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Post by Smurfie on Dec 3, 2018 15:22:22 GMT 1
The number 4's from 1987Please 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 #4 of 1987. I'll probably leave it open for a few months, 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.
Randy Crawford - Almaz Gap Band - Big Fun Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender U2 - With Or Without You Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong Mirage - Jack Mix II/III Five Star - The Slightest Touch Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well Sinitta - Toy Boy New Order - True Faith T'Pau - Heart And Soul U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name Madonna - Causing A Commotion Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights Alexander O'Neal - Criticize Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by Smurfie on Dec 3, 2018 15:23:34 GMT 1
09 Randy Crawford - Almaz 07 Gap Band - Big Fun 04 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 05 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 05 U2 - With Or Without You 07 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 02 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 08 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 05 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 09 Sinitta - Toy Boy 10 New Order - True Faith 08 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 07 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 07 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 02 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 10 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 06 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 10 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Dec 3, 2018 18:03:47 GMT 1
05 Randy Crawford - Almaz 09 Gap Band - Big Fun 09 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 10 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 04 U2 - With Or Without You 06 Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong 07 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 08 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 08 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 04 Sinitta - Toy Boy 06 New Order - True Faith 02 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 05 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 03 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 05 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 10 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 09 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 10 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 3, 2018 18:11:32 GMT 1
You missed Mirage. I know because I was ready to give it a 0.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 3, 2018 18:14:21 GMT 1
8 Randy Crawford - Almaz 7 Gap Band - Big Fun 8 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 8 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 10 U2 - With Or Without You 10 Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong 0 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 6 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 6 Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well 4 Sinitta - Toy Boy 10 New Order - True Faith 9 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 9 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 4 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 9 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 7 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 5 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 5 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
Once you add it I expect Mirage to come bottom and New Order to win easily
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Post by Smurfie on Dec 3, 2018 18:34:32 GMT 1
You missed Mirage. I know because I was ready to give it a 0. So I did! I got the list from every hit.com, and it doesn’t list it! ManicKangaroo - if you would like to add?
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Post by Whitneyfan on Dec 3, 2018 18:57:45 GMT 1
10 Randy Crawford - Almaz 08 Gap Band - Big Fun 08 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 10 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 09 U2 - With Or Without You 10 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 06 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 09 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 09 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 07 Sinitta - Toy Boy 09 New Order - True Faith 10 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 10 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 07 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 09 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 10 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 10 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 10 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
Some all-time classics there!
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 3, 2018 19:24:11 GMT 1
09 Randy Crawford - Almaz 05 Gap Band - Big Fun 01 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 04 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 10 U2 - With Or Without You 09 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 00 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 06 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 07 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 02 Sinitta - Toy Boy 10 New Order - True Faith 07 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 08 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 05 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 02 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 07 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 05 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 08 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 3, 2018 21:56:20 GMT 1
03 Randy Crawford - Almaz 03 Gap Band - Big Fun 04 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 09 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 09 U2 - With Or Without You 08 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 01 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 01 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 07 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 00 Sinitta - Toy Boy 10 New Order - True Faith 08 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 10 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 06 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 08 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 03 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 07 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 09 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by woz123 on Dec 4, 2018 20:14:18 GMT 1
4 Randy Crawford - Almaz 4 Gap Band - Big Fun 8 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 6 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 7 U2 - With Or Without You 8 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 4 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 5 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 8 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 4 Sinitta - Toy Boy 9 New Order - True Faith 7 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 7 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 6 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 6 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 8 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 7 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 6 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by meister on Dec 9, 2018 11:21:51 GMT 1
