Posted December 15, 200717 yr 1986 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR :cheer: :yahoo: :w00t: :dance: Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from the list of 50 Records from 1986. Your First choice (Favourite) song will score 20 pts, 2nd = 19 Pts....down to 20th = 1 point. Please state in your list if you are scoring by position or Points. I am playing this game across both BuzzJack & UKMix. Therefore if you vote please can you only vote in one of the sites threads especially if you have a different name on each site (like me). For each year 1964 to 1997 inclusive & games (*) for the years 1960-1; 1962-3 & two alphabetically track name split lists for the 1950s. There are 50 tracks that I feel best represent the year* in popular music. This certainly does not always mean the biggest hits of the year, but tracks (including album tracks) that over time have come to best represent the year. Please note songs will only feature once for the most well-known or definitive version of a song (example “Without You” will only appear in 1972 for Nilsson, but will be absent in 1994 for Mariah Carey). Also please don’t mention that I have put the song in the wrong year as the year the track was recorded, released (on an album), a hit (peaked) in the UK, a hit (peaked) in the USA can result in three of four different answers, and there will be literally hundreds of songs that fall into that category. For each game you will have four weeks to get your votes in (two weeks for the vote from the shortlist of 50 songs, then two weeks to vote from the "Missing" songs that you have nominated). I will be posting two of these Games a Week at the weekend. (VOTING RULES FOR SPECIFIC GAME 1950s: Top25 make the Record of The Decade Final; 1960s & 1990s: Top 4 From Each Game make the Final, 5th to 10th make the Play-offs; 1970s & 1980s: Top 3 each year make the Final, 4th to 8th make the Play-Offs. PLUS: Your choices of missing songs being included in the relevant Play-offs) Phase 2: The Record Of The Decades Finals will result in the following numbers making the Final 200 (1950s: Top20; 1960s: Top50, 1970s Top45; 1980s Top45; 1990s Top40), where they will be split into 4 Quarter Finals, leading to the Final 50 Songs of the Retro Record Game A: Vote for your favourite 20 (minimum 10 out of the following:) A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV Bananarama - Venus Bangles - Manic Monday Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian Berlin - Take My Breath Away Billy Ocean - When The Going Get's Tough Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Way It Is Cameo - Word Up Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way Cyndi Lauper - True Colors David Bowie - Absolute Beginners Diana Ross - Chain Reaction Europe - The Final Countdown Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Genesis - Invisible Touch George Michael - A Different Corner Housemartins - Happy Hour Human League - Human Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To ... Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth Level 42 - Lessons In Love Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling Madonna - Live To Tell Madonna - Papa Don't Preach Metallica - Master Of Puppets Mr Mister - Broken Wings Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong Prince - Kiss Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink (Remake) Public Image Ltd - Rise Queen - A Kind Of Magic Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk This Way Simply Red - Holding Back The Years Smiths - Panic Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Steve Winwood - Higher Love Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You B: Nominate Two songs from 1986 MISSING from this 50 track shortlist. The Top 3 Songs from each year (1980-1989) will go through to the Record Of The Decade Final. The songs finishing 4th - 8th position will go into a Play-off, where the Top20 Songs will join the other 30 in the Final. While your selection of missing songs will be put to a vote with the winning track (or tracks in event of a tie) joining the Record of The Decade Play-Off. You have until Saturday 29th December to vote for your favourite Top 20 (minimum Top 10) songs of the Year. I will then reveal the results of the vote along with your selections of the "missing songs" from the original list for you to vote for an extra song for a place in the Record of The Decade (1980s) play-offs
December 15, 200717 yr Author 1st Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (20 Pts) 2. Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up 3. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 4. David Bowie - Absolute Beginners 5. Public Image Ltd - Rise 6. Prince - Kiss 7. Madonna - Live To Tell 8. Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth 9. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 10. Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong 11. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It 12. Smiths - Panic 13. Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 14. Steve Winwood - Higher Love 15. Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 16. Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side 17. Bangles - Manic Monday 18. George Michael - A Different Corner 19. Bananarama - Venus 20. Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink (Remake) MISSING: Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again A-HA - Hunting High & Low
December 15, 200717 yr 1 Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It.................... 20pts 2 George Michael - A Different Corner........:0 3 Cameo - Word Up 4 Madonna - Live To Tell 5 Mr Mister - Broken Wings 6 Simply Red - Holding Back The Years 7 Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian 8 Public Image Ltd - Rise 9 Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Way It Is 10 Cyndi Lauper - True Colors 11 Europe - The Final Countdown 12 Billy Ocean - When The Going Get's Tough 13 A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV 14 Bangles - Manic Monday 15 Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink (Remake) 16 Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 17 Smiths - Panic 18 Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth 19 Level 42 - Lessons In Love 20 Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out nominate.... its immaterial - 'driving away from home (jims tune)', wham! 'edge of heaven'.
