I Love #1's - 1986

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Last week this very community declared that Steve Harley & his Cockerny Rebellion and those Swedish songsters ABBA were on equal footing as the best number one of 1975 (see below for the tie-breaker)! Your main poll action however today features the Golden Pop Year of 1986:

[Poll #777608]

Comments

BLOODY KIDS

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

how can ppl not be voting for edge of heaven???? i didn't expect it to beat PDP, but why is it down on 35%???!!?!?!?!

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I remember nearly all of these songs from The First Time Round (not least thanks to Grace's constant rotation of True Blue) but that one I can't bring to mind.

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

take me to the edge of heaven
one last time might be forever
don't you tell me lies
it just a matter of something
that my heart is looking for a home

YEAH YEAH YEAH, NANA NANANA

it is the song that provided me with a POP EPIPHANY, which i may detail one day...

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Not Diana Woss then?

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

It's one of Wham's best moments. Madness.

But I'm more concerned that people have voted for the Housemartins, Chris De Burgh & Boris Gardener. Awful the lot of them. HAVE YOU NO EARS, PEOPLE?

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

I even thought when I was filling out the list "Surely no one will vote for Chris De Burgh" but then two people have! My faith in humanity is fading fast.

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i think this is one of the weaker singles if not weakest!

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

it is infinitely better than both young guns and whan rap before we go ANY further.

there are also very very few examples of a bad motown pastiche in pop

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Young Guns and Wham Rap have more IMPACT (on me)

The Edge Of Heaven just sounds 'this'll do' to me - what might I be missing? this is only based on my memory of it - not heard it for quite a while - can only remember the chorus.

BLOODY OLD CODGER more like

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I hate all of those. The only Wham! records that are any good at all are "Wake Me Up etcet" and "Everything She Wants".

Re: BLOODY OLD CODGER more like

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This explains a lot actually.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I'm here to help.

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

You see I was with you until this nonsense about Wham Rap!

Wham The Final is one of the greatest greatest hits records EVER. Not a bad moment (apart from Battlestations).

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

U MAD

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

I know! It's the song that 'Wake me up before you go-go' should have been! (That made more sense in my head, but oh, you know...)

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Further George injustice: "A Different Corner" is so lovely! (And so indie!)

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Can't remember this one. Is it a ballad?

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was the follow-up to "Careless Whisper", it's a post break-up number, a bit meandering but there's a real delicacy to it which Yog doesn't often hit.

Re: BLOODY KIDS

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

Yes, wth?!?! It is one of Wham's best singles! Surely no one is holding GM's park activities against him?