...next ones...

Mobiles  - Drowning In Berlin
Stranglers - Golden Brown
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
Toni Basil - Micky
Goombay Dance Band - 7 Tears
ABC - Poison Arrow
Imagination - Just An Illusion
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory
Yazoo - Only You
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
Madness - House Of Fun
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen
Jam - The Bitterest Pill
Japan - I Second That Emotion
Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance Wham! - Young Guns
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
Duran Duran - Rio
Jam - Beat Surrender
Laura Branigan - Gloria

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 3.5
Toni Basil - Micky 3
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory 4
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll For some reason, I just never liked this song. 1
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf Good song! 5
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra The video is stupid, but the song's okay. 3.5
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen 2
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 5
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry 3.5
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 3
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 2.  Annoying!
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie 2
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing Dunno why, but this song annoys me too. 2
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater Not their best. 3
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 4
Duran Duran - Rio 5
Laura Branigan - Gloria 3.5

1982...mock-exam year...!

Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin 2 - strange-sounding thing by strange-looking group, never really appealed...
Stranglers - Golden Brown 4 - great song by another bunch of strange-lookers! Much to the band's amusement, this was played on MOR Radio 2 at the time...
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 4 - their breakthrough hit, and what a good one! Riff's been sampled soooo many times...
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One 4 - their best! Cool, breezy pop from Nick & Co...
Toni Basil - Mickey 3 - okay, if a bit corny...
Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears 1 - ack!
ABC - Poison Arrow 4 - fine song and band aided mostly by Trev Horn's production style...
Imagination - Just An Illusion 4 - much better stuff from Leee and the other two! Never hear it much nowadays...
Macca & Wonder - Ebony & Ivory 3 - good subject material, but the song's turgid...
Yazoo - Only You 3 - loved it at the time, but you-know-who's version took the shine off it somewhat...
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll 2 - appeals to many on this board (apart from lebeiw!), but didn't really do much for me...
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf 4 - fine piece of work, but they got a little self-indulgent afterwards...
Madness - House Of Fun 3 - not their best, but enjoyable enough...
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 4 - fine tune from a fine outfit...where'd he go after it?
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 2 - terminally overplayed...not half as good as their earlier efforts...
Jam - The Bitterest Pill 4 - better stuff from the group - do like that guitar motif...
Japan - I Second That Emotion 2 - a 'different' sort of Motown cover...Smokey needn't worry...
Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 2 - Hi-NRG re-hash of the Frankie Valli/Andy Williams classic...wasn't really necessary...
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 4 - must be one of the most talked-about songs on these boards of late...surely needs no update!
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry 4 - there are many who hate Chicago's 'syrupy' material...who cares! I love it! And here's a great example...
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 4 - change of pace for the band, but good...
Grandmaster Flash - The Message 3 - bit of a dated rap tune...couldn't get away from it at the time...
Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 4 - not their best, but a good song...and yes, I thought it was a girl when I first saw the band...!
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie 3 - fun cover of an age-old reggae tune...obviously a novelty, so they were bound to be gone within a year...
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance 2 - okay at the time, but sadly hit the 'overplayed' mark...
Wham - Young Guns 3 - ...as did this, but it's a tad more bearable...
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 4 - awesome comeback record, spoilt a bit by blanket overplay...and it also gave the poor old BBC apoplexy! They had to announce it as 'Healing'!
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater 2 - not as good as 'Can't Go For That'...sounds like they pinched an old Motown bass riff for this...
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love 1 - How? Why? Make it stop...
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 3 - respectful cover of Supremes' original...adds nothing to it though...
Duran Duran - Rio 3 - fairly ho-hum...this was when the videos started to cost more than the albums...!
Jam - Beat Surrender 2 - not the best of ways to check out...weak-ish song, surely Weller had better?
Laura Branigan - Gloria 4 - much maligned by a lot of people, but I still like it...originally an Italian song, it was first attacked in this country by...Jonathan King (why can't I get away from this bloke?!)

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)  Almost everything these guys have done has been superb, and this is no exception! 5+ 8)
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One  So-so. 3
Toni Basil - Mickey  Oh did I ever get sick of this song! 2 :P
ABC - Poison Arrow  Good, but not their best.  3.5
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory  3.5
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll  Good rock song...brings back many memories from my high school days!  4
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf  3.5
Madness - House Of Fun  'Funny', bouncy song.  3.5
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra  I've always been very fond of this guy's music.  4
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen  (Yawn)  2.5
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger  Rockin'!  4.5
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry  Excellent band, excellent song!  4
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer  Good song.  3.5
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me  3.5
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie  3
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing  3.5
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater  3
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love  3.5
Duran Duran - Rio  4
Laura Branigan - Gloria  I like "Self Control" better! 3

