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Subject: 1986 Song Rating
Written By: Criz on 09/03/03 at 02:06 p.m.
Well, I thought I'd post 2 tonight beacuse I want to get to at least the late 90s before I go away to university next week-beacuse I wont have a PC! ;D Here it comes,be prepared, it's a long one...
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds
Five Star - System Addict
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
Madonna - Borderline
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
Bangles - Manic Monday
Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
Mr Mister - Kyrie
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll
Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All
Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Level 42 - Lessons In Love
Madonna - Live To Tell
Cure - Boys Don't Cry
B-52s - Rock Lobster
Dr & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
Spitting Image - The Chicken Song
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
Bananarama - Venus
Janet Jackson - Nasty
Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again
Housemartins - Happy Hour
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love
Smiths - Panic (Hangd the DJ)
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side
Run DMC - Walk This Way
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
Mel & Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Erasure - Sometimes
Kim Wilde -You Keep Me Hangin' On
Duran Duran - Notorious
Europe - The Final Countdown
Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades
Madonna - Open Your Heart
Subject: Re: 1986 Song Rating
Written By: lebeiw15 on 09/03/03 at 03:19 p.m.
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know 3
Madonna - Borderline Don't care for Madonna, but this is pretty good. 4
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 3.5
Bangles - Manic Monday 2.5
Mr Mister - Kyrie Now it's stuck in my head! ::) 3
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 4
Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All 2
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer I used to hate this, but now it gets a 2... still not my favorite from him.
B-52s - Rock Lobster 3
Dr & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky Only heard the original...
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 4.5
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait Ugly. 1.5
Bananarama - Venus Original was much, MUCH better. I HATE this version and I HATE Bananarama! 1
Janet Jackson - Nasty Kind of annoying. 2.5
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 3
Steve Winwood - Higher Love 3.5
Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red 1
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 2.5
Run DMC - Walk This Way 3.5
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian 4
Berlin - Take My Breath Away 4.5
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 5
Kim Wilde -You Keep Me Hangin' On Now we're gettin' the good songs... :) 5
Subject: Re: 1986 Song Rating
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 09/03/03 at 03:31 p.m.
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know Ugh! 1.5
Madonna - Borderline This song was a hit in 1984 in the U.S. I think it's her best! 5
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough There are only a couple songs I like from Billy Ocean, and this is not one of them. 2
Bangles - Manic Monday 3.5
Mr Mister - Kyrie Excellent! 5
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Fun song! 4
Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) 2.5
Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All 2
Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants 3
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer Cool song and video! 4.5
Level 42 - Lessons In Love I love these guys! 4
Madonna - Live To Tell 4
B-52s - Rock Lobster The B-52's in their early punk days. 3
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 3
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait 3.5
Bananarama - Venus 2
Janet Jackson - Nasty 2
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 3
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 2.5
Steve Winwood - Higher Love 3.5
Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red 3.5
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love 3.5
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 3.5
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way I preferred "Smalltown Boy". 3
Run DMC - Walk This Way 3.5
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian 3
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong 3.5
Berlin - Take My Breath Away I love to sing this one! 4 ;D
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 3
Kim Wilde -You Keep Me Hangin' On No, no! 1.5
Duran Duran - Notorious 3
Europe - The Final Countdown I used to love this when it was first released. 3.5
Madonna - Open Your Heart 3.5
Subject: Re: 1986 Song Rating
Written By: Billy_Florio on 09/03/03 at 04:03 p.m.
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds an Elvis cover?
Five Star - System Addict :???
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know 1.5
Madonna - Borderline 3
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough :???
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction :???
Bangles - Manic Monday 3 and Prince wrote this? Why?
Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene :???
Mr Mister - Kyrie 3
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 2.75
Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) 1
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll :???
Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All 2
Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants :???
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 2.5 I still hate this song
Level 42 - Lessons In Love :???
Madonna - Live To Tell :???
Cure - Boys Don't Cry :???
B-52s - Rock Lobster 3
Dr & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky Its decent, but I perfer the original 3
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 3
Spitting Image - The Chicken Song :???
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait :???
Bananarama - Venus 1....man, this cover is bad...give me Shocking BLue anytime
Janet Jackson - Nasty and Ms Jackson if youre nasty....I still remember girls saying that...many years later. . . anyway, 2.75
Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time :???
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money):???
Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again :???
Housemartins - Happy Hour :???
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven :???
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 3.5
Steve Winwood - Higher Love 3.5
Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red 3.5
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love 3.5
Smiths - Panic (Hangd the DJ):???
