THE 200 BEST SONGS OF THE YEAR 1979 A.D. 
This post: #110-101. Continues this weekend.

Caffé Latté presents: 200 GREATEST SONGS from 1979 As the 1970s drew to a close, pop music offered up some of the best tracks that showcased an array of genres. This was the last great hurrah for disco, spearheaded by Giorgio Moroder in the wake of Saturday Night Fever. Synth-pop was gaining momentum. Punk morphed with new wave. Sony launched the Walkman, making music more portable than ever before. Michael Jackson teamed up with producer Quincy Jones to take his solo career to a new level. Here are 200 examples of the great music released during the final 12 months of the Seventies…
110
	ARE “FRIENDS” ELECTRIC Tubeway Army Written & produced by lead vocalist Gary Numan, this song topped the UK chart.
109
	LONGER Dan Fogelberg American singer / songwriter who penned and co-produced this ballad. The disc peaked at #2 in America, where it also topped the Adult Contemporary Chart.
108
	GIRLS TALK Dave Edmunds Performed and produced by Edmunds, this was a song written by Elvis Costello.
107
	HALFWAY HOTEL Voyager This English group was a one-hit wonder. Gus Dudgeon, who had previously produced David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and Elton John's "Your Song", also helmed this recording. The single fared best in Australia, where it peaked at #15.
106
	BREAKFAST AT SWEETHEARTS Cold Chisel Penned by Cold Chisel keyboardist Don Walker, this was the title track from the Australian rock group’s 2nd studio album.
105
	CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe In 1979, Lowe and his former bandmate in Rockpile- Dave Edmunds -both scored solo chart success.
104
	VICTIM OF LOVE Elton John The title track from the English superstar’s disco album. Elton had minimal involvement in its creation, apart from performing lead vocals. Pete Bellotte wrote and co-produced the track.
103
	THE KING HAS LOST HIS CROWN Abba Frida performed the lead vocal on this track from the Swedish band’s ‘Voulez-Vous’ LP.
102
	LET’S GO The Cars The first major hit for the American group, it reached the Top 10 in Canada and Australia.  Producer Roy Thomas Baker had previously worked on albums by Queen and Foreigner.
101
	THINK ABOUT ME Fleetwood Mac Written by the group’s British keyboardist Christine McVie for the ‘Tusk’ opus. The single made the US Top 20.