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11th January 2019, 12:22 PM
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BuzzJack Legend
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6th January 1987
It's 3 weeks on top for Madonna as Slade get a post-christmas high entry at 2, a new peak for the track 13 years late in one of it's many festive appearances until I got so sick of it I can't bear charting it any more. I've not gone mad, oldies only made my charts if they made the UK singles chart, at the time, and Slade sneaked in in the published charts over the Christmas period, so the delay is due to that. Elkie Brooks gets her first top 10 since Sunshine After The Rain a decade earlier, David Cassidy has a live EP of his biggest 70's UK singles enter at 17, and by this time I was well into 70's nostalgia, the lead track turning out to be the under-appreciated (by me) version of How Can I Be Sure, now one of my all-time fave records and better even then Dusty's version (the roiginal 1972 studio version that is, not this live cover). Little Richard is back with his first ballad to make my charts, 30 years since his heyday predating me never mind my charts! Siouxsie covers This Wheel's On Fire nicely, albeit not as classic as the original, for 9 years of hits, Swing Out Sister get a soundalike follow-up, UB40 change lead vocalist for the rat in the iamspamspamami Dead Or Alive keep the string of SAW-pop hits coming 2 years on, The Bangles sneak in with a lesser track, and Lou Reed covers Sam n Dave's Soul Man, and brings along Sam to boot... 1 ( 1 ) OPEN YOUR HEART Madonna 2 ( NEW ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY Slade 3 ( 4 ) REET PETITE Jackie Wilson 4 ( 2 ) CANDY Cameo 5 ( 9 ) CARAVAN OF LOVE The Housemartins 6 ( 7 ) THE MIRACLE OF LOVE Eurythmics 7 ( 5 ) SO COLD THE NIGHT The Communards 8 ( 8 ) SOMETIMES Erasure 9 ( 15 ) NO MORE THE FOOL Elkie Brooks 10 ( 6 ) THE RAIN Oran ‘Juice’ Jones 11 ( 3 ) LAST CHRISTMAS Wham! 12 ( 14 ) CRY WOLF a-ha 13 ( 10 ) SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott 14 ( 12 ) THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe 15 ( 11 ) LAND OF CONFUSION Genesis 16 ( 16 ) IS THIS LOVE Alison Moyet 17 ( NEW ) THE EP (HOW CAN I BE SURE/ I’M A CLOWN/ COULD IT BE FOREVER) David Cassidy 18 ( 13 ) FALLIN’ IN LOVE (UH-UH) Miami Sound Machine 19 ( 19 ) THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE Paul Simon 20 ( 18 ) CHANGE OF HEART Cyndi Lauper 21 ( 17 ) THIS LOVE Bad Company 22 ( 21 ) TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin 23 ( 25 ) YOU DON’T KNOW Berlin 24 ( 26 ) SANTA CLAUS IS ON THE DOLE Spitting Image 25 ( 29 ) C’EST LA VIE Robbie Nevil 26 ( 27 ) BIG FUN The Gap Band 27 ( 32 ) IN MY LIFE Rod Stewart 28 ( 22 ) LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi 29 ( 33 ) REAL WILD CHILD Iggy Pop 30 ( 34 ) HYMN TO HER The Pretenders 31 ( 20 ) SLOW RIVERS Elton John & Cliff Richard 32 ( 47 ) BEHIND THE MASK Eric Clapton 33 ( 36 ) DREAMING Status Quo 34 ( 23 ) SHOWIN’ OUT (GET FRESH AT THE WEEKEND) Mel & Kim 35 ( 40 ) A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLING Chris De Burgh 36 ( 28 ) KEEP EACH OTHER WARM Bucks Fizz 37 ( 24 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush 38 ( 38 ) ALL I ASK OF YOU Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman 39 ( 30 ) ONLY LOVE REMAINS Paul McCartney 40 ( 50 ) CROSS THAT BRIDGE The Ward Brothers 41 ( 41 ) HUMAN Human League 42 ( 42 ) TRUE BLUE Madonna 43 ( 31 ) I WASN’T BORN YESTERDAY Daryl Hall 44 ( NEW ) SOMEBODY’S COMING Little Richard 45 ( 35 ) BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Shakin’ Stevens 46 ( NEW ) WHEELS ON FIRE Siouxsie & The Banshees 47 ( 39 ) FRENCH KISSING IN THE