Louise Mandrell

Artist: Louise Mandrell

LP: 7" single
Song: "Too Hot to Sleep"
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I chose this one because we're experiencing a warm spell in Seattle and the heater in my bedroom was turned up way too high last night. Wendy Heether, my "girlfriend" at West Valley Jr. High School many years ago, gave me this record since she was a huge Louise Mandrell fanatic. I probably didn't thank her properly at the time, so if you're reading this Wendy, thanks!

[ Wendy Heether ]

ABBA

Artist: ABBA

LP: Super Trouper
Song: "Happy New Year"
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When I first saw [the video] for this song on MTV when I was 11, I drove my family nuts by repeatedly singing the chorus (it's all I could remember) around the house until about May. It's stuck in my head again, but at least now I live alone. I just found ABBA's alternate "Happy New Year" video [here], maybe used to convince producers to pay for all the extras in the real video. Enjoy—and have a safe, warm and wonderful New Year!