Mobiles  - Drowning In Berlin :???
Stranglers - Golden Brown :???
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 3.75
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One  2
Toni Basil - Micky  1...cant stand this song with a passion
Goombay Dance Band - 7 Tears:???
ABC - Poison Arrow  3
Imagination - Just An Illusion:???
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory  1  awful song that probably set race relations back a few years lol
Yazoo - Only You :??? a Platters cover?
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll  4  great song!
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf   4  another good one
Madness - House Of Fun :???
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra  3.5  they had better
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen  4  great song!
Jam - The Bitterest Pill  wow, I actully dont know a song by the Jam.....
Japan - I Second That Emotion  :???  another Miracles cover?  Why tamper with the classics?
Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You :??? Oh God, a Frankie Valli cover?   egh, this is getting me depressed.....
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger   3.75   overplayed
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry  3.5   sappy, but I dont care...its Chicago....
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer :???
Grandmaster Flash - The Message   3.5   when rap had a purpose...
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me   2.75    just plain bad
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie  0  I hate this song soooo much...awful, awful song
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance :???
Wham! - Young Guns:???
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing    3.5   I always liked his earlier stuff better
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater   3.75  great song!
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love :???
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 3  I dont know why he covered this....
Duran Duran - Rio    4.  their best
Jam - Beat Surrender   3.75   good song
Laura Branigan - Gloria   1.75  I just plain out hate this song

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)  4
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One 3
Toni Basil - Micky  3
ABC - Poison Arrow 3
Imagination - Just An Illusion 4
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll 2.5
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf  4
Madness - House Of Fun 3
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 4
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen 5
Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You  3.5
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 5
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry 3
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me  3
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie 3
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance Wham! - Young Guns 2
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 4
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater 5
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love 3.5
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 3
Duran Duran - Rio 3.5

Mobiles  - Drowning In Berlin  I don't remember this one.
Stranglers - Golden Brown  Or this one.
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)  I'll go for this one.  Can do.
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One  Excellent.
Toni Basil - Micky  Hated it then.  Hate it now.
Goombay Dance Band - 7 Tears  Never hoid of it.
ABC - Poison Arrow  eh...
Imagination - Just An Illusion  Don't remember this one.
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory  S'okay...pure nostalgia value.
Yazoo - Only You  S'okay.
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll  eh...
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf  Loved this one, back in the day. Loved it, loved it, loved it.  Now, not their best, IMO.  Did I mention I loved it?
Madness - House Of Fun  I don't remember this one.
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra  Kewl song.
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen  Rawks!
Jam - The Bitterest Pill  D.R.T.O. (Don't Remember This One)
Japan - I Second That Emotion  D.R.T.O.
Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You  D.R.T.O.
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger  Loved it back in the day.  Don't like it, now.
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry  Decent love song.  Waaaay too much airplay, back then.  I got sick of it after awhile.
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer  Good to go.
Grandmaster Flash - The Message  D.R.T.O.
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me  Liked it then, like it now.
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie  Kewl little song, here.  Novel.
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance Wham! - Young Guns  D.R.T.O.
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing  Rawks!
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater  Yoda says, "Like this one, I do.  Brings back memories, it does."
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love  D.R.T.O.
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love  Me no likey this one.
Duran Duran - Rio  eh...
Jam - Beat Surrender  I REALLY should know this one, but it escapes me.
Laura Branigan - Gloria  Forgettable.

Sorry, but I like to rate from 1 to 10 :-/

Mobiles  - Drowning In Berlin-3
Stranglers - Golden Brown-2
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)-8
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One-8
Toni Basil - Micky-O  :P
Goombay Dance Band - 7 Tears-?
ABC - Poison Arrow-9....LOVE the video!
Imagination - Just An Illusion-2
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory-4
Yazoo - Only You-2
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll-6....remember, Britany thought it was by Pat Benatar  ::)
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf-5
Madness - House Of Fun-3
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra-9
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen-7
Jam - The Bitterest Pill?
Japan - I Second That Emotion-3
Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You-4
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger-9
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry-9
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer-9
Grandmaster Flash - The Message-2
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me-4
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie-O
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance Wham! - Young Guns-3
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing-2
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater-6
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love-?
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love-10....Better than the original...IMHO ;)
Duran Duran - Rio-8...another GREAT video ;)
Jam - Beat Surrender-2
Laura Branigan - Gloria-5

Mobiles  - Drowning In Berlin 3

Stranglers - Golden Brown 4

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 3.5

Haircut 100 - Love Plus One 4

Toni Basil - Micky 3

Goombay Dance Band - 7 Tears 0
yes a big fat ZERO guys 'cos I really, really hate this song

ABC - Poison Arrow 4

Imagination - Just An Illusion 2

Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory 2

Yazoo - Only You 3

Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll 10
has to be the big 10 for Joanie, this is the record that I want played at my funeral. And I'll tell you why - it's a great song and when Joan sings "I Love Rock'n'Roll", she really means it.

Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf 3

Madness - House Of Fun 4

Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 3

Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen 2
started to go downhill for me from here...I preferred the earlier sounds of "Geno" and "Dance Stance"

Jam - The Bitterest Pill 2

Japan - I Second That Emotion 3

Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You ???
I don't recall this one...

Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 4
I enjoyed all the Rocky films except the last one...

Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry 2

Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 3

Grandmaster Flash - The Message 4
I really liked this so I spent some of my student grant on the 12" version, only to find to my great disappointment that it was exactly the same as the 7" version, just on a bigger piece of vinyl. With an instrumental of "The Message" on the B side. I mean, what's the point of an instrumental of a rap record, for feck's sake!?

Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 4

Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie 4

Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance 3

Wham! - Young Guns 5
I really liked early Wham!, they were a breath of fresh air

Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 2
from a barren period of my student life, more like absolutely no sexual healing for maddog at this point, listening to Marvin was just rubbing it in really...

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater 3

Renee & Renato - Save Your Love 0
what with this and the Goombay Dance Band, this was hardly a classic year for the UK charts...

Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 2

Duran Duran - Rio 4

Jam - Beat Surrender 4
this is my favourite Jam song...wasn't it their last hit?

Laura Branigan - Gloria 3

I dont know many of this  so I'll just write the ones I can rate (mostly the ones I like so yeah lol).


Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf  5 one of my favs
Madness - House Of Fun  4+ madness one of my most played records
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen 5- this song's great
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 4- would be better if I didin't start crying everytime I hear it.
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 1 never liked him much but some other songs are ok just not this one
Duran Duran - Rio 5 - I fell in love with this song
Laura Branigan - Gloria 4 - its from the movie flashdance and it was the first one I heard by her, its a very adorable song!

1980s huh?

I am sure I will have a lot of: ???'s

Mobiles  - Drowning In Berlin ???
Stranglers - Golden Brown 3
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 1
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One 3
Toni Basil - Micky 2
Goombay Dance Band - 7 Tears ???
ABC - Poison Arrow 2
Imagination - Just An Illusion ???
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory 0
Yazoo - Only You ???
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll 1
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf 4
Madness - House Of Fun 2
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 0
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen 2
Jam - The Bitterest Pill ???
Japan - I Second That Emotion ???
Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You ???
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger -5 (The Amway Theme song! :P )
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry ???
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 2
Grandmaster Flash - The Message ???
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 4
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie 5
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance  ???
Wham! - Young Guns  ???
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing ???
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater 1
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love ???
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 1
Duran Duran - Rio 2
Jam - Beat Surrender 2
Laura Branigan - Gloria ???

Mobiles  - Drowning In Berlin-1
Stranglers - Golden Brown-?
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)-3
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One-4
Toni Basil - Micky-0000000 :P
Goombay Dance Band - 7 Tears-1
ABC - Poison Arrow-5
Imagination - Just An Illusion-1
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory-3
Yazoo - Only You-?
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll-4
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf-4
Madness - House Of Fun-2
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra-5
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen-4
Jam - The Bitterest Pill-2
Japan - I Second That Emotion-1
Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You-1
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger-5
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry-4
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer-5
Grandmaster Flash - The Message-1
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me-3
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie-0
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance Wham! - Young Guns-0
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing-1
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater-3
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love-1
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love-5...MUCH BETTER than the supremes original!
Duran Duran - Rio-4
Jam - Beat Surrender-1
Laura Branigan - Gloria-2

Mobiles  - Drowning In Berlin  1
Stranglers - Golden Brown  3
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)  2
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One  5
Toni Basil - Micky  1
Goombay Dance Band - 7 Tears  1
ABC - Poison Arrow  2
Imagination - Just An Illusion  1
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory  3
Yazoo - Only You  5
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll   2
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf   4
Madness - House Of Fun  4
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra  1
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen  3
Jam - The Bitterest Pill  3
Japan - I Second That Emotion  3
Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You  1
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger  1
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry  1
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer  4
Grandmaster Flash - The Message  4
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me  4
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie  4
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance  4
Wham! - Young Guns  4
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing  4
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater  1
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love  1
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love  3
Duran Duran - Rio  4
Jam - Beat Surrender  4
Laura Branigan - Gloria  1

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) -5
Toni Basil - Mickey -4
ABC - Poison Arrow -4
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory -3
Yazoo - Only You -4
Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll -5
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf -5
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra -4
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen -4
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger -3
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry -3
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer -5
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me -3
Wham! - Young Guns -2
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing -1
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater -3
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love -3
Duran Duran - Rio -5
Laura Branigan - Gloria -3

Joan Jett & Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll 4
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf 4
Madness - House Of Fun 3.5
Dexy's Midnight Runners  - Come On Eileen 4
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry 2.5
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer  4.5
Grandmaster Flash - The Message 2
Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me  4.5
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 1, HATE, phil.
Duran Duran - Rio 5, its the song I like the most by them
Laura Branigan - Gloria 4, flashdance made me like this one