Jio's HoF :NOW:WEEKLY PICKS (30/5/2023)

[jio]

Ooops I forgot Your Disco Needs You. It should have been top 5 actually I'll change it later on

[ThomyX]

Some great choices there! I love Finer Feelings, Breathe, Shocked and Slow the most out of your top ten. My list would look like this, though:

1: Chocolate
2: Can't Get You Out Of My Head
3: All the Lovers
4: Better Than Today
5: Breathe
6: Shocked
7: Finer Feelings
8: Please Stay
9: Slow
10: 2 Hearts

[Tiger]

-#10.Spinning Around (UK #1--Australia #1)
-#9.Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue:Where The Wild Roses Grow (UK #11--Australia #2)
-#7.Step Back In Time (UK #4--Australia #5)
-#5.Finer Feelings (UK #11--Australia #60)
-#4.Got To Be Certain (UK #2--Australia #1)
-#3.Breathe (UK #14--Australia #23)
-#2.Shocked (UK #6--Australia #7)
-#1.Your Disco Needs You (UK #152--Australia #20)

Surprising #1

[ShayLaB]

Especially like:
Kids
Slow
Where The Wild Roses Grow

Some Kind of Bliss would be my No1.

[jio]

Oh my charts are so deserted. I am going back to civilization for the weekend so I'll update (this list at least) and also download all the chart songs I missed this past month. I do miss this site guys

[jio]

YEAR IN FOCUS-1980 part 1:LEGENDARY ARTISTS' TOP 10

1. MICHAEL JACKSON
Rock With You


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2.BARBRA STREISAND
Woman In Love


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3.KATE BUSH
Babooshka



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4.GEORGE BENSON
Give Me The Night

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5.BLONDIE
Call Me


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6.DIANA ROSS
Upside Down


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7.DAVID BOWIE
Alabama Song


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8.THE BEE GEES
Spirits (Having Flown)


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9.PETER GABRIEL
Games Without Frontier

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10.OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
Xanadu


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YEAR IN FOCUS-1980 part 2:CLASSIC TUNES

1.MOTORHEAD
Ace Of Spades


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2.THE SHADOWS
Riders In The Sky

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3.SHEENA EASTON
Morning Train (9 To 5)

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4.THE DETROIT SPINNERS
Working My Way Back To You

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5.TEENA MARIE
I Need Your Lovin'


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6.THE GIBSON BROTHERS
Cuba

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7.LIPPS INC.
Funky Town

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8.ODYSSEY
Use It Up And Wear It Out


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9.IRENE CARA
Fame

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10.BROTHERS JOHNSON
Stomp


Click on the song titles to listen to the songs.
Tomorrow: the three final parts

[Marius]

yay, only classics!
Blondie, George Benson, Lipps Inc, Peter Gabriel, Motorhead, Spinners and Irene are my favourites there.

[NothingFails]

Great choices for 1980, especially MJ, Blondie, Sheena Easton, Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush.

[jio]

YEAR IN FOCUS-1980 part 3:TREND OF THE YEAR:SKA/REGGAE

1.BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
Could You Be Loved


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2.MADNESS
My Girl


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3.DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
Geno


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4.THE SPECIALS
Too Much Too Young

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5.MADNESS
Night Boat To Cairo


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6.EDDY GRANT
Do You Feel My Love


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7.THE LAMBRETTAS
Poison Ivy


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8.THE SELECTER
Three Minute Heroe


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9.THE BEAT
Hands Off... She's Mine


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10.UB40
King


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YEAR IN FOCUS-1980 part 4:MORE 1980 CLASSIC TUNES

1.RICK JAMES
Big Time


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2.SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
Happy House


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3.CHRISTOPHER CROSS
Ride Like The Wind


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4.THE UNDERTONES
My Perfect Cousin


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5.MARTHA & THE MUFFINS
Echo Beach




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6.THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND
Let's Go Round Again


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7.JERMAINE JACKSON
Let's Get Serious


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8.STACY LATTISAW
Jump To The Beat


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9.KELLY MARIE
Feels Like I'm In Love


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10.THE VAPORS
Turning Japanese





YEAR IN FOCUS-1980 part 5:OBSCURE 1980 ALBUM: NEW MUSIK:From A To B



1.This World Of Water

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2.Living By Numbers

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3.Sanctuary

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4.Straight Lines

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5.On Islands

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Click on the song titles to listen to the songs.
Next Month:1981

[AlexZ]

Some epic tunes here:
Barbra Streisand - 'The Woman In Love'
Always love this track + 'Promises'

Blondie - 'Call Me'
I like Debbie and you know it

1981: only two words. Bucks Fizz.
Most underrated pop group. Always would be in my favourite Top groups with Steps, ABBA, Sugababes, Girls Aloud, Blondie.

