But that doesn't make something that is AWFUL amazing.

 

What you think about about this sample ?

 

Same singer, same song, but even peoples, which hate Version # 1, can't say something bad about Version # 2

 

Valentina Monetta - Social Network Song :wub:

 

Version 1:

 

 

Version 2:

 

without singling out anyone for comments, but regarding some issues mentioned:

 

the problem I have is about what is or isn't a great record and the belief that's it's a black and white fact whether this or that record is a great record or a rubbish record. It's not cut and dried, it's subjective and ever-changing. I know plenty of souls I love dearly (mostly my close friends and family) who suffer under the delusion that The Beatles aren't the greatest band ever, when clearly they are. Said same family are under the delusion that Nickelback are a great band and Lady Gaga is rubbish. It's all opinion though....not a fact. I'm not a fan of most extreme thrash metal, never liked Metallica much or the zillions of current wannabees sounding like a speeded up version of them, but i have friends who love 'em to bits, and I'm not going to claim it's rubbish just cos I dont like it and could quite easily do a nice hatchet job article on them. Look at my chart this week (classic Ac/DC in it, loved Motorhead, so I'm not against the sound of fast metal, I just don't think there's been any great acts in that style for quite some time. My opinion not a fact!)

 

Saturdays version of Depeche Mode was OK, its not evil, its new to anyone under 30. Depeche Modes was poppy Vince Clarke fun, not their best, not their worst, but not a classic like Personal Jesus or Enjoy The Silence. Just my opinion though...

 

If out of Alex's rundown anyone can only find one or two records to rave about, then I'd say that shows a distinct lack of variety of taste, there's plenty of great records in it, but everyone has the right to disagree and comment along those lines. Discussion about what is or isnt a great record is fine, not liking records isnt a crime, everyone has personal taste but no-one has the right to make personal statements about what is just opinion (and it's veering into that territory). Almost everyone I know (over 30) hates rap. they're wrong but hey ho, I bought my first rap record in 1979 long before most current rappers were born. For the record, there isnt a style of music that Ive heard that I havent bought and enjoyed (and also found poor examples of same IMO), that includes banghra, asian chinese, pacific islanders, peruvian, opera, disco, rap, metal, punk, pop, jazz, and so on and so on so I like to think I'm in a fairly good position to have as valid opinion as anyone on what makes great pop music.

 

Alex has a niche market that he's covering well for someone who wasnt around for most of it, and he likes female vocalists, so what? Most metal fans prefer male vocalists, so what? I would say the same for someone covering thrash metal of the 90's and 00's because they love it and are passionate about it. Dont have to share their opinions, but can still enjoy the reviews. If one has a wider taste in music than the average person, well hooray for you, and I'm all in favour of supporting and discussing the merits of any music under the sun. So, if you dont like Alex's list, let's see some of yours....I know I'd be interested in a positive way, cos I prefer to dwell on what I agree is great, rather than cherry pick the ones I'm not that fussed about.

 

peace and love, it's all music, just love it, maaaan. Yes I'm an old hippy at heart, sorry.

B-)

 

 

What you think about about this sample ?

 

Same singer, same song, but even peoples, which hate Version # 1, can't say something bad about Version # 2

 

Valentina Monetta - Social Network Song :wub:

 

Version 1:

 

 

Version 2:

 

 

 

I prefer the first, to be honest. I dont see your point.

Let's back to our sheeps.

 

# 50. Beautiful South - A Little Time (1 week # 1 - 1990)

 

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"A Little Time" is a song by Beautiful South, and is the band's only single to reach number 1 in UK. It consists of a duet featuring vocalists Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan.

 

The single was the first to be released from the Choke album. However, the other two singles taken from the album did not share similar success; "My Book" charted at number 43 whereas "Let Love Speak Up Itself" charted at number 51.

 

The video won the 1991 BRIT Award for Best Video, which is their only Brit Award to date. It features a fighting couple, a trashed house, a load of flour and feathers, and a teddy bear's head impaled on the end of a kitchen knife.

