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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

544.0. "Best Singles of the 80's" by BAHTAT::STURROCK (Dear Magda....?) Tue Nov 28 1989 15:20

Think very deeply...don't miss anything...remember the hits of 81? No neither do 
I but if you are old enough put 'em here.

Bruce
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544.1LASHAM::MAILROOM666 - the number after 665.Tue Nov 28 1989 15:485
    It was all Adam Ant and Blondie wasn't it ?
    
    Brilliant stuff !!
    
    PETE
544.2WELMTS::GREENBIn love, in fear, in hate, in tearsWed Nov 29 1989 14:231
    Weren't the Jam the UK's no 1 in 1980? 
544.3LASHAM::MAILROOMSir Arthur Conan (Destroyer)DoyleWed Nov 29 1989 14:453
    no. 1 what ?
    
    PETE
544.4WELMTS::GREENBIn love, in fear, in hate, in tearsWed Nov 29 1989 14:487
    Band, Pete, band!! I thought 1980 was the year the Jam could do
    no wrong with the singles-buying public, and quite right too.
    
    Then there was all that Two-tone stuff, then there was the New
    Rommantics, then there was......
    
    Bob
544.5The 80's - good to see the back of themMAGIC::OCONNORAnorexoidThu Nov 30 1989 01:3114
    "I Could be Happy" Altered Images
    
    "Free Nelson Mandela"  Specials AKA
    
    "Swamp" and "Big Decision"   That Petrol Emotion
    
    "We're having all the fun"    Fun Boy Three
      
    There must be some more but I can't think of them now.
    Not much of a decade for singles with Duran-boran, Howard Jones (where
    are they now ?? Waiting at Bognor Regis train station I hope) and all
    that sickly twaddle.
    
    - Tim   (a note from Nashua N.H.)
544.6My votesAYOU30::PAULCCaptive of the Scottish rainThu Nov 30 1989 15:3810
544.7You Got Love TechniqueSHAPES::BROWNMThu Nov 30 1989 16:1933
    In no particular order;
    
    "Love Will Tear Us Aparrrrt"	-	Joy Division
    "Blue Monday"			-	New Order
    "Atmosphere"			-	J.D.
    "Tainted Love"			-	Soft Cell
    "Oh L'Amour"			-	Erasure
    "Enola Gay"				-	OMD
    "Burning Up" (US 12")		-	Madonna (Favourite song)
    "Dear Jessie"			-	Maddy
    "Like A Prayer"			-	Maddy
    "Spotlight" (Released in Japan)	-	Maddy
    Most of Madonna's stuff.
    "One Tree Hill" (Aussie 7")		-	U2
    "Dreaming Of Me"			-	Depeche Mode
    
    There's just too many.  Here's a list of LP tracks & B-side I like;
    
    "From Under The Covers"		-	The Beautiful South
    "1963"				-	New Order
    "No Love Lost"			-	Joy Division
    "In The Night"			-	Pet Shop Boys
    "My Heart So Blue"			-	Erasure
    "Phantom Bride"			-	Erasure
    "Reunion"				-	Erasure
    "That's My Impression"		-	Pet Shop Boys
    "Don't Do It"			-	New Order
    "MTO"				-	New Order
    "Your Silent Face" - the best	-	New Order
    
    & most tracks by Madonna.  I just like her voice.
    
    MattyB
544.8when you say it's gonna happen now...BAHTAT::STURROCKAn earwig crawled into my ear...Fri Dec 01 1989 12:5715
    1. How Soon Is Now - The Smiths (I cried with relief and joy when I
    			  first heard this - thank God someone knew how I felt!)
    2. Sit Down - James (Most uplifting single I've heard)
    3. In Between Days - The Cure (Best pop song of the 80's)
    4. Hand In Glove - The Smiths (Set the scene perfectly - I'll probably
    		       never see you again.)
    5. Boys Don't Cry - The Cure (How many times have I heard that?)
    6. Ask - The Smiths (Shyness is nice! Joyously witty)
    7. Lovecats - The Cure (I just love cats!)
    8. (Don't you) Forget about me - Simple Minds (Reminds me of The
    				     Breakfast Club and that is killer movie.)
    9. This Charming Man - The Smiths (Will nature make a man of me yet?)
    10.Panic - The Smiths (Protest music as it should be sung.)
    
