Posted January 19, 200817 yr 1989 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR :cheer: :yahoo: :w00t: :dance: Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from the list of 50 Records from 1989. 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:) 808 State - Pacific State Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator Alice Cooper - Poison B52s - Love Shack Bangles - Eternal Flame Beautiful South - Song For Whoever Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire Black Box - Ride On Time Bobby Brown - My Prerogotive Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time Cure - Love Song Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night De La Soul - Me, Myself And I Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real Erasure - Stop! Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You Guns 'N' Roses - Paradise City Janet Jackson - Miss You Much Kate Bush - This Woman's Work Lightning Seeds - Pure Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World Madonna - Like A Prayer Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Martika - Toy Soldiers Metallica - One Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years N.W.A. - Respect Yourself Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance Paula Abdul - Straight Up Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven Public Enemy - Fight The Power Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting Roxette - The Look Roy Orbison - You Got It Shakespears Sister - You're History Simple Minds - Belfast Child Soul II Soul ft Caron Wheeler - Back To Life Stone Roses - Fools Gold Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love Texas - I Don't Want A Lover Tina Turner - (Simply) The Best Tone Loc - Wild Thing Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care B: Nominate Two songs from 1989 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 2nd February 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
January 19, 200817 yr Author 1st Madonna - Like A Prayer 20 Pts 2nd Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven 3rd Kate Bush - This Woman's Work 4. Bangles - Eternal Flame 5. Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love 6. Shakespears Sister - You're History 7. Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real 8. Roy Orbison - You Got It 9. Simple Minds - Belfast Child 10. Alice Cooper - Poison 11. B52s - Love Shack 12. Metallica - One 13. Public Enemy - Fight The Power 14. N.W.A. - Respect Yourself 15. Lightning Seeds - Pure 16. Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years 17. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire 18. Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 19. Cure - Love Song 20. Beautiful South - Song For Whoever Missing Songs: Neneh Cherry - Manchild Sundays - Can't Be Sure
January 19, 200817 yr Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning 20 pts Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator Madonna - Like a Prayer Black Box - Ride on Time Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night Janet Jackson - Miss You Much Kate Bush - This Womans Work Metallica - One Mike and the Mechanics - The Living Years Phill collins - Another Day in Paradise roy Orbison - You got it Tina Turner - Simply the Best Tone Loc - Wild Thing Martika - Toy Soldiers Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World Guns N Roses - Paradise City Fine YOung Cannibals - She Drives me Crazy B52s _ Love Shack Cher - If I could Turn Back Time
January 19, 200817 yr 1 Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You (20pts) 2 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care 3 Kate Bush - This Woman's Work 4 Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night 5 Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings 6 Madonna - Like A Prayer 7 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World 8 Erasure - Stop! 9 Bangles - Eternal Flame 10 Beautiful South - Song For Whoever 11 Metallica - One 12 Stone Roses - Fools Gold 13 Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You 14 Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise 15 Simple Minds - Belfast Child 16 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real 17 Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus 18 Martika - Toy Soldiers 19 Alice Cooper - Poison 20 Paula Abdul - Straight Up Add: Fuzzbox - International Rescue Fuzzbox - Pink Sunshine
January 19, 200817 yr Author 11. B52s - Love Shack This was a hit in March 1990. It was originally released in the UK in July 1989 when the album Cosmic Thing first charted, but failed to reach the chart. However, it reached USA#2 in September 1989 and was named best single of 1989 by Rolling Stone magazine in December 1989 & reached Australia #1 in December 1989.
January 19, 200817 yr Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy................. top marks Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall! 808 State - Pacific State Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance Alice Cooper - Poison Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning Paula Abdul - Straight Up Texas - I Don't Want A Lover Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care i could only award points to ten acts, and im not sure that i can find anything to nominate! awful year.
January 19, 200817 yr i could only award points to ten acts, and im not sure that i can find anything to nominate! awful year. Rob, I'm spluttering in amazement - you've failed to give a single point to This Woman's Work - possibly one of the greatest songs ever written - and surely Kate Bush's finest ever single :blink: :blink: :blink:
January 19, 200817 yr Rob, I'm spluttering in amazement - you've failed to give a single point to This Woman's Work - possibly one of the greatest songs ever written - and surely Kate Bush's finest ever single :blink: :blink: :blink: sorry m8, it just doesnt do it for me.... i much prefer her earlier material, wuthering heights, breathing, etc...
