Posted May 8, 200718 yr The leading chart acts were nearly all new artists and mostly female singers. Heading the way was Kylie Minogue with Wishing I was lucky- 5 weeks at the top. She also spent 14 weeks at no.2 with 4 other hits, the most ever in one year. Other female stars of the year were: Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth, I get weak, Circle in the sand Tiffany - I think were alone now Debbie Gibson - Shake your love Bananarama - I want you back Whitney Houston - One moment in time Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac Hazel Dean - Whos leaving who Boy bands returned with Bros and Brother Beyond. :puke2: Other popular songs this year included: Wet Wet Wet - With a little help from my friends a charity record, on the flip side was Billy Bragg and She’s leaving home. Aswad - Don’t turn around Adventures - Broken land Aerosmith - Dude looks like a lady Art of noise - Kiss Aztec Camera - Somewhere in my heart, working in a goldmine U2 - Desire, Angel of Harlem Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (don’t feel sorry for loverboy) Pet Shop Boys - Heart, Domino dancing, Left to my own devices Robert Palmer - Simply irresistible, She makes my day Morrissey - Suedehead Terence Trent D’Arby - Sign your name Echo & Bunnymen - People are strange Erasure - A little respect Gloria Estefan - Anything for you Everything but the girl - I don’t want to talk about it Inxs - Need you tonight, Devil inside, New sensation Iron Maiden - Can I play with madness Yello - The race Stranglers - All day and all of the night Prefab Sprout - King of rock n roll New Artists this year included - Climie Fisher - Love changes everything Julia Fordham - Happy ever after Vanessa Paradis - Joe le taxi Transvision Vamp - I want your love Yazz - The only way is up Eighth Wonder - I’m not scared Enya - Orinoco flow Danny Wilson - Mary’s prayer Deacon Blue - Dignity, Real gone kid Fairground Attraction - Perfect Time Lords - Doctorin the tardis This was also the year of fake artists like Milli Vanilli who didn’t even perform their hits, do you remember seeing them mime their performance when the record jammed, :lol:
May 8, 200718 yr I'd just about given up on chart music in 88. So this would be my list of faves: The mercy seat - Nick Cave You made me realise - My bloody valentine Freak scene - Dinosaur Jr. Gigantic - Pixies Destroy the heart - The house of love Christine - The house of love Sidewalking - Jesus and Mary chain Feed me with your kiss - My bloody valentine Martha's harbour - All about eve Def Con One - Pop Will eat Itself Give Give Give - The Wonder Stuff It's Yer Money I'm After Baby - The Wonder Stuff Every Day Is Like Sunday - Morrissey Lucretia My Reflection - The Sisters of Mercy Alphabet street - Prince Crash - The primitives Collision EP - Loop Revolution - Spaceman Touch Me I'm Sick - Mudhoney
May 9, 200718 yr awful year, but not the worst. adventures.................... 'broken land' single of the year. timelords....................... 'dr in the tardis' best novelty record ever jo le taxi, im not scared, and heart of gold (johnny hates jazz) but not much else was worth hearing.
May 9, 200718 yr Easily the worst year of the 1980s & arguably the worst year for music (especially chartwise) with the exception of 1974 for over 40 years. It would be a lot easier for me to come up with a Top 30 of Songs I hate from 1988.... but here goes.... My Top 30 Songs of 1988 (One Song per artist) 1. Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices 2. Prince - Alphabet Street 3. Deacon Blue - Dignity 4. Adventures - Broken Land 5. Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart 6. Morrissey - Suedehead 7. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Peekaboo 8. Pixies - Gigantic 9. The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis 10. Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River 11. Erasure - A Little Respect 12. Jesus & Mary Chain - Sidewalkin' 13. Scritti Politti - Oh Patti 14. Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka 15. Womack & Womack - Teardrops 16. Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock'N'Roll 17. Robert Plant - Heaven Knows 18. All About Eve - Martha's Harbour 19. Dinosaur Jr - Freak Scene 20. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart 21. Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You Tonight 22. Sugarcubes - Deus 23. Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu 24. Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart 25. Travelling Wilburys - Handle With Care 26. Michelle Shocked - Anchorage 27. 10,000 Maniacs - What's The Matter Here 28. Patti Smith - People Have The Power 29. Debbie Gibson - Only In My Dreams 30. U2 - Angel Of Harlem
May 9, 200718 yr awful year, but not the worst. jo le taxi but not much else was worth hearing. joe le taxi, even tho its from the 80s and turns up on the hits cheesy selections. its french it mentions Yma Sumac and mambo and vanessa paradis makes alright films so it is actually quite cool (j depp increases cool content obv as well :lol:). http://spaceage.streetnine.com/jpeg/yma.jpg http://blog.humuhumu.com/wp-images/yma2.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/Xaviercugat1.jpg http://www.nndb.com/people/679/000046541/prez300-90.jpg http://www.bbc.co.uk/collective/dnaimages/060914/main_myangel.jpg however joe le taxi not as good as singing in the shower by les Rita Mitsouko & Sparks. however couldnt find that so here is Hip Kit à Montmartre k2bRI6iBSqA