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 3.5
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way :???
Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side:???
Run DMC - Walk This Way 3.5
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian 3.5
Mel & Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) :???
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong 3.75
Berlin - Take My Breath Away 3.5
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 4
Erasure - Sometimes :???
Kim Wilde -You Keep Me Hangin' On 1 give me the first two anyday
Duran Duran - Notorious :???
Europe - The Final Countdown 4
Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades :???
Madonna - Open Your Heart :???
Subject: Re: 1986 Song Rating
Written By: Paul_UK on 09/04/03 at 04:00 p.m.
Blimey! You'll be doing some posting then Criz!
And no going mad in the Uni bar...!
'86...not one of my favourite years music-wise...but...
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds 2 - bit of a heavy-handed attempt at the (yes, Billy!) Elvis song...
Five Star - System Addict 2 - this group irritated me big-time...song tries to be cute, but fails...
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know 2 - another 'cutesy' song which teetered on the brink of 'bland' (Whitney's trademark...)
Madonna - Borderline 3 - almost stiffed completely at the first attempt in '84...okay, but not earth-moving...
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough 3 - not his best, but okay in a strange way...don't mention Boyzone!
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 3 - Diana harks back to her '60's style (sort-of!)...not the Bee Gees' strongest song either...
Bangles - Manic Monday 4 - good stuff! About the most palatable thing Prince wrote...did he ever record a version? I do hope not...!
Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene 4 - good song...probably their best...
Mr Mister - Kyrie 4 - big hair, big song...good harmonies on this...
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 3 - Austrian rapping?! A noisy little racket...okay though...
Sam Fox - Touch Me 2 - awfully dated plodder...there were a couple of things that sold this record, I won't tell you what they were...!
Cliff & The Young Ones - Living Doll 1 - I don't care if it was for charity, this was terrible...
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All 1 -.zzzz.zzzz...(Oh, sorry! Just nodded off...!)
Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants 3 - Pleasant enough, not as good as the previous...
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 4 - great song and video...a wild change of style and image from his earlier work...
Level 42 - Lessons In Love 4 - ...speaking of a wild change of style, this was good...but I prefer their earlier jazz-funk work...
Madonna - Live To Tell 4 - eerie sounding thing from Madge, could quite have easily become dirge-like, but she pulls it off...
Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky 2 - plodding re-hash of Norman's classic...
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 3 - another plodder...probably best remembered for the 'controversial' video...
Spitting Image - The Chicken Song 1 - don't do this to me, Criz...!
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait 3 - bearable...just! Couldn't get away from it on holiday that year...
Bananarama - Venus 1 - dear, oh dear...
Janet Jackson - Nasty 1 - you said it, Janet...!
Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time 4 - catchy thing from a bloke who was never heard of again...
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities 2 - not one of their better efforts...treading water a bit...
Housemartins - Happy Hour 4 - straight, breezy pop which was different from anything else at the time...in case you're wondering, 'Happy Hour' is a certain time in a British pub when the drinks are cheaper, therefore everyone drinks more and ends up getting depressed quicker...!
Wham - The Edge Of Heaven 2 - not the best of ways to call it a day...rather uninspired...
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 3 - a bit ho-hum from her...
Steve Winwood - Higher Love 3 - okay, but not his best...a little bit too safe...
Chris De Burgh - Lady In Red 1 - noooooooo...!
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love 4 - now, that's how you write a ballad, De Burgh...!
Smiths - Panic 4 - good ol' rousing stuff from the lads...
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms 3 - never really appealed in a big way...okay though...I thought this group were a rap act when I first saw their name...!
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way 2 - Tsk! Clumsy race through the Thelma Houston classic, leaving not a shred of soul intact...
Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side 3 - slightly more bearable than a lot of their stuff, but still lacks something...
Run DMC - Walk This Way 3 - groundbreaking at the time, with its mix of rap & metal, but hasn't aged too well...first brought Aerosmith's name to mainstream UK attention...
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian 3 - bit of a lapse from the ladies...
Mel & Kim - Showing Out 2 - nasty dance racket...sounded like it was constructed from one of those cheap Casio keyboard things...
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong 3 - normally I like a lot of their stuff, but this I can take or leave...
Berlin - Take My Breath Away 3 - pleasant enough ballad, but points deducted for overkill...
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 4 - fine ol' rouser which booted them into the big league...
Erasure - Sometimes 4 - good electro-pop, but their best was yet to come...
