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 The UK #3 singles listening sessions - Week 7 poll, vote for as many as you like |
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 10th March 2024, 08:27 PM
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Welcome to Week 7!
   Results from Week 6 Another close race in the best poll was settled as ABBA - Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight) pulled clear with 9 votes, after ABBA just missed out the previous week. David Essex - Oh What A Circus topped the worst poll - a narrative song from the musical Evita to the same tune as 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina'. It's not that bad is it? 6 of you thought so. Best poll winners week 1: Danny And The Juniors - At The Hop week 2: Dusty Springfield - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself week 3: Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay week 4: David Bowie - Life On Mars? week 5: David Bowie - Sound And Vision week 6: ABBA - Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight) |
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10th March 2024, 08:33 PM
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A very strong field in the best poll, but I restricted my vote to 4: Madness, Soft Cell, Tears For Fears and 'Nobody's Diary' - although The Human League, OMD, 'Don't Go' and Toto weren't far off.
Dennis Waterman got my vote in the worst poll, not sure if the song was as cringe as the video but I recall it wasn't great. |
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10th March 2024, 09:41 PM
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I voted for OMD, Godley & Creme, Abba, Soft Cell, Tears For Fears and Toto.
Julio Iglesias and The Kids From Fame for the worst. |
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10th March 2024, 10:20 PM
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Tough selection but went with Stop the Cavalry, Under Your Thumb (my favourite discovery <3), One of Us, Don't Go, Africa and Beat It.
Aww I didn't think Capstick Comes Home was worthy of the worst list, it was...unique if nothing else x Easy win for Starmaker there, so much of a snoozefest that I didn't even remember we'd already had it at the albums sessions. |
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11th March 2024, 01:16 AM
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Baggy Trousers, Stop The Cavalry, Don't Go & Beat It for the best.
Starmarker the worst. Capstick didn't deserve this list you fiends, it's got charm. |
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11th March 2024, 07:31 AM
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ABBA
Soft Cell Godley And Creme Tears For Fears Jona Lewie Toto 6 way tie oops  Went for both Julio and The Kids From Fame in the end |
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11th March 2024, 07:55 AM
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Soft Cell for best and Julio for worst
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11th March 2024, 10:43 AM
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David Essex only a key track from one of the best musicals
 The latin intro alone (I dont speak latin but I know every word here without having a clue what they mean) means it should be in the Best category. Yes I have seen David live hidden amongst an audience of women of a certain age I voted for all of the Best except the last 3, hoping to stem the inevitable votes for Toto, overplayed much. My number ones of the time? OMD, Godley & Creme & Abba, but the others are almost as good. Capstick's charm wears off very quickly when you have to hear it for weeks on end, trust me. As does Dennis waterman's TV theme, so annoying, but stuck with capstick. |
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16th March 2024, 01:57 PM
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Was meaning to join last week as a lot of fab 80's stuff I can see.
Voted for my love/liked; Baggy Trousers (not a big essential but it's fun x) Stop The Cavalry Love Action (I Believe In Love) Souvenir Say Hello Wave Goodbye Don't Go Mad World Africa and last but is my top fave - Beat It (Also would have voted for Culture Club, The Beat, PhD, Belle Stars and also perhaps David and Bing from what I know and like.) The Kids From Fame for worst. |
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16th March 2024, 02:56 PM
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Voted for my top five:
ABBA - One of Us Godley and Creme - Under Your Thumb Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir Tears For Fears - Mad World Yazoo - Don't Go Then 'Starmaker' for worst 
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17th March 2024, 02:19 PM
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QUOTE(Popchartfreak @ Mar 11 2024, 10:43 AM)  David Essex only a key track from one of the best musicals The latin intro alone (I dont speak latin but I know every word here without having a clue what they mean) means it should be in the Best category. Yes I have seen David live hidden amongst an audience of women of a certain age I voted for all of the Best except the last 3, hoping to stem the inevitable votes for Toto, overplayed much. My number ones of the time? OMD, Godley & Creme & Abba, but the others are almost as good. Capstick's charm wears off very quickly when you have to hear it for weeks on end, trust me. As does Dennis waterman's TV theme, so annoying, but stuck with capstick. I love O What A Circus as well. It is right at the start of Evita, just after her death is announced in a cinema. David Essex is playing a cynical Che Guevara asking why there is so much fuss about "the death of an actress", setting up the whole musical which explains the fuss. As this song is at the start of the musical it is, therefore, arguable that Don't Cry For Mer Argentina is set to the same tune as O What A Circus
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17th March 2024, 03:06 PM
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A last minute tie
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17th March 2024, 04:59 PM
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if it helps I will withdraw my vote for Yazoo as Mad World is clearly better
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