USA Debbie Harry 48 ( 55 ) YOU CAN DANCE Go Go Lorenzo 49 ( 46 ) SUBURBIA Pet Shop Boys 50 ( 65 ) OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY Gary Moore 51 ( 43 ) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Kim Wilde 52 ( 52 ) AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross 53 ( 45 ) SWEET LOVE Anita Baker 54 ( 60 ) BIG IN AMERICA The Stranglers 55 ( 48 ) (WAITING FOR) THE GHOST TRAIN Madness 56 ( 56 ) A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 57 ( 71 ) ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY Vesta Williams 58 ( 49 ) WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles 59 ( NEW ) SURRENDER Swing Out Sister 60 ( 61 ) NO ROPE AS LONG AS TIME Latin Quarter 61 ( 54 ) IN THE ARMY NOW Status Quo 62 ( 44 ) STEP RIGHT UP Jaki Graham 63 ( 63 ) GOLDMINE The Pointer Sisters 64 ( 53 ) EACH TIME YOU BREAK MY HEART Nick Kamen 65 ( 67 ) E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite 66 ( 58 ) THIS IS THE WORLD CALLING Bob Geldof 67 ( NEW ) RAT IN MI KITCHON UB40 68 ( 68 ) HE SAID LOVE Barclay james Harvest 69 ( 62 ) DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins 70 ( NEW ) SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE Dead Or Alive 71 ( 51 ) I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Human League 72 ( NEW ) WALKING DOWN YOUR STREET The Bangles 73 ( 72 ) RAIN OR SHINE Five Star 74 ( 74 ) BALLERINA GIRL Lionel Richie 75 ( NEW ) SOUL MAN Lou Reed and Sam Moore 6th Jan PLAYIST OLDIES 1 ROCK AND ROLL (Live at the BIC) Gary Glitter 2 MY LITTLE LADY The Tremeloes 3 DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro |
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11th January 2019, 04:30 PM
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With Kristina in heart
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In my chart "Open Your Heart" wasn't # 1, but reached top 5.
My favourite single from 1987 year with 5 weeks on the top : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHSUVnmPxFE This post has been edited by Last Dreamer: 9th January 2021, 08:29 PM |
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11th January 2019, 04:40 PM
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Say that hiss with your chest, and...
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QUOTE 67 ( NEW ) RAT IN MI iamspamspamamiUB40 Good song though!'Something In My House' by Dead Or Alive is great, much better than any of their other singles since 'You Spin Me'. And one of the last 'proper' Hi-NRG productions from SAW, they would go more towards cheesy dance-pop by mid 1987. QUOTE Elkie Brooks gets her first top 10 since Sunshine After The Rain Oh this is the same song that Berri had a hit with in 1995! (which heavily sampled the instrumental of 'I Feel Love') I didn't know the Berri version was a cover until recently. This post has been edited by The Snake: 12th January 2019, 09:52 PM |
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12th January 2019, 09:23 AM
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BuzzJack Legend
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Open Your Heart is my least liked of Madonna's singles from True Blue. Much prefer the title track, Live To Tell and La Isla Bonita.
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12th January 2019, 08:28 PM
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Say that hiss with your chest, and...
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Good to see you have started 1987, quite a few big 80s anthems I really like from that year, my favourites would be Living In A Box, It's A Sin, You're The Voice, True Faith and Criticize, looking forward to see where they chart in your personal charts!