[jio]

I am surprised you didn't mention Olivia Newton-John knowing your taste

[AlexZ]

I am surprised you didn't mention Olivia Newton-John knowing your taste

1. I can miss it, because sometimes my stupid PC don't watch pictures on web sites.
2. Always want to know it. Who is on your avatar?

[nyla]

So happy you are finally back with this chart
And big yeeey for `80s

From your list love, love, love:
Michael Jackson – Rock With You
Blondie – Call Me
Diana Ross – Upside Down
Olivia Newton John & ELO - Xanadu
Motorhead – Ace Of Spades
The Shadows – Riders In The Sky
Sheena Easton - Morning Train (Nine To Five)
The Spinners - Working My Way Back To You Girl
Irene Cara - Fame
Bob Marley - Could you be loved
Lambrettas - Poison Ivy
Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin

but my 2 top faves are:
Barbra Streisand – Woman In Love
Lipps Inc - FunkyTown

I didn`t know all the songs from your list but I gave them all a listen and was pleasantly suprised with some, so as usual thanx for that.

I`m personally really bad with years and what song is from what year but there are some that I love from 1980 that aren`t on your list, but don`t know should I mention them...

Also there are a lot of 80`s music from EXYU that I love and that are heavily influenced with international music but as I said I`m really bad with years

Looking forward for the next list...

[jio]

@Nyla, so glad u like my countdown. Which songs u didn't know and u liked?

Of course u can post whatever u like, it would make this page far more interesting... And u do know how much i like ex-YU and 80s music so a combination of the two is especially welcome

As far as time is concerned, I did include in the lists several songs which were initially released in the late 70s and not in 1980 but which became popular in the UK and Europe during 1980. That's the case of most disco songs in the lists and of course the Bob Marley and David Bowie songs.

@AlexZ: That's me... NO lol. That's Prince from the early 80s

[nyla]

I totally didn`t know: Sheena Easton - Morning Train (Nine To Five), The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin & I quite like New Musik Sanctuary & On Islands...

From 1980 songs that I love that aren`t on the list:
Dolly Parton – Old Flames Can`t Hold A Candle To You
Kool And The Gang – Celebration
Abba – Super Trouper
Abba – Lay All Your Love On Me
Abba – The Winner Takes It All
Blondie – Rapture
Blondie – The Tide Is High
Bette Midler – The Rose
Bette Midler – When a Man Loves A woman
Dolly Parton – 9 To 5
Dolly Parton – The House Of The Rising Sun...

I will post some of my faves from Croatian/EXYU music little by little as yours 80s chart goes on (maybe I should open a tread about Croatian/EXYU music )...

[jio]

At least one of those songs will be probably appearing in 1981...

The Sheena Easton song, well I first heard it in Czech (and in a drag show from all places lol) and then in English lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI0ceJhaHAI

[jio]

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 21 of 40


So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:




A.OFRA HAZA TOP 10 SINGLES I am running the danger of repeating myself here since I already created a thread for this lady but it would be a shame not to have her here as well. So here she is. Well, Ofra was one of those rare type of artists which managed to trully shine at the international level without having to sing in english. Beginning from the poor neighbourhoods of Israel in the early '80s, she quickly became a national pop sensation but before long, she changed direction and started paying tribute to the music closer to her heart, the music of the wider Middle East. She had Yemeni-Jewish ancestry after all. Her 1983 album "Homeland Songs" will be the first example of that and her 1984 album "Yemenite Songs" will follow suit and will turn her into an international sensation 2 years later, opening the door for her to work with Iggy Pop, Paula Abdul and others. During the '90s, her music will stay as strong as ever, albeit becoming increasingly more melancholic and ambitious. Ofra died of AIDS in 1999, a death which lead to the articulation of many many conspiracy theories, some of which do sound possible. It's needless to say I love her music (even though I can't understand a word lol) and may I also add that I think she was as beautiful as AlexZ thinks Heidi is

-#1.Shir Hafrecha (The Bimbo Song) (1980)
Because I feel like dancing, I feel like nonsense.
I want to laugh - but you, I don't want!
I feel like it during the day, and at night
I want to scream - I'm a Bimbo


-#2.Im Nin' Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) (1984)
original version (1978)
If there be no mercy left in the world,
The doors of heaven will never be barred