May 9, 200718 yr Boy bands returned with Bros and Brother Beyond. :puke2: however for any pop fan in 2007 these two band are probs the most important bands in the whole of popdom seeing the position Craig Logan hold at RCA/SonyBMG and seeing the number of writing credits Eg White turns up with http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000006YFD.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg Francis 'Eg' White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. He started his career in the bands Yip Yip Coyote and, with his brother David, Brother Beyond in the late 1980s, leaving the latter when they became involved with the songwriting team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman and just prior to their chart successes. In 1990 White teamed up with London model and BMX champion Alice Temple, and together they recorded the critically acclaimed pop album 24 Years of Hunger, which was released in 1991 under the name Eg and Alice. It was described by All Music Guide as "one of the finest, most refined and fully realized recordings of the era, employing a much more sophisticated and romantic style than anything else out of England at the time". In spite of the critical acclaim (the album featured in many major music publications top 50 albums of 1991) and two well received singles Indian and Doesn't Mean That Much To Me, the album failed to enter the UK top 75 chart. In 1992 White produced the debut, self titled album by Kinky Machine, then disappeared from the music scene until 1996 when he released his debut solo album Turn Me On, I'm a Rocket Man, again critically acclaimed, although the singles "Stay Home" (written by Andy Sturmer, originally recorded by Jellyfish) and "Do It for Myself" failed to chart. In 1997 he provided instrumentation for the sessions of Suggs' solo album The Three Pyramids Club, but in 1999 his career really started to take off as he became an in-demand songwriter, musician and producer. He collaborated with Alice Temple again for her solo debut album Hang Over, and with Icelandic/Italian singer Emiliana Torrini on her debut album Love In The Time Of Science. In 2002, White co-wrote the track "Say It" from the Alison Moyet album Hometime. He also co-wrote produced and provided the majority of instrumentation on Through My Eyes, the debut album from Nicole Russo, and Dive Deeper by Jade Anderson. White also worked extensively on Javine's debut album Surrender in 2003. White's song "Leave Right Now" was recorded by Will Young in 2003, and reached number 1 in the UK singles chart. In recognition, White was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in 2004. White also co-wrote two other tracks on Young's Fridays Child album, "Going My Way" and "Out Of My Mind". In 2004, White worked on the tracks "Legend" and "U've Only Got 1" from the Tamyra Gray Album The Dreamer, and co wrote "You Had Me", the lead single from the second Joss Stone album Mind Body and Soul. White continues to be highly in demand as a songwriter, and was largely responsible for the lead single "Shiver" from the Natalie Imbruglia album Counting Down The Days, as well as the track "Slowdown". He also worked on the albums Set the Tone by Nate James (track and second single "Universal"), Tissues and Issues by Charlotte Church (second single "Call My Name"), R3MIX by Sara Jorge (single Dirty Business) and In The Red by Tina Dico (tracks "Use Me" and "Give In") Recently he has co-writes on tracks for new albums by Simon Webbe ("Free") and Will Young, including the album tracks "Keep On", "Save Yourself" and "Think About It", as well as a White/Lucie Silvas co-write that was the Number 11 UK Hit "Who Am I". In addition to the Will Young single, he also co-wrote and produced the debut Top 10 hit for James Morrison called "You Give Me Something", and the follow up single "Wonderful World". White has also collaborated with Jamelia on her track Go from the album Walk With Me and with Take That on the track Mancunian Way from comeback album Beautiful World.
May 9, 200718 yr Some of my faves for '88 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers Perfect - Fairground Attraction Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth Aswad - Don't Turn Around Fairground Attraction - Perfect Yazz and the Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother U2 - Desire Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Aswad - Don't Turn Around Bill Withers - Lovely Day Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid
May 9, 200718 yr 25. Travelling Wilburys - Handle With Care back of last weeks billboard is advertising the new travelling wilburys collection of 2 remastered cds and dvd
July 21, 200717 yr My fave songs of 1988: Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart Pet Shop Boys - Heart Prefab Sprout - King Of Rock & Roll
July 30, 200717 yr My favourites of 88 include: Eric B and Rakim - I know you got soul The Bangles - In your room The BoDeans - Dreams The Church - Under the milky way The Flatmates - Shimmer The Go-Betweens - Streets of your town Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet child o' mine The Heart Throbs - Here I hide The House Of Love - Christine The House Of Love - Destroy the heart The Icicle Works - Here comes trouble Inner City - Big fun James - What for? Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I hate myself for loving you The Jungle Brothers - I'll house you The La's - There she goes The Lilac Time - Return to yesterday The Mighty Lemon Drops - Fall down (like the rain) Mory Kanté - Ye ke ye ke New Order - Fine time The Pet Shop Boys - Left to my own devices The Pixies - Gigantic The Primitives - Crash The Primitives - Out of reach The Primitives - Way behind me Prince - Alphabet Street Public Enemy - Bring the noise The Rainmakers - Small circles Raze - Break 4 love Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - It takes two Royal House - Can you party? S-Express - Theme from S-Express The Seers - Freedom trip The Sisters Of Mercy - Dominion The Stone Roses - Elephant stone Transvision Vamp - I want your love The Traveling Wilburys - Handle with care Voice Of The Beehive - I walk the earth Yello - The race Young MC - Know how I'm sure if missed loads.
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