Fitting that we’re frozen I suppose

Given some of the RIP plays I thought I’d miss, that works out well for me! (Although gutted we’ll even have to hear them ofc. </3)

On 05/08/2026 at 17:21, TheSnake said:

No! An important early fast dance song on the 1984 Hi-NRG scene which was big in that year! Btw on the subject of Hi-NRG I wonder what y'all think of Divine, I like their music after initially not liking the vocal style!

(I haven't gone to the synctube sessions yet sadly)

Not really a fan of Hi-NRG and I can't say I like Divine either, to me it's the 80s equivalent of 2 Unlimited.

So I’ll be back in time for the obscure song that was Christmas number one that year.

1 hour ago, My Random Music said:

Not really a fan of Hi-NRG and I can't say I like Divine either, to me it's the 80s equivalent of 2 Unlimited.

It's an interesting comparison. As someone who, by and large, loved S/A/W but definitely did not like anything done by 2 unlimited i can't agree😃

18 hours ago, Julian_ said:

When Doves Cry

Self Control

Eyes Without A Face

Careless Whisper

Madam Butterfly

snap! 🤩

1 hour ago, Gezza said:

It's an interesting comparison. As someone who, by and large, loved S/A/W but definitely did not like anything done by 2 unlimited i can't agree😃

with music context is everything, and HiNRG was designed to get the blood pumping on a dancefloor by upping the bpm's on traditional dance music, I agree SAW at their best were pretty exciting in the early days, and could still drop gems in the chart-dominating Hit Factory era. I did like 2 Unlimited first 2 hit singles though as well, again fun on the dancefloor before they got a bit samey.

I've always said a good dance record makes you want to dance, not curl up late at night with a cup of cocoa and a good book, and vice versa sticking an Ed Sheeran ballad on a dancefloor would get you complaints. I speak as someone who paid the price of moans for thinking it would be a larf at a uni digs disco to put on Jasper Carrott Magic Roundabout 😄Oh dear oh dearie me no, not a good idea 😄People just have no sense of humour when they want to dance...

On 08/08/2026 at 09:07, Gezza said:

It's an interesting comparison. As someone who, by and large, loved S/A/W but definitely did not like anything done by 2 unlimited i can't agree😃

Well Pete Waterman was the man who brought 2 Unlimited to the UK for a start. It's also quite normal to not like the modern equivalent of something you do like. Both served the same purpose, cheesy catchy music for the dancefloor but lacking any depth.

I think the difference in the main is that I quite like lyrics and a story and you don't get much of that with 2 Unlimited (especially with the UK mixes which stripped out the raps so we got even less)

I would have been unable to attend today as I'm at a motorway services waiting for a recovery truck so I shan't complain about this being put on hold for another week this time...!

On 08/08/2026 at 09:03, Suedehead2 said:

So I’ll be back in time for the obscure song that was Christmas number one that year.

And the one that politely waited its turn for 39 years.

On 08/08/2026 at 10:38, Popchartfreak said:

I speak as someone who paid the price of moans for thinking it would be a larf at a uni digs disco to put on Jasper Carrott Magic Roundabout 😄Oh dear oh dearie me no, not a good idea 😄People just have no sense of humour when they want to dance...

You should have put on Russ Abbot - Atmosphere.

Returning at 4pm, with 44 new songs from the next 8 weeks of 1984!

https://sync-tube.de/room/2gHBerpI

Best of Week 33 poll results

9 Prince - When Doves Cry

8 George Michael - Careless Whisper

8 Malcolm McLaren - Madam Butterfly (Un Bel Di Vedremo)

7 Laura Branigan - Self Control

6 Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face

5 Alphaville - Big In Japan

4 Depeche Mode - Master And Servant

3 Echo And The Bunnymen - Seven Seas

2 Divine - You Think You're A Man

2 Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)

2 Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

2 The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing

2 Ultravox - Lament

1 Blancmange - The Day Before You Came

1 Break Machine - Are You Ready

1 Jeffrey Osborne - On The Wings Of Love

1 Level 42 - Hot Water

1 Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat

1 Phil Fearon And Galaxy - Everybody's Laughing

1 Queen - It's A Hard Life

1 Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You

1 Tears For Fears - Mothers Talk

1 Windjammer - Tossing And Turning

Wall of fame

Week 1: John Foxx - Underpass

Week 2: Blondie - Atomic

Week 3: The Cure - A Forest

Week 4: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Week 5: David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