January 19, 200817 yr 1st Kate Bush - This Woman's Work 2 Stone Roses - Folls Gold 3 Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love 4 Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus 5 808 State - Pacific State 6 The Cure - Lovesong 7 Lightning Seeds - Pure 8 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 9 Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven 10 Public Enemy - Fight The Power 11 Shakespears Sister - You're History 12 Soul II Soul - Back to Life 13 Martika - Toy Soldiers 14 Paula Abdul - Straight Up 15 NWA - Respect Yourself 16 De La Soul - Me Myself and I 17 Black Box - Ride On Time 18 B52s - Love Shack 19 Marc Almond / Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 20 Beautiful South - Song For Whoever missing 2: Kate Bush - The Sensual World Liza Minelli - Losing My Mind
January 19, 200817 yr sorry m8, it just doesnt do it for me.... i much prefer her earlier material, wuthering heights, breathing, etc... the early stuff pales in comparison IMO... especially the 2 songs you mention.... :unsure:
January 19, 200817 yr there was a brass band version of 808 states' pacific state used as a soundbed on a bbc four show the other day - does anyone know where its from?? think its from an acid folk or acid brass compilation - do you know who by?? 1. Public Enemy - Fight The Power 2. N.W.A. - Respect Yourself 3. De La Soul - Me, Myself And I 4. 808 State - Pacific State 5. Depeche Mode -Personal Jesus 6. Cure - Love Song 7. Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven 8. Lightning Seeds - Pure 9. Tone Loc - Wild Thing 10. Shakespears Sister - You're History 11. Beautiful South - Song For Whoever 12. Black Box - Ride On Time 13. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (the Australian govt are currently outlawing any mention of Novaspace from this thread :lol: :lol: ) 14. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance missing: VaTK_SuaUD8 Something Good - Paul Haig Hey Music Lover - S'Express featuring Eric Robinson and Billie Ray Martin
January 20, 200817 yr Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love...20 pts Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy Beautiful South - Song For Whoever Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night Alice Cooper - Poison B52s - Love Shack Lightning Seeds - Pure Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World Roy Orbison - You Got It Simple Minds - Belfast Child Texas - I Don't Want A Lover Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Martika - Toy Soldiers Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning Madonna - Like A Prayer Erasure - Stop! Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator nominate La's - There she goes(if this is in the 1990 game then use my second choice) Tears for Fears - Woman in chains Deacon Blue - Fergus sings the blues
January 20, 200817 yr 1. Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings 2. Paula Abdul - Straight Up 3. Martika - Toy Soldiers 4. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning 5. Alice Cooper - Poison 6. Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting 7. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 8. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time 9. Madonna - Like A Prayer 10. Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years 11. Bangles - Eternal Flame 12. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus 13. Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real 14. Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise 15. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire 16. Metallica - One 17. Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love 18. Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night 19. Cure - Love Song 20. Tina Turner - (Simply) The Best Nominate: Mysterious Art: Das Omen Paula Abdul: Cold Hearted And if one of those doesn't qualify: Kylie: Wouldn't Change A Thing
January 20, 200817 yr Nominate: Mysterious Art: Das Omen whats this?? is there a video?? is it satantic goth metal or cheesy europop???
January 20, 200817 yr (01) 808 State - Pacific state (20 sexy points!) (02) Black Box - Ride On Time (03) Madonna - Like A Prayer (04) Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real (05) Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (06) Soul II Soul - Back To Life (07) Shakesphears Sister - Your History (08) De La Soul - Me, Myself and I (09) Bobby Brown - My Prerogative (10) Lisa Stansfield - Around The World (11) Stone Roses - Fools Gold (12) Erasure - Stop! (13) Martika - Toy Soldiers (14) NWA - Express Yourself (15) Paula Abdul - Straight Up I always thought 1989 was a great year, maybe I was wrong... Nominations Lil Louis - French Kiss and a moral dilemma.... Frankie Knuckles?..... or Sonia???? :naughty: OK, I'll do the right thing... Frankie Knuckles - Your Love (this is a sublime song, later sampled to buggery on The Source Ft Candi Staton anthem 'You Got The Love'). Edited January 22, 200817 yr by ScottyEm
January 21, 200817 yr whats this?? is there a video?? is it satantic goth metal or cheesy europop??? Not quite as satanic as Alice Cooper's Poison but almost :D It was no 1 hit in Germany for weeks and either the biggest or second biggest selling single there in 1989 (this or Kaoma's Lambada, not sure which of the two sold more). Give it a listen, you might like it...
