“Boat on the River” is a 1980 song by Styx, from their album Cornerstone. It was released as a single, but did not chart in the band’s native United States. However, it was popular in several German-speaking countries, becoming a top-five hit on the German, Austrian and Swiss charts (reaching number one on the latter.) The song features Tommy Shaw on lead vocals and mandolin, with Dennis DeYoung accompanying on accordion. In the video for the song, Chuck Panozzo, John Panozzo, and James Young play bowed double bass, tambourine/bass drum and acoustic guitar respectively.
Category: 1979
Status Quo – Whatever You Want (live concert)
“Whatever You Want” is a rock song by the British rock band Status Quo. Written by Rick Parfitt and Andy Bown, it was released on the album of the same name in 1979 and has become one of the band’s better-known works. It originally appeared on the band’s 1979 album Whatever You Want and was later re-recorded for their 2003 album Riffs.
Blondie – Heart Of Glass
“Heart of Glass” is a song by American New Wave band Blondie, written by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. Featured on the band’s third studio album, Parallel Lines (1978), it was released as the third single in January 1979 and topped the charts in several countries including the United States.Rolling Stone ranked the song number 255 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.