Posted December 29, 200717 yr 1987 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR :cheer: :yahoo: :w00t: :dance: Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from the list of 50 Records from 1987. 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:) Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Alison Moyet - Is This Love ? Bananarama - Love In The First Degree Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) Bee Gees - You Win Again Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Black - Wonderful Life Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over Cure - Just Like Heaven Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth Def Leppard - Animal Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again Erasure - Sometimes Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You George Michael - Faith George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Heart - Alone Janet Jackson - Let's Wait A While Michael Jackson - Bad Jesus And Mary Chain - April Skies Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume Madonna - La Isla Bonita Mel & Kim - Respectable Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls New Order - True Faith Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - A Fairy Tale Of New York Prince - Sign O' The Times Proclaimers - Letter From America REM - The One I Love Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Suzanne Vega - Luka Sugarcubes - Birthday Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well T'Pau - China In Your Hand U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name U2 - With Or Without You Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (USA Remix) Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody B: Nominate Two songs from 1987 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 12th January 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 29, 200717 yr Author 1st U2 - With Or Without You 20 Pts 2nd Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over 3rd Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again 4. Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This 5. Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - A Fairy Tale Of New York 6. Alison Moyet - Is This Love ? 7. Black - Wonderful Life 8. New Order - True Faith 9. Prince - Sign O' The Times 10. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies 11. Def Leppard - Animal 12. Sugarcubes - Birthday 13. Bee Gees - You Win Again 14. Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion 15. Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth 16. Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma 17. Suzanne Vega - Luka 18. Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong 19. Jesus And Mary Chain - April Skies 20. Proclaimers - Letter From America 1Pt Missing: XTC - Dear God Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory
December 30, 200717 yr 1 Madonna - La Isla Bonita 2 Mel & Kim - Respectable 3 Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong 4 Erasure - Sometimes 5 Black - Wonderful Life 6 Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams 7 Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth 8 George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You 9 U2 - With Or Without You 10 Alison Moyet - Is This Love ? 11 Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 12 Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well 13 Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - A Fairy Tale Of New York 14 George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me 15 Proclaimers - Letter From America 16 T'Pau - China In Your Hand 17 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name nominate.... robbie neville 'c'est la vie', vesta williams 'once bitten twice shy'
December 30, 200717 yr Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This...20 pts Black - Wonderful Life Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth Alison Moyet - Is This Love ? Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin New Order - True Faith REM - The One I Love Suzanne Vega - Luka T'Pau - China In Your Hand U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name Proclaimers - Letter From America Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) Erasure - Sometimes Bananarama - Love In The First Degree Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer nominate Pet shop boys - Rent Johnny hates jazz - I don't want to be a hero
December 31, 200717 yr 20 pts goes to: Sugarcubes - Birthday Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion (v cheesy pop record alert here :lol: !!!) Jesus And Mary Chain - April Skies M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) Cure - Just Like Heaven Prince - Sign O' The Times Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin New Order - True Faith U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name REM - The One I Love U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 - With Or Without You missing: the Triffids: "Bury Me Deep in Love" "Trick of the Light"
December 31, 200717 yr 1. Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now 2. Heart - Alone 3. Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin 4. Madonna - La Isla Bonita 5. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 6. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth 7. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies 8. Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This 9. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 10. New Order - True Faith 11. Mel & Kim - Respectable 12. Black - Wonderful Life 13. Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams 14. Suzanne Vega - Luka 15. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over 16. U2 - With Or Without You 17. Bee Gees - You Win Again 18. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You 19. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody 20. George Michael - Faith Nominate: Samantha Fox: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now Desireless: Voyage Voyage And if either one disqualifies: Cyndi Lauper: Change Of Heart (I assume Tiffany's I Think We're Alone Now is in the 1988 game)
December 31, 200717 yr Desireless: Voyage Voyage oh yeah, got that on a random eurodvd collection, thats got quite a cool eurovideo by the photographer Bettina Rheims is this the same year as joe le taxi???
January 1, 200817 yr Suzanne Vega - Luka 20 pts U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name U2 - With Or Without You Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You Madonna - La Isla Bonita Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (USA Remix) REM - The One I Love Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin Prince - Sign O' The Times George Michael - Faith Bee Gees - You Win Again
January 2, 200817 yr oh yeah, got that on a random eurodvd collection, thats got quite a cool eurovideo by the photographer Bettina Rheims is this the same year as joe le taxi??? Joe Le Taxi was released also 1987 but I think it had its Uk release in 1988. Well, Tigerboy, we seem to share the same interest in cheesy (but very good) europop of the past 25 years, we should have a chat sometime. Other eurodance hits that I considered to nominate were Everlasting Love by Sandra (one of my all time favorite artists :rolleyes: ), Jet Airliner by Modern Talking, Each Time you Break My Heart by Nick Kamen, and Call Me by Spagna, all of which are ace tracks.
