Rate it however you like!

Bros -When Will I Be Famous  
Terence Trent D'Arby -Sign Your Name
Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now
Taylor Dayne Tell It To My Heart
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
Bangles Hazy Shade Of Winter
Aswad -Don't Turn Around
Morrissey -Suedehead
Climie Fisher -Love Changes Everything
Fleetwood Mac -Everywhere
Bananarama -I Want You Back
Fairground Attraction -Perfect
Aztec Camera -Somewhere In My Heart
S-Express -Theme From S-Express
Belinda Carlisle -Circle In The Sand
Kylie Minogue -Got To Be Certain
Tracy Chapman -Fast Car
Morrissey -Everyday Is Like Sunday
Glenn Medeiros -Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It  
Everything But The Girl -I Don't Want To Talk About It
Michael Jackson -Dirty Diana
Yazz & Plastic Population -The Only Way Is Up
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy
Erasure -A Little Respect
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True
Robin Beck -First Time
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal
Inner City -Good Life
Bobby Brown -My Prerogative

Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now Original was better... 2
Taylor Dayne Tell It To My Heart 1
Tracy Chapman -Fast Car Boring.  I'm sorry, I just hate this song. 1
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It  5
Michael Jackson -Dirty Diana 2
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy 2
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True 1.5
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal 5
Bobby Brown -My Prerogative 1

Woo-hoo.

Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy This song just makes me mad!!  I give it a negative ten!!

WOW....this was an insanely crap year.....Why do I remember better songs from this year?  

 
Bros -When Will I Be Famous  :???
Terence Trent D'Arby -Sign Your Name 2
Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now 0   Why did she ruin a great song from Tommy James?!?!
Taylor Dayne Tell It To My Heart 2  Oh God, its crap
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love:???  and I thank the Lord I dont know the names of any of her songs.......
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky  0   I should have been so lucky to never hear this song....
Bangles Hazy Shade Of Winter 3  Well, they did an alright job, but Simon and Garfunkel's original was MUCH better
Aswad -Don't Turn Around :???
Morrissey -Suedehead :??? I hate Morrissey
Climie Fisher -Love Changes Everything :???
Fleetwood Mac -Everywhere shoot...Im forgetting how this goes......did Lindsey leave yet at this time?
Bananarama -I Want You Back :???  a Jackson 5 cover?
Fairground Attraction -Perfect:???
Aztec Camera -Somewhere In My Heart  1  crap....just like their blasphamis version of "jump"
S-Express -Theme From S-Express:???  
Belinda Carlisle -Circle In The Sand :???
Kylie Minogue -Got To Be Certain :???
Tracy Chapman -Fast Car  1   wow..one of my least favorite songs.......
Morrissey -Everyday Is Like Sunday  :???
Glenn Medeiros -Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You :???
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It   3  wow, I never thought I'd say this, but "push it" might be the highlight of the year.....(at least according to this)
Everything But The Girl -I Don't Want To Talk About It going blank again....
Michael Jackson -Dirty Diana 3
Yazz & Plastic Population -The Only Way Is Up :???
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy you know, we shouldnt bad mouth Bobby Mcfarrin because he was a great jazz musician....but this is crap...Robin WIlliams couldnt save it.... 2
Erasure -A Little Respect 1  I hate Erasure more than words
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True 1    but did bring about one of the funnyist moments in MTV history.....Girl you know its, Girl you know its, Girl you know its....
Robin Beck -First Time its ringing a bell, but I dont remember it
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal  thank you MJ...this is the highlight of the chart....3.5
Inn City -Good Life:???
Bobby Brown -My Prerogative 3

Tracy Chapman -Fast Car 5 - what's with the hate on this song?
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It  4
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy 2 - beh.
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True 3 for novelty value.
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal  2.5 - I like Alien Ant Farm's cover MUCH better....MJ's version is boring.

ahh this is strange, I've been doing all year song ratings and I noticed as the years pass by I know less songs, like in the 1981/1980 I knew almost all the songs but after that my knowledge has been decreasing....

and oh I was born in this year june 25th 1988, btw.


Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love 3
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 2
Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter 3+
Bananarama -I Want You Back 3
Everything But The Girl -I Don't Want To Talk About It 3
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal 4
Inn City -Good Life 4 (btw isn't it inner city? if not I've been wrong all my life lol)

Terence Trent D'Arby -Sign Your Name  3.5
Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now  Yuck!  1
Taylor Dayne Tell It To My Heart  This gal has one powerful voice!  3
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love  3
Bangles Hazy Shade Of Winter  3
Climie Fisher -Love Changes Everything  Ah yes, the guy that sounds just like Rod Stewart!  3.5 ;D
Fleetwood Mac -Everywhere  3.5
Belinda Carlisle -Circle In The Sand  3
Tracy Chapman -Fast Car  I don't care for this lady's voice.  2
Glenn Medeiros -Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You  A lad from Hawaii!  3.5 ;D
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It  Nah.  1  
Michael Jackson -Dirty Diana  2
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy  3.5
Erasure -A Little Respect  I like this song!  4.5
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True  3
Bobby Brown -My Prerogative  Nah.  1

Insert disclaimer, and, off we go!

