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Subject: #1 Song On This Day Back In...(U.S. charts)
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 08/20/03 at 12:24 a.m.
Hi guys! It's time for a new list. All of the songs listed below were #1 on this day for the years given. Paul will be coming by later to post the list for the UK charts. :D
Please feel free to rate the songs and/or comment. :)
1980 - Magic - Olivia Newton-John
1981 - Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
1982 - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
1983 - Every Breath You Take - The Police
1984 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr.
1985 - Shout - Tears For Fears
1986 - Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
1987 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
1988 - Roll With It - Steve Winwood
1989 - Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
Note: You may notice that a few of these carried over from the last list. That is because they remained at #1 for several weeks.
Subject: Re: #1 Song On This Day Back In...(U.S. charts)
Written By: Kellswitch on 08/20/03 at 02:38 p.m.
1980 - Magic - Olivia Newton-John
A very vanilla yet strangly addictive song
1981 - Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
:P
1982 - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
Okay song but way over played
1983 - Every Breath You Take - The Police
:P :P :P
1984 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr.
The song is okay, but for some reason I remember being fascinated by the video when if first came out
1985 - Shout - Tears For Fears
Okay but not there best
1986 - Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
Irritating
1987 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
I cannot stand anything by U2
1988 - Roll With It - Steve Winwood
:P
1989 - Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
:P :P :P
Subject: Re: #1 Song On This Day Back In...(U.S. charts)
Written By: Paul_UK on 08/20/03 at 02:45 p.m.
And here we go a-strollin' through the 80's...
1980 - Magic - Olivia Newton-John
Wonderfully mellow piece of work from that much-maligned film "Xanadu" (which I've actually seen!) - never hear it played much now...shame...
1981 - Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
More films...Diana & Lionel's ballad is okay, but does tend to grind on a bit...quite a difficult song to sing - I've heard many laughable attempts on Karaoke nights...
1982 - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
And more films! Good, chunky stuff with that dangerous gee-tar riff...
1983 - Every Breath You Take - Police
Quite awesome stuff - all the more awesome when you discover that Sting claims to have woken up in the middle of the night and "wrote this in ten minutes" - not a bad ten minutes' work, I'd say...
1984 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jnr
Must-see film of the year...and also the subject of a lawsuit with Huey Lewis (although we didn't realise that at the time!) Still enjoyable in some strange way...
1985 - Shout - Tears For Fears
Everything-but-the-kitchen-sink production on this...works better when listened with the rest of the "Big Chair" album...goes on a bit...
1986 - Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
A bit of a weak-ish effort from Madge...not her best...
1987 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
The year U2 went global and huge (with songs to match) - I didn't (and still don't) really go much on this...
1988 - Roll With It - Steve Winwood
Although his most successful solo outing, it's not a patch on his earlier stuff...okay, though...
1989 - Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
And finally...after 'waiting' long enough - Richard finally had his own huge UK success with this lovely ballad...although his first big UK breakthrough was as co-writer of "The Best Of Me" - another ballad which Sir Cliff Richard almost took to our top in June that year...
Subject: Re: #1 Song On This Day Back In...(U.S. charts)
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 08/20/03 at 04:54 p.m.
Quoting:
1981 - Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
More films...Diana & Lionel's ballad is okay, but does tend to grind on a bit...quite a difficult song to sing - I've heard many laughable attempts on Karaoke nights...
End Quote
Then it might surprise you to hear that I sang this once in a karaoke club (many years ago) with a stranger and got lots of applause from the audience! It's true! :D
BTW, Paul, I'm waiting to see the lists of UK hits! ;)
Subject: Re: #1 Song On This Day Back In...(U.S. charts)
Written By: lebeiw15 on 08/20/03 at 06:21 p.m.
1980 - Magic - Olivia Newton-John ?
1981 - Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross 2
1982 - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor CLASSIC! 5
1983 - Every Breath You Take - The Police CLASSIC! 5
1984 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr. It's one of my least favorite songs! :( Zero.
1985 - Shout - Tears For Fears 3
1986 - Papa Don't Preach - Madonna 2.5
1987 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 4
1988 - Roll With It - Steve Winwood ?
1989 - Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx 3.5
Subject: Re: #1 Song On This Day Back In...(U.S. charts)
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 08/21/03 at 11:14 a.m.
1980 - Magic - Olivia Newton-John
Fun song...loved the movie! :D
1981 - Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
I like this one...still! Good song for karaoke clubs. ;D
1982 - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
This one is revved! Loved it when it came out and still enjoy listening to it!
1983 - Every Breath You Take - The Police
Does anybody ever get tired of this song? ;)
1984 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr.
This one was fun when it came out, but I quickly got burnt out on it.
1985 - Shout - Tears For Fears
Ah yes, Roland and Curt. I loved these guys when they first burst onto the scene. Listening to them now, though, I tend to think they were a very average band.
1986 - Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
I never liked this one very much.
1987 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
U2's pre-Joshua Tree work is the best, IMHO, but this song is pretty good.
1988 - Roll With It - Steve Winwood
Not bad. I think I liked Steve best with the Spencer Davis Group.
1989 - Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
As much as I love Richard Marx, this was not one of his best.
Subject: Re: #1 Song On This Day Back In...(U.S. charts)
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 08/22/03 at 10:28 a.m.
I'm bumping this back to the top in hopes that more people will comment. :)
Subject: Re: #1 Song On This Day Back In...(U.S. charts)
Written By: pretty_In_pink on 08/22/03 at 05:52 p.m.
1980 - Magic - Olivia Newton-John :P
(this song is not one of my favourites but its good anyway!)
1981 - Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross :-X
(never heard this one)
1982 - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor :-X
(read above)
1983 - Every Breath You Take - The Police :D
(I absolutely adore this song.)
1984 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr. ;)
(this song is cute, i like it)
1985 - Shout - Tears For Fears :-X
(never heard this one too)
1986 - Papa Don't Preach - Madonna :D
(love this one, i love madonna so much in her old days, right now its just pure crap)
1987 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 :-/
(i never liked U2, but i can't say they suck)
1988 - Roll With It - Steve Winwood :-X
(never heard this one)
1989 - Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
(i like this one, i know its kinda cheesy but its nice.) :)
Subject: Re: #1 Song On This Day Back In...(U.S. charts)
Written By: 2000Jake on 08/23/03 at 03:02 a.m.
1980 - Magic - Olivia Newton-John
1981 - Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
1982 - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
1983 - Every Breath You Take - The Police
1984 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr.
1985 - Shout - Tears For Fears
1986 - Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
1987 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
1988 - Roll With It - Steve Winwood
1989 - Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx