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Post by Smurfie on Oct 4, 2021 15:52:39 GMT 1
The number 4's from 1980
Last one!
Please 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 1980. 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.
Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You Cliff Richard - Carrie Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down UB40 - Food For Thought Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes David Essex - Silver Dream Machine Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time Matchbox - When You Ask About Love Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by Smurfie on Oct 4, 2021 15:53:33 GMT 1
03 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 08 Cliff Richard - Carrie 08 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 06 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 04 UB40 - Food For Thought 04 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 03 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 06 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 04 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 03 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 05 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 05 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 07 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 02 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by woz123 on Oct 4, 2021 16:07:05 GMT 1
6 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 9 Cliff Richard - Carrie 9 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 9 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 9 UB40 - Food For Thought 6 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 7 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 9 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 4 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 4 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 3 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 9 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 7 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 9 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by vastar iner on Oct 4, 2021 16:08:40 GMT 1
07 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 05 Cliff Richard - Carrie 08 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 07 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 09 UB40 - Food For Thought 01 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 06 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 07 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 03 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 04 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 04 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 09 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 03 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 10 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by Whitneyfan on Oct 4, 2021 16:14:33 GMT 1
07 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 07 Cliff Richard - Carrie 08 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 08 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 08 UB40 - Food For Thought 10 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 07 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 07 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 08 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 07 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 05 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 05 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 10 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 07 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by Whitneyfan on Oct 4, 2021 16:15:26 GMT 1
I absolutely adore 'Sexy Eyes' - I might have to go and play it!
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 4, 2021 16:41:44 GMT 1
9 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 10 Cliff Richard - Carrie 10 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 7 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 8 UB40 - Food For Thought 5 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 8 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 9 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 8 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 6 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 3 Sweet People - Et Les Oiseaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 9 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 6 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 9 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 4, 2021 16:43:56 GMT 1
I absolutely adore 'Sexy Eyes' - I might have to go and play it! My favourite Dr Hook song is "The Cover Of Rolling Stone". Unless we do a rate on NM #2 hits from 1973 it won't come up. (It was kept off #1 by "Part Of The Union" by The Strawbs)
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Post by rubcale on Oct 4, 2021 17:29:41 GMT 1
05 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 10 Cliff Richard - Carrie 09 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 08 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 06 UB40 - Food For Thought 06 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 07 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 04 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 08 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 06 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 03 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 05 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 10 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 08 Madness - Embarrassment Overall a pretty good bunch
Probably one of the few Cliff records which will get a consistently high score
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Post by lewis17 on Oct 4, 2021 17:33:36 GMT 1
05 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 08 Cliff Richard - Carrie 09 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 06 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 07 UB40 - Food For Thought 06 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 05 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 06 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 08 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 05 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 06 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 04 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 06 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 07 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by coolchristie2 on Oct 4, 2021 21:02:33 GMT 1
2 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 10 Cliff Richard - Carrie 8 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 5 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 3 UB40 - Food For Thought 7 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 8 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 6 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 7 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 4 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 1 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 6 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 8 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 5 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 4, 2021 21:26:11 GMT 1
why so many poor scores for the Boomtown Rats?
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Post by darkstar79 on Oct 4, 2021 22:55:14 GMT 1
05 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 00 Cliff Richard - Carrie 02 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 08 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 07 UB40 - Food For Thought 07 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 02 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 05 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 10 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 02 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 01 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 03 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 06 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 10 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by smokeyb on Oct 4, 2021 23:13:32 GMT 1
07 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 09 Cliff Richard - Carrie 10 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 09 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 09 UB40 - Food For Thought 04 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 05 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 10 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 06 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 03 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 01 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 10 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 04 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 10 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by TheThorne on Oct 5, 2021 7:43:56 GMT 1
05 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 07 Cliff Richard - Carrie 09 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 07 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 08 UB40 - Food For Thought 07 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 06 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 08 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 05 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 06 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 03 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 06 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 06 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 07 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Oct 6, 2021 22:14:55 GMT 1
8 Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 7 Cliff Richard - Carrie 4 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 7 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 7 UB40 - Food For Thought 7 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 5 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 6 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 9 Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 7 Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 1 Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 7 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 8 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 10 Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by Shireblogger on Oct 7, 2021 7:41:32 GMT 1
9 : Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You 6 : Cliff Richard - Carrie 10 : Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 7 : Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 7 : UB40 - Food For Thought 8 : Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 5 : David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 6 : Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 3 : Detroit Spinners - Cupid ~ I've Loved You For A Long Time 4 : Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 0 : Sweet People - Et Les Oisueaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 1 : Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 2 : Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 8 : Madness - Embarrassment
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 7, 2021 9:36:20 GMT 1
I'm not disagreeing that Sweet People probably deserves to finish bottom from that list, but it will probably do so with an embarrassing score. Sweet People was incorrectly labelled as a French act in British Hit Singles but actually it's a Swiss producer Alain Morisod, and it's a soft instrumental track with bird noises over it.
I can't remember how the track goes, but it's not that terrible. (It isn't however in my "soft instrumentals" playlist, as it falls well below the quality required to be there, like "Sleepy Shores" etc)
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Post by Smurfie on Oct 7, 2021 10:19:21 GMT 1
Let's have a reminder (although I say reminder, I had never heard it before until this week when I set up the round - I didn't find it too offensive)
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 7, 2021 12:18:01 GMT 1
I gave it a listen. In general I love many soft instrumentals, but that one really has no real melody and seems overly focused on the bird sounds, so I have to judge it against other soft-instrumental semi-classical hits and yeah probably I'm not going to upgrade.
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