January 2, 200817 yr 1st Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion 2 REM - One I Love 3 Alison Moyet - Is this love? 4 Sugacubes - Birthday 5 Bananarama - Love in the first degree 6 PSB/Dusty - What have I done to deserve this? 7 Black - Wonderful life 8 Depeche Mode - Never let me down again 9 Pogues/Kirsty macColl - Fairytale of New York 10 Crowded House - Don't dream it's over 11 Cure - Just like heaven 12 Smiths - Girlfriend in a coma 13 PSB - It's a sin 14 MARRS -Pump up the volume 15 New Order - True faith 16 Suzanne Vega - Luka 17 Jesus and Mary Chain - April skies 18 Prince - Sign O The Times 19 Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down to earth 20 Madonna - La Isla Bonita nominatd 2: Shoplifters of the world unite - The Smiths Why can't I be you? - The Cure
January 3, 200817 yr 1 20 points Alison Moyet - Is This Love 2 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree 3 Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion 4 Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again 5 Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over 6 Black - Wonderful Life 7 Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin 8 Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This 9 New Order - True Faith 10 The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma 11 Suzanne Vega -Luka 12 Sugarcubes - Birthday 13 REM - The One I Love 14 Prince - Sign O The Times 15 The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 16 Madonna - La Isla Bonita 17 Janet Jackson - Let's Wait A While 18 Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party 19 MARRS - Pump Up The Volume 20 Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well missing 2: Black - The Sweetest Smile Alison Moyet - Love Letters
January 5, 200817 yr Author Many Thanks to the 27 of you who voted The 1987 Record Of The Year Results are: Position / Artist - Song Title / Points 50th Proclaimers - Letter From America 21 49th Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth 22 47th Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well 37 47th Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls 37 46th Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong 39 44th Cure - Just Like Heaven 49 44th Jesus And Mary Chain - April Skies 49 43rd Mel & Kim - Respectable 53 42nd Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma 54 41st Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 58 40th Sugarcubes - Birthday 61 39th M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume 62 36th Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) 73 36th Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams 73 36th T'Pau - China In Your Hand 73 35th Erasure - Sometimes 75 33rd Bananarama - Love In The First Degree 76 33rd George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You 76 32nd Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life 77 31st Prince - Sign O' The Times 80 30th Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now 82 29th George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) 90 28th Janet Jackson - Let's Wait A While 94 27th Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion 99 26th Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive 100 25th Alison Moyet - Is This Love ? 103 24th George Michael - Faith 106 23rd Michael Jackson - Bad 108 22nd Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again 109 21st Bee Gees - You Win Again 111 20th Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady) 116 19th Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody 125 18th Heart - Alone 128 16th Black - Wonderful Life 130 16th Def Leppard - Animal 130 15th Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (USA Remix) 133 14th Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - A Fairy Tale Of New York 135 13th U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 147 12th U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 148 11th New Order - True Faith 156 10th Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies 160 9th Madonna - La Isla Bonita 161 The following songs qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1980s) play-offs 8th Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This 170 7th Suzanne Vega - Luka 176 6th Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over 186 5th Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin 189 4th REM - The One I Love 193 While the Top 3 Songs of 1987 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1980s) Final 3rd Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth 215 2nd Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 266 1st U2 - With Or Without You 283 fgud6rA4xeo U2's greatest song wins... I will reveal the Missing 1987 Nominations for you to vote on next.....
January 5, 200817 yr Author 1987 Missing Nominations are: A-ha - The Living Daylights Alison Moyet - Love Letters Black - The Sweetest Smile Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise Cher - I Found Someone Cliff Richard - Some People Cult - Love Removal Machine Cure - Why can't I be you? Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Depeche Mode - Strangelove Desireless - Voyage voyage Dio - All The Fools Sailed Away Eurythmics - Missionary Man Expose - Point Of No Return Firm - Star Trekkin' Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe - Barcelona Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight George Michael - I Want Your Sex Glass Tiger - Someday Gloria Estefan - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Helloween - Halloween John Farnham - You're The Voice Johnny hates jazz - I don't want to be a hero Julian Cope - Trampolene Lou Gramm - Midnight Blue Madonna - Causing a Commotion Mental As Anything - Live It Up Pet shop boys - Rent Prince ft Sheena Easton - U Got The Look Robbie Nevil - 'C'est la vie Rush & Aimie Mann - Time Stand Still Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory Smiths - Shoplifters of the world unite Swing out sister - Breakout Testament - Over The Wall T'Pau - Heart & Soul Triffids - Bury Me Deep In Love Triffids - Trick Of The Light Vesta Williams - Once bitten twice shy XTC - Dear God (Ineligible nominations: Michael Jackson-The Way You Make Me Feel, Pet Shop Boys - Heart & Whitney Houston - So Emotional are in the 1988 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)
January 5, 200817 yr 1 Alison Moyet - Love Letters 2 Black - Sweetest Smile 3 Pet Shop Boys - Rent 4 The Smiths - Shoplifters of the World Unite 5 XTC - Dear God
January 5, 200817 yr Author 1st XTC - Dear God 2nd Alison Moyet - Love Letters 3rd Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory 4th Pet Shop Boys - Rent 5th The Smiths - Shoplifters of the World Unite
January 5, 200817 yr Robbie Nevil - 'C'est la vie..................... 5 pts Vesta Williams - Once bitten twice shy Mental As Anything - Live It Up Desireless - Voyage voyage John Farnham - You're The Voice
January 5, 200817 yr 1Pet shop boys - Rent 2Johnny hates jazz - I don't want to be a hero 3Black - The Sweetest Smile 4Smiths - Shoplifters of the world unite 5XTC - Dear God
January 5, 200817 yr 1. Expose - Point Of No Return 2. Desireless - Voyage Voyage 3. Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms 4. Madonna - Causing a Commotion 5. Pet shop boys - Rent
January 6, 200817 yr Mental As Anything - Live It Up 5pts Cliff Richard - Some People 4pts Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want To Be A Hero 3pts Pet Shop Boys - Rent 2pts Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory 1pt
January 6, 200817 yr 1987 Missing Nominations are: 1.Triffids - Bury Me Deep In Love 2.Triffids - Trick Of The Light 3. Cure - Why can't I be you? 4. Depeche Mode - Strangelove 5. Desireless - Voyage voyage
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