Expert: Bong Santos - 9/18/2006

Question
Bong,
    hi, I'd like to ask for the first top 50 new wave songs here in the Phils.? My sister and I were trying to download some of it.
    And I was once watching a dance show and it featured Deborah Gibson, do you know if she's also the Debbie Gibson that sang Shake your love? I can no longer remember her looks. Thank you.

Answer
Dear Glenn,

That's quite a long list. I may not be able to name the exact first 50 but I will name 50 old new wave songs that I remember, ok? As for DEBBIE GIBSON, yes, she is now billed as DEBORAH GIBSON. Her latest album was released in 2003 titled  COLORED LIGHTS: THE BROADWAY ALBUM.

Here's your list:
1. ROCK LOBSTER - THE B-52's (1980)
2. PRIVATE IDAHO - THE B-52's (1980)
3. WHIP IT - DEVO (1980)
4. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU - THE ROMANTICS (1980)
5. MY SHARONA - THE KNACK (1979)
6. BABY TALKS DIRTY - THE KNACK (1980)
7. TOUCH AND GO - THE CARS (1980)
8. TURNING JAPANESE - THE VAPORS (1980)
9. SOMETIMES A FANTASY - BILLY JOEL (1980)
10.DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA - THE POLICE (1980)
11.CARS - GARY NUMAN (1980)
12.WORKING IN THE COALMINE - DEVO (1981)
13.DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE (1981)
14.EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - THE POLICE (1981)
15.DON'T STOP TRYING RODWAY (1982)
16.TALK TALK - TALK TALK (1981)
17.SITUATION - YAZOO (1981)
18.SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO - THE CLASH (1982)
19.WORDS - MISSING PERSONS (1982)
20.DESTINATION UNKNOWN - MISSING PERSONS (1982)
21.LOVE PLUS ONE - HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED (1982)
22.GENIUS OF LOVE - TOM TOM CLUB (1982)
23.WHAT ABOUT ME (1982)
24.ONLY THE LONELY - THE MOTELS (1982)
25.REMEMBER THE NIGHTS - THE MOTELS (1982)
26.I RAN (SO FAR AWAY _ A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS (1982)
27.TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL (1982)
28.DON'T YOU WANT ME - THE HUMAN LEAGUE (1982)
29.SAVED BY ZERO - THE FIXX (1983)
30.IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY (1983)
31.MAJOR TOM - PETER SCHILLING (1983)
32.MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE (1983)
33.PROMISES, PROMISES - NAKED EYES (1983)
34.CHINA GIRL - DAVID BOWIE (1983)
35.BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE - TALKING HEADS (1983)
36.(KEEP FEELIN') FASCINATION - THE HUMAN LEAGUE (1983)
37.ROCK THE CASBAH - THE CLASH (1983)
38.ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES (1983)
39.OUR HOUSE - MADNESS (1983)
40.SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY (1983)
41.TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO (1983)
42.DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE (1983)
43.ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX (1983)
44.TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - THE ROMANTICS (1983)
45.99 LUFTBALLONS - NENA (1983)
46.DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB
47.TIME (CLOCK OF MY HEART) - CULTURE CLUB (1983)
48.OWNER OF THE LONELY HEART - YES (1983)
49.WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU) - A FLOCK OF    
     SEAGULLS (1983)
50.LIES - THOMPSON TWINS (1983)

There you go!

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines