July 3, 20223 yr All That I Need was great for me - a breezy and uplifting pop song quite reminiscent of some Bee Gees stuff, yet an original song for once. It has to be You Needed Me, a complete dirge of a cover and although I wasn’t massive on Look At Me by Geri either, to this day I have no idea how she was beaten to No.1 by that track - their status at the time I guess but her song felt much more ubiquitous.
July 3, 20223 yr no offence to all their fans and happy childhood memories but kids were clearly being targeted and brainwashed by the evil UK music corporations around xmas 1993. All together now, (simper) Babe......I'm here again....BLOBBY! BLOBBY! BLOBBY! Those under five at the time are forgiven, though :D Everyone between 10 and 20 should have been buying I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (Pet Shop Boys) instead. It's Alright (East 17), or even Twist & Shout (Chake Demus & Pliers) are acceptable alternatives. Those old enough to remember the 60's were busy buying For Whom The Bell Tolls (Bee Gees) and Pet Shop Boys so we shall remain blameless :) PS the original version of You Needed me is lovely, Anne Murray had a warm voice to melt the coldest heart (ask Family Guy's creators). The cover version is an acceptable replacement for A Different Beat...
July 3, 20223 yr I don't think these songs deserve to be included in the list: Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy (1992) Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby (1993) (I have so many good childish memories associated with it) :D Outhere Brothers - Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) (1995) Boyzone - A Different Beat (1996) 911 - A Little Bit More (1999) Spacedust - Gym And Tonic (1998) (Literally a gym guity pleasure) :P
July 3, 20223 yr The Townhouse radio edit of Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle), which radio played and appears on Now 30, is a worthwhile tune. Unfortunately the only version available on digital platforms is the sweary racket.
July 6, 20223 yr ^blasphemy :D maybe you can do a poll x whats the worst Boyzone #1? as everyone seems to suggest different ones
July 6, 20223 yr ^blasphemy :D maybe you can do a poll x whats the worst Boyzone #1? as everyone seems to suggest different ones Good idea! Feel free to make one :D
July 6, 20223 yr I thought there was more or less a consensus around You Needed Me as a replacement for A Different Beat. Westlife's could be harder to pin down however...
July 6, 20223 yr I thought there was more or less a consensus around You Needed Me as a replacement for A Different Beat. Westlife's could be harder to pin down however... There were only 4 Westlife number 1s in the 90s and to be fair, they aren’t bad. I maintain When The Going Gets Tough is Boyzones worst number 1.
July 7, 20223 yr My mum was playing the original of 'You Needed Me' a couple of weeks ago. Lovely version. Boyzone's not great but I don't dislike it either. They have better! ;) Edited July 7, 20223 yr by Roba.
July 10, 20223 yr Consider me agog at people slandering 'Flat Beat'. Especially you Rich! The only ones from the OP that I'd particularly defend are Spacedust and maybe Mel B - there are a few others there that I kind of enjoy too but only in a novelty way and can definitely see why people would consider them awful #1s.
July 10, 20223 yr Consider me agog at people slandering 'Flat Beat'. Especially you Rich! The only ones from the OP that I'd particularly defend are Spacedust and maybe Mel B - there are a few others there that I kind of enjoy too but only in a novelty way and can definitely see why people would consider them awful #1s. Ha, yeah I’m not sure why I just never got into it. I don’t dislike it as much as I used to at least! On Westlife, as much as it pained me that If I Let You Go edged out Alice Deejay by circa 500 sales, that was probably the best one for me. I’d go with one of the Christmas No.1 covers, but neither were as awful as some of the stuff they put out in the 00s. Edited July 10, 20223 yr by gooddelta
July 10, 20223 yr just realised Westlife also had this #1 with their cover of Mandy in like 2003 I think, that has to be their worst #1 ever even worst than the Mariah duet
July 10, 20223 yr I'm all for songs without melodies - Milkshake, Firestarter - but Flat Beat just grates.
July 10, 20223 yr Why is Mel B and Aqua Doctor Jones there?! Bonified SMASHES that helped define their era.
July 10, 20223 yr Where arw Westshite?! They arw utter TRASH. All their cheap, manipulatwd, bland, karaoke no.1s shouñd be bere. Every last one.
July 10, 20223 yr Where arw Westshite?! They arw utter TRASH. All their cheap, manipulatwd, bland, karaoke no.1s shouñd be bere. Every last one. 90s only - they had 4 number 1s in 1999 and up their other number 1s those were all ‘decent’ Also, 1 nomination per artist.
July 18, 20223 yr The terrible... Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (1990) Hale & Pace & The Stonkers - The Stonk (1991) Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby (1993) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody (1995) Teletubbies - Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh!” (1997) Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer (1999) The not bad... Partners in Kryme - Turtle Power (1990) Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy (1992) Outhere Brothers - Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) (1995) Spacedust - Gym And Tonic (1998) Peter Andre - I Feel You (1996) 911 - A Little Bit More (1999) The quite good really... Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up (1991) Gary Barlow - Forever Love (1996) Boyzone - A Different Beat (1996) Aqua - Doctor Jones (1998) Another Level - Freak Me (1998) Melanie B featuring Missy Elliott - I Want You Back (1998)
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