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18th January 2019, 05:08 PM
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BuzzJack Legend
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In my chart "Open Your Heart" wasn't # 1, but spent some weeks at # 2 behind "Keep Each Other Warm" and Lulu - My Boy Lollipop. My favourite single from 1987 year with 5 weeks on the top : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHSUVnmPxFE Hi Alex, glad you liked madonna to, Keep Each Other warm is still a lovely track, Bucks Fizz so under-appreciated. I think I charted that Cheryl solo single, but I can't recall when or what position so that should be fun finding out |
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18th January 2019, 05:12 PM
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BuzzJack Legend
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Good song though! 'Something In My House' by Dead Or Alive is great, much better than any of their other singles since 'You Spin Me'. And one of the last 'proper' Hi-NRG productions from SAW, they would go more towards cheesy dance-pop by mid 1987. Oh this is the same song that Berri had a hit with in 1995! (which heavily sampled the instrumental of 'I Feel Love') I didn't know the Berri version was a cover until recently. Hi Snakey, Yes that kitchon spam thing is very annoying, there are far more songs using it than you would guess! Something In My House was their last hurrah I think, prob for that reason you say, it should climb high I think though it's a bit slow off the ground this week Yes Sunshine After The rain was an Elkie song, loved the original which was a hit just as I started uni life, the Berri version less loved by me, but happy to see it brought to a new audience. Cheers! |
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18th January 2019, 05:15 PM
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BuzzJack Legend
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Open Your Heart is my least liked of Madonna's singles from True Blue. Much prefer the title track, Live To Tell and La Isla Bonita. Hi Chris, Oddly enough, despite its weeks on top of my chart, I agree with you about the other singles nowadays - I think it dominated my chart in a quiet period over Christmas for classics (for me) cheers! |
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18th January 2019, 05:17 PM
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BuzzJack Legend
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Good to see you have started 1987, quite a few big 80s anthems I really like from that year, my favourites would be Living In A Box, It's A Sin, You're The Voice, True Faith and Criticize, looking forward to see where they chart in your personal charts! Good choices there Snakey Well, without giving it away, 2 of those top my chart during the year, one tops my chart on a remix a few years later and the other two go top 10 (or top 5, I forget!) Ooh the suspense! |
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18th January 2019, 05:32 PM
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BuzzJack Legend
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13th January 1987
It's a first week on top for David Cassidy since 1972 when he had 2 of 3 chart-toppers with The Partridge Family, but my residual affection for his solo singles - none of them topped my chart - is enough for these lesser versions to top my chart in combination by way of compensation in particular for How Can I Be Sure which remains one of my tear-jerking singles in the original version, but which fell short of my top 10 at the time. a-ha keep the top 10's coming, Paul Simon makes it 2 in a row for the first time in 14 years, and Alison Moyet gets a 4th solo or 7th in total. A big climb for Siouxsie's Wheel into the 20, Little Richard goes top 40, and Randy Crawford is the highest new entry 8 years since she had her Streetlife with The Crusaders debut a run of solo follow-ups. In at 44, it's annoying Jacking sparking off - obviously I quite liked it at first, but it led to dross and this off-spin of House got annoying quickly. Steve Silk Hurley's minute in the sun. At 53, it's 5-years since her last hit so it must be Carly Simon: check out the dates: 1972/1977/1982/1987 are all debuts or comebacks regular as clockwork! In at 58 it's Drum Theatre who I think supported the Human League who I saw at the Poole Arts Centre (now The Lighthouse, despite not being any such thing) this week, which explains their tracks going back up, and my listing of my fave tracks that night (they were fab, despite me being quite high at the back and having to watch the girls legs only when they sang on a raised platform at the back of the stage) has a lovely co-incidence: Rock & Roll was my top Gary Glitter track the week before for his annual Xmas/New Year gig (it was always hits-packed party-time) and the same song was done good by Phil & co, the Human League being the current regular reliably fab hits-packed party time leading up to christmas most years for the last couple of decades. Happily you can still say you like the Human League. 