Posted May 5, 200718 yr Madonna put together the longest string of top 10 hits ever assembled by a female vocalist, she had more top 10 hits this year than anyone male or female, has ever had in one calendar year. Top 10 hits with Material Girl, Crazy for you, Into the groove, Holiday, Angel, Gambler and Dress you up. 3 big hits with the same title this year - The power of love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (hanging over from 84), Jennifer Rush and Huey Lewis & News. Songs I remember very well from 1985 were: Bronski Beat - Hit that perfect beat Kate Bush - Running up that hill, Cloudbursting :dance: China crisis - Black man ray, King in a catholic style Cure - Close to me Damned - Grimly Fiendish (Is this where Scott got his user name) Dire Straits - Money for nothing Duran Duran - A view to a kill Echo & Bunnymen - Bring on the dancing horses :dance: Eurythmics - There must be an angel Billy Idol - White wedding, Rebel yell Level 42 - Something about you Marillion - Kayleigh, Lavender Prince - 1999, Let’s go crazy Scritti Politti - The word girl :cheer: Simple Minds - Don’t you forget about me, Alive & Kicking Smiths - How soon is now, The boy with a thorn in his side Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the dark, I’m on fire Talking Heads - Road to nowhere Tears for fears - Everybody wants to rule the world :D , Head over heels, I believe Tina Turner - We don’t need another hero U2 - The unforgettable fire Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a hero UB40 - I got you babe, Don’t break my heart New Artists this year included: Whitney Houston - Saving all my love for you Jimmy Nail - Love don’t live here anymore Billy Bragg - Between the wars Dead or alive - You spin me round Fine young cannibals - Johnny come home Go West - We close our eyes, Call me, Don’t look down Five Star - All fall down Paul Hardcastle - 19 Prefab Sprout - When love breaks down , Faron Young Simply Red - Money’s too tight to mention Pet Shop Boys - West end girls Dream Academy - Life in a Northern town :cheer: Red Box - Lean on me King - Love and pride, Alone without you Waterboys - The whole of the moon
May 6, 200718 yr My Top 30 Songs of 1985 - One Song per Act 1. Propaganda - Duel 2. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 3. A-ha - Take On Me 4. Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down 5. Prince - Raspberry Beret 6. Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel 7. Elton John - Nikitta 8. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now 9. Squeeze - Last Time Forever 10. Simple Minds -Don't You (Forget About Me) 11. Marillion - Kayleigh 12. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World 13. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood 14. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 15. Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Kiss Me 16. ABC - Be Near Me 17. Madonna - Into The Groove 18. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcoome To The Pleasuredome 19. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better 20. Duran Duran - A View To A Kill 21. Sister Sledge - Frankie 22. Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town 23. The Damned - The Shadow Of Love 24. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer 25. Billy Idol - White Wedding 26. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary 27. Waterboys - Whole Of The Moon 28. Kirsty MacColl - A New England 29. Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere 30. David Bowie & Pat Methany - This Is Not America
May 6, 200718 yr Damned - Grimly Fiendish (Is this where Scott got his user name) I thought it was from an old British Comic Character??? btw here is something else v funny!!! (if its actually 1984 well then the quizdude at the pub is wrong and we demand another point the next time we do the quiz :lol: :lol: ) 6w3bp0K0UdM
May 6, 200718 yr Some of my faves of '85 Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Paul Hardcastle - 19 Eurythmics - There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) Madonna - Into the Groove UB40 and Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe Midge Ure - If I Was Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart Wham! - I'm Your Man Fine Young Cannibals- Johnny Come Home Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA Queen – One Vision Style Council – Walls Come Tumbling Down
May 9, 200718 yr Author is this nick kershaws vocals on this record???? or is it a cover??? saAsDqJhzzQ The Riddle, might be him,but its sounds a little different.
May 9, 200718 yr The Riddle, might be him,but its sounds a little different. well the vocals have been vocoderized (if there is such a word :lol: ) but this video is from around the time of the Europop/Eiffel 65 album and hits also originating from Italy. However i think Gigi's video was better than Eiffel's eve with all the space aliens. this video is so simple (think its actually from a comic strip???) but keeps me hooked till the end. My Top 30 Songs of 1985 - One Song per Act 15. Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Kiss Me did you type all that out rather than just Stephen Duffy or just cut and pasted t? Tin Tin!!!! Duran Duran!!!! Me Me Me!!!! Maybe he should have been called Stephen 'Duffy' Duffy!!! :lol: (well I know Stephen Duffy and the Lilac Time doesnt count put thats 2007 for you!!!)
July 21, 200717 yr My fave songs of 1985: The Smiths - How Soon Is Now Duran Duran - A View To A Kill Simple Minds - Don't You [Forget About Me] Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
July 21, 200717 yr Neither Billy Bragg or Dead or Alive or The Waterboys for that matter were new acts that year FFS.
July 22, 200717 yr Well here's my Top songs of 1985 I thought this was a c**p year for music but I started coming up with this list and even though most of the number ones were $h!t there was still good stuff around. She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult Strength - The Alarm Raspberry Beret - Prince Paisley Park - Prince The Old Man Down the Road - John Fogerty No Time To Cry - The Sisters of Mercy Running Up That Hill - kate Bush Cloudbusting - Kate Bush Rain - The Cult Inbetween Days - The Cure Close to Me - The Cure Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Motley Crue The Unforgettable Fire - U2 Let's Go Crazy - Prince Stainsby Girls - Chris Rea Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds Alive and Kicking - Simple Minds Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees How Soon is Now? - The Smiths Shakespeare's Sister - The Smiths That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - The Smiths Take on Me - A-Ha Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads No Rest - New Model Army The Perfect Kiss - New Order Some Like It Hot - Power Station Election Day - Arcadia Cruiser's Creek - The Fall A View to a Kill - Duran Duran The Boy With the Thorn in His Side - The Smiths Would I Lie to You? - Eurythmics Love Like Blood - Killing Joke Be Near Me - ABC Propaganda - Duel The Whole of the Moon - The Waterboys Grimly Fiendish - The Damned The Shadow of Love - The Damned Loving the Alien - David Bowie Legs - ZZ Top St Elmo's Fire - John Parr
April 25, 201114 yr My fave songs of 1985 :dance: 1. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths 2. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 3. The Perfect Kiss - New Order 4. Inbetween Days - The Cure 5. A View To A Kill - Duran Duran 6. Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 7. Raspberry Beret - Prince 8. She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult 9. Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds 10. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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