Teeds has given me access to the info on the years she doesn't want to cover!
I must say 1986 was a HUGE year for me-- graduating High Scool, starting college-- and all that starting college entails!
I found this list pretty interesting; I do not know one of the songs on it offhand (# 34). What songs here do you love/loathe?
1. THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick & Friends
2. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles
3. ON MY OWN Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
4. GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston
5. STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis & the News
6. ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
7. KYRIE Mr. Mister
8. KISS Prince & the Revolution
9. PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna
10. HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
11. GLORY OF LOVE Peter Cetera
12. WHEN I THINK OF YOU Janet Jackson
13. TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper
14. AMANDA Boston
15. THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & the Range
16. HUMAN Human League
17. ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer
18. THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean
19. SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
20. WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
21. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin
22. SARA Starship
23. VENUS Bananarama
24. THE NEXT TIME I FALL Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
25. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi
26. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red
27. HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood
28. THESE DREAMS Heart
29. LIVE TO TELL Madonna
30. INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis
31. TYPICAL MALE Tina Turner
32. DANCING ON THE CEILING Lionel Richie
33. EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung
34. FRIENDS AND LOVERS Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
35. BURNING HEART Survivor
36. DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins
37. DON'T FORGET ME (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger
38. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean
39. MANIC MONDAY The Bangles
40. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Robert Palmer
[ September 18, 2003, 03:02 PM: Message edited by: MLLASH ]
Posted by Harbinger on :
OH my great aunt nelly!! I was 18, young, free (to the right person of course) and not single for more than a night or two at a time!
I recognise every single song!
Posted by LABRADORIAN on :
1. THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick & Friends---- if she was really a friend she wouldnt subject to this shit.
2. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles---stupid fucking song by a stupid fucking band, who was gay enough to do the egyptian dance?
3. ON MY OWN Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald----yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
4. GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston----evem a bigger fucking yawn, go do some coke whitney
5. STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis & the News- the band sucked, the clothes sucked and the song sucked
6. ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco------jesus i hated this song, and the video? HOLY FUCK god help me
7. KYRIE Mr. Mister---i remember this vaguely but not enough to comment
8. KISS Prince & the Revolution- have to hear to remember another shitty prince song. i think he is nominated to be inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame, WHY?????????????
9. PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna---i hate madonna and i hated the video, cheap whore
10. HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston- again, go do a couple of lines whitney
Posted by MLLASH on :
I knew I could count on Labby for some crisp, matter-of-fact commentary! Thanks Lab!
Posted by MLLASH on :
I liked most of the songs on this list, and here they are:
1. THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick & Friends
2. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles
4. GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston
6. ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
8. KISS Prince & the Revolution
10. HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
13. TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper
14. AMANDA Boston
15. THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & the Range
16. HUMAN Human League
17. ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer
18. THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean
19. SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
20. WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
21. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin
23. VENUS Bananarama
26. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red
27. HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood
28. THESE DREAMS Heart
29. LIVE TO TELL Madonna
31. TYPICAL MALE Tina Turner
32. DANCING ON THE CEILING Lionel Richie
33. EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung
37. DON'T FORGET ME (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger
38. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean
39. MANIC MONDAY The Bangles
40. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Robert Palmer
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I liked these:
2. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles
8. KISS Prince & the Revolution
13. TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper
15. THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & the Range
19. SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
20. WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
26. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red
27. HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood
39. MANIC MONDAY The Bangles
40. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Robert Palmer
I didn't think it was all that great a year for pop music, though.
Posted by googoomuck on :
I liked
2. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles
23. VENUS Bananarama
Posted by googoomuck on :
what year did Nirvanna kill all the hair bands?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by googoomuck: what year did Nirvanna kill all the hair bands?
End of '91, I believe, when Nevermind topped the charts.
Posted by MLLASH Lass on :
I've closely examined the '91, '92, '93 & '94 charts (these were arguably the years that "grunge" was at its most popular).
You will be quite surprised I think....
