August 12, 20231 yr Live It Up Somewhere In My Heart True Faith Love Letters Died In Your Arms (because it provides one of my musical claims to fame)
August 13, 20231 yr Michael Jackson - Bad (I prefer 'Dirty Diana' but this one has 2 nominations already and DD has none x) Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer Erasure - A Little Respect Aztec Camera would be on my list too but it has enough nominations already so I'm being tactical with that too xo
August 13, 20231 yr Today's session begins within the next 10 minutes here: https://sync-tube.de/room/jN2IBTFg where we'll have the first appearance a (got to be) certain pop princess who's still very much with us... Sinitta :kink:
August 13, 20231 yr This week's main event: 438 17/05/1986 Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald - On My Own 3 wks 19-4-{2}-2-2-6-9-20-25-32-39-43-60 -> 13 wks stopped by: The Chicken Song - Spitting Image 439 07/06/1986 Simply Red - Holding Back The Years 2 wks 68-51-51-67-//-55-19-6-{2}-2-4-9-15-19-28-35-45-56 -> 4+13 wks stopped by: Spirit In The Sky - Doctor and The Medics 440 28/06/1986 Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait 1 wk 35-21-10-3-3-{2}-5-7-13-22-34-45-57-74 -> 14 wks stopped by: The Edge Of Heaven - Wham! 441 19/07/1986 Rod Stewart - Every Beat Of My Heart 1 wk 17-{2}-3-4-9-14-26-38-57 -> 9 wks stopped by: Papa Don't Preach 442 09/08/1986 Sinitta - So Macho / Cruising 2 wks 59-50-49-49-48-47-49-51-64-59-68-73R(6)-52-46-33-16-5-{2}-3-3-2-7-9-14-21-32-36-53 -> 28 wks stopped by: The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh (1 wk), I Want To Wake Up With You - Boris Gardiner (1 wk) 443 20/09/1986 Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off 2 wks 68-33-15-6-3-3-{2}-2-6-11-18-28-47-59-//-45-29-35-51-69 -> 14+5 wks stopped by: Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards 444 04/10/1986 Five Starr - Rain Or Shine 2 wks 31-13-4-{2}-2-3-7-13-27-37-58 -> 11 wks stopped by: Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards (1 wk), True Blue - Madonna (1 wk) 445 01/11/1986 Status Quo - In The Army Now 1 wk 29-9-5-4-{2}-3-6-17-24-36-40-57-54-62-//-31-64 -> 14+2 wks stopped by: Every Loser Wins - Nick Berry 446 15/11/1986 Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hanging On 2 wks 36-15-6-{2}-2-3-7-15-22-28-26-26-42-60 -> 14 wks stopped by: Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From 'Top Gun') - Berlin 447 13/12/1986 Erasure - Sometimes 1 wk 68-57-43-33-16-7-3-{2}-5-5-7-7-9-17-31-48-67 -> 17 wks stopped by: The Final Countdown - Europe 448 07/02/1987 Pepsi and Shirlie - Heartache 2 wks 50-22-7-{2}-2-4-6-15-27-27-44-74 -> 12 wks stopped by: I Knew You Were Waiting For Me - George Michael and Aretha Franklin 449 28/02/1987 Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman 2 wks 49-34-15-9-7-5-4-7-9-13-19-26-30-25-36-41-49-//-28-5-{2}-2-6-9-19-29-40-57 -> 17+10 wks stopped by: Stand By Me - Ben E King 450 25/04/1987 Judy Boucher - Can't Be With You Tonight 4 wks 37-14-4-{2}-2-2-2-3-8-14-24-35-43-62 -> 14 wks stopped by: La Isla Bonita - Madonna (2 wks), Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship (2 wks) 451 23/05/1987 Tom Jones - A Boy From Nowhere 1 wk 32-12-7-4-3-{2}-4-9-20-36-42-66 -> 12 wks stopped by: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship 452 13/06/1987 Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now 1 wk 25-3-3-{2}-4-6-13-20-33-45-68 -> 11 wks stopped by: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston 453 11/07/1987 Bruce Willis - Under The Boardwalk 2 wks 49-36-17-6-3-3-{2}-2-4-6-13-20-36-40-56 -> 15 wks stopped by: It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys 454 22/08/1987 Spagna - Call Me 1 wk 46-28-8-3-{2}-5-6-14-21-29-57-69 -> 12 wks stopped by: I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett 455 29/08/1987 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This 2 wks 10-{2}-2-3-8-15-25-42-61 -> 9 wks stopped by: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley 456 12/09/1987 The Fat Boys and The Beach Boys - Wipeout 1 wk 41-19-3-{2}-3-7-12-18-32-45-71-74 -> 12 wks stopped by: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley 457 10/10/1987 Abigail Mead and Nigel Goulding - Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) 2 wks 33-7-{2}-2-3-12-18-30-38-55 -> 10 wks stopped by: Pump Up The Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) - M / A / R / R / S (1 wk), You Win Again - The Bee Gees (1 wk) 458 24/10/1987 Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme 1 wk 36-19-6-5-4-{2}-4-9-17-22-37-53-//-64-65-47-49-55-74 -> 12+6 wks stopped by: You Win Again - The Bee Gees 459 31/10/1987 George Michael - Faith 2 wks 10-{2}-2-5-12-21-31-42-63-54-50-67-//-64-65 -> 12+2 wks stopped by: You Win Again - The Bee Gees 460 14/11/1987 George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You 4 wks 44-22-7-{2}-2-2-2-7-13-18-18-28-41-69 -> 14 wks stopped by: China In Your Hand - T'Pau 461 12/12/1987 Rick Astley - When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You 2 wks {2}-2-4-7-11-14-21-29-51-73 -> 10 wks stopped by: China In Your Hand - T'Pau (1 wk), Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys (1 wk) 462 26/12/1987 The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York 2 wks 40-19-8-{2}-2-4-19-39-68-//-64-49-38-36-69-//-3-5-12-41-63-46R(45)-23-10-6-13-33R(48)-12-8-4-9-62R(47)-44-19-13-12-19-58R(48)-31-18-18-12-75R(47)-51-27-26-19-17-47R(48)-23-15-13-13-68-53R(47)-27-15-18-12-32-53R(48)-16-15-14-24-67R(48)-18-11-11-17-58R(49)-20-15-13-46-66R(48)-16-18-15-15-55R(48)-10-7-7-5-66R(48)-18-10-11-4-71R(48)-22-14-14-4-63R(47)-26-8-4-5-6-5-44R(47)-16-7-7-7-4-57R(47)-30-14-9-13-9 -> 9+5+98 wks stopped by: Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys 463 23/01/1988 Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name 1 wk 29-8-{2}-3-4-12-15-30-47-64 -> 10 wks stopped by: Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle 464 06/02/1988 Bros - When Will I Be Famous? 1 wk 62-70-51R(4)-39-16-6-{2}-3-6-11-21-36-57-58-60 -> 15 wks stopped by: I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany 465 27/02/1988 Bomb the Bass - Beat Dis 2 wks 5-{2}-2-3-8-23-39-51-64 -> 9 wks stopped by: I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue 466 12/03/1988 Rick Astley - Together Forever 2 wks 9-4-{2}-2-11-23-37-42-75 -> 9 wks stopped by: I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue 467 26/03/1988 Bros - Drop The Boy 4 wks 17-{2}-2-2-2-9-20-31-43-63 -> 10 wks stopped by: Don't Turn Around - Aswad (2 wks), Heart - Pet Shop Boys (2 wks) 468 23/04/1988 Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything) 1 wk 67-72-//-45-38-26-11-7-3-{2}-7-13-29-47-70 -> 2+12 wks stopped by: Heart - Pet Shop Boys 469 28/05/1988 Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain 3 wks 15-4-{2}-2-2-6-12-19-27-37-46-65 -> 12 wks stopped by: With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home - Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey 470 02/07/1988 The Fat Boys with Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist) 2 wks 19-4-{2}-2-3-6-13-21-29-45-60 -> 11 wks stopped by: I Owe You Nothing - Bros (1 wk), Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros (1 wk) 471 16/07/1988 Salt-N-Pepa - Push It / Tramp 3 wks 53-41-45-43-51-64-//-24-7-3-{2}-2-2-5-9-16-22-42-57-71 -> 6+13 wks stopped by: Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros 472 06/08/1988 Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion 4 wks {2}-2-2-2-3-9-18-26-40-44-60 -> 11 wks stopped by: The Only Way Is Up - Yazz and The Plastic Population 473 03/09/1988 Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try 2 wks 