade pull out from beneath the stadium and the last bus stopped at the top of the ramp and all of a sudden the doors opened and out popped the one i always wanted to pop my cherry in the worst way...GEORGE looked at me and said "can i help you with a ride mate?" and somehow i suddenly turned into some Helen Keller mute freak and couldn't mutter out a single word so after a few seconds (what seemed like a lifetime fer me) he went back into his bus and i kick myself to this very day how i possibly COULD HAVE BEEN MISS FUCK'N GEORGE MICHEAL!

by GEORGE's 2nd solo release "LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE" in 1990

GEORGE no longer had the desire to be every man or woman's desire nor his record companies prostitute and refused to show his image on the album cover or the videos for "FREEDOM 90" opt'n instead to showcase the supermodels of the world at the time lyp-sync'n to his music

in 1998 GEORGE want'n to just bust his nut in the privacy of some L.A

lavatory however he would end up just gett'n busted by some under cover LAPD nonetheless GEORGE would turn his innocent indiscretion into the  unapologetic disco hit "OUTDSIDE" which was released later that same year on his album "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN" the BEST of GEORGE MICHAEL"

GEORGE would release a total of 5 studio albums with "PATIENCE"

bein his last in 2004 that garnered the futuristic hits "FREEEK!" and the up-tempo ditty dedicated to his dearest bf at the time "AMAZING"  (that incidentally should’a been about me if i had control of my cognitive senses & hopped on his damn bus in ‘89)

GEORGE had many personal demons he had to deal with thru his career

and unfortunately the musical world would loose a true genius on Christmas day in 2016 though his posthumous nomination is a well deserved and much warranted honor fer this musical icon

enjoy my Spotify mix on yer next road trip

CATHERINE BUSH was born in 1958 in Bexleyheath, Kent England

and by 1978 at the age of 19 KATE BUSH (whom she now would be known as) release'd her debut single "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" become'n the 1st UK female artist to write and record a number 1 hit fer the charts

KATE would go on to release 25 top 40 UK hits with a handful become'n 

top 10 hits like "BABOOSHKA" in 1980...

and "RUNNING UP THAT HILL" in 1985 

which would once again make KATE a household name 37 years after it's release with her hit become'n the pinnacle song in the dark teenrager series "STRANGER THINGS" and why she deserves yer vote today...come on gen Z kittens...be apart of history by putt'n KATE down in the musical history archives

SHERYL SUZANNE CROW made her debut in the 1962 and by 1993 

the natural blue eyed beauty would drop her middle name all together and debut the eclectic rocker chick hidden inside her known as SHERYL CROW popp'n out a string of top 10 hits thru-out the 90's and the early 2000's like "ALL I WANNA DO" "STRONG ENOUGH" and "IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY"

on top of release'n 11 studio albums...SHERYL contributed to many many

movie soundtracks include'n 2 songs to the oscar nominated flick "ERIN BROCOVICH" with her duet with JOHNNY CASH "REDEMPTION DAY" and the films end'n number "EVERYDAY IS A WINDING ROAD" so SHERYL is worthy of my vote at #4

and last but certainly not the least was born a year after me in 1971...hail'n

from Portsmouth, VA...MELISSA ARNETTE ELLIOT began her career in the early 90's with R&B group SISTA until embark'n on her solo career in '97 and would become MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOT with her debut album "SUPA DUPA FLY" which spawned the hit "SOCK IT 2 ME" make'n her the 1st female rapper to shoot to the highest spot at #3 on the Billboard 200 at the time

by 2001 MISSY's 3rd album "MISS E...SO ADDICTIVE" was by far thee

best work she had released to the universe at that point and had me addicted when MISSY released her 1st infectious single "GET UR FREAK ON" which was followed up by her premature ejaculatory duet with LUDACRIS "ONE MINUTE MAN" both burn'n up the dance floor 

release'n her 6th and final album "THE COOKBOOK" in 2005...MISSY

would move from the small screen to the big screen...appear'n in many television guest spots bein' a mentor on the 9th season of "THE VOICE" in 2015 and lend'n her voice on the off beat comedy cartoon "AMERICAN DAD!" as YOYO in 2016 

also lend'n her vocals on the remake of 70's hit "CAR WASH" with CHRISTINA AGUELERA in the animated fish flick "SHARK TALES" in 2004

even rework'n and rapp'n along side the QUEEN OF THE DANCE FLOOR in a commercial fer GAP jeans in 2003 to M's 1985 smash hit "INTO THE GROOVE" which in my eyes is an automatic reason MISSY needs to be in the ROCK AND ROLL hall of fame PRONTO!

well there ya have it kittens...my top 5 picks fer the ROCK AND ROLL 

HALL OF FAME inductions...you can vote in yer fav everyday until april 28th...so give kudo's where they belong...perhaps you even agree with my absofuckinlutely fab choices...if not...

then GET OFF MY DRESS!