Song: Sad Eyes
Song by: Robert John

Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles
Keyboardist: Gail Nobles

Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. I’m going to take you back to a song that was written and recorded by Robert John released in April 1979.

It debuted May 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching the top of the chart the week of October 6. It was produced by George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo. It was released in April 1979, when music fans were only listening to disco. However, in August 1979 there was an anti-disco backlash. Everyone abruptly stopped listening to disco, according to history,opting for pop music instead. "Sad Eyes" is notable as the song that ended the six-week reign of the biggest smash hit of the year, The Knack's "My Sharona".

I remember listening to the song “Sad Eyes” a number of times when it became a hit. I remember the song “My Sharona” and all of the disco songs. I don’t remember anyone that stopped listening to any of the songs back then. In 1979, all I remember is a number of songs that were hits, and a lot of them were disco. And Sad Eyes was a hit song on the radio with them. I never heard anyone say that they stopped listening to disco. I never noticed until the music began to change.

At home, a good song was always a good song. It never got old, and we still reminisce about those good songs today like “Sad Eyes”.