Bros -When Will I Be Famous  ***
Terence Trent D'Arby -Sign Your Name ****
Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now ****
Taylor Dayne Tell It To My Heart **
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love *
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky ****
Bangles Hazy Shade Of Winter **
Aswad -Don't Turn Around ***
Morrissey -Suedehead *****
Climie Fisher -Love Changes Everything *
Fleetwood Mac -Everywhere **
Bananarama -I Want You Back **
Fairground Attraction -Perfect ****
Aztec Camera -Somewhere In My Heart *********
S-Express -Theme From S-Express ***
Belinda Carlisle -Circle In The Sand ****
Kylie Minogue -Got To Be Certain ***
Tracy Chapman -Fast Car **
Morrissey -Everyday Is Like Sunday ****
Glenn Medeiros -Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You **
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It  **
Everything But The Girl -I Don't Want To Talk About It ***
Michael Jackson -Dirty Diana **
Yazz & Plastic Population -The Only Way Is Up ****
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy **
Erasure -A Little Respect *****
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True ***
Robin Beck -First Time **
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal *
Inn City -Good Life *
Bobby Brown -My Prerogative *

Bros -When Will I Be Famous  For the novelty value I give it a 3.5, it's not a bad song
Terence Trent D'Arby -Sign Your Name Hmm, ok although 'If You Let Me Stay' is my fav of his 2.5
Tiffany -I Think We're Alone Now 3.5 again for the memories
Taylor Dayne -Tell It To My Heart Not a bad dance tune 3.5
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love Not v good! 2
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky Hate the song, but was my fav as a kid - so 3
Bangles -Hazy Shade Of Winter  Great cover - 4
Aswad -Don't Turn Around Prfer Ace of base's version 2
Morrissey -Suedehead Good solo song from the lead of my fav band - 4
Climie Fisher -Love Changes Everything 4
Fleetwood Mac -Everywhere 3
Bananarama -I Want You Back 2.5
Fairground Attraction -Perfect 3
Aztec Camera -Somewhere In My Heart 4.5 - I adore this song
S-Express -Theme From S-Express 3.5
Belinda Carlisle -Circle In The Sand I like her solo stuff 4
Kylie Minogue -Got To Be Certain better SAW Kylie effort 3.5
Tracy Chapman -Fast Car 4.5 - I don't understand the hate either Junior!
Morrissey -Everyday Is Like Sunday 4
Glenn Medeiros -Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You I laugh when I hear this - 3.5
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It  This song always makes me get up and dance when I'm out 4
Everything But The Girl -I Don't Want To Talk About It Very good cover 4
Michael Jackson -Dirty Diana ok - 3
Yazz & Plastic Population -The Only Way Is Up ergh 2
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy Has anyone seen the fish who sing this??!! hehe 2.5
Erasure -A Little Respect Prefer the cover 2!
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True  Omg - laughable also - 2
Robin Beck -First Time tolerable 3
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal I do prfer the original but it's still a 4 from me. The dancing in the video is amazing!
Inner City -Good Life Prfer the remix from '99, this version gets a 3
Bobby Brown -My Prerogative gets old v fast - 2.5

I pictured 1988 to be better than this. Anyone like 'Mary's Prayer' by Danny Wilson? - A classic. Anyway, moving on . . .

