March 25, 20214 yr Author 22. Michael Jackson - Beat It Average score - 6.887 Writer - Michael Jackson Top scores : 10 - Grandwicky, chrissmith276, Nick F1, Chapman, Mango, Bré Low scores : 0 - Shaky1981, 1 - Shoat, Dante77 With a guitar solo contributed by Eddie Van Halen, this was the third single to be released from the Thriller album giving Michael Jackson his 12th top 10 single in the UK while in the US, it reached number 1 and won the award for Record Of The Year at the 1984 Grammys. oRdxUFDoQe0
March 25, 20214 yr I like most of the Thriller album, but Beat It never really clicked with me, not sure why. I'd have preferred Don't Stop Til You Get Enough here. Anyway, that's all the songs I gave less than 5 points to in this final now out, and somehow, despite giving one each of 0.5 to 4.5, I've escaped the bottom 3 for any of them!
March 25, 20214 yr Author 21. Heart - Alone Average score - 6.887 (more 11s) Writers - Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly Top scores : 11 - Bjork, Mango, 10 - George.keh, StoneDragon, JackJones, Ansel Low scores : 1 - jszmiles, JulianT, 2 - Shaky1981, RabbitFurCoat It's that Billy Steinberg again. We've already seen him as co-writer of Like A Virgin and One & One. The original version of Alone was recorded by him and Tom Kelly under the name i-Ten in 1983. Heart's cover was their only top 5 hit with two further singles reaching number 8. Heart were formed way back in 1967 and they are still going. 1Cw1ng75KP0
March 25, 20214 yr Great to Smalltown Boy do well . A song I’ve only come to appreciate recently after its use in Pride, but loved Jimmy’s voice in The Communards
March 25, 20214 yr 'Alone' has absolutely no business being anywhere close to this high. It has every business being this high, what with it being the ULTIMATE power ballad. I might even go so far as to declare it my favourite song of the 80s :wub: 'Beat It' is an absolute classic too, easily ranks as one of MJ's best, would have liked to see that in the top 20. Edited March 25, 20214 yr by Mangø
March 26, 20214 yr Author 20. Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams Average score - 6.925 Writers - Philip Oakey, Giorgio Moroder Top scores : 10 - Jester, Chez Wombat, Jade, Nick F1, dandy*, Tawdry Hepburn, RabbitFurCoat, JulianT, Campbell, Bré Low scores : 0 - Adelita, 1 - jszmiles, 2 - Shoat, Scene The film 'Electric Dreams' was directed by Steve Barron who also directed the video for Don't You Want Me by the Human League in 1981 so as he already knew Phil Oakey, he suggested him for this song. The film was a bit of a flop so the song became a lot more well known than the film itself. I actually bought the soundtrack album as there were two new Jeff Lynne songs on there. I finally got around the watching the movie on youtube a few years ago. PE1lzqJCeJ0
March 26, 20214 yr Together In Electric Dreams is as endearing an electronic pop song as you could wish for #peterpansyndrome
March 26, 20214 yr Author 19. Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds Average score - 6.943 Writers - Neneh Cherry, Youssou N'Dour, Cameron McVey, Jonathan Sharp Top scores : 11 - Mark223, Borza, 10 - Jester, Bjork, King Rollo, JackJones, Campbell Low scores : 1 - Adelita, 2 - detonate, 3 - JulianT Neneh Cherry makes her second appearance here with the Senegalese singer who had one previous minor hit single with Peter Gabriel. The song is sung in French, English and the West African language Wolof. It spent sixteen weeks at number 1 in France which at that time was a record. wqCpjFMvz-k
March 26, 20214 yr Author 18. Madonna - Material Girl Average score - 6.953 Writers - Peter Brown, Robert Rans Top scores : 11 - marcinjaro, 10 - DarrenJ77, Bjork, Ansel Low scores : 0 - coi, 2 - King Rollo, Achabaan, jszmiles And now Madonna makes her second and final appearance. Material Girl was the follow-up single to her other finalist, Like A Virgin. 6p-lDYPR2P8
March 26, 20214 yr Together in Electric Dreams is absolutely beautiful, one of the best examples of 80s synthpop :wub: Yes, I have Peter Pan Syndrome and I'm proud :yahoo:
March 26, 20214 yr Together in Electric Dreams is sooo beautiful. That’s the first time I’ve appeared on the positive side of the featured scores oops!
March 26, 20214 yr Another three fantastic songs there. Always loved '7 Seconds' and 'Together In Electric Dreams', and 'Material Girl' is definitely one of Madonna's best of the 80s and with that iconic video too!
March 26, 20214 yr 'Together in Electric Dreams' is gorgeous! Happy it made the top 20 :wub: Glad my 11 hasn't fallen out yet also.
March 27, 20214 yr 'Together In Electric Dreams' defying Adelita to a top 20 finish :heart: 14 year olds unite. Love '7 Seconds' as well! Into the top 20 and we still haven't even reached an average of 7 yet though...!
March 27, 20214 yr Author 17. Anastacia - Left Outside Alone Average score - 6.962 Writers -Anastacia, Dallas Austin, Glen Ballard Top scores : 11 - Adelita, 10 - Jade, Shoat, Nick F1, Alex!, Tawdry Hepburn, detonate, Simon, Scene, JackJones Low scores : -1 - RabbitFurCoat, 0.5 - Jason, King Rollo From 2004, this was Anastacia's ninth top 40 hit and still her best chart placing. uzR5jM9UeJA
March 27, 20214 yr Last year the first song to get a score of more than 7 in the final was 34th, so even if we allow for there being half the songs in the final to distribute scores this year, that's the equivalent of Left Outside Alone in 17th here - so I guess Bre's right, we are a stingy bunch this year :lol:
March 27, 20214 yr Author 16. Outkast - Hey Ya! Average score - 7.047 Writer - André 3000 Top scores : 11 - Jade, JulianT, 10 - Chez Wombat, dandy*, jimwatts, detonate, RabbitFurCoat, Mack, Bré, Adelita Low scores : -1 - ready for it, 0.5 - Jason, 1 - rio309 And from the year before, this was the second of four top 10 singles for Outkast. It spent nine weeks at number 1 in the US where it also won a Grammy award for best urban/alternative performance. PWgvGjAhvIw
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