1 ( 17 ) THE EP (HOW CAN I BE SURE/ I’M A CLOWN/ COULD IT BE FOREVER) David Cassidy 2 ( 1 ) OPEN YOUR HEART Madonna 3 ( 3 ) REET PETITE Jackie Wilson 4 ( 5 ) CARAVAN OF LOVE The Housemartins 5 ( 4 ) CANDY Cameo 6 ( 9 ) NO MORE THE FOOL Elkie Brooks 7 ( 2 ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY Slade 8 ( 12 ) CRY WOLF a-ha 9 ( 19 ) THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE Paul Simon 10 ( 16 ) IS THIS LOVE Alison Moyet 11 ( 7 ) SO COLD THE NIGHT The Communards 12 ( 6 ) THE MIRACLE OF LOVE Eurythmics 13 ( 8 ) SOMETIMES Erasure 14 ( 10 ) THE RAIN Oran ‘Juice’ Jones 15 ( 15 ) LAND OF CONFUSION Genesis 16 ( 29 ) REAL WILD CHILD Iggy Pop 17 ( 25 ) C’EST LA VIE Robbie Nevil 18 ( 23 ) YOU DON’T KNOW Berlin 19 ( 46 ) WHEELS ON FIRE Siouxsie & The Banshees 20 ( 30 ) HYMN TO HER The Pretenders 21 ( 13 ) SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott 22 ( 11 ) LAST CHRISTMAS Wham! 23 ( 26 ) BIG FUN The Gap Band 24 ( 44 ) SOMEBODY’S COMING Little Richard 25 ( 14 ) THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe 26 ( 18 ) FALLIN’ IN LOVE (UH-UH) Miami Sound Machine 27 ( 22 ) TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin 28 ( 20 ) CHANGE OF HEART Cyndi Lauper 29 ( 40 ) CROSS THAT BRIDGE The Ward Brothers 30 ( 59 ) SURRENDER Swing Out Sister 31 ( 41 ) HUMAN Human League 32 ( 32 ) BEHIND THE MASK Eric Clapton 33 ( 33 ) DREAMING Status Quo 34 ( 21 ) THIS LOVE Bad Company 35 ( 27 ) IN MY LIFE Rod Stewart 36 ( NEW ) ALMAZ Randy Crawford 37 ( 28 ) LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi 38 ( 57 ) ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY Vesta Williams 39 ( 38 ) ALL I ASK OF YOU Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman 40 ( 50 ) OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY Gary Moore 41 ( 34 ) SHOWIN’ OUT (GET FRESH AT THE WEEKEND) Mel & Kim 42 ( 42 ) TRUE BLUE Madonna 43 ( 24 ) SANTA CLAUS IS ON THE DOLE Spitting Image 44 ( NEW ) JACK YOUR BODY Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley 45 ( 45 ) BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Shakin’ Stevens 46 ( 48 ) YOU CAN DANCE Go Go Lorenzo 47 ( 36 ) KEEP EACH OTHER WARM Bucks Fizz 48 ( 67 ) RAT IN MI KITCHON UB40 49 ( 31 ) SLOW RIVERS Elton John & Cliff Richard 50 ( 37 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush 51 ( 47 ) FRENCH KISSING IN THE USA Debbie Harry 52 ( 52 ) AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross 53 ( NEW ) COMING AROUND AGAIN Carly Simon 54 ( 49 ) SUBURBIA Pet Shop Boys 55 ( 74 ) BALLERINA GIRL Lionel Richie 56 ( 56 ) A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 57 ( 39 ) ONLY LOVE REMAINS Paul McCartney 58 ( NEW ) EL DORADO Drum Theatre 59 ( 71 ) I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Human League 60 ( 35 ) A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLING Chris De Burgh 61 ( NEW ) HEARTACHE Pepsi & Shirlie 62 ( 53 ) SWEET LOVE Anita Baker 63 ( 51 ) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Kim Wilde 64 ( 65 ) E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite 65 ( 70 ) SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE Dead Or Alive 66 ( 62 ) STEP RIGHT UP Jaki Graham 67 ( 75 ) SOUL MAN Lou Reed and Sam Moore 68 ( 58 ) WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles 69 ( 72 ) WALKING DOWN YOUR STREET The Bangles 70 ( NEW ) TRAMPOLINE Julian Cope 71 ( 55 ) (WAITING FOR) THE GHOST TRAIN Madness 72 ( 61 ) IN THE ARMY NOW Status Quo 73 ( NEW ) LIVE IT UP Mental As Anything 74 ( NEW ) FACTS AND FIGURES Hugh Cornwell 75 ( 73 ) RAIN OR SHINE Five Star Human League at Poole Arts Centre 1 LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) 2 THE LEBANON 3 ROCK AND ROLL |
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18th January 2019, 06:56 PM
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Say that hiss with your chest, and...
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Jack Your Body was quite an unusual track to get to #1, I think the success of Paul Hardcastle's 19 a few years earlier paved the way for further underground dance tracks and house in general becoming popular (before the genre started getting a life of its own after the rise of raving in late 1987 and 1988).
By the rise of 'Jacking' I take it you mean all the Mirage 'Jack mixes' that started making the chart in 1987! By 1988, there were also some other house songs making the chart with 'Jack' in the title. My favourite is 'Jack That House Built' by Jack n Chill! |
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18th January 2019, 09:19 PM
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BuzzJack Platinum Member
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And then in 1989,come the Reynolds Girls who'd rather jack than Fleetwood Mac.