03 Randy Crawford – Almaz (hated this back in the day – yet my sister and current partner love it) 10 Gap Band - Big Fun (amazing track – deep tropical vibe) 03 Man 2 Man - Male Stripper (probably too young to appreciate this) 04 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender (I can appreciate it, but not my cup of tea) 06 U2 - With Or Without You (trying to ignore how overplayed this is) 04 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 05 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III (my sister had this on vinyl) 10 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 07 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 06 Sinitta - Toy Boy 03 New Order - True Faith 05 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 05 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 06 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 08 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 10 Alexander O'Neal – Criticize (pop soul perfection) 09 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 04 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by o on Dec 9, 2018 18:52:13 GMT 1
3 Randy Crawford - Almaz 2 Gap Band - Big Fun 6 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 5 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 8 U2 - With Or Without You 6 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 3 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 5 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 7 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 4 Sinitta - Toy Boy 10 New Order - True Faith 7 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 8 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 6 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 7 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 8 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 5 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 6 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by Shireblogger on Dec 13, 2018 14:02:51 GMT 1
2 :: Randy Crawford - Almaz 2 :: Gap Band - Big Fun 7 :: Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 1 :: Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 10 :: U2 - With Or Without You 7 :: Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 1 :: Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 4 :: Five Star - The Slightest Touch 5 :: Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 0 :: Sinitta - Toy Boy 9 :: New Order - True Faith 4 :: T'Pau - Heart And Soul 8 :: U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 3 :: Madonna - Causing A Commotion 6 :: Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 8 :: Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 9 :: Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 5 :: Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by popchartfreak on Dec 24, 2018 0:23:36 GMT 1
8 Randy Crawford - Almaz 7 Gap Band - Big Fun 3 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 5 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 9 U2 - With Or Without You 10 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 1 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 6 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 6 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 2 Sinitta - Toy Boy 10 New Order - True Faith 10 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 8 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 5 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 4 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 9 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 7 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 6 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by darkstar79 on Dec 30, 2018 17:04:03 GMT 1
09 Randy Crawford - Almaz 09 Gap Band - Big Fun 08 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 01 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 00 U2 - With Or Without You 05 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 04 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 10 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 05 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 10 Sinitta - Toy Boy 10 New Order - True Faith 06 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 00 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 07 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 03 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 10 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 02 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 01 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 30, 2018 17:56:35 GMT 1
03 Randy Crawford - Almaz 04 Gap Band - Big Fun 05 Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 03 Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 10 U2 - With Or Without You 08 Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 03 Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 07 Five Star - The Slightest Touch 08 Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 05 Sinitta - Toy Boy 10 New Order - True Faith 10 T'Pau - Heart And Soul 09 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 08 Madonna - Causing A Commotion 08 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 09 Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 07 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 03 Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by vya on Dec 31, 2018 16:53:31 GMT 1
(rating the Mirage track on the Basic of Jack Mix II: I couldn't bring myself to listen to Jack Mix III as well. And this seems to fit the general way double-A sides are dealt with in this rates...)
Not an overwhelmingly amazing collection of songs, especially earlier in the year, but one thing I have noticed is that Five Star sound far more tolerable and even sometimes pleasurable to my ears as I get older... Based on the videos (more than the songs themselves), this really was the year that U2 started taking themselves too seriously, wasn't it? The Randy Crawford track has been rather unjustly overlooked over the years.
09 - Randy Crawford - Almaz 06 - Gap Band - Big Fun 07 - Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 07 - Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 09 - U2 - With Or Without You 08 - Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 02 - Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 06 - Five Star - The Slightest Touch 08 - Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 09 - Sinitta - Toy Boy 09 - New Order - True Faith 08 - T'Pau - Heart And Soul 08 - U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 04 - Madonna - Causing A Commotion 07 - Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 10 - Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 09 - Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 09 - Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by lewis17 on Jan 18, 2019 15:20:18 GMT 1
8 - Randy Crawford - Almaz 5 - Gap Band - Big Fun 2 - Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 6 - Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 8 - U2 - With Or Without You 10 - Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 3 - Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 6 - Five Star - The Slightest Touch 9 - Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 2 - Sinitta - Toy Boy 7 - New Order - True Faith 6 - T'Pau - Heart And Soul 8 - U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 4 - Madonna - Causing A Commotion 5 - Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 7 - Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 6 - Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 8 - Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by orthon7 on Jan 21, 2019 4:13:58 GMT 1
07 - Randy Crawford - Almaz 06 - Gap Band - Big Fun 07 - Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper 08 - Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 10 - U2 - With Or Without You 08 - Labi Siffree - (Something Inside) So Strong 05 - Mirage - Jack Mix II/III 06 - Five Star - The Slightest Touch 08 - Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well 08 - Sinitta - Toy Boy 09 - New Order - True Faith 10 - T'Pau - Heart And Soul 10 - U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name 07 - Madonna - Causing A Commotion 09 - Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights 07 - Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 08 - Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye 09 - Alison Moyet - Love Letters
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Post by Smurfie on Feb 16, 2019 10:49:35 GMT 1
Thank you all.
Closing at the end of the month for any more votes.
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