 

 

 

# 49. Diana Vickers - Once (1 week # 1 - 2010)

 

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"Once" is a song by the Scottish singer-songwriter Diana Vickers, written by Cathy Dennis and Eg White for Vickers' studio album Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree. "Once" was produced and mixed by Mike Spencer and released as the album's lead single and Vickers' debut single in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2010. It reached number 1 in the UK Singles chart making it Vickers' most successful single release to date.

 

The single first entered the Irish Singles Chart on the 22 April 2010 at its peak of number 3. The following week the single fell 5 places to number 8 before climbing to number 6 on its third week in the chart. The song also debuted at number 5 on the European Hot 100. On 25 April 2010, "Once" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 1 selling 58,385 copies in the first week of release. In its second week in the chart, the single fell 3 places to number 4, being replaced at number 1 by Roll Deep's "Good Times". "Once" has sold over 204,000 copies in the UK. The song debuted at number 5 in the European Hot 100 and in late May 2010, "Once" was added to radio playlists in New Zealand and Australia.

 

 

# 48. Lita Roza - (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window (1 week # 1 - 1953)

 

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"(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?" is a popular novelty song written by Bob Merrill in 1952. The best-known version of the song was recorded by Patti Page on December 18, 1952 and released by Mercury Records with the flip side being "My Jealous Eyes". It reached #1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953. However, Mercury, the record label which distributed Patti Page's recordings at the time, had poor distribution in the United Kingdom. Therefore, a recording by Lita Roza was the one most widely heard in the UK, reaching #1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1953. It also distinguished Roza as the first British woman to have a number one hit in the UK chart. It was also the first song to reach number 1 with a question in the title.

 

On April 4, 1953, singer Patti Page's rendition of "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window" went to No. 1 in the US Billboard magazine chart, staying at the top spot for eight weeks.

 

Following the top ten entrance of Lita Roza's cover version on March 14, 1953, Patti Page version of the song was released in the UK on March 28. However it was not as successful as the Roza version, only entering the chart at number nine before leaving the chart five weeks later, whereas the Roza version went to number one. This did however mean that for five weeks between 28 March and 25 April, there were two versions of "Doggie" in the UK top twelve singles chart.

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the problem I have is about what is or isn't a great record and the belief that's it's a black and white fact whether this or that record is a great record or a rubbish record. It's not cut and dried, it's subjective and ever-changing.

 

Err, I haven't said that his music taste is rubbish at all? I'm actually slightly offended by that statement. I'm just annoyed by his ignorance towards all music genres apart from pure pop.

 

# 47. Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (4 weeks # 1 - 1966)

 

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"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is a pop song written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded by Nancy Sinatra. It was released on February 22, 1966 and hit #1 in the United States and United Kingdom Pop charts.

 

Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles. Jessica Simpson made #14 in the United States in 2005 with her version based on the movie, The Dukes of Hazzard. Geri Halliwell and Jewel also released covers of the song.

 

Nancy Sinatra was encouraged by Lee Hazlewood to sing the song as if she were a sixteen-year-old girl giving the brush-off to a forty-year-old man. Sinatra's recording of the song was made with the help of Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew. This session included Hal Blaine on drums, Al Casey, Tommy Tedesco, and Billy Strange on guitars, Ollie Mitchell, Roy Caton and Lew McCreary on horns, Carol Kaye on electric bass, and Chuck Berghofer on double bass, providing the notable bass line.

 

 

A Little Time is one of those songs that passed me by at the time but now I love.

Conversely I really liked it at the time and now I grow a little bit more sick of it every time I hear it.

This thread is 50% AMAZING and 50% HOT MESS! congratulations!

 

# 46. Madonna - La Isla Bonita (2 weeks # 1 - 1987)

 

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"La Isla Bonita" (English: The Beautiful Island) is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the fifth and final single from her third studio album, True Blue, on February 25, 1987, by Sire Records. The instrumental version of the song was first offered to Michael Jackson before Madonna both accepted it and wrote the lyrics and melody. "La Isla Bonita" is noted for being the first Madonna song to have a Spanish influence in it, with arrangements of Cuban drums and Spanish guitar, maracas, harmonicas and a mix of synthesized and real drumming. The lyrics of the song tell about a beautiful island and was a tribute to the beauty of the Latin people according to Madonna.

