Silversun Pickups – Kissing Families (Starters for Ten #304) 4.10.31

Starters for Ten 2019 – #304: Top Ten 2015 tunes: 191031

Silversun Pickups – Kissing Families (2015)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Continuing my 31st – my top ten 2015 tunes – here’s Kissing Families taken from the Silversun Pickups ‘Pikul’ album.

Nadine Shah – Nothing else to do (Starters for Ten #303) 3.10.31

Starters for Ten 2019 – #303: Top Ten 2015 tunes: 191030

Nadine Shah – Nothing else to do (2015)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Continuing my 31st – my top ten 2015 tunes – here’s Nadine Shah’s Nothing else to do from her ‘Fast Food’ album

Screaming Eagles – Ready for the fall (Starters for ten #302) 2.10.31

Starters for Ten 2019 – #302: Top Ten 2015 tunes: 191029

Screaming Eagles – Ready for the fall (2015)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Continuing my 31st – my top ten 2015 tunes – here’s Ready for the fall taken from the Screaming Eagles’ album ‘Stand up and be counted’

The Texas Flood – Let the wind blow (Starters for Ten #301) 1.10.31

Starters for Ten 2019 – #301: Top Ten 1980’s numbers: 191028

The Texas Flood – Let the wind blow (2015)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Kickstarting my 31st – my top ten 2015 tunes – here’s   Let the wind blow taken from the album ‘Young Dogs Old Tricks’ by The Texas Flood.

Europe – The Final Countdown (Starters for Ten #300) 10.10.30

Starters for Ten 2019 – #300: Top Ten 1980’s numbers: 191027

Europe – The Final Countdown (1986)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Concluding my 30th – my top ten 1980’s numbers – here’s Europe’s The Final Countdown released in 1986.

The 2019 ‘Starters for Ten’ series features:
[1] Jan 1-10: Top Ten Blues Rock Stonkers
[2] Jan 10-20: Top Ten Led Zeppelin Tracks
[3] Jan 21-30: Top Ten Spinetinglers
[4] Jan 31-Feb 9: Top Ten Underworld Tracks
[5] Feb 10-19: Top Ten Acoustic Tracks
[6] Feb 20-Mar 1: Top Ten Queen Tracks
[7] Mar 2-11: Top Ten Live Tracks
[8] Mar 12-21: Top Ten Classical pieces
[9] Mar 22-31: Top Ten Soul tracks
[10] April 1-10: Top Ten Classic Rock tracks
[11] April 11-20: Top Ten ‘Ten Years After’ numbers
[12] April 12-30: Top Ten ‘Talking Heads’ tracks
[13] May 1-10: Top Ten Punk Anthems
[14] May 11-20: Top Ten Rock numbers
[15] May 21-30: Top Ten Boogie tracks
[16] May 31-June 9: Top Ten Lurve songs
[17] June 10-19: Top Ten Driving Tracks
[18] June 20-29: Top Ten Britpop/invasion tracks
[19] June 30-July 9: Top Ten Jimi Hendrix numbers
[20] July 10-19: Top Ten 2018 tunes
[21] July 20-29: Top Ten Sunday Morning tracks
[22] July 30-August 8: Top Ten Fleetwood Mac tracks
[23] August 9-18: Top Ten 2017 tunes
[24] August 19-28: Top Ten Saturday night numbers
[25] August 29-September 7: Top Ten ZZ Top tracks
[26] September 8-17: Top Ten 2016 tunes
[27] September 18-27: Top Ten 1960’s numbers
[28] September 28-October 7: Top Ten 1970’s numbers
[29] October 8-17: Top Ten drumming tracks
[30] October 18-27: Top Ten 1980’s numbers
[31] October 28-November 6: Top Ten 2015 tunes

The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket (Starters for Ten #299) 9.10.30

Starters for Ten 2019 – #299: Top Ten 1980’s numbers: 191026

The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket (1980)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Continuing my 30th – my top ten 1980’s numbers – here’s Brass in Pocket, released by The Pretenders in 1980.

Fairground Attraction – Perfect (Starters for ten #298) 8.10.30

Starters for Ten 2019 – #298: Top Ten 1980’s numbers: 191025

Fairground Attraction – Perfect (1988)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Continuing my 30th – my top ten 1980’s numbers – here’s Perfect from Fairground Attraction, released in 1988.

MARRS – Pump up the volume (Starters for Ten #297) 7.10.30

Starters for Ten 2019 – #297: Top Ten 1980’s numbers: 191024

MARRS – Pump up the volume (1987)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Continuing my 30th – my top ten 1980’s numbers – here’s Pump up the volume released by MARRS in 1987.

Nena – 99 Red Balloons (Starters for ten #296) 6.10.30

Starters for Ten 2019 – #296: Top Ten 1980’s numbers: 191023

Nena – 99 red balloons (1983)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Continuing my 30th – my top ten 1980’s numbers – here’s 99 Red Balloon (first released as ’99 Luftballons’ in 1983) from West German band ‘Nena’.

Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver (Starters for Ten #295) 5.10.30

Starters for Ten 2019 – #295: Top Ten 1980’s numbers: 191022

Adam & The Ants – Stand and Deliver (1981)

Throughout 2019 Jem of Jemtunes is taking you through 36 top tens and one top five. Tunes for a whole gamut of reasons including genre, mood, time of year or simply time itself. Sometimes there’s be words but mostly it’ll simply be the music. Because music always speaks for itself.

Continuing my 30th – my top ten 1980’s numbers – here’s Stand and Deliver released by Adam & The Ants in 1981.