15 hours ago15 hr Author 28. Black - Wonderful Life 1073ptsWriter - Colin VearncombeTop scores - jszmiles 50, Uls2000 49, LKF 49Low scores - deepinside 1, gasman449 2, Cymro87 2Average score - 24.9Wonderful Life only got to number 72 in 1986 but was reissued after 'Sweetest Smile' reached number 8 the following year. The beautifully photographed video was filmed in Southport and Wallasey. Black was the Liverpudlian singer Colin Vearncombe. He moved to Ireland but sadly died in 2016, two weeks after a car accident.
14 hours ago14 hr Author 27. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell 1082ptsWriter - Jim SteinmanTop scores - Cymro87 48, danG 47, gasman449 45, Chez Wombat 45Low scores - Jester 1, DaTilt 2, JackJones 4Average score - 25.2Released more than a year after its parent album, Bat Out Of Hell still reached number 15 in 1979. It was reissued in 1993 after the success of the number 1 single 'I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That).
14 hours ago14 hr I Miss You is up there as one of my favourite Blink songs. Tom's voice doesn't really fit the tone but at least it makes for a memorable performance that has helped the song live on as a minor meme! Had my first listen of Wonderful Life because of this rate, another example of 80s pop that just doesn't click with me at all. Not a fan of theatrical stuff for the most part but Bat Out Of Hell is a huge classic, an epic 9 minutes which should've finished higher ♥️
14 hours ago14 hr Inevitability at this stage I’m starting to lose songs from my top 25. All three of them, with Meatloaf in my top 10. But my 1 pointer clings on.
12 hours ago12 hr Another two classics lost there in 'Bat Out Of Hell' and 'Wonderful Life'. I've never heard anything else by Black, I should probably seek something out.Blink-182 have made some bangers in their time but for some reason I never properly took to 'I Miss You', it just lacks something for me. It's not a bad song but it's not one I'd ever rush to play. Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by Mangø
12 hours ago12 hr Wonderful Life is the song I grew up to. It will always be special song for me. The melody is timeless and always gets me chills in positive way. One of best songs ever recorded for me
11 hours ago11 hr 28 minutes ago, jszmiles said:Wonderful Life is the song I grew up to. It will always be special song for me. The melody is timeless and always gets me chills in positive way.One of best songs ever recorded for meRight it’s beautiful and his Debut Album with the same name is one the best from the 80s.So many great songs on it Everything Is Coming Up Roses,Sometimes For The Asking Finder,Paradise,Sweetest Smile .
11 hours ago11 hr Three bangers in a row gone there, a lot of my favourites starting to fall before we've reached halfway 😢
4 hours ago4 hr 7 hours ago, rio309 said:Three bangers in a row gone there, a lot of my favourites starting to fall before we've reached halfway 😢 Ditto7 hours ago, Yog1963 said:Right it’s beautiful and his Debut Album with the same name is one the best from the 80s.So many great songs on it Everything Is Coming Up Roses,Sometimes For The Asking Finder,Paradise,Sweetest Smile .I only know Sweetest Smile, which I used to love. I guess it has a vibe of ‘You Have Been Loved’ about it. I think these days I find both Black tracks a little depressing - so even though ‘Wonderful Life’ used to be a favourite of mine, I didn’t place it particularly high.
1 hour ago1 hr 1 hour ago, CowTzy said:I Miss You is an internet cafe bop xI don't know what that means but I wouldn't categorise it as a bop of any kind x
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