I Love No.1's - 1989

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

August saw 'Toxic' walkover the 2004 vote, with 33 ticks, whilst even Band Aid 20 got more ticks than Brian McFadden. Ha! Today we have a curious mix of soap stars, charity singles and... Jive Bunny. It's 1989!


[Poll #1065273]

Comments

[koganbot]

(I didn't tick the Bangles or the ignorance of Xmas song.)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I like 'Eternal Flame' somehow. maybe the crappy Atomic Kitten cover years later made me appreciate it more. my real Bangles re-discovery lately tho has been 'Goin Down To Liverpool' <- it's ace altho i wish there was a longer, dronier version

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Yes! That song IS ace. Also, I was surprised that the lead single off their last album, "Something That You Said" was great too.

I love "Eternal Flame" dearly. I also liked Atomic Kitten (at least pre-Jenny Frost), but their version of EF was dismal on every level.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

part of why i like GDTL is it reminds me of Sheila E's 'Belle Of St Mark' but this is probably just because i've always associated them together from radio memories. the backing vocals, guitar twangs and opening "heeeeeey" are so great tho.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

OOOH belle of st mark!

[adds to list of songs to find for saturday]

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

play 'Deep Heat 89'!

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I have always loathed Eternal Flame, despite (or more probably precisely because) generally loving the Bangles.

Susanna Hoffs sounds even more smurf-like than original, and its tweeness irritates the hell out of me. In Your Room (lead single from the same album) was infinitely superior.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Ditto for me - they did all kinds of good stuff before this, and this was just another cookie cutter Diane Warren song. I mean, those songs were all good, but I would've much rather there to have been a "Diane Warren (or Desmond Child or etc.) stable" like PWL than record companies forcing these big ballads on everyone they wanted to have a big hit.

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

I was very close to submitting a Bangles song in the 80's pop open group, but, alas, didn't have the time to go rediscover anything that isn't on their greatest hits.

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

n.b. "Going Down to Liverpool" is a cover of a Katrina and the Waves song, a fact I learned when I stole a copy of Walking on Sunshine from my university's radio station.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

this is an interesting development!

i thought it was about Courtney Love... (not really but maybe it could be)