    B.
544.9Stereophonic Sexcrime!PEKING::AMANNPDon't ask me whyFri Dec 01 1989 15:131
    Sexcrime (nineteen-eighty-four)
544.10Jim Kerr is Scottish you know!SHAPES::BROWNMFri Dec 01 1989 15:239
    RE.8
    
    Bruce,
    
    Yeah I know what you mean about the Breakfast Club.  But then most of
    the Simple Minds stuff is good.  I like Alive And Kicking (Live).
    
    
    MattyB
544.11I'm not Scottish!BAHTAT::STURROCKAn earwig crawled into my ear...Fri Dec 01 1989 16:334
    Whoops! I meant that *besides* it being a bloody good track it also
    reminds me of the film.
    
    B
544.12BOOKIE::GUESTAnorexoidFri Dec 01 1989 19:297
    Jim Kerr has stated that he **H-A-T-E-S** that record, that he must've
    written it in his sleep (REM anyone ??) and that the vile vinyl
    is only good as a makeshift frisbee.
    
    Tell it like it is Jim!!
    
    Tim
544.13HYEND::SCHILTONWhen they said sit down,I stood upFri Dec 01 1989 19:325
    >> Jim Kerr has stated that he **H-A-T-E-S** that record, that he must've
    >> written it in his sleep
    
    Why does he continue to sing it then?  Surely it's not to satisfy the
    fans, "independent thinker" that he is.  
544.14BOOKIE::GUESTAnorexoidFri Dec 01 1989 22:421
    It's to satisfy you Sue darling....
544.15Sir Bob?AYOV18::GHERMANRebel without a ClueSat Dec 02 1989 15:146
    "Do They know It's Christmas (Feed the World)" BandAid
    
    Music for a cause hasn't been like this since the 60's. The song
    may be pretty saccharine but the feeling behind it makes it worthy.
    
    George    
544.16CURRNT::SAXBYIsn't it 5.30 yet?Mon Dec 04 1989 14:284
    
    Blue Monday - New Order.
    
    Mark
544.17To name a few (would be impossible)CLADA::MEAGHERThese are the hands of a tired manMon Dec 04 1989 20:1147
Best Singles?  Where do I start?  Hope I don't bore you...

Anything by
	Madness (esp Gray Day)
	Blondie (esp Hanging on the telephone, or Atomic, or ...)
	The Police (esp Don't stand so close to me (remix))
	Depeche Mode (up till about 2 years ago IMO, esp See you)
	The Human League (esp Love is all that matters)
	Kate Bush (esp Cloudbusting [?]) 
	U2 (esp The Unforgettable Fire)

Boys of Summer		- Don Henley
Start			- The Jam
Ashes to ashes		- David Bowie
Hungry like the wolf 	- Duran Duran
Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for fears 
Look of love		- ABC
Hide & Seek 		- Howard Jones (met him down the station :-)
Don't try to stop it	- Roman Holiday
When love breaks down	- Prefab Sprout
Birthday		- The Sugarcubes.
London Calling		- The Clash
Beat it			- Micheal Jackson
Say hello, wave goodbye - Soft Cell
Chance			- Big Country
Waterfront		- Simple Minds  (bet you can hear me thinking :-)
Break out		- Swing out sister (bet that threw you off)
Alphabet Street		- Prince
Zoom			- The Fat Larry band
S-Express (Theme ?)	- S-Express
Stand			- REM
A walk in the park	- Spandau Ballet
Kayleigh		- Marillion (sp?)
Whistle down the Wind   - Nick Heyward  (Deleted!!!)
Wouldn't it be good 	- Nik Kershaw
This Old Town		- Phil Lynnot   (Deleted!!!  Have they no souls???)
Something about you	- Level 42
Almaz			- Randy Crawford (was this a single?)
Don't look down		- Go West
Don't go		- Hot house flowers 
Enola Gay		- OMD

	...I could go on and on.  I'm sure that I've left out a lot of my 
favorites.  Great years!

-Brian.
544.18Just remembered some more!GREBO::GURUNuclear War is a load of ballisticsWed Dec 06 1989 15:0720
   Goodbye Mr MacKenzie - The Rattler
   Makes you want to dance around your room ... "I can help you get your feet
   out of that clay"

   The Redskins - Keep On Keeping On
   Best political song ever ... "Wouldn't it be better to die on your feet than
   to live on your knees"

   Lloyd Cole - Forest Fire
   Just a great song of a great album.

