October 5Oct 5 The Teardrop Explodes - RewardLandscape - Einstein A-Go-GoDave Stewart With Colin Blunstone - What Becomes Of The Broken HeartedThe Jacksons - Can You Feel ItVisage - Mind Of A ToyTie-break: Vienna
October 5Oct 5 1 hour ago, jimwatts said:Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin IceDave Stewart With Colin Blunstone - What Becomes Of The Broken Heartedthe correct versions of these two don't appear to be on spotify either
October 5Oct 5 Duran Duran - Planet EarthNew Order - CeremonyPublic Image Ltd - Flowers Of RomanceThe Teardrop Explodes - RewardToyah - It's A MysteryLight on the classics this week, 'Planet Earth' and 'Reward' are the only songs I already knew that made my top 5 this week, shoutout to The Jacksons and Ennio Morricone as my next favourites but otherwise it was all about the discoveries, Public Image Ltd being my fave from this week, love to hear something so leftfield in this. Other good discoveries were Ultravox, Kool & The Gang 'Summer Madness', Dire Straits, Hazel O'Connor and Graham Bonnet.Visage for the tiebreak but it should have been Talking Heads :'(
October 5Oct 5 1 hour ago, danG said:the correct versions of these two don't appear to be on spotify eitherOh I added what looked to be the original of 'Walking On Thin Ice' but it does seem to just be another untagged remix. Mind, I'm still not 100% sure the one that was played on SyncTube was right either.
October 6Oct 6 The Teardrop Explodes - RewardThe Jacksons - Can You Feel ItYoko Ono - Walking On Thin IceBad Manners - Just A FeelingKim Wilde - Kids In AmericaThis sounds like the powerful track they working on the night John was murdered. It's perfect. tie break Fade To Grey
October 6Oct 6 Chi MaiRewardKids In AmericaEinstein A Go-GoWalking On Thin IcePublic Image Ltd and New Order just missingVienna
October 7Oct 7 My Top 5:Kool And The Gang - Summer MadnessVisage - Mind Of A ToyNew Order - CeremonyPublic Image Ltd - Flowers Of RomanceJohn Lennon - Watching The WheelsWorst:Kim Wilde - Kids In AmericaTiebreak:Ultravox - Vienna
October 11Oct 11 Author I've decided to postpone tomorrow's session, because of a combination of absences and the extended BJSC final. We will resume 1981 at 4pm on Sunday 19 October (the quadruple dose of Taylor in the bonuses will have to wait until then too).The polls will remain open until then - this week's is currently a three-way tie, and there's only one vote in last week's tiebreaker as it stands!
October 18Oct 18 Tie break - incredibly difficult, bit I'll go for Fade To GreyBestThe Teardrop Explodes - RewardVisage - Mind Of A ToyNew Order - CeremonyDave Stewart With Colin Blunstone - What Becomes Of The Broken HeartedHazel O'Connor - D-DaysWorstChildren Of Tansley School - My Mum Is One In A MillionStatus Quo - Something 'Bout You Baby I LikeThe Nolans - Attention To Me
October 19Oct 19 Edited my votes in. Hoping to make the first part today but can’t make it all sadly.