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18th January 2019, 09:32 PM
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Say that hiss with your chest, and...
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And then in 1989,come the Reynolds Girls who'd rather jack than Fleetwood Mac. I think them and producers Stock Aitken Waterman were trying to be trendy and joining the house trend. Anyway, the lyrics which speak unfavorably of rock artists and older radio disc jockeys do leave a bad taste in the mouth This post has been edited by The Snake: 18th January 2019, 09:38 PM |
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19th January 2019, 08:54 AM
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With Kristina in heart
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From all 80s Madonna singles only "Papa Don't Preach" wasn't represented in my chart and almost every her early track was a big hit.
Here is the list with my top 20 favourite Madonna singles, compiled in 2015. QUOTE Top 20 Madonna singles (2015) 1. Material Girl 2. Dear Jessie 3. You'll See 4. Like A Virgin 5. Don't Cry For Me Argentina 6. Cherish 7. Borderline 8. Dress You Up 9. I'll Remember 10. Lucky Star 11. Burning Up 12. Crazy For You 13. You Must Love Me 14. Angel 15. Another Suitcase In Another Hall 16. Like A Prayer 17. Love Profusion 18. Nothing Fails 19. Secret 20. Holiday Bubbling Under : Open Your Heart I love "Like A Prayer", but it was overplayed to death that's why this single was finished a little lower than must be. This post has been edited by Good Old Days: 19th January 2019, 08:59 AM |
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19th January 2019, 11:54 AM
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BuzzJack Legend
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Jack Your Body was quite an unusual track to get to #1, I think the success of Paul Hardcastle's 19 a few years earlier paved the way for further underground dance tracks and house in general becoming popular (before the genre started getting a life of its own after the rise of raving in late 1987 and 1988). By the rise of 'Jacking' I take it you mean all the Mirage 'Jack mixes' that started making the chart in 1987! By 1988, there were also some other house songs making the chart with 'Jack' in the title. My favourite is 'Jack That House Built' by Jack n Chill! Hi Snakey, yes I mean the non-naughty version, and some of those mentioned. I quite liked that Jack n Chill track, though I cant recall how it did in my charts, part of the fun of revisiting them! House itself was huge in influence, Pet Shop Boys notably borrowed elements (Chris was a huge clubber in those days) quite apart from the piano-House domination of dance in the late-80's/90's. |
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19th January 2019, 11:55 AM
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BuzzJack Legend
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19th January 2019, 11:59 AM
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BuzzJack Legend
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From all 80s Madonna singles only "Papa Don't Preach" wasn't represented in my chart and almost every her early track was a big hit. Here is the list with my top 20 favourite Madonna singles, compiled in 2015. I love "Like A Prayer", but it was overplayed to death that's why this single was finished a little lower than must be. Hi Alex, Dear Jessie is so under-rated, not even a single in the USA, yet so sweet. Interesting choices of Madonna singles, you liked her Evita period stuff more than I did (though I love Evita), and on the whole you like her ballads more than I did at the time (though some have grown since). I agree about overplaying of classics. I love Like A Prayer but would rather hear lesser-played Madonna tracks as that will make it fresher after a good long gap of not hearing it. |
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19th January 2019, 01:36 PM
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With Kristina in heart
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All four first Madonna albums and first three from Kylie are true classic of pure pop.
From late albums "Evita" era was the most successful in my charts, the last big era was "American Life" when "Love Profusion" became her first # 1 after Evita days and last # 1 for Madonna in my chart. You will see "Dear Jessie" success in my retro 1989 charts. This post has been edited by Last Dreamer: 23rd December 2020, 06:53 AM |
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19th January 2019, 06:06 PM
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Say that hiss with your chest, and...
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QUOTE Hi Alex, Dear Jessie is so under-rated, not even a single in the USA, yet so sweet. 'Dear Jessie' is nice, it reminds me a bit of 'Moonlight Shadow' by Mike Oldfield for some reason and I like the violin production. Of course Rollergirl had a Eurodance version in 2000, which I quite like! This post has been edited by The Snake: 19th January 2019, 06:30 PM |
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20th January 2019, 06:34 AM
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