"Don't Talk" by Larry Lee

1982 / #81

Rate Your Music score: 3.62 out of 5!

I'm shocked that this record by the man from Springfield, Missouri, only reached #81, because I heard it all the time back in 1982. Radio played it generously.

The main reason I'm giving this song an entry is to highlight a bizarre weekly countdown show that aired at the time. Remember, this was 1982, when even Wink Martindale had his own countdown. The countdown I'm talking about here wasn't Wink Martindale though.

This countdown was way off from the Hot 100. I knew of the Hot 100, thanks to Casey Kasem's radio and TV shows. But this show clearly didn't use the Hot 100. It wasn't even close. I don't think it was a survey from just one station. I can understand those being off. Those should be off. I think this countdown was actually broadcast nationwide.

One Sunday, we had the radio on, and I heard this countdown. After the #2 song was played, I noticed there were 2 records that were played on the radio constantly that hadn't been counted down yet, so one of them had to be #1. They were "Even The Nights Are Better" by Air Supply and "Don't Talk" by Larry Lee.

There was no way in hell they'd put Air Supply at #1. Am I right?

Well??? Am I right?????

You guessed it! Air Supply was #1.

Even the days were brighter when I stopped listening to that countdown.