Posted February 9, 201015 yr UK Top 40 Singles - week ending 16 February 1985 1. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well 2. King - Love And Pride 3. Ashford & Simpson - Solid 4. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark 5. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is 6. Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette 7. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better 8. Russ Abbot - Atmosphere 9. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) 10. Kirsty MacColl - A New England 11. Bryan Adams - Run To You 12. Phil Collins - Sussudio 13. Colourfield - Thinking Of You 14. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America 15. Billy Ocean - Loverboy 16. Tears For Fears - Shout 17. Commodores - Nightshift 18. Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday 19. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 20. Chicago - You're The Inspiration 21. Big Sound Authority - This House 22. Pat Benatar - We Belong 23. Madonna - Like A Virgin 24. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood 25. James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B There 26. Smiths - How Soon Is Now 27. Amii Stewart - Friends 28. Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind 29. Imagination - Thank You My Love 30. Cashmere - Can I 31. George Benson - 20/20 32. Ray Parker Jnr - Ghostbusters 33. Wham! - Everything She Wants/Last Christmas 34. Eugene Wilde - Personality 35. Chaka Khan - This Is My Night 36. Kool & The Gang - Misled 37. Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five - Step Off (Part 1) 38. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 39. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer 40. Limit - Say Yeah
February 9, 201015 yr I'll comment on the Top 10 & highlight what I like of the remainder: 1. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well - The best song that Abba never recorded. 2. King - Love And Pride - A great catchy tune that has dated horribly. 3. Ashford & Simpson - Solid - A great catchy tune that still sounds great today. 4. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark - The Boss goes commercial; like Bowie this album marked his career sales/profile high water mark ..... but also marked the beginning of a career & creative slump until the 21st century. 5. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is - Sadly Mariah Carey's awful cover has badly hurt my love of this rather good gospelly AOR track. 6. Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette - Two brilliant songs. Peerless. 7. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better - A rather catchy piece of lightweight pop fluff. 8. Russ Abbot - Atmosphere - The 1980s TV funnyman's cover of the Joy Division classic...... only kidding. 9. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) - A very clever, creative track. 10. Kirsty MacColl - A New England - Kirsty's cover of the Billy Bragg original is an improvement on the original. 13. Colourfield - Thinking Of You 14. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America 16. Tears For Fears - Shout 17. Commodores - Nightshift 18. Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday 19. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 21. Big Sound Authority - This House - This new wave soul revue act were signed to Paul Weller's short lived Respond record label. Quite simply a great pop tune that time has forgotten. wLyehHpPUL0 23. Madonna - Like A Virgin 24. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood 26. Smiths - How Soon Is Now 28. Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind 31. George Benson - 20/20 33. Wham! - Everything She Wants/Last Christmas 38. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 39. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer
February 9, 201015 yr 1985 is a year that is tumbleweed for me. The electro soul of the early 80s had died out, but it was a little while before house music set in... Can I find anyything on here I like? 6. Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette 19. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 26. Smiths - How Soon Is Now 33. Wham! - Everything She Wants/Last Christmas (not Last xmas, the flipside was alright though)
February 10, 201015 yr I remember watching Top of the Pops a lot at this time, I think I might have even liked Elaine and Barbara. I know I definitely liked King even though I was a bit confused as I assumed there was some relationship between Paul King and the band Queen and some blood relationship between Prince and S/A/W act Princess. I was only seven though... I'd now happily listen to... 2. King - Love And Pride 4. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark - even though its so bloody cheesy, but I likes that soft synth. 6. Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette 8. Russ Abbot - Atmosphere - well, I'm happy to watch the video which seems to be clips from somebody's Dad's 40th birthday knees-up at the local social club. 9. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) 10. Kirsty MacColl - A New England 16. Tears For Fears - Shout 18. Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday 19. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 26. Smiths - How Soon Is Now 32. Ray Parker Jnr - Ghostbusters 37. Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five - Step Off (Part 1)
February 10, 201015 yr 1. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well ...... a horrible booorring mums track 2. King - Love And Pride .......... ok, listenable pop somg 3. Ashford & Simpson - Solid ..... one of those tracks that sits in your head and you cant get rid of. dont really like it. 4. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark .... awful commercial pop/rock. always thought hed ripped off new musiks 'living by numbers', the hook is very familiar. 5. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is .... gotta like this aor track, twas #1 when my first born was born. thought the emotion of the event fitted this track. 6. Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette .... liked 1999. great thumping track. 7. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better .... never really liked him, too soft, too poppy. 8. Russ Abbot - Atmosphere ....... rubbish of course 9. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)..... ok 10. Kirsty MacColl - A New England...... good track. 11. Bryan Adams - Run To You .......... imho his best track. 12. Phil Collins - Sussudio ..... another i rate as his best track. i like this. 13. Colourfield - Thinking Of You ....... nah.... wet compared to jam. 14. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America.... overlooked class track. 15. Billy Ocean - Loverboy..... nah, not for me. 16. Tears For Fears - Shout .... and 80's standard i reckon. 17. Commodores - Nightshift .... cheese ... utter cheese. 18. Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday ... great intro, great track, uplifting, happy, full of delightful expectation. 19. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record).... getting abit overplayed now. going down in my book. 20. Chicago - You're The Inspiration..... pass the sick bucket, how a once great jazz/rock outfit sank (similar to fleetwood mac) from inspiring, originality into bland aor. 21. Big Sound Authority - This House 22. Pat Benatar - We Belong 23. Madonna - Like A Virgin...... in her best period imho. 24. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood 25. James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B There... daft song. 26. Smiths - How Soon Is Now.....:) 27. Amii Stewart - Friends 28. Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind 29. Imagination - Thank You My Love 30. Cashmere - Can I 31. George Benson - 20/20 32. Ray Parker Jnr - Ghostbusters 33. Wham! - Everything She Wants/Last Christmas.. love everything she wants 34. Eugene Wilde - Personality 35. Chaka Khan - This Is My Night 36. Kool & The Gang - Misled 37. Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five - Step Off (Part 1) 38. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 39. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer .... more mor/aor but i quite like this. 40. Limit - Say Yeah
February 10, 201015 yr 11. Bryan Adams - Run To You .......... imho his best track. I agree...but it's still arse-clenchingly awful!