   Heaven 17 - Facist Groove Thang
   Another great disco song

   Forgotten!!! - And the Motorcade Sped On
   A free single from the NME about Pres. Kennedys assasination, unlikely
   situation to base a record on but it works ... is anyone knows the band
   or singer who did this please post it here ... I've lost the single and
   only have a copy on tape with no notes!
544.19"....and the motorcade sped on"AYOV18::DROBBMore paranoid than a PresidentThu Dec 07 1989 13:109
    Re. -1 - some good choices there, Mr. Guru  ;-)
    
    FYI, Steinski was the guy behind THE MOTORCADE SPED ON - from memory,
    he was one of the first artists to hit big trouble in the recording
    industry for sampling.
    
    Wonder what ever happened to the freebie singles given away by NME,
    Melody Maker, Record Mirror and the like....some of them were quite
    good, y'know.
544.20Thes must have been hits 'cos even I heard of them...NSDC::SIMPSONFile Under Common KnowledgeThu Jan 25 1990 15:0868
Bit late here, but anyway....

I stopped consciously following popular music (radio, TV etc.) in '83, so if 
I've bumped into the record, then it must have sold well.... 

Reading through the list, its interesting to reflect on just how little popular
music endures - its mainly fashion and fad. Many of the 'super-stars' mentioned
have faded away shame isn't it?

Anyway, here's my list, in no order (I even like a couple of them!) :-)

Springsteen  		- Born in the USA
	       		- the River
Tears for Fears 	- Everyone wants to rule the world
The Clash 		- Rock the Casbah
Adam and the Ants 	- Stand & Deliver
		    	- Kings of the wild Frontier
		   	- Prince Charming
INXS			- Need you tonight
the Police		- Every breath you take
Duran Duran		- Rio
			- Hungry like the wolf
			- The reflex
			...many more - but they all sound the same
Robert Palmer		- Addicted to Love
Pink Floyd		- The Wall (Jan '80)
Madonna			- Waste of time mentioning them - they're covered
			  100's times in this conference...
U2			- Without you		
			- Where the streets have no name etc.
George Michael		- Dunno, but he seems to have made a lot of money
Prince			- When doves fly
			- Kiss
David Bowie		- Ashes to Ashes
			- Lets Dance
Dire Straits		- MOney for Nothing etc.
Frankie Goest to H'wood - Relax
			- Two Tribes
Peter Gabriel		- Games without Frontiers
			- Sledgehammer
Michael Jackson		- Thriller
			- etc. etc. etc.
Cyndi Lauper		- Time after time
Stevie Wonder		- I just called to say I love you...
Chris de Burgh		- Lady in Red
Band Aid		- Do they know its Xmas
Kim Carnes (who?)	- Bette Davis eyes
John Lennon		- Woman
Marvin "I like my dad" Gaye - Sexual Healing
Europe			- The final countdown
Marrs			- Pump up the volume
Abba (swansong)		- The Winner takes it all
The Cars		- you might think
New Order		- blue Monday
Billy Joel		- uptown girl
Kate Bush		- Running up that Hill
Culture Club		- Do you really want to hurt me?
			- Karma Chameleon
Visage			- Fade to Grey
Van Halen		- Jump
Wham			- wake me up before you go, go (demonstrating the
			  fast developing writing skills of Mr. G. Michael :-))
Kim wilde		- Kids in America
Fine Young Cannibals	- She drives me crazy
Pet Shop boys		- Always on my mind
Nena			- 99 Red Balloons
Dexy's Midnight runners - Come on Eileen
Bon Jovi		- Living on a Prayer
544.21YeahSHAPES::BROWNMI get this feeling I'm in motion...Fri Jan 26 1990 12:079
    RE. -1,
    
    A sane person.  Someone who like mainstream stuff.  I'd like to say
    thanks for liking this sort of music.
    
    Having said that I like indie stuff too.
    
    
    Mattyb
544.22only SOME of the best!!SNOC01::TOMACOh My, Oh My.. What a retched lifeMon Jan 29 1990 12:4713
     o  blister in the sun          -    violent femmes
     o  kiss off                    -    violent femmes
     o  bigmouth strikes again      -    the smiths
     o  stop me if you think that   -    the smiths
    you've heard this one before
     o  panic                       -    the smiths
     o  my bag                      -    lloyd cole
     o  suehead			    -    morrissey
     o  superman                    -    rem
     o  begin the begin             -    rem
     o  electrical storm            -    ed kuepper
     o  tender prey                 -    nick cave
     o  rock the casbah             -    the clash