-#3.Amen Lamilim (Amen For Words) (1983)
And if you return safely from all the wars
And with your good eyes you light up the day
Then together we will silence all the words
With which you loved me, all the time

-#4.Simanim Shel Ohavim (Lover's Signs) (1981)

-#5.Tfila (Prayer) (1981)
What still remains for us in our days?
What remains all day long?
Sunshine, hope and so many sights
Nights and days of dreams

-#6.Chai (Alive) (1983)
My days and nights are full of life,
And in my sky the pillar of fire still rises
I will sing endlessly
I'll spread out my hands
To my friends across the sea

-#7.Galbi (1986)
You stole my heart, you stole my soul
You take my breath away, What can I do?
What can I say when you're so far away?

-#8.Rachamim (1985)
Everyone whistles to me at the window
But me, I don't hear
My heart is like a telephone
Ringing in the Welfare office
Busy for two months already,
No connection, no lines
And everyone's on their knees

-#9.Yad Anuga (Gentle Hand) (1983)
she had black eyes
Light and darkness bump into them
On her forehead light shivers
Dew of childhood is full of glory

-#10.Itcha Halaila (With You Tonight) (1984)
You wander among the mountains
You don't know your way.
And in the heights the angels
Sing a song of love to you.
Return to me, in uniform
Into the peace and silence here.
Because only with you, and only with you,
are things good

[AlexZ]

Jio wrote:
I also add that I think she was as beautiful as AlexZ thinks Heidi is...

Epic sentence!!!!!

One very old question: When I watched Forum Song Contest your country choice is always strange for me? I can understand if you choose Cyprus or Greece, but I remember countries of your last choices were India & Palestina Are you really like Eastern music so much?

[CrazyCrazy]

@AlexZ: That's me... NO lol. That's Prince from the early 80s

He looks so different!!!?

[jio]

Jio wrote:
I also add that I think she was as beautiful as AlexZ thinks Heidi is...

Epic sentence!!!!!

One very old question: When I watched Forum Song Contest your country choice is always strange for me? I can understand if you choose Cyprus or Greece, but I remember countries of your last choices were India & Palestina Are you really like Eastern music so much?

Of course. When I was younger I was sort of allergic to anything ethnic, I just hated Greek, Balkanic and oriental music in general. But when I moved abroad, I missed it and since then I appreciate it very much. Not everything mind you, but lots of stuff. It's a shame u don't have a fast connection, you might have enjoyed some of them too (don't really think so but who knows? lol)

[jio]

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 22 of 40


So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:



A.ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER TOP 10 I don't think this guy needs any introduction at all. Let the music talk

-#1."Memory" by Elaine Page (1980)
from the musical "Cats" originally peaked at #6 in the UK in 1981. Barbra Streisand took it to #34 in 1981 and Elaine Page took it to #36 again in 1998. In the USA the song peaked at #39 in a 1983 cover version performed by Barry Manilow


-#2."The Phantom Of The Opera" by Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford (1986)
From "The Phantom Of The Opera". It reached #7 in 1986.

-#3."Don't Cry For Me Argentina" by Julie Covington (1976)
From "Evita". It reached #1 in 1976. The Shadows took it to #5 in 1978, Madonna took it to #3 (and #8 in the USA) in 1996 and, at the same time, Mike Flower Pops took it to #30.


-#4."With One Look" by Barbra Streisand (1993)
From "Sunset Boulevard". It reached #30 in 1993.

-#5."The Music Of The Night" by Michael Crawford (1986)
From "The Phantom Of The Opera". It reached #7 in 1986.

-#6."I Don't Know How To Love Him" by Helen Reddy (1971)
From "Jesus Christ Superstar". Although it was never a hit in the UK, it reached #13 in the USA in 1971 at the same time when the original Yvonne Elliman version reached #28.

-#7."Take That Look Off Your Face" by Marti Webb (1979)
From "Tell Me On A Sunday". Reached #3 in 1980.

-#8."Close Every Door" by Phillip Schofield (1972)
From "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". Phillip Schofield's cover reached #27 in 1992.


-#9."The Perfect Year" by Dina Carroll (1993)
From "Sunset Boulevard". It reached #5 in 1993

-#10."I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You" by Linda Lewis (1971)
From "Evita". Linda Lewis' cover reached #40 in 1979.

