Maybe there was a better era for love songs. But it certainly didn't feel that way. Everything about the 1980s and its music was big. The blockbuster pop album became a regular thing. Various genres ...

This might be the most nostalgic of all nostalgic love songs from the 1980s out there. How could I possibly leave off this sultry, saxophone-led tune from one of the greatest talents of that decade?

This week: a countdown of the top novelty songs of the 1970s and '80s as voted by listeners of my radio show. How many of you guys out there (and it seems to be a male thing) were fans of "The Three ...