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The summer of ‘82 gave 2 artists 4 long weeks at no. 1, Dexy’s Midnight runners were back with a new image and sound with Come on Eileen, who could forget when Jackie Wilson said had a backdrop of Jocky Wilson (the dart player) on TOTP. :rofl:

 

Survivor also had 4 weeks at the top with Eye of the tiger from Rocky 3.

 

The Jam were still hitting the top with A town called Malice and Beat surrender.

Boy George surfaced with do you really want to hurt me?

 

There were some really weird no 1 in this year from Goombay Dance band, Rene & Renato, Tight Fit and Captain Sensible. :wacko:

 

However Madness finally got a No. 1 with House of fun, there other hits were Driving in my car and Our House.

 

The Stranglers got to No.2 with Golden Brown.

 

The spans and the durans were still slugging it out, with the durans edging it with Hungry like a wolf, Save a prayer and Rio.

 

The clash released Rock the Casbah and Should I stay or should I go. The Human League gave us Mirror Man. XTC had a hit with Senses working overtime. Kim Wilde sang about a View from a bridge and Cambodia. Roxy Music with Avalon and More than this.

 

New wave was ending with Japan singing I second that emotion and Ghosts, Visage had Night Train, and Soft Cell said Say hello wave goodbye and Torch.

 

New bands to this year included:

 

ABC with classic songs Poison Arrow, The look of love and All of my heart.

Yazoo - Only You, Don’t go

PHD - I won’t let you down

Associates - Party fears two, Club country, 18 carat love affair

Bananarama - started with funboy 3 singing Really saying something and shy boy

Toni Basil - Mickey

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I can’t go for that, Private eyes and Maneater

Tears for fears - Mad world

A Flock of seagulls - Wishing, I ran and space age love song

Simple Minds - Promised you a miracle, Glittering prize, Someone, somewhere in summertime.

 

Not a bad year in music, there's been worse.

 

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New bands to this year included:

Associates - Party fears two, Club country, 18 carat love affair

 

Not a bad year in music, there's been worse.

 

what about White Car In Germany and Tell Me Easters On Friday they are the probs the best Associates singles ever and they were 1981 (first single was 1979 on double hip then they were on Situation Two). 18 carat love affair not that great.

 

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The summer of ‘82 gave 2 artists 4 long weeks at no. 1, Dexy’s Midnight runners were back with a new image and sound with Come on Eileen, who could forget when Jackie Wilson said had a backdrop of Jocky Wilson (the dart player) on TOTP. :rofl:

 

Survivor also had 4 weeks at the top with Eye of the tiger from Rocky 3.

 

The Jam were still hitting the top with A town called Malice and Beat surrender.

Boy George surfaced with do you really want to hurt me?

 

There were some really weird no 1 in this year from Goombay Dance band, Rene & Renato, Tight Fit and Captain Sensible. :wacko:

 

However Madness finally got a No. 1 with House of fun, there other hits were Driving in my car and Our House.

 

The Stranglers got to No.2 with Golden Brown.

 

The spans and the durans were still slugging it out, with the durans edging it with Hungry like a wolf, Save a prayer and Rio.

 

The clash released Rock the Casbah and Should I stay or should I go. The Human League gave us Mirror Man. XTC had a hit with Senses working overtime. Kim Wilde sang about a View from a bridge and Cambodia. Roxy Music with Avalon and More than this.

 

New wave was ending with Japan singing I second that emotion and Ghosts, Visage had Night Train, and Soft Cell said Say hello wave goodbye and Torch.

 

New bands to this year included:

 

ABC with classic songs Poison Arrow, The look of love and All of my heart.

Yazoo - Only You, Don’t go

PHD - I won’t let you down

Associates - Party fears two, Club country, 18 carat love affair

Bananarama - started with funboy 3 singing Really saying something and shy boy

Toni Basil - Mickey

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I can’t go for that, Private eyes and Maneater

Tears for fears - Mad world

A Flock of seagulls - Wishing, I ran and space age love song

Simple Minds - Promised you a miracle, Glittering prize, Someone, somewhere in summertime.

 

Not a bad year in music, there's been worse.

Some good ones there, Brian :thumbup: My fave's Town Called Malice and Beat Surrender Bit of a Jam fan ;)

my favs

 

abc ............... all of my heart

associates...... club country

kraftwerk........the model

japan..............ghosts

monsoon.........ever so lonely

bananarama....shy boy

kid creole....... stoolpigeon

haysi fantayzee.... john wayne is big leggy

blue zoo............cry boy cry

haircut 100..........nobodys fool

talk talk.............talk talk

 

Yazoo's Only You is, I reckon, the best single of the whole of the 80s.

 

Closely followed by Associates' Club Country and the clutch of ABC singles from Lexicon of Love. I preferred the later, darker Soft Cell stuff personally... but Say Hello is a truly brilliant single (murdered by David bloody Gray, though :angry: )

 

Plus, Siouxsie released some great stuff in 1982.

 

It was the 80s' best year musically, I think.

My Top 30 Songs of 1982 (One Song per Artist)

 

1. The Jam! - Beat Surrender

2. Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye

3. Yazoo - Only You

4. Abba - The Day Before You Came

5. Duran Duran - Rio

6. Kraftwerk - The Model

7. Madness - Our House

8. Japan - Life In Tokyo (Remix)

9. Tears For Fears - Mad World

10. ABC - Poison Arrow

11. OMD - Maid Of Orleans

12. The Stranglers - Golden Brown

13. The Clash - Rock The Casbah

14. Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes

15. XTC - Senses Working Overtime

16. The Associates - Party Fears Two

17. Frank Zappa - Valley Girl

18. Carly Simon - Why

19. The Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin

20. Donna Summer - State Of Independence

21. Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang

22. Human League - Mirror Man

23. Elvis Costello - Man Out Of Time

24. Depeche Mode - I Just Can't Get Enough

25. Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling

26. Squeeze - Black Coffee In Bed

27. Shalamar - A Night To Remember

28. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Flash - The Message

29. Heaven 17 - Let Me Go

30. Talk Talk - Talk Talk

Yazoo - Only You (Cheggars Plays Pop!)

 

This will bring back the memories in more ways than one.

 

I remember that being on.... and videotaping it. Alf mesmerised me.... still does.

My Top 30 Songs of 1982 (One Song per Artist)

 

6. Kraftwerk - The Model

 

btw this is from 1978.

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