So it is with a sad heart that I pay tribute to seminal 80′s director John Hughes who passed away this week from a heart attack at the age of 59.

To a kid growing up in the 1980′s, a John Hughes movie was gift. He had a way of talking to teens that didn’t talk down to them. One of the best things about his movies were the great music that he had on the soundtracks. So I thought that I would pay tribute to his great movies by picking some of my favorite songs from his 80′s movies. Check after the break to see my picks.

Sixteen Candles (1984 Universal Picture):
The Thompson Twins – If You Were Here:

The Breakfast Club (1985 Universal Pictures):
Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me:

Weird Science (1985 Universal Pictures):
Oingo Boingo – Weird Science:

Pretty In Pink (1986 Paramount Pictures) – Produced by Hughes:
The Psychodelic Furs – Pretty In Pink

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986 Paramount Pictures):
Yello – Oh Yeah

Uncle Buck (1989 Universal Picture):
Young M.C. – Bust A Move:

I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane. This weekend, why don’t you go have a John Hughes movie marathon in honor of one of the greatest directors of the 80′s.

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Listen to the 911 call here.

When the operator asks if there were any witnesses, the phone caller says that only the doctor was present with the victim.

Los Angeles police say they have towed the car of a doctor from Michael Jackson’s home because it could contain drugs or other evidence offering clues in the pop star’s death.

Los Angeles police spokeswoman Karen Rayner said coroner’s investigators want to interview the doctor but said she did not know the doctor’s identity. She stressed the doctor was not under criminal investigation.

“His car was impounded because it may contain medications or other evidence that may assist the coroner in determining the cause of death,” Rayner said.

Houston television station KHOU has identified Jackson’s personal doctor as Dr. Conrad Robert Murray, a cardiologist licensed to practice in Texas, who was living at the pop star’s mansion.

An autopsy has been performed by the Los Angeles County coroner, but it may be several weeks before all the results are in.

L.A. County Coroner Investigator Jerry McKibben said results of the autopsy would be announced if the cause of death can be determined, The Associated Press reports.

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Sky Saxon

Sky Saxon, lead singer of the ’60s garage band the Seeds, died this morning in Austin, TX.

Sky’s wife Sabrina Saxon posted news of his passing on Facebook this morning: “Sky has passed over and YaHoWha is waiting for him at the gate. He will soon be home with his Father. I’m so sorry I couldn’t keep him here with us. More later. I’m sorry.”

Saxon fell ill last Thursday, but was not hospitalized Monday with what doctors suspected was an infection of the internal organs, but cause of death has not yet been released. His final performance was last Saturday at Antone’s (in Austin) with the band Shapes Have Fangs.

He will be missed.

Sky Saxon (real name Richard Marsh) founded the Seeds in 1965 with guitarist Jan Savage, keyboardist Daryl Hooper and drummer Rick Andridge. The bands’s first couple of singles ‘Can’t Seem To Make You Mine’ and ‘Pushin’ Too Hard’ were both large regional hits in the California area. Only the later reached national success when it landed at #39 on the Top 40 chart.
Saxon broke up the Seeds in 1970, when he join the Yahowha religious sect, inspired by their divine leader Father Yod. He released several albums as the Yahowha 13 in the mid 1970s. Members of the sect went their separate ways after Father Yod died in a hang gliding accident in 1974, although Saxon continued to collaborate with various members of the Yahowa.
The 1980′s saw him collaborate with several bands — including Redd Kross and The Chesterfield Kings — before reforming the original Seeds in 1989 to oldies package tour “The Summer of Love”. The remained active speraticly, but by 2003 Saxon was the only remaining original member in the band.
The Seeds were scheduled to play the “California ’66 Revue” tour with The Electric Prunes and Johnny Echols of Love in August.

http://www.skysaxon.com

The classic Ventures line-up Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Don Wilson, Bob Bogle

Bogle and fellow guitarist Don Wilson formed The Ventures in 1958 after working together in the construction field in Tacoma, WA. Their early hits featured lead guitar work by Bogle, however after recruiting Nokie Edwards into the group in 1960, Bogle was moved to bass where he remained for the next 45 years. The band had a long string of hits including “Perfidia”, “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue”, “Hawaii Five-0″ and their biggest hit “Walk, Don’t Run” (peeked at #2 on Billboard Top Hits Chart). Between 1960 and 1970 the band released over 30 LPs of original recordings, 3 of which were certified as gold. Their music has been cited as an influence by many famed guitarists, in addition their experimentation with guitar effects, and unique sound laid the groundwork for innumerable groups, earning them the moniker “The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands.”
Due to his heath Bogle was too frail to play with the Ventures in his later years and left the band in 2005.
The Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2008.

http://www.theventures.com/

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