Posted by Harbinger on :
I see your true colours shining through I see your true colours and thats why I love you
oh I'm going to be singing this all day now. Posted by the boy with UltraPowers on :
that's a great TOP 40 !!!
i was 14 at the time !!! and i loved almost all of them !!!
i don't think i could pick ONLY 10 .....
Matthew.
Posted by Mantis on :
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: Teeds has given me access to the info on the years she doesn't want to cover!
I must say 1986 was a HUGE year for me-- graduating High Scool, starting college-- and all that starting college entails!
I found this list pretty interesting; I do not know one of the songs on it offhand (# 34). What songs here do you love/loathe?
1. THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick & Friends
2. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles
3. ON MY OWN Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
4. GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston
5. STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis & the News
6. ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
7. KYRIE Mr. Mister
8. KISS Prince & the Revolution
9. PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna
10. HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
11. GLORY OF LOVE Peter Cetera
12. WHEN I THINK OF YOU Janet Jackson
13. TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper
14. AMANDA Boston
15. THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & the Range
16. HUMAN Human League
17. ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer
18. THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean
19. SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
20. WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
21. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin
22. SARA Starship
23. VENUS Bananarama
24. THE NEXT TIME I FALL Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
25. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi
26. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red
27. HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood
28. THESE DREAMS Heart
29. LIVE TO TELL Madonna
30. INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis
31. TYPICAL MALE Tina Turner
32. DANCING ON THE CEILING Lionel Richie
33. EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung
34. FRIENDS AND LOVERS Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
35. BURNING HEART Survivor
36. DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins
37. DON'T FORGET ME (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger
38. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean
39. MANIC MONDAY The Bangles
40. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Robert Palmer
Gloria Loring was the one who did the Facts of Life theme song. So 34 must be the song from the soap she was on at the time. This one thinks it was Days of Our Lives...
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
In 1986, I was ending a 3 year relationship, moved into my very favorite place ever in San Francisco, and applied to law school. I also remember partying a lot. The songs I liked from this list were:
15. THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & the Range
20. WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
21. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin
26. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red
40. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Robert Palmer
I guess it wasn't one of my favorite years music-wise.
Posted by STU on :
My favorites (I remember hearing "Walk Like An Egyptian" during our homecoming parade)...
2. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles
3. ON MY OWN Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
5. STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis & the News
6. ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
7. KYRIE Mr. Mister
9. PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna
11. GLORY OF LOVE Peter Cetera
16. HUMAN Human League
17. ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer
19. SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
20. WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
21. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin
22. SARA Starship
23. VENUS Bananarama
24. THE NEXT TIME I FALL Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
25. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi
26. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red
27. HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood
28. THESE DREAMS Heart
29. LIVE TO TELL Madonna
30. INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis
33. EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung
39. MANIC MONDAY The Bangles
[ September 20, 2003, 08:56 PM: Message edited by: STU ]
Posted by googoomuck on :
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..
Posted by deanlegion on :
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: Teeds has given me access to the info on the years she doesn't want to cover!
I must say 1986 was a HUGE year for me-- graduating High Scool, starting college-- and all that starting college entails!
I just finished art school that year, and moved in with my girlfriend. (We got married in '89.) This is fun, Lash....
I found this list pretty interesting; I do not know one of the songs on it offhand (# 34). What songs here do you love/loathe?
I don't know that song, either....
1. THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick & Friends
I really liked this song. Gladys Knight's part is the best! Whoa-Oh-Oh!
2. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles
Yuck! Hated it! Suzanna was really cute, though!
3. ON MY OWN Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
Why Michael, Patti? She was great!
4. GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston
So beautiful, such a great voice! The young, innocent, pretty Whitney!
5. STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis & the News
Lame.
6. ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
Out of style even when it was new.
7. KYRIE Mr. Mister
Yawn!
8. KISS Prince & the Revolution
Yeah!!!!
9. PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna
I can't help it, I'm like, REQUIRED to like all things Madonna. Loved the Marilyn Monroe look.
10. HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
Young, cute Whitney. Aw!
11. GLORY OF LOVE Peter Cetera
I vaguely remember it.