43-34-24-8-3-{2}-2-5-13-23-30-39-53-69 -> 14 wks stopped by: The Only Way Is Up - Yazz and The Plastic Population (1 wk), Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins (1 wk) 474 22/10/1988 Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy 1 wk 69-25-11-3-{2}-6-12-21-25-53-74 -> 11 wks stopped by: One Moment In Time - Whitney Houston 475 29/10/1988 Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 3 wks 11-{2}-2-2-3-10-21-27-35-48-48-53-66 -> 13 wks stopped by: Orinoco Flow - Enya 476 19/11/1988 Yazz - Stand Up For Your Love Rights 1 wk 11-4-3-{2}-5-17-29-37-44-44-34-53 -> 12 wks stopped by: First Time - Robin Beck 477 20/11/1988 INXS - Need You Tonight 1 wk 58-60-62-//-18-4-{2}-5-13-21-25-25-21-36-50 -> 3+11 wks stopped by: First Time - Robin Beck 478 03/12/1988 Bros - Cat Among The Pigeons / Silent Night 1 wk {2}-4-5-6-8-10-21-51 -> 8 wks stopped by: First Time - Robin Beck Bonus 3-5 peaking songs chosen: Michael Jackson - Bad (#3, 1987) New Order - True Faith (#4, 1987) Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies (#5, 1987) Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (#3, 1988) Erasure - A Little Respect (#4, 1988) The Primitives - Crash (#5, 1988) Also played: A-ha - Take On Me [poll winner as best #2 played last week] Cian Ducrot - I'll Be Waiting [current #1 album track] DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide [RIP] Sixto Rodriguez - Sugar Man [RIP] Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River [RIP] MC Miker G & DJ Sven - Holiday Rap [Jamelia slot]
August 13, 20231 yr Sorry I couldn’t make it, I’ve had no internet since moving and I couldn’t afford to eat into any more data on my phone, but should be good to be back next week! Doesn’t look like I missed a hugely vintage week but belated hype to In the Army Now, Fairytale of New York, Crocketts Theme, Faith, Got My Mind Set on You and Push It <3
August 13, 20231 yr Hope the move went OK Chez! The Week 10 poll is now in the 20th Century Retro forum
August 13, 20231 yr Sorry I couldn’t stay all the way through - we had to pack up for a week of evenings with the in-laws Excellent bonus tracks this week, all truly great
August 17, 20231 yr We say goodbye to the 80s on Sunday, covering all of 1989 and most of 1990, but with only 36 new #2s - two EPs and a double A-side slowing things down - and only twice as many #3-5s, meaning a smaller than usual selection of just 72 songs to choose from for this week's bonuses: #3s 1989 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance Roy Orbison - You Got It Bananarama And Lananeeneenoonoo - Help! Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real Paula Abdul - Straight Up Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside Queen - I Want It All Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could Cliff Richard - I Just Don't Have The Heart Madonna - Cherish Rebel MC And Double Trouble - Street Tuff Jeff Wayne - Eve Of The War Soul II Soul - Get A Life 1990 49ers - Touch Me Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Erasure - Blue Savannah Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever Roxette - It Must Have Been Love Chad Jackson - Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked) MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This New Kids On The Block - Tonight Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke #4s 1989 Inner City - Good Life Roachford - Cuddly Toy Holly Johnson - Love Train Sam Brown - Stop Holly Johnson - Americanos London Boys - Requiem Sinitta - Right Back Where We Started From U2 - All I Want Is You Bobby Brown - On Our Own Big Fun - Blame It On The Boogie Erasure - Drama! Belinda Carlisle - Leave A Light On Kylie Minogue - Never Too Late Kaoma - Lambada Andy Stewart with the Michael Sammes Singers - Donald Where's Your Troosers 1990 Mantronix – Got to Have Your Love Lonnie