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On 1 - simply awful! That said, it was her biggest ever hit, so someone must've bought it...! Come on, own up...!
Duran Duran - Notorious 2 - by now, the songs were becoming less memorable...poor effort...
Europe - The Final Countdown 3 - big hair, big song, big production...big overplay too! One of the last-ever songs I heard in the previous millennium (for obvious reasons!)
Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades 2 - ditto comments re: Duran...
Madonna - Open Your Heart 3 - ditto comments re: 'Papa Don't Preach'...
In short - not a vintage year...
Subject: Re: 1986 Song Rating
Written By: Bobby on 09/04/03 at 05:08 p.m.
Well Paul I liked this year and most of the songs mentioned. ;)
The songs I don't like are:
'You keep me hanging on' - Kim Wilde
'Take my breath away' - Berlin
'Nasty' - Janet Jackson
'Touch me' - Sam Fox
'Rock me Amadeus' - Falco
Subject: Re: 1986 Song Rating
Written By: pretty_In_pink on 09/04/03 at 08:13 p.m.
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds ???
Five Star - System Addict ???
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know 3
Madonna - Borderline 4++ not of my favs by her but still good
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough ???
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction I haven't heard this one but I've hated pretty much anything by her so yeah 1
Bangles - Manic Monday 3
Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene ???
Mr Mister - Kyrie ???
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus ???
Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) 2
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll ???
Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All 3
Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants 3+
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 2+
Level 42 - Lessons In Love ???
Madonna - Live To Tell 5-
Cure - Boys Don't Cry 4
B-52s - Rock Lobster ???
Dr & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky ???
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love ???
Spitting Image - The Chicken Song ???
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait ???
Bananarama - Venus 2
Janet Jackson - Nasty 2
Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time ???
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 3
Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 4
Housemartins - Happy Hour ???
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven 3
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 5
Steve Winwood - Higher Love ???
Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red 3
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love ???
Smiths - Panic (Hangd the DJ)
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 3+
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way ???
Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side 2
Run DMC - Walk This Way ???
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian 3
Mel & Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) ???
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong ???
Berlin - Take My Breath Away 4
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 4
Erasure - Sometimes ???
Kim Wilde -You Keep Me Hangin' On 3
Duran Duran - Notorious 4
Europe - The Final Countdown 3+
Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades 4
Madonna - Open Your Heart 5
Subject: Re: 1986 Song Rating
Written By: Criz on 09/06/03 at 05:15 a.m.
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds Hmm, not a big fan - prefered 'She Drives Me Crazy' - but even that gets a little annoying!3
Five Star - System Addict I only like the chorus - 2
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know Whitney has always been an artist who is likaeble to me, yet not fantastic - 3
Madonna - Borderline one of her best 4
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough annoying! 2
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction not bad 3
Bangles - Manic Monday love Susanna Hoffs voice, but prfer a lot of their stuff, still, it gets a 4
Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene probably their best 3.5
Mr Mister - Kyrie I was so amazed when I realised that they were speaking Greek (cause my family are Cypriot) - never sussed it out before! 3.5
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus not all that good 1.5
Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) erghh 1
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll like the vid, that's it. Why oh why are you so bad Cliff! 1
Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All a better effort 4
Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants one of my favs 4.5
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer amazing vid - 3
Level 42 - Lessons In Love my fav 4
Madonna - Live To Tell 4
Cure - Boys Don't Cry 4
B-52s - Rock Lobster 3
Dr & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky I don't like this record. I don't like any version anyones ever done.
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 3
Spitting Image - The Chicken Song ''Hooooold a chicken in the air, stick a deck chair up your nose...' I couldn't get this song outta my head for two weeks once. Painful stuff ;D
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait tolerable 3
Bananarama - Venus Good, 4
Janet Jackson - Nasty Not a fan 2.5
Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time 3.5
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 2
Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 4
Housemartins - Happy Hour 4
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven 4 I used to adore this song
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 3.5
Steve Winwood - Higher Love 3
Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red Why make us suffer? 0.5
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love Great 4
Smiths - Panic (Hang the DJ) 4.5
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 3
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way 4
Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side 4
Run DMC - Walk This Way 4
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian 3
Mel & Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) 2
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong 3.5
Berlin - Take My Breath Away 4.5
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 4
Erasure - Sometimes 4
Kim Wilde -You Keep Me Hangin' On 4 - prefer the Supremes though
Duran Duran - Notorious No, it really isn't. 2
Europe - The Final Countdown 2
Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades 3
Madonna - Open Your Heart 3.5 - grows on you