12. WHEN I THINK OF YOU Janet Jackson
Miss Jackson if you're nasty!
13. TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper
LOVE Cyndi!!!!
14. AMANDA Boston
All Boston songs sound alike to me. The thing is, the singer's really good. They're just so...Boston.
15. THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Respect the talent. Bored by the song.
16. HUMAN Human League
They should have been a one-hit wonder with Don't You Want Me? and called it good.
17. ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer
Oh, that's the song that goes with that VIDEO!!!
18. THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean
Billy Who? Kidding. Should have done Carribean Queen and then retired.
19. SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
AWESOME!!!
20. WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
....
21. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin
Great song!
22. SARA Starship
Blech!
23. VENUS Bananarama
Those girls made me HOT!
24. THE NEXT TIME I FALL Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
Not bad.
25. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi
YEAH!!!
26. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red
Great song, vocals!
27. HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood
Okay, not great.
28. THESE DREAMS Heart
Dorky. Mockable. Not bad in retrospect, though.
29. LIVE TO TELL Madonna
Rolling Stone said this would be a great song if it wasn't done by Madonna. What an insult!
30. INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis
Bleh!
31. TYPICAL MALE Tina Turner
Not as memorable as her other stuff.
32. DANCING ON THE CEILING Lionel Richie
Hated it!
33. EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung
Fun-ny! I use that line a lot, now! Let's have fun tonight! Let's Wang Chung tonight!
34. FRIENDS AND LOVERS Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
?
35. BURNING HEART Survivor
?
36. DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins
Probably cool in the movie theater, but, I wasn't a big Top Gun follower.
37. DON'T FORGET ME (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger
Really catchy! You... take my breath away.... Ohoh oh oh!
38. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean
Shoulda been stopped
39. MANIC MONDAY The Bangles
Better than Walk like.... still, the Bangles were no GoGos!
40. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Robert Palmer
A tad dry. The video was riding Addicted's coattails.
Posted by armsfalloffboy on :
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.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
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.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
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.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Wild Wild Life has been a fave since I first saw the video on MTV. Don't Get Me Wrong... best Pretenders song ever!
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Yep. John Goodman as lead singer of the Talking Heads. Now there's inspired casting!
Posted by Thriftshop Debutante on :
Posted by lil'rhino on :
I dated a guy who looked like Falco.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
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.
Posted by l.e.g.i.o.n.JOHN on :
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.
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
Yes, "Manic Monday" was written by Prince under the pseudonym Christopher.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
quote:Originally posted by He Who Wanders: 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) Not a favorite of mine.
SILENT RUNNING - Mike + The Mechanics (6) It was okay.
WHAT YOU NEED - INXS (5) Really liked this one.
R.O.C.K. IN THE USA - John "Cougar" Mellencamp (2) Not a fan of the Camp.
FEEL IT AGAIN - Honeymoon Suite (34) don't remember this one.
RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - John "Cougar" Mellencamp (21) See above
YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - The Moody Blues (9) MB's always good.
TUFF ENUFF - The Fabulous Thunderbirds (10) Loved this song.
THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW - The Monkees (20) Erm... no.
WALK THIS WAY - Run DMC/Aerosmith (4) Glad it brought them back, but not a fav of mine.
TWIST AND SHOUT - The Beatles (23) [Yes, it re-charted after 22 years!] Errm, no.
MISSIONARY MAN - Eurythmics (14) Annie Lennox... hell yeah
DON'T GET ME WRONG - The Pretenders (10) Don't remember it.
WILD WILD LIFE - Talking Heads (25) Liked burning down the house better.
LAND OF CONFUSION - Genesis (4)* No thanks.
* = reached its peak in 1987.
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
Re: "Life In a Northern Town"
Two primary appeals:
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.
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
Re: "Feel It Again."
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).
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
Re: "That Was Then, This Is Now"
If you couldn't get the Beatles to reunite (with John Lennon being dead and all), then a Monkees reunion was the next best thing! And, really, it's an appealing pop tune.
Here's a 2011 video of them performing the song. Kind of nice that Micky, Davey, and Peter are still at it.
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
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