Week 6: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay

Week 7: Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

Week 8: Visage - Fade To Grey

Week 9: The Teardrop Explodes - Reward

Week 10: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Week 11: The Specials - Ghost Town

Week 12: Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Week 13: Laurie Anderson - O Superman

Week 14: Ultravox - The Voice

Week 15: The Stranglers - Golden Brown

Week 16: Associates - Party Fears Two

Week 17: Yazoo - Only You

Week 18: Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Week 19: Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

Week 20: Tears For Fears - Mad World

Week 21: A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

Week 22: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Week 23: New Order - Blue Monday

Week 24: Heaven 17 - Temptation

Week 25: Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow

Week 26: Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

Week 27: Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

Week 28: The Smiths - This Charming Man

Week 29: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

Week 30: Depeche Mode - People Are People

Week 31: Propaganda - Dr Mabuse

Week 32: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes

Week 33: Prince - When Doves Cry

Oh my we are nearly at 1985 its going pretty quickly...

Full list of hits covered today (w/e of Top 40 new entries in bold, those not on Spotify are marked with *)

08/09/1984

The Jacksons - Torture

Aztec Camera - All I Need Is Everything / Jump

15/09/1984

U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Shakin' Stevens - A Letter To You

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Tesla Girls

Nik Kershaw - Human Racing

Animal Nightlife - Mr Solitaire*

22/09/1984

David Bowie - Blue Jean

Queen - Hammer To Fall

Bronski Beat - Why?

Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain

Freddie Mercury - Love Kills

Adam Ant - Apollo 9

UB40 - If It Happens Again

Sade - Smooth Operator

Stephanie Mills - The Medicine Song

29/09/1984

Big Country - East Of Eden

Dio - Mystery

The Cars - Drive

The Bluebells - Cath

Giorgio Moroder With Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams

06/10/1984

Culture Club - The War Song

Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights (Ballad)

The Stranglers - Skin Deep

John Waite - Missing You

13/10/1984

Wham! - Freedom

The Style Council - Shout To The Top

Paul Young - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Meat Loaf - Modern Girl

Alison Moyet - All Cried Out

Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me

20/10/1984

Chaka Khan - I Feel For You

Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure

Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung

Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes

Kim Wilde - The Second Time

Lionel Richie - Penny Lover

Eugene Wilde - Gotta Get You Home Tonight

Feargal Sharkey - Listen To Your Father*

27/10/1984

Status Quo - The Wanderer

Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'

Limahl - Never Ending Story

Votes welcome for up to five of your favourites, with the song with the most votes played at the start of the next session!

---

My votes (honourable mentions to The Style Council, Chaka Khan and ZZ Top):

U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain

Giorgio Moroder With Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams

Wham! - Freedom

Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me

Giorgio Moroder With Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams <3 <3 <3

Sade - Smooth Operator

U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Chaka Khan - I Feel For You

Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain

The Cars - Drive

Giorgio Moroder With Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams

Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain

Sade - Smooth Operator

The Style Council - Shout To The Top

Bronski Beat - Why?

Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure

Kim Wilde - The Second Time

The Style Council - Shout To The Top

John Waite - Missing You

---

The Cars - Drive

Giorgio Moroder With Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams

Wham! - Freedom

Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

Sade - Smooth Operator

'Why?' the best dance song, although the Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure is a bit like a precursor to an operatic trance epic. 'The Second Time' has long been one of my Kim Wilde favourites. 'Shout To The Top' I know because my parents are fans of 'The Style Council' and its a good political song. John Waite - Missing You is a great emotive power ballad.

For The Cars - Drive it is very like the synth bits from Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat in that it is an atmospheric synthpop ballad. 'Together In Electric Dreams' and Wham! - Freedom are great classics too. Then one of Billy Oceans best Caribbean Queen. Sade - Smooth Operator is a nice song too.

Edited Monday at 14:322 days by TheSnake

Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain

Sade - Smooth Operator

The Cars - Drive

Giorgio Moroder With Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams

Chaka Khan - I Feel For You

U2 & Limahl just outside