 

"La Isla Bonita" achieved worldwide popularity, topping charts in countries such as Austria, Canada, France, Germany and Switzerland. It became Madonna's fourth number-one single in the United Kingdom, giving her a record for most number-one singles among female artists. In the United States, it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the accompanying music video, Madonna portrayed two opposite characters – a pious girl and a passionate Latina. The Latin style and the flamenco red dress she wore became a trend later.

 

"La Isla Bonita" debuted at number 56 and reached a peak of number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1987. The song was Madonna's second number one single on the adult contemporary chart, following 1986's "Live to Tell". It became the 11th consecutive top-five hit for Madonna, a feat surpassed only by the Beatles and Elvis Presley. The single also found success on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart, where it peaked at number one. In Canada, the song debuted at number 74 for the issue dated April 4, 1987 and reached the top of the chart in its tenth week on the issue dated June 6, 1987, remaining on the chart for 25 weeks. It placed at number 22 on the RPM Year-end chart for 1987.

 

In the United Kingdom, "La Isla Bonita" topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, giving Madonna her fourth number-one single on the chart. She became the female artist with the most number-one singles in the British chart history—a record that has since been maintained by Madonna to date. The single was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipment of 200,000 copies of the single. According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 435,000 copies there. "La Isla Bonita" was Madonna's first number one song in France, where it spent three weeks at the top spot in July 1987. It was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) for shipment of 500,000 copies. "La Isla Bonita" remains Madonna best-selling single in France, selling over 771,000 copies and it is also the only madonna single to be a number one single. Across Europe, it became her fourth number one hit from True Blue, topping the Eurochart Hot 100 for three weeks in 1987. The song also peaked atop the charts in Switzerland, Belgium and Austria along with reaching the top-five in Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

 

 

# 45. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (2 weeks # 1 - 1983)

 

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"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a Platinum-certified power ballad, written and produced by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her studio album Faster Than the Speed of Night.

 

Released as a single in early 1983 in the UK and later that summer in the US, it was the first release from the album and became Tyler's biggest career hit, reaching number one in several countries including the United States, making her the first and only Welsh singer to reach the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100.

 

The power ballad remains Tyler's most successful song, peaking at No. 1 in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom. At its peak, it sold 60,000 copies per day, and approximately 6 million copies in total. It won the Variety Club award in the UK for best single of 1983. The song also made number 82 of VH1's top 100 love songs.

 

This song was # 1 in Ireland on the date of my birth (30.03.1983), but was detroned by Duran Duran in United Kingdom.

 

 

# 44. Corrs - Breathless (1 week # 1 - 2000)

 

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"Breathless" is a single by Irish folk-pop group Corrs, released in 2000, taken from their third studio album In Blue. This is their signature hit after topping the charts around the world.

 

"Breathless" was co-written and produced by famed music producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who produced for Shania Twain and Bryan Adams. The song scaled the charts all over the world, including hitting number 1 in Ireland, Spain and the UK - their only British chart-topper to date. It also went top ten in Australia and #34 in the United States in March 2001, giving Corrs their only US Top 40 hit. The single was the 33rd biggest-selling in the UK in 2000. It was also featured in the opening scene of the film The Wedding Date, starring Debra Messing; it plays in the background while Messing's character races around her New York City apartment, trying to prepare to catch a plane. In 2001 the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for best pop performance by a duo or group.

 

 

 

# 43. ABBA - The Name Of The Game (4 weeks # 1 - 1977)

 

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"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 song by Swedish pop group ABBA, and was released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album, The Album. It became a UK number one, topping the charts for four weeks in November 1977.

 

The Name of the Game" was not as successful as ABBA's previous singles since 1975. It was more of a Top 10 success, only topping the British charts. It was the second of three consecutive UK No. 1 singles after "Knowing Me, Knowing You", and before "Take a Chance on Me".

 

It did reach the Top 5 in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa and Sweden, while reaching the Top 10 in Australia, West Germany, and Switzerland. On the Hot 100, where ABBA had not been embraced as strongly as in Europe, "The Name of the Game" bowed at No. 82 on 24 December 1977 and peaked at No. 12 on 11–18 March 1978.

