I Love #1s - 1983

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Last time on the #1 polls, 2002 saw the battle of the girlbands, with Sugababes narrowly pipping Gels Alahd to the post, with Freak Like Me getting a massive 41 ticks. Now dudes, its time to rewind twenty years - oh man, I've been looking forward to this year for ages. Boyband FITES! Yazoo covers getting the wobs top spot! Dave Bow-tie rescuing his career! Put your hands up for 1983!

[Poll #977180]

Argh sorry dudes, managed to post this twice. Re-tick pls!

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Nearly ticked 'Every Breath You Take' but prefer Puff and Faith's version so no.

Please tell me that 'You Can't Hurry Love' is not P Collins desecrating the Supremes.

Ones I don't remember

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

KC & Sunshoine band
New Edition
Paul Young

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This is a weird year cos it's obviously not vintage but at the same time I ticked all but one track - a lot of OK, quite good, six-out-of-ten tracks kicking around that I couldn't NOT tick (Paul Young probably most marginal but I quite like it even so). This is mostly because I was 10, I guess.

Listening to Maaaaaaarvin all night long

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Why so little love for "True"? The erection section 80s classic bar none!

[koganbot]

I ticked every one I remembered, and even one I didn't (KC). I was totally baffled by "Candy Girl" (I now remember that it existed, but I can't remember it), since I read "New Edition" as "New Order."

I remember Rob Sheffield had a piece in Spin saying why New Kids On The Block were the new Rolling Stones, giving relevant comparisons, e.g., "Rolling Stones: The blues had a baby and they called it rock 'n' roll. New Kids On The Block: Maurice Starr had New Edition and they sued him."

Interesting fact about New Edition: Madonna was a supporting act on one of their tours.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

I picked 13, that's the most ever for me. 1983 was a good year, I was 7.