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Most of the music I was listening to in 1986 was not top 40. The Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Soul Asylum, Naked Raygun, The Cramps, The Gun Club, The Fleshtones, X, The Circle Jerks etc..
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I am really surprised by the astounding mediocrity of this list--the only song/artist I feel positive about is Prince (who's going to the Hall of Fame because he is one of the most brilliant instrumentalists/songwriters/producers/impresarios of the 80's and 90's--although I admit the quality fell off toward the end of the 90's). The rest of it is disposable tapioca. Even the stuff I sort of like is still disposable tapioca.
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There are a few songs on this list that I actually liked. (Most of the second half of the '80s were forgettable, music-wise). My picks:
2. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles
-- What all songwriters would love to write: a super-catchy song about absolutely nothing!
6. ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
-- I'm duty bound to like all things German. "Er war ein Superstar!" indeed.
9. PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna
-- One of the few Madonna songs I actually thought was ... okay. That Osbourne chick did a very good heavy metal version of it, too.
17. ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer
-- Might as well face it, you're addicted to Palmer. One of those songs and videos you just can't help but like. The epitome of a guilty pleasure.
19. SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
Wow! For both the song and video.
33. EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung
-- Infectious, fun, and it added to vocabulary of pop. "Everybody wang chung tonght!" is as memorable as The B-52's "Tin Roof! Rusted!" -- and just as silly.
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And here are some other songs that I did like but didn't make this list, from 1986:
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN - Dream Academy (highest position: 7)
SILENT RUNNING - Mike + The Mechanics (6)
WHAT YOU NEED - INXS (5)
R.O.C.K. IN THE USA - John "Cougar" Mellencamp (2)
FEEL IT AGAIN - Honeymoon Suite (34)
RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - John "Cougar" Mellencamp (21)
YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - The Moody Blues (9)
TUFF ENUFF - The Fabulous Thunderbirds (10)
THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW - The Monkees (20)
WALK THIS WAY - Run DMC/Aerosmith (4)
TWIST AND SHOUT - The Beatles (23) [Yes, it re-charted after 22 years!]
MISSIONARY MAN - Eurythmics (14)
DON'T GET ME WRONG - The Pretenders (10)
WILD WILD LIFE - Talking Heads (25)
LAND OF CONFUSION - Genesis (4)*
* = reached its peak in 1987.
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Yep. John Goodman as lead singer of the Talking Heads. Now there's inspired casting!
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quote:Originally posted by armsfalloffboy: I am really surprised by the astounding mediocrity of this list--the only song/artist I feel positive about is Prince (who's going to the Hall of Fame because he is one of the most brilliant instrumentalists/songwriters/producers/impresarios of the 80's and 90's--although I admit the quality fell off toward the end of the 90's). The rest of it is disposable tapioca. Even the stuff I sort of like is still disposable tapioca.
Well yeah, but tell me, do ya always want a seven course meal, or do ya sometimes just want a burger and fries.
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1986 i was a sophomore in high school and had no problem blasting most of these songs on my stereo in my room or on my walkman cassette, was not really into that much alternative music except what i watched on 120mins on sunday nights . so yeah mediocre and bland as it may be it was popular. btw wasn't "Manic Monday" written by Prince anyhow? and "Human" by the Human League was written and produced by Morris Day and the Time alumni and Uber producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, who produced most of Janet Jacksons albums in the 80's and early 90's.
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Yes, "Manic Monday" was written by Prince under the pseudonym Christopher.
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1. It's a trippy, dreamy song that evokes nostalgia (Winter 1963 was not long after I was born);
2. I had such a crush on Kate St. John.
Here's the original, rare video, which I'd never seen before.
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At a time when music was extremely bland, these guys had both a a hard rock edge and pop hooks. This song should have been a bigger hit (and the video brought a smile to my face, watching it just now).
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