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Post by Smurfie on Apr 26, 2023 14:27:42 GMT 1
The number 5's from 1984Please rate the following out of 10. If you don't know a song, please look it up on Youtube before voting. I'll tot the scores up at the end to see which is Havens favourite #5 of 1984. I'll probably leave it open for a few months (say end of June), to make sure we get everyone's votes. n.b. Where the single is listed as a double A side, I have gone for the "lead" of the two.
Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Elton John - Passengers
Cars - Drive
Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by Smurfie on Apr 26, 2023 14:28:26 GMT 1
03 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
03 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
07 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
07 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
08 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
02 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
03 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
04 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
09 Laura Branigan - Self Control
05 Elton John - Passengers
08 Cars - Drive
04 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by Whitneyfan on Apr 26, 2023 15:10:24 GMT 1
07 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
08 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
08 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
09 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
09 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
10 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
10 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
10 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
10 Laura Branigan - Self Control
09 Elton John - Passengers
10 Cars - Drive
07 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by raliverpool on Apr 26, 2023 16:35:56 GMT 1
04 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
09 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
06 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
08 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
08 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
10 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
10 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
07 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
08 Laura Branigan - Self Control
05 Elton John - Passengers
10 Cars - Drive
03 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by lewis17 on Apr 26, 2023 16:53:37 GMT 1
06 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
06 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
07 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
07 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
05 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
08 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
04 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
07 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
08 Laura Branigan - Self Control
05 Elton John - Passengers
07 Cars - Drive
03 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by coolchristie2 on Apr 26, 2023 19:19:46 GMT 1
03 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
05 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
06 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
06 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
08 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
07 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
05 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
07 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
09 Laura Branigan - Self Control
06 Elton John - Passengers
07 Cars - Drive
04 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by Shireblogger on Apr 26, 2023 19:39:25 GMT 1
2 : Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
8 : Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
5 : Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
8 : Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
9 : Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
10 : Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
7 : Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
4 : Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
6 : Laura Branigan - Self Control
3 : Elton John - Passengers
6 : Cars - Drive
1 : Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by smokeyb on Apr 26, 2023 20:09:58 GMT 1
05 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
09 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
04 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
08 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
07 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
08 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
06 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
02 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
10 Laura Branigan - Self Control
06 Elton John - Passengers
10 Cars - Drive
04 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by darkstar79 on Apr 27, 2023 0:34:54 GMT 1
00 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
07 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
04 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
05 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
07 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
08 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
09 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
05 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
03 Laura Branigan - Self Control
05 Elton John - Passengers
04 Cars - Drive
01 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by woz123 on Apr 27, 2023 0:59:19 GMT 1
6 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
7 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
6 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
9 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
9 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
7 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
9 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
7 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
8 Laura Branigan - Self Control
6 Elton John - Passengers
8 Cars - Drive
6 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by o on Apr 27, 2023 9:27:57 GMT 1
7 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
7 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
2 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
6 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
4 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
6 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
7 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
4 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
8 Laura Branigan - Self Control
6 Elton John - Passengers
5 Cars - Drive
4 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by Earl Purple on Apr 27, 2023 9:44:35 GMT 1
This is generally not a very good list.
5 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
7 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
5 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
9 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
6 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
9 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
8 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
6 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
9 Laura Branigan - Self Control
7 Elton John - Passengers
9* Cars - Drive
6 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
* It reached #5 at the time but #4 the following year.
The original "A Rockin' Good Way" though would get a 9, one of my biggest hits of 1960. Brook Benton co-wrote it and performed the original with Dinah Washington. Shakin' Stevens did however write his other #5 hit that year, one of only two of his hits he wrote himself (Oh Julie being the other, but he did also write a track on the 1982 EP which wasn't the lead track). It wasn't originally intended for the single release but with the news about Band Aid they decided to save the big Christmas song for the following year. (Obviously though Last Christmas wasn't considered enough of a threat).
Not so well known is that Phil Fearon did eventually have a UK #1: in 1994 he was part of Baby D with his wife who did the lead vocal on "Let Me Be Your Fantasy".
Four votes of 9 but I don't think there's a 10 on that list.
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Post by rubcale on Apr 28, 2023 17:50:37 GMT 1
06 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
02 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
04 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
07 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
05 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
04 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
02 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
04 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
10 Laura Branigan - Self Control
03 Elton John - Passengers
07 Cars - Drive
07 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by TheThorne on May 8, 2023 7:13:18 GMT 1
03 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
06 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
05 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
07 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
06 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
06 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
07 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
02 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
10 Laura Branigan - Self Control
06 Elton John - Passengers
09 Cars - Drive
02 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
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Post by vya on May 8, 2023 12:49:30 GMT 1
04 - Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
07 - Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
06 - Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
05 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
05 - Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
08 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
09 - Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
07 - Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
09 - Laura Branigan - Self Control
04 - Elton John - Passengers
07 - Cars - Drive
06 - Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
Truly a (not amazing) soundtrack from a lost world. Great shots of mid-80s London in that Galaxy video, even if the song is not up to much, musically they really were as smooth as the chocolate. Overall though the videos are the best part of quite a few of the tracks here, minor works of art in their own right...
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Post by Smurfie on Jun 25, 2023 17:50:00 GMT 1
Last week for any more scores!
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Post by vastar iner on Jun 26, 2023 21:48:54 GMT 1
03 Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way
04 Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
02 Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do
06 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
02 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
05 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready
03 Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
02 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us Now
07 Laura Branigan - Self Control
06 Elton John - Passengers
07 Cars - Drive
04 Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
Surprisingly poor selection, this is just about when music drops off a cliff, and the reason is at Evelyn Thomas - which is basically "Relax" with different words. Computers and hype are now easing out talent.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 7, 2023 12:28:54 GMT 1
I remember "High Energy" as being the "sound" of 1984 to some extend, with the type of music having been popular in gay clubs previously making it into the total mainstream. Clearly the success of "Relax" helped.
Stock Aitken Waterman certainly benefitted from it. They had a #4 hit with Hazell Dean that year.
Unlike the wave of manufactured pop bands at the end of the 90s which seemed to freeze out the kind of bands labelled as "Britpop", at least new ones, I didn't see that happen in 1984 where we still managed to keep both.
I did remark that this list wasn't very strong, but in 1989 a lot of the best songs of the year were peaking at #5 and in 1984 they were peaking in other chart positions.
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Post by Smurfie on Jul 10, 2023 13:51:53 GMT 1
*CLOSED*
Results up shortly.
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Post by Smurfie on Jul 10, 2023 14:36:52 GMT 1
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