'When will I be famous' - Bros
Hi-pitched squealing from the brothers grim - 2
'Sign your name' - Terence Trent D'Arby
A bit boring. I liked 'If you let me stay' better - 2
'I think we're alone now' - Tiffany
I like this version with it's jutty beat - 3
'Tell it to my heart' - Taylor Dane
Her voice irritates me. I can't decide on the song. I'll give it a 3
'Shake your love' - Debbie Gibson
One of those 'cut and shut' cases. Sound like two different songs tacked together - 3
'I should be so lucky' - Kylie Minogue
Perhaps the start of the rise of the S/A/W empire - 4
'Hazy shades of winter' - Bangles  ???
'Don't turn around' - Aswad
Lovely song - 4
'Suedehead' - Morrissey
One of the few songs of his I like - 4
'Love changes everything' - Climie Fisher
Nice little song by a group we haven't seen much of in years - 4
'Everywhere' - Fleetwood Mac
Not bad, not great either - 3
'I want you back' - Bananarama
Quite good. Not as good as 'Love in the first degree' - 3
'Perfect' - Fairground Attraction
It's got to beeeeee . . . Distinctly average actually - 3
'Somewhere in my heart' - Aztec Camera
O.K, I prefer Good Morning Britain - 3
'Theme from S-Express' - S-Express
One of the big dance tracks of 1988 - 3
'Circle in the sand' - Bellinda Carlisle
Not bad. She ought to be careful she doesn't sound like Stevie Nicks - 3
'Got to be certain' - Kylie Minogue
Lovely bit of fluff - 4
'Fast car' - Tracy Chapman
Fast car, sllllooooowwww song - 1
'Everyday is like Sunday' - Morrissey
Hmm I like this effort from Morrissey as well - 4
'Nothings gonna change my love for you' - Glenn Medeiros
Ha! Ha! Oh dear . . . 2
'Push it' - Salt 'n' Peppa
Rubbish from the girls that named themselves after condiments - 1
'I don't want to talk about it' - Everything but the girl
I don't want to listen to it - 1
'Dirty Diana' - Michael Jackson
Nah. Not too fussed on it - 2
'The only way is up' - Yazz and The Plastic Population
A great dance track, anybody remember 'Doctor in the house'? - 4
'Don't worry, be happy' - Bobby McFerrin
I don't mind this song. Robin Williams just seemed to make the video that much more unbearable - 2
'A little respect' - Erasure
I like Erasure but this song doesn't grab me - 2
'Girl you know it's true' - Milli Vanilli
The video was shameful. What was the thing with those guys jogging on the spot and bouncing into each other like a pair of loonies? - 2
'First time' - Robin Beck
A one hit wonder in Britain. Gained a following after featuring on a Coca Cola advert. Great song - 4
'Smooth Criminal' - Michael Jackson
A yawnfest from Wacko Jacko. 1987/1988 seemed to be a period of time where he couldn't get it right - 1
'Good life' - Inner City
Absolutely boring - 1
'My perogative' - Bobby Brown
Nothing special but alright for Bobby Brown - 3

I think 'Get out of my dreams, get into my car' by Billy Ocean should be added to the list. I adore this song. Oh and does anybody remember 'Joe le Taxi' by Vannessa Paradise? Rubbish video but a wonderful song.

I think I'll shut up now . . .  :)

1988 - another 'not-very-good' year...oh well...

Bros - When Will I Be Famous 3 - whilst the US was being force-fed New Kids On The Block, we got Bros! The latest teen-scream...this was pure late-'80's squeaky pop, which very strangely had a waltz-time break in the middle, which confused the dancers...!
Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name 2 - a bit of a dirge, truth be told...disappeared soon afterwards...
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now 2 - the queen of the shopping mall! A pedestrian run through TJ's classic of many moons before...mind you, miles better than what she did to The Beatles...!
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart 3 - huge, noisy production by the woman with big hair and voice...
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love 2 - cutesy song by young cutie...did nothing for me...
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 3 - catchy number by the diminutive Aussie...how she's managed to play this game all these years is nothing short of astonishing...!
Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter 2 - not one of the girls' better outings...Paul Simon needn't lose any sleep over this...
Aswad - Don't Turn Around 2 - sickly pop-reggae thing, which was a throwaway B-side for Tina Turner a couple of years previous...
Morrissey - Suedehead 2 - the much-anticipated solo outing by the ex-Smiths frontman...not much to write home about...
Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything) 3 - reasonable mellow-ish attempt by the duo...the Rod Stewart similarities may well have been obvious - the song was originally offered to him...
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere 3 - better than 'Lies' but still sounded like they were filling out time...
Bananarama - I Want You Back 3 - another SAW conveyor-belt outing...reasonable to a degree...
Fairground Attraction - Perfect 2 - I suppose the idea was good at the time, sort-of mix of folk and skiffle...but the song irritated before long...
Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart 3 - okay radio-friendly fodder, not as good as their earlier stuff...
S-Express - Theme From S-Express 3 - Rose Royce's turn to be butchered...clattering dance floor stuff...
Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand 3 - okay in a mellow sort-of way...but not her best...
Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain 2 - here she is again, with a song which desperately tries for a hook, but doesn't come close...
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car 2 - the woman promised an awful lot, but her voice is just so tiresome...
Morrissey - Every Day Is Like Sunday 3 - a better effort from the cheerful one...
Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You 3 - well-performed piece of slush...
Salt 'N' Pepa - Push It 1 - horrible! And what they done to 'Twist & Shout' later that year should've had them arrested...!
Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want To Talk About It 3 - note-for-note cover of Rod's biggie from yesteryear...not anyone's fault but the song is tiresome at the best of times...
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana 1 - supremely awful!
Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up 2 - 'anthemic' to some, but sounds like a very dated piece of dancefloor fodder to me...
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy 3 - a 'different' sort of idea (which is probably why it done so well...) The man sneaked quietly back to the jazz arena soon afterwards...
Erasure - A Little Respect 4 - jaunty electro-pop number, which was only bettered by their next effort 'Stop"...
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True 2 - evidently it wasn't true, though...! Plodding euro-dance effort, which really shouldn't have been as big as it became...
Robin Beck - First Time 1 - awful twee-ish big ballad by singer who disappeared off the face off the earth afterwards...initially used as a promotional song for 'Coke', the song had more sugar in it than the drink did...!
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal 1 - single #48 from 'Bad'...would it ever end?!!
Inner City - Good Life 2 - another thudding dancefloor epic...if you were foolish enough to stand near a speaker in a club while this was playing at full volume, you may have got your hearing back by the following month...!
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative 2 - never really much into that 'swingbeat' stuff he (and eventually countless others) did...rather forgettable...