 

An edited version of "The Name of the Game", which omitted the entire second verse of the song, reducing the length of the track from its original 4:51 to 3:58, was released on a promotional single in the USA. The U.S. radio edit of "The Name of the Game" then – apparently by mistake – found its way onto the 1982 Polar Music compilation The Singles: The First Ten Years, and then onto a number of hits packages issued on both vinyl & CD in the 1980s & early 1990s. It also appears on the original 1992 version of the group's ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits album. Not until the 1999 remastered edition of ABBA Gold did the song appear in its entirety on that compilation.

 

I'm going to give you some credit, Total Eclipse Of The Heart is one of my Top 10 favourite songs of all time. :wub:

Err, I haven't said that his music taste is rubbish at all? I'm actually slightly offended by that statement. I'm just annoyed by his ignorance towards all music genres apart from pure pop.

 

Sorry if you took offence, the comment wasn't aimed at you (or anyone in particular which is why I purposely didnt quote anyone in the few topics I covered), I was just sticking up for Alex cos I felt there'd been a couple of comments, not everyone has a degree in English or music and I don't see why loving music requires expertise in either, it's the loving that matters (though its fabulous too if one has those skills!). I LOVE Alex's list, as he goes on it just gets better and better and better! Well done Alex...! :)

 

# 42. Aqua - Doctor Jones (2 weeks # 1 - 1998)

 

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"Doctor Jones" is a song by Danish dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the band's fifth single overall, and the second UK release. The single is their second United Kingdom number one. The follow-up to their most successful song "Barbie Girl" in many places, "Doctor Jones" was a similarly pop-oriented hit which sold well across the globe and ended the assumptions that Aqua would be a one-hit wonder; although they would remain so in America as "Barbie Girl" was their only hit there.

 

"Doctor Jones" was released around the world in a number of months, with the first release being in October 1997. Most of the releases would be in November 1997, with it hitting the charts in Japan, Scandinavia and mainland Europe in that month. December 1997 saw the Australian release achieve a successful chart placing at No. 1 for 7 consecutive weeks, before the song made its impact in the UK in February of the following year.

 

The song can also be heard in the 1998 Disney film I'll Be Home for Christmas. Allie Henderson (Jessica Biel) sings along with the song while riding in a car through Colorado.

 

 

 

 

# 41. Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You (3 weeks # 1 - 1989)

 

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"Especially for You" is a duet performed by Australian recording artists Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, from the US version of Minogue's second studio album Enjoy Yourself (1989) and Donovan's debut album Ten Good Reasons (1989). The single was released on 28 November 1988 and was written by Stock Aitken Waterman.

 

"Especially for You" received many positive reviews from older and contemporary critics, who deemed it one of the strongest of each singer's album, but also dubbed the song a classic. The song had commercial success, peaking inside the top five in countries including Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Finland and Switzerland.

 

"Especially for You" debuted at number two and stayed at that position for four consecutive weeks. This is Donovan's highest peak in Australia, and was Minogue's highest until Confide in Me (1994). In New Zealand, the song debuted at number four, until peaking at number two. To date, this is Donovan's only single to peak in the top twenty, and is currently Minogue's highest and longest single to date in that country, staying for twenty-one weeks. The song then debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks, until rising to number one for three consecutive weeks. The song stayed in the chart for fourteen weeks in total.

 

In the European markets, the song debuted at number thirty-nine on the French Singles Chart, until rising to number three for two consecutive weeks. This was Minogue's highest single in France until Can't Get You Out of My Head (2001). The song debuted at number seventy-three on the Dutch Top 40, until peaking at number four for a sole week, and was her highest until "Can't Get You Out Of My Head". The song spent a sole week at number ten in Norway, making it one of her lowest singles on that chart. The song had debuted at number fifteen in Sweden, until peaking at number twelve for a sole week. In Switzerland, the song peaked at number two, staying in the charts for fifteen weeks. This was Minogue's highest until "Can't Get You Out Of My Head". The song peaked at number twelve in Austria for 1 week.

 

 

 

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Some unpredictable results in my top 40.