December 16, 200717 yr Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls.... 20pts Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink (Remake) Human League - Human A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV Smiths - Panic Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up Public Image Ltd - Rise Queen - A Kind Of Magic Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong Genesis - Invisible Touch David Bowie - Absolute Beginners Mr Mister - Broken Wings Housemartins - Happy Hour Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer Bananarama - Venus Europe - The Final Countdown Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love Cyndi Lauper - True Colors Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth nominate Stranglers - Always the sun Alison Moyet - Is this love
December 17, 200717 yr 1. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 2. Madonna - Live To Tell 3. Europe - The Final Countdown 4. A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV 5. Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red 5. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 6. Cyndi Lauper - True Colors 7. Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 8. Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up 9. Level 42 - Lessons In Love 10. Bananarama - Venus 11. Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 12. Berlin - Take My Breath Away 13. Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian 14. Billy Ocean - When The Going Get's Tough 15. Mr Mister - Broken Wings 16. Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You 17. David Bowie - Absolute Beginners 18. Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling 19. Genesis - Invisible Touch 20. George Michael - A Different Corner Nominate: Samantha Fox: Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Modern Talking: Brother Louie And if one of those doesn't qualify, then: Status Quo: In the Army Now
December 17, 200717 yr 1 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (20pts) 2 Simply Red - Holding Back The Years 3 George Michael - A Different Corner 4 Cyndi Lauper - True Colors 5 Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up 6 Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love 7 Level 42 - Lessons In Love 8 A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV 9 Human League - Human 10 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 11 Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You 12 Housemartins - Happy Hour 13 Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 14 Bananarama - Venus 15 Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red 16 Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait 17 Madonna - Live To Tell 18 Genesis - Invisible Touch 19 Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 20 Queen - A Kind Of Magic Add: Genesis - In Too Deep Daryl Hall - Dreamtime
December 17, 200717 yr BEST Communards "Don't Leave Me This Way" Cyndi Lauper "True Colors" Queen "A Kind Of Magic" Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush "Don't Give Up" Mr Mister "Broken Wings" Madonna "Live To Tell" Prince "Kiss" Diana Ross "Chain Reaction" Level 42 "Lessons In Love" Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al" Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" Berlin "Take My Breath Away" Simply Red "Holding Back The Years" A-Ha "The Sun Always Shines On TV" Bangles "Manic Monday" Cameo "Word Up" George Michael "A Different Corner" Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love" Eurythmics "Thorn In My Side" ADD Erasure "Sometimes" Anita Baker "Sweet Love"
December 17, 200717 yr 1st The Smiths - There is a light that never goes out 2 The Smiths - Panic 3 Bananarama - Venus 4 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 5 Gabriel/Bush - Don't Give Up 6 PIL - Rise 7 Talk Talk - Life's what you make it 8 Cameo -Word Up 9 Human League - Human 10 David Bowie - Absolute Beginners 11 A-ha - Sun always shines on TV 12 Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth 13 George Michael - Different Corner 14 Madonna - Live to tell 15 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 16 Run DMC - Walk this way 17 Prince - Kiss 18 Pretenders - Don't get me wrong 19 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours 20 Housemartins - Happy Hour missing 2 - Gwen Guthrie - Aint nothing going on but the rent The Smiths - Ask
