80's Music
Last night we watched the Top Fifty Singles from the 80's on TV Channel VH1. Although many were OK some of the high flyers were puzzling;
No.1 - Bad - Michael Jackson No.2- Get Into The Groove - Madonna No.3 - Paradise City - Guns & Roses No.4 - When Doves Cry - Prince The list included the following too; I'm Your Man - Wham Wild Boys - Duran Duran Radio Gaga - Queen China Girl - David Bowie It seems to me that they have selected one from each of the Big Stars but not necessarily the best ones IMHO... |
Re: 80's Music
What would you have picked then?
Taste is subjective, so you can never really have a definitive list that everyone will agree on. That said those are certainly not the best Queen, Duran Duran, Madonna or Wham songs and I cannot bear to hear any Michael Jackson tracks these days. - |
Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by lionheart
(Post 7662889)
Last night we watched the Top Fifty Singles from the 80's on TV Channel VH1. Although many were OK some of the high flyers were puzzling;
No.1 - Bad - Michael Jackson No.2- Get Into The Groove - Madonna No.3 - Paradise City - Guns & Roses No.4 - When Doves Cry - Prince The list included the following too; I'm Your Man - Wham Wild Boys - Duran Duran Radio Gaga - Queen China Girl - David Bowie It seems to me that they have selected one from each of the Big Stars but not necessarily the best ones IMHO... Material Girl would be my Madonna choice. Radio Gaga was quite a big Queen hit and does bring back primary school memories. Bad, however, wouldn't have made the list. Would be thinking more Billy Jean or Beat It. Duran Duran would have to be Rio. Guns n Roses - Sweet Child O Mine. David Bowie - loads to choose from but probably Let's Dance. Wham - wasn't really into them but think it was something like Club Tropicana which reminds me of the fairground. Sorry went off on one there, what would your choices be? |
Re: 80's Music
My personal choices would have been;
Michael Jackson - Billy Jean or Thriller Madonna - Vogue or Papa Don't Preach Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody or Killer Queen or We Are The Champions or... Wham/George Michael - Club Tropicana or Careless Whisper Duran Duran - Rio or Save A Prayer Prince - Purple Rain At least they played some really nice tracks, like: U2's In The Name of Love Every Breath You Take by the Police There Must Be An Angel by the Eurythmics Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh Money For Nothing by Dire Straits hence the reason for sitting through the entire show. The ending rather spoiled it for me, that's all. |
Re: 80's Music
One band that were and still are 80's Icons appear to be missing, Messrs Marr & Morrissey !:blink:
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Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by lionheart
(Post 7663294)
My personal choices would have been;
Michael Jackson - Billy Jean or Thriller Madonna - Vogue or Papa Don't Preach Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody or Killer Queen or We Are The Champions or... Wham/George Michael - Club Tropicana or Careless Whisper Duran Duran - Rio or Save A Prayer Prince - Purple Rain At least they played some really nice tracks, like: U2's In The Name of Love Every Breath You Take by the Police There Must Be An Angel by the Eurythmics Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh Money For Nothing by Dire Straits hence the reason for sitting through the entire show. The ending rather spoiled it for me, that's all. |
Re: 80's Music
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno The Specials - Too Much Too Young The Beat - Stand Down Margaret Billy Bragg - Between The Wars New Order - Blue Monday The Smiths - This Charming Man A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection |
Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by lionheart
(Post 7663294)
My personal choices would have been;
Michael Jackson - Billy Jean or Thriller Madonna - Vogue or Papa Don't Preach Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody or Killer Queen or We Are The Champions or... Wham/George Michael - Club Tropicana or Careless Whisper Duran Duran - Rio or Save A Prayer Prince - Purple Rain At least they played some really nice tracks, like: U2's In The Name of Love Every Breath You Take by the Police There Must Be An Angel by the Eurythmics Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh Money For Nothing by Dire Straits hence the reason for sitting through the entire show. The ending rather spoiled it for me, that's all. |
Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by Sandboy
(Post 7663409)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno The Specials - Too Much Too Young The Beat - Stand Down Margaret Billy Bragg - Between The Wars New Order - Blue Monday The Smiths - This Charming Man A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection |
Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by Sandboy
(Post 7663409)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno The Specials - Too Much Too Young The Beat - Stand Down Margaret Billy Bragg - Between The Wars New Order - Blue Monday The Smiths - This Charming Man A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection |
Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by Spugsy
(Post 7663444)
I can't argue with a single one, in particular the Dexy's track.
they played here a few years back at the creek golf club, fantastic, heaven knows where dirge like Come On Eileen came from downloaded Sounds Of The 80's the other day and made the kids watch them and appreciate it instead of the shite they listen to :o |
Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by lionheart
(Post 7663294)
My personal choices would have been;
Michael Jackson - Billy Jean or Thriller Madonna - Vogue or Papa Don't Preach Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody or Killer Queen or We Are The Champions or... Wham/George Michael - Club Tropicana or Careless Whisper Duran Duran - Rio or Save A Prayer Prince - Purple Rain At least they played some really nice tracks, like: U2's In The Name of Love Every Breath You Take by the Police There Must Be An Angel by the Eurythmics Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh Money For Nothing by Dire Straits hence the reason for sitting through the entire show. The ending rather spoiled it for me, that's all. Did you slip into a coma from 1975 until 1992 by any chance, when it was re-released after the success of Wayne's World ? |
Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by Karlos The Jackal
(Post 7663333)
One band that were and still are 80's Icons appear to be missing, Messrs Marr & Morrissey !:blink:
No-one, apart from druggy Northerners liked 'em ! |
Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by BangleMan
(Post 7663519)
thank christ for that !!
No-one, apart from druggy Northerners liked 'em ! |
Re: 80's Music
Originally Posted by BangleMan
(Post 7663519)
thank christ for that !!
No-one, apart from druggy Northerners liked 'em ! And I was never into drugs!:eek: Without bands like The Smiths, Joy Division, New Order, Stone Roses the eighties scene would have been dire! |
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