Gordon – Happenin' All Over Again Black Box – I Don't Know Anybody Else Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – That Sounds Good to Me UB40 – Kingston Town New Kids on the Block – Cover Girl Don Pablo's Animals – Venus The Stone Roses – One Love Blue Pearl – Naked in the Rain Pet Shop Boys - So Hard #5s 1989 Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler - Keep On Moving Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon The Cure - Lullaby Edelweiss - Bring Me Edelweiss Neneh Cherry - Manchild Madonna - Express Yourself Pet Shop Boys - It's Alright Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings Martika - Toy Soldiers Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love Tina Turner - The Best Living In A Box - Room In Your Heart Madonna - Dear Jessie 1990 Jimmy Somerville – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Guru Josh – Infinity (1990s... Time for the Guru) New Kids on the Block – I'll Be Loving You (Forever) Happy Mondays – Step On En Vogue – Hold On Snap! – Ooops Up FAB featuring MC Parker – Thunderbirds Are Go Soup Dragons featuring Junior Reid – I'm Free KLF featuring The Children of the Revolution – What Time Is Love? --- My choices [edit: swapped Neneh for The KLF as we had Buffalo Stance in the album sessions and I originally read What Time Is Love as the other version] Roachford - Cuddly Toy The Stone Roses – One Love Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon Martika - Toy Soldiers KLF featuring The Children of the Revolution – What Time Is Love? Edited August 17, 20231 yr by jimwatts
August 17, 20231 yr The Cure - Lullaby Erasure - Blue Savannah Happy Mondays - Step On The KLF featuring The Children of the Revolution – What Time Is Love? Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
August 17, 20231 yr Queen - I Want It All Jeff Wayne - Eve Of The War Roxette - It Must Have Been Love MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Inner City - Good Life
August 17, 20231 yr so many great songs Sam Brown - Stop Transvision Vamp - Baby i don't care Roxette - It must've been love Betty Boo - Where are you baby Neneh Cherry - Buffalo stance or Manchild
August 17, 20231 yr Roy Orbison - You Got It Roxette - It Must Have Been Love MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love Happy Mondays – Step On
August 17, 20231 yr My first short list had 15. Cutting it down to 5 was difficult. Both of Neneh's tracks are All Time great so easily make the best 5. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance Roxette - It Must Have Been Love Blue Pearl – Naked in the Rain Neneh Cherry - Manchild KLF featuring The Children of the Revolution – What Time Is Love?
August 18, 20231 yr Roy Orbison - You Got It Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon Neneh Cherry - Manchild Pet Shop Boys - It's Alright Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
August 18, 20231 yr Roy Orbison - You Got It Erasure - Drama! Happy Mondays – Step On Soup Dragons featuring Junior Reid – I'm Free Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
August 20, 20231 yr The Cure - Lullaby Roachford - Cuddly Toy Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love Inner City - Good Life Happy Mondays – Step On
August 20, 20231 yr Queen - I Want It All Erasure - Blue Savannah MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Tina Turner - The Best The KLF - What Time Is Love? (feat. The Children Of The Revolution) decided to not be tactical and just pick my 5 favourite songs this time x (I'm not sure there's anything I can do tactically this time anyway)
August 20, 20231 yr Author Join us from 4 here as usual for our tour through the end of the 80s and start of the 90s, for the 2nd time kicking off with a Christmas song! https://sync-tube.de/room/nfksRy1I
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