December 22, 200717 yr Modern Talking: Brother Louie And if one of those doesn't qualify, the big BMG box of pop has this record as being "1986 BMG Eurodisc" tho Falco's Rock Me Amadeus, BMG's box set says this is from 1985 (GIG records) btw do you know the cheesetastic Ready for the Victory by Modern Talking, its a Germanic pop classic to rate right up there with Right Said Fred's Mojive!!!! 1 = 20 points = Public Image Ltd - Rise 2 = 19 points = Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink (Remake) 3 = 18 points = Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 4 Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth 5 Prince - Kiss 6 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately 7 Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Paul 8 The Smiths - There is a light that never goes out 9 Housemartins - Happy Hour 10 David Bowie - Absolute Beginners 11 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 12 Cameo - Word Up 13 Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk This Way 14 Human League - Human 15 Smiths - Panic 16 Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You missing (esp. for those who like to dance to disco and dont like rock!!! :lol: :lol:): Colourbox - The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro
December 23, 200717 yr the big BMG box of pop has this record as being "1986 BMG Eurodisc" tho Falco's Rock Me Amadeus, BMG's box set says this is from 1985 (GIG records) btw do you know the cheesetastic Ready for the Victory by Modern Talking, its a Germanic pop classic to rate right up there with Right Said Fred's Mojive!!!! As a Modern Talking fan I, of course, know Ready For Victory. Yeah, it's as cheesy as they come but still quite ok thou nowhere near the Modern Talking classics such as Cheri Cheri Lady, You're My Heart You're My Soul, Jet Airliner, Geronimo's Cadillac, SOS (Atlantic Is Calling), In 100 Years, and the above-mentioned Brother Louie.
December 24, 200717 yr As a Modern Talking fan I, of course, know Ready For Victory. Yeah, it's as cheesy as they come but still quite ok thou nowhere near the Modern Talking classics such as Cheri Cheri Lady, You're My Heart You're My Soul, Jet Airliner, Geronimo's Cadillac, SOS (Atlantic Is Calling), In 100 Years, and the above-mentioned Brother Louie. the bmg box has one other of theirs on, i think its the You're My Heart You're My Soul. think its from 1984 whatever. Ready For Victory is a total classic of large Bravo proportions!!! you must know mojive then???
December 29, 200717 yr Author Many Thanks to the 27 of you who voted The 1986 Record Of The Year Results are: Position / Artist - Song Title / Points 50th Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling 18 48th Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait 32 48th Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side 32 47th Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To ... 35 46th Billy Ocean - When The Going Get's Tough 39 45th Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love 46 44th Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth 59 43rd Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Way It Is 63 42nd Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 68 39th Genesis - Invisible Touch 72 39th Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You 72 39th Level 42 - Lessons In Love 72 38th Steve Winwood - Higher Love 76 36th Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately 77 36th Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 77 35th David Bowie - Absolute Beginners 80 34th Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red 82 32nd Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong 84 32nd Metallica - Master Of Puppets 84 31st Housemartins - Happy Hour 85 29th Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You 86 29th George Michael - A Different Corner 86 28th Public Image Ltd - Rise 87 27th Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink (Remake) 88 26th Simply Red - Holding Back The Years 94 25th Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All 95 24th Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 97 22nd Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al 105 22nd Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It 105 21st Queen - A Kind Of Magic 109 20th Smiths - Panic 110 17th Cameo - Word Up 114 17th Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way 114 17th Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 114 16th Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up 126 15th Prince - Kiss 128 13th Human League - Human 129 13th Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk This Way 129 12th Mr Mister - Broken Wings 131 11th Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian 146 10th Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 157 9th Bananarama - Venus 158 The following songs qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1980s) play-offs 8th Bangles - Manic Monday 180 7th Berlin - Take My Breath Away 186 6th Cyndi Lauper - True Colors 195 5th Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 226 4th A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV 233 While the Top 3 Songs of 1986 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1980s) Final 3rd Europe - The Final Countdown 240 2nd Madonna - Live To Tell 241 1st Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 264 LY1RNuzT4XU I will reveal the Missing 1986 Nominations for you to vote on next.....