Bros -When Will I Be Famous-2
Terence Trent D'Arby -Sign Your Name-3
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now-2
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart -4
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love-2
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky-2
Bangles Hazy Shade Of Winter-2
Aswad -Don't Turn Around-2
Morrissey -Suedehead-3
Climie Fisher -Love Changes Everything-2
Fleetwood Mac -Everywhere-4
Bananarama -I Want You Back-3
Fairground Attraction -Perfect-2
Aztec Camera -Somewhere In My Heart-2
S-Express -Theme From S-Express-2
Belinda Carlisle -Circle In The Sand-3
Kylie Minogue -Got To Be Certain-2
Tracy Chapman -Fast Car-5
Morrissey -Everyday Is Like Sunday-5
Glenn Medeiros -Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You-3
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It-2
Everything But The Girl -I Don't Want To Talk About It-2
Michael Jackson -Dirty Diana-2
Yazz & Plastic Population -The Only Way Is Up-4
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy-3
Erasure -A Little Respect-4
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True-1
Robin Beck -First Time-1
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal-1
Inner City -Good Life-1
Bobby Brown -My Prerogative-1

Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now----3.25---for nostalgic purposes

Taylor Dayne Tell It To My Heart----3.5---awesome vocals

Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love---3.25---same reason as Tiffany

Bangles Hazy Shade Of Winter---3----haven't heard this in awhile

Fleetwood Mac -Everywhere----3.5

Belinda Carlisle -Circle In The Sand----4

Tracy Chapman -Fast Car---3---the lyrics are somewhat inspirational

Glenn Medeiros -Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You---3.25

Salt-N-Pepa -Push It---3.25---brings me back to the grade 6-8 school dance  

Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy---3

Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True----3.25---don't you mean '?' instead of 'Milli Vanilli'? LOL! So funny when I heard on the news about them insisting that they can sing and trying to prove it by singing,  "Gir...you...know...it's...TRUUUE".

Robin Beck -First Time---2.5

Bros -When Will I Be Famous  ... 3
Terence Trent D'Arby -Sign Your Name ... 4
Taylor Dayne Tell It To My Heart ... 3
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky ... 3
Bangles Hazy Shade Of Winter  ... 4
Climie Fisher -Love Changes Everything  ... 3
Bananarama -I Want You Back ... 2.5
Fairground Attraction -Perfect ... 3.5
Kylie Minogue -Got To Be Certain ... 3
Tracy Chapman -Fast Car ... 4.5
Glenn Medeiros -Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You ... 3
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It ... 3.5 
Yazz & Plastic Population -The Only Way Is Up  ... 4
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy ... 2.5
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True ... 3
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal ... 3 I prefer Alien Ant Farm  :o

Bros -When Will I Be Famous  3
Terence Trent D'Arby -Sign Your Name  3
Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now 2
Taylor Dayne Tell It To My Heart 1
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love 1
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 2
Bangles Hazy Shade Of Winter 3
Aswad -Don't Turn Around 3
Morrissey -Suedehead 5
Climie Fisher -Love Changes Everything 3
Fleetwood Mac -Everywhere 1
Bananarama -I Want You Back 2
Fairground Attraction -Perfect 1
Aztec Camera -Somewhere In My Heart 3
S-Express -Theme From S-Express 2
Belinda Carlisle -Circle In The Sand 1
Kylie Minogue -Got To Be Certain 1
Tracy Chapman -Fast Car 4
Morrissey -Everyday Is Like Sunday 5
Glenn Medeiros -Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You 1
Salt-N-Pepa -Push It  3
Everything But The Girl -I Don't Want To Talk About It 3
Michael Jackson -Dirty Diana 2
Yazz & Plastic Population -The Only Way Is Up 3
Bobby McFerrin -Don't Worry Be Happy 3
Erasure -A Little Respect 5
Milli Vanilli -Girl You Know It's True 2
Robin Beck -First Time 1
Michael Jackson -Smooth Criminal 3
Inner City -Good Life 3
Bobby Brown -My Prerogative 1