February 2, 200817 yr Author Many Thanks to the 28 of you who voted The 1989 Record Of The Year Results are: Position / Artist - Song Title / Points 50th Bobby Brown - My Prerogotive 36 49th N.W.A. - Respect Yourself 40 48th Erasure - Stop! 45 47th Tone Loc - Wild Thing 48 46th Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 54 45th De La Soul - Me, Myself And I 55 44th Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You 56 42nd Soul II Soul ft Caron Wheeler - Back To Life 58 42nd Public Enemy - Fight The Power 58 41st Shakespears Sister - You're History 60 40th Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years 61 39th Simple Minds - Belfast Child 64 38th Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care 66 37th Stone Roses - Fools Gold 69 36th Lightning Seeds - Pure 72 35th 808 State - Pacific State 76 34th Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World 89 33rd Texas - I Don't Want A Lover 90 32nd Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real 93 31st Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall 96 30th Tina Turner - (Simply) The Best 99 29th Black Box - Ride On Time 101 28th Beautiful South - Song For Whoever 106 27th Kate Bush - This Woman's Work 109 26th Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy 115 24th Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting 116 24th Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven 116 23rd Roy Orbison - You Got It 117 22nd Cure - Love Song 119 20th Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love 120 20th Martika - Toy Soldiers 120 19th Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire 123 18th Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings 124 17th Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator 133 15th Janet Jackson - Miss You Much 134 15th Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You 134 14th Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 137 13th B52s - Love Shack 143 12th Roxette - The Look 147 11th Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise 152 10th Guns 'N' Roses - Paradise City 158 9th Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night 159 The following songs qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1980s) play-offs 8th Bangles - Eternal Flame 161 7th Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus 167 5th Metallica - One 177 5th Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning 177 4th Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time 180 While the Top 3 Songs of 1989 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1980s) Final 3rd Alice Cooper - Poison 204 2nd Paula Abdul - Straight Up 208 1st Madonna - Like A Prayer 306 icrUkBaSefs Madonna's most iconic song easily wins.... I will reveal the Missing 1989 Nominations for you to vote on next.....
February 2, 200817 yr Author 1989 Missing Nominations are: Annihilator - Alice In Hell Annihilator - W.T.Y.D. Bad English - Forget Me Not Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone Belinda Carlisle - La Luna Belinda Carlisle - Leave a Light On Cure - Lullaby Damien - The Time Warp Deacon Blue - Fergus sings the blues Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes Disneyland After Dark (D-A-D) - Sleeping My Day Away Don Henley - End Of the Innocence Frankie Knuckles - Your Love Fuzzbox - International Rescue Fuzzbox - Pink Sunshine Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand remix) Kate Bush - The Sensual World Kylie Minogue - Hand On Your Heart Kylie Minogue - Wouldn't Change A Thing Lil Louis - French Kiss Liza Minelli - Losing My Mind Madonna - Cherish Madonna - Dear Jessie Madonna - Express Yourself Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know Its True Mötley Crüe - Kickstart My Heart Mysterious Art - Das Omen Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy Neneh Cherry - Manchild New Kids On The Block - I'll Be Loving You (Forever) Paul Haig - Something Good Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted Roxette - Listen To Your Heart S'Express ft Eric Robinson & Billie Ray Martin - Hey Music Lover Skid Row - 18 And Life Soul II Soul ft Caron Wheeler - Keep On Movin' Sam Brown - Stop Tears for Fears - Woman in chains Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam U2 - All I Want Is You Warrant - Heaven (Ineligible nominations: La's - There She Goes was in the 1990 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)
February 2, 200817 yr Author 1st Neneh Cherry - Manchild 5 Pts 2nd U2 - All I Want Is You 3rd Kate Bush - The Sensual World 4th Sam Brown - Stop 5th Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes
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