December 29, 200717 yr Author 1986 Missing Nominations are: AC/DC - Who Made Who A-ha - Hunting High & Low Anita Baker - Sweet Love Bangles - Following Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name Colourbox - The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme Daryl Hall - Dreamtime Dire Straits - Walk Of Life Duran Duran - Notorious Everything But The Girl - Come On Home Five Star - System Addict Frank Sinatra - Theme From 'New York New York' Genesis - In Too Deep Genesis - Land Of Confusion Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone Gregory Abbott - Shake you down Gwen Guthrie - Aint nothing going on but the rent Heart - These Dreams Huey Lewis & The News - Stuck With You Iron Maiden - Alexander The Great Its Immaterial - Driving away from home Janet Jackson - Nasty Janet Jackson - The pleasure principle Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone Level 42 - Something About You Madonna - True Blue Metallica - Disposable Heroes Modern Talking - Brother Louie Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Slayer - Angel of death Smiths - Ask Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts Status Quo - In the Army Now Stranglers - Always the sun Suzanne Vega - Left Of Center Tina Turner - Typical Male Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wham! - Edge of heaven Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Ineligible nominations: Alison Moyet - Is This Love, Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer, Erasure - Sometimes are in the 1987 ROTY game) Please vote for your five favourites in order (1st, 2nd, etc) from that list of nominations within the next two weeks. The winning song will qualify for the Plays offs of the Record Of Decade (1980s)
December 29, 200717 yr 1. Level 42 - Something About You 2. Anita Baker - Sweet Love 3. Duran Duran - Notorious 4. Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name 5. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
December 29, 200717 yr Author 1st A-ha - Hunting High & Low 5 Pts 2nd Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again 3rd Stranglers - Always the sun 4th Janet Jackson - The pleasure principle 5th Duran Duran - Notorious
December 29, 200717 yr 1. Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (The Best) 2. Modern Talking - Brother Louie 3. A-ha - Hunting High & Low 4. Status Quo - In the Army Now 5. Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts the bmg box has one other of theirs on, i think its the You're My Heart You're My Soul. think its from 1984 whatever. Ready For Victory is a total classic of large Bravo proportions!!! you must know mojive then??? Yeah, if you mean the Right Said Fred track. It is ok but nothing special. A much better track from about the same time is The Spirit Of The Hawk by Rednex. Give it a try, you might like it....
December 30, 200717 yr 1Stranglers - Always the sun 2Its Immaterial - Driving away from home 3Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again 4Suzanne Vega - Left Of Center 5Genesis - Land Of Confusion
December 30, 200717 yr Wham! - Edge of heaven....................................5 pts :) Genesis - Land Of Confusion Its Immaterial - Driving away from home Modern Talking - Brother Louie Stranglers - Always the sun
December 31, 200717 yr Yeah, if you mean the Right Said Fred track. It is ok but nothing special. A much better track from about the same time is The Spirit Of The Hawk by Rednex. Give it a try, you might like it.... yeah i know The Spirit Of The Hawk by Rednex, i've got that one a cheesy czech compilation too. Mojive is Right Said Fred but its the Alex Christensen [u96] mix that you gotta get from the swimming pool video. 1. Colourbox - The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme 2. Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro 3. Iron Maiden - Alexander The Great 4. Modern Talking - Brother Louie 5. Genesis - Land Of Confusion
January 1, 200817 yr 1 Suzanne Vega - Left Of Center 2 Frank Sinatra - Theme From 'New York New York' 3 Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name 4 Genesis - In Too Deep 5 Janet Jackson - Nasty
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