Our 1980s Top Twenty Chart Poll

Round Nine Results
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 72% v 28% Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel 51% v 49% Manic Monday - Bangles
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl 43% v 57% Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel

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Match-Up #95
Purple Rain - Prince v Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

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Match-Up #94
Let’s Dance - David Bowie v Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel

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Match-Up #93
Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads v Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

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Match-Up #92
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division v Eternal Flame - Bangles

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Match-Up #91
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics v Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

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Basic Maze – walking in the maze

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BILLY BRAGG
Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
1986 Canada pressing

More Billy Bragg, continuing my revisitation of his catalog that I started last week.

Super clever, really melodic, great lyrics. As per the Bragg usual.
Just endlessly playable songs.
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FRANK CHICKENS
Blue Canary
1985 UK Reissue 7” single

Some odd #artpop for a mini lunchtime spin.

Frank Chickens were a #japanese duo who were formed in London. Since then, many more members have joined, &they’re a kind of art-pop performance troupe.

Blue Canary is definitely a vibe, as is the instrumental B-side. They’re both on YouTube, so I’ll let you find out for yourself, but before you do, you may want to take a few bong hits first.
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Talking Heads - And She Was (1985)

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Our 1980s Top Twenty Chart Poll

Round Nine Results
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics 61% v 39% Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 70% v 30% Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads 62% v 38% Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Let’s Dance - David Bowie 69% v 31% Eternal Flame - Bangles
Purple Rain - Prince 57% v 43% Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

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Match-Up #90
Down Under - Men at Work v Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears For Fears

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Match-Up #89
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash v Money For Nothing - Dire Straits

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Match-Up #88
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl v Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel

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Match-Up #87
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel v Manic Monday - Bangles

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Match-Up #86
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush v Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

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THE B-52’S
Wild Planet
1980 Canada pressing

All over the map tonight; from haunting folk, to Canadian country, to one of the great party bands.

So fun, despite the latter day sin of “Love Shack”, a song that I cannot stand to this day.
You couldn’t go anywhere back then without hearing that song. I hate it so much.

All that being said, I still listen to the 1st TWO records regularly.
Oh… & Fred Schneider rules.
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TEARS FOR FEARS
Songs From The Big Chair
1985 Canada pressing

Spinning some comfort records on a rainy, raw Monday night.

Another that my two older sisters loved in the #80s as teenagers that was passed down to me.
Just an absolute monster pop record, full of great classic songs.
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40 years ago this week, "Lucky" by #GregKihn entered the #Top40 at 38. It peaked at 30 on 06 Apr 1985. It didn't do as well as "Jeopardy" had two years earlier, but I think it's catchy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNHWpi7CKgU #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

CAMEO
Word Up!
1986 U.S. PROMO pressing

Some of the funkiest, badass motherfuckers ever.

Love Cameo to death, and this album still pumps.