[jio]

YEAR IN FOCUS-1981 part 1:LEGENDARY ARTISTS' TOP 10

1.PHIL COLLINS
In The Air Tonight


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2.DURAN DURAN
Planet Earth

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3.MADNESS
It Must Be Love

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4.OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
Physical


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5.THE JAM
Funeral Pyre


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6.BLONDIE
Rapture

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7.DAVID BOWIE
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)


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8.THE POLICE
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic


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9.ABBA
Lay All Your Love On Me


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10.THE JACKSONS
Can You Feel It


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YEAR IN FOCUS-1981 part 2:CLASSIC TUNES

1.UB40
One In Ten

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2.THE HUMAN LEAGUE
Don't You Want Me


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3.KYU SAKAMOTO
Sukiyaki*


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4.KLAUS NOMI
Total Eclipse

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5.THE SPECIALS
Ghost Town



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6.KIM WILDE
Kids In America


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7.ODYSSEY
Going Back To My Roots


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8.SOFT CELL
Tainted Love


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9.VISAGE
Fade To Grey


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10.DAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN
It's My Party

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"Sukiyaki" was released in 1963. A 1981 cover version by A Taste Of Honey made it popular in the USA but the original is far better so it's included here



Click on the song titles to listen to the songs.
Tomorrow: the three final parts

[jio]

YEAR IN FOCUS-1981 part 3:R&B/REGGAE/SKA

1.THE GAP BAND
Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)


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2.RANDY CRAWFORD
You Might Need Somebody


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3.BAD MANNERS
Just A Feeling


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4.RICK JAMES
Give It To Me Baby



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5.EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING
I'm In Love


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6.SHEILA HYLTON
Bed's Too Big Without You

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7.THE POINTER SISTERS
Slow Hand


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8.HI-GLOSS
You'll Never Know


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9.THIRD WORLD
Dancing On The Floor (Hooked On Love)


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10.EDDY GRANT
Can't Get Enough Of You


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YEAR IN FOCUS-1981 part 4:NEW WAVE/ROCK

1.SPANDAU BALLET
Musclebound




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2.ADAM & THE ANTS
Prince Charming

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3.THE CREATURES
Mad-Eyed Screamer


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4.TOM TOM CLUB
Wordy Rappinghood


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5.THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Games People Play




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6.SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
Arabian Nights


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7.SUSAN FASSBENDER
Twilight Cafe



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8.GODLEY & CREME
Under Your Thumb


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9.THE TEARDROP EXPLODES
Treason


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10.PAT BENATAR
Hit Me With Your Best Shot



YEAR IN FOCUS-1981 part 5:OBSCURE 1981 ALBUM: IMAGINATION:Body Talk



1.Body Talk

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2.Flashback

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3.In And Out Of Love

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4.Burning Up

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5.So Good So Right

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Next Month:1982

[XavierTrovo]

I love it all

[jio]

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 23 of 40



So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:





A.TOP 10 EUROVISION PERFORMANCES FROM THE '90s The '90s can be considered a sort of transitional period in the history of the Eurovision. As communism collapsed in Eastern Europe, more and more countries began to line up to take part in the contest, even as its ratings in Western Europe kept falling. That lead to a series of ever changing participation rules, none of which solved the problem of the existence of too many countries for a TV show. Musically, Ireland won the contest 4 times within the same decade with some of the most boring (in my opinion) winners in the contest ever. Meanwhile countries mostly from the south of Europe began sending more ethnic sounding songs (a trend which constitutes the bright spot of Eurovision in that decade). As the '90s drew to a close though, the no-language restriction rule is introduced leading to the gradual establishment of English as the ESC language of choice . So here are my 10 favourite '90s Eurovision performances. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on its title. Enjoy

-#1.Spain 1990:Bandido-Azucar Moreno (final ranking #5)

-#2.Turkey 1997: Dinle-Sebnem Parker & Group Etnik (final ranking #3)

-#3.France 1991:C'est Le Dernier Qui A Parle-Amina (final ranking #2)

-#4.Israel 1991:Kan-Duo Datz (final ranking #3)

-#5.Portugal 1996:O Meu Coracao Nao Tem Cor-Lucia Moniz (final ranking #6)

-#6.Norway 1995:Nocturne-Secret Garden (final ranking #1)

-#7.Greece 1995ia Prosefhi-Elina Konstantopoulou (final ranking #12)

-#8.Yugoslavia 1992:Ljubim Te Pesmama-Extra Nena (final ranking #13)

-#9.Germany 1994:Wir Geben 'Ne Party-Mekado (final ranking #3)


-#10:Greece 1991:Anoixi-Sophia Vossou (final ranking #13)