I Love #1's - 1988

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Last week everyone's favourite Russian faux-lesbians Tatu won their battle with Bouncey & the 'Babes to claim best number one of 2003, with a whopping 46 ticks. Poor old Snedders fared as badly as his follow-up single with only 2 votes of confidence, though looking at the text box some might say Gary Jules was the greater hate figure of the year (blatantly because you all had a tenner on 'Proper Crimbo' to hit the Xmas top spot instead). Now we come to the year where SmallKat first discovered the the magical world of the pop charts - 1988!


[Poll #814293]

Comments

Theme from S'Express

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I remember hearing this for the first time on the chart run (new entry at number 20, or something like that), and falling in love with it. It felt like it was so exciting and different (like a lot of the early records coming out of the dance scene at the time - the only other time I've had that regular feeling was during the late 90s/early 00s R&B boom). And being a naive 13 year old who knew nothing about where the record had come from, I loved the record so much I couldn't wait to see the TV show / film that it was the Theme to...

Re: Theme from S'Express

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I thought it was something to do with rollerskating.

Re: Theme from S'Express

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i was all but excommunicated by indie types for buying the album! (on tape, natch)

Re: Theme from S'Express

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I remember hearing this and going, ooh, finally dance music I like. and then discovering that no one else had ever heard of them. (america, innit?)