October 19Oct 19 RIP request: For John Lodge, can we have Gemini Dream from May 1981 which is the month we'll be covering today. It got to number 12 on the Billboard chart and was co-written by John who also shares lead vocals on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3QLFFVFpp0
October 19Oct 19 Author We are back at 4pm today - 48 new songs to cover the next 8 weeks of 1981!https://sync-tube.de/room/2gHBerpI
October 19Oct 19 Author Best of Week 9 poll results7 The Teardrop Explodes - Reward6 Kim Wilde - Kids In America6 New Order - Ceremony3 Duran Duran - Planet Earth3 Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai (Theme From 'The Life And Times Of David Lloyd George')3 Public Image Ltd - Flowers Of Romance3 Visage - Mind Of A Toy3 Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice2 Dave Stewart With Colin Blunstone - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted2 Landscape - Einstein A-Go-Go2 The Jacksons - Can You Feel It1 Bad Manners - Just A Feeling1 Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up1 Hazel O'Connor - D-Days1 John Lennon - Watching The Wheels1 Kool And The Gang - Summer Madness1 Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House1 Toyah - It's A MysteryBest of Week 8 tiebreak5 Visage - Fade To Grey4 Ultravox - ViennaWall of fameWeek 1: John Foxx - UnderpassWeek 2: Blondie - AtomicWeek 3: The Cure - A ForestWeek 4: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us ApartWeek 5: David Bowie - Ashes To AshesWeek 6: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola GayWeek 7: Jona Lewie - Stop The CavalryWeek 8: Visage - Fade To GreyWeek 9: The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
October 19Oct 19 Author Full list of hits covered today (w/e of Top 40 new entries in bold; * denotes if not on Spotify):18/04/1981Barry Manilow - Bermuda TriangleEddy Grant - Can't Get Enough Of You*Whitesnake - Don't Break My Heart AgainGirlschool - Hit And RunEcho And The Bunnymen - CrocodilesQuincy Jones - Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-Ree-Da)Department S - Is Vic There?25/04/1981Starsound - Stars On 45Madness - Grey DayThe Beat - Drowning / All Out To Get YouThe Gap Band - Humpin'REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You02/05/1981Stray Cats - Stray Cat StrutThe Clash - The Magnificent SevenFreeez - Flying HighTenpole Tudor - The Swords Of A Thousand MenLevel 42 - Love GamesShakin' Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy09/05/1981Adam And The Ants - Stand And DeliverSheena Easton - When He ShinesThin Lizzy - Bad Reputation (Killers Live EP)The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story)Kim Wilde - Chequered LoveThe Human League - The Sound Of The CrowdThe Undertones - It's Going To Happen!16/05/1981Tottenham Hotspur F.A. Cup Final Squad - Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley)Kim Carnes - Bette Davis EyesToyah - I Want To Be FreeDuran Duran - Careless MemoriesSmokey Robinson - Being With You23/05/1981Champaign - How 'Bout UsEnigma - Ain't No StoppingVangelis - Chariots Of FireUB40 - Don't Let It Pass You By / Don't Slow DownPaul Shane And The Yellowcoats - Hi-De-Hi (Holiday Rock)*The Polecats - Rockabilly GuyKraftwerk - Pocket CalculatorSqueeze - Is That Love30/05/1981George Harrison - All Those Years AgoHazel O'Connor - Will YouMichael Jackson - One Day In Your LifeKate Robbins And Beyond - More Than In LoveCoast To Coast - Let's Jump The Broomstick*Siouxsie And The Banshees - SpellboundGrover Washington Jr - Just The Two Of Us06/06/1981The Jam - Funeral PyreOdyssey - Going Back To My RootsKool And The Gang - Take It To The TopVotes 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:Department S - Is Vic There?REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving YouThe Clash - The Magnificent SevenTenpole Tudor - The Swords Of A Thousand MenKraftwerk - Pocket Calculator
October 19Oct 19 Adam and the Ants - Stand and DeliverThe Human League - The Sound of the CrowdThe Jam - Funeral PyreKim Carnes - Bette Davis EyesSiouxsie and the Banshees - Spellboundsome tough cuts there
October 19Oct 19 Department S - Is Vic There?REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving YouKim Carnes - Bette Davis EyesHazel O'Connor - Will YouThe Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd
October 19Oct 19 Department S - Is Vic There?Adam And The Ants - Stand And DeliverKim Carnes - Bette Davis EyesToyah - I Want To Be FreeVangelis - Chariots Of FireCrocodiles, Keep on Loving You, Chequered Love, The Sound of the Crowd, Pocket Calculator, Funeral Pyre and Spellbound also very good x
October 19Oct 19 Adam And The Ants - Stand And DeliverDepartment S - Is Vic There?Echo & The Bunnymen - CrocodilesHazel O'Connor - Will You?Siouxsie And The Banshees - SpellboundVery tough to whittle down to 5 this week! 'Crocodiles' and 'Spellbound' were my top discoveries, ahead of Squeeze and Kraftwerk. The Hazel O'Connor song isn't new to me but was one I didn't know the artist or title of so also a discovery of sorts. Next fave songs I already knew are The Jam, Vangelis, Tenpole Tudor (also didn't know the identity of this song) and The Human League.
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