February 10, 201015 yr 1. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well Oh God this was awful 2. King - Love And Pride I absolutely loved this 3. Ashford & Simpson - Solid blech! 4. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark Still can't make my mind up about Born in the USA. Sometimes I think the whole thing is tripe yet sometimes... 5. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is Ugh! 6. Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette Brilliant brilliant brilliant 7. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better I really like this and still play this one 8. Russ Abbot - Atmosphere Oh dear 9. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) Classic track 10. Kirsty MacColl - A New England Not as good as Billy's original These are the ones I like from the rest of the chart: 11. Bryan Adams - Run To You 13. Colourfield - Thinking Of You 14. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America 16. Tears For Fears - Shout 18. Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday :wub: :wub: :wub: 19. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 22. Pat Benatar - We Belong 23. Madonna - Like A Virgin 24. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood :wub: 26. Smiths - How Soon Is Now How good is this? Perfection 28. Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind 37. Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five - Step Off (Part 1) 38. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
February 10, 201015 yr 13. Colourfield - Thinking Of You ....... nah.... wet compared to jam. Surely you mean compared to The Specials?
February 11, 201015 yr Surely you mean compared to The Specials? ... oh lord... yet another senior moment... they are creeping in all to often nowdays. on ds i made another huge blunder and to make matters worse....i actually have the misreprisented single!
February 11, 201015 yr 1. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well....hated it then hate it now :puke2: 2. King - Love And Pride....liked it at the time, with his spray painted doc martins :D and his big hair,he was bald when he used to present his music videos on MTV about 5 to 10 years ago :D 3. Ashford & Simpson - Solid....least said 4. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark....have heard a lot worse than this 5. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is....at least this version is better than Mariah (s)carey's, but only just :lol: 6. Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette....liked both tarcks, but 1999 seems so dated now 7. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better....ok pop 8. Russ Abbot - Atmosphere....can't say anything about this, oh well ok, crap 9. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)....this was good 10. Kirsty MacColl - A New England.....liked her version 11. Bryan Adams - Run To You....not bad for him 12. Phil Collins - Sussudio....another one that was ok 13. Colourfield - Thinking Of You....a bit wet 14. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America....super song, should have been a bigger hit 15. Billy Ocean - Loverboy 16. Tears For Fears - Shout.....I was a big fan of their early stuff 17. Commodores - Nightshift 18. Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday....catchy pop song 19. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)....all time classic, but a bit overplayed 20. Chicago - You're The Inspiration....nope 21. Big Sound Authority - This House....I remember this one, quite liked it 22. Pat Benatar - We Belong....not bad 23. Madonna - Like A Virgin....probably one of her best 24. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood 25. James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B There :puke2: 26. Smiths - How Soon Is Now....sheer class 27. Amii Stewart - Friends 28. Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind 29. Imagination - Thank You My Love 30. Cashmere - Can I 31. George Benson - 20/20 32. Ray Parker Jnr - Ghostbusters....killed by Jedward, RIP :arrr: 33. Wham! - Everything She Wants/Last Christmas 34. Eugene Wilde - Personality 35. Chaka Khan - This Is My Night 36. Kool & The Gang - Misled 37. Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five - Step Off (Part 1) 38. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 39. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer 40. Limit - Say Yeah
February 13, 201015 yr Author 1. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well great abba track that never was 2. King - Love And Pride 3. Ashford & Simpson - Solid 4. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark 5. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is bit too cheesy and overblown for me 6. Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette 7. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better 8. Russ Abbot - Atmosphere :lol: 9. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) 10. Kirsty MacColl - A New England :wub: outstanding 11. Bryan Adams - Run To You 12. Phil Collins - Sussudio 13. Colourfield - Thinking Of You a bit wet, nothing special 14. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America 15. Billy Ocean - Loverboy 16. Tears For Fears - Shout 17. Commodores - Nightshift 18. Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday :wub: 19. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) :wub: 20. Chicago - You're The Inspiration 21. Big Sound Authority - This House 22. Pat Benatar - We Belong 23. Madonna - Like A Virgin 24. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood 25. James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B There 26. Smiths - How Soon Is Now :wub: probably their best known song 27. Amii Stewart - Friends 28. Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind 29. Imagination - Thank You My Love :no: way past their best 30. Cashmere - Can I 31. George Benson - 20/20 32. Ray Parker Jnr - Ghostbusters 33. Wham! - Everything She Wants/Last Christmas im prob in a minority here but I've never liked ESW 34. Eugene Wilde - Personality 35. Chaka Khan - This Is My Night 36. Kool & The Gang - Misled 37. Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five - Step Off (Part 1) 38. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 39. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer 40. Limit - Say Yeah
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