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Your Best Singles?.............of 1982!
« on: October 5, 2005, 03:38:20 pm »
Yesterday searching through an old file I came across a list I'd written out in 1982 of my favourite singles I bought that year......

Party Fears Two - The Associates
The Message- Grand Master Flash
African and White - China Crisis
Faithless - Scritti Polliti
Club Country - The Associates
Promised You a Miracle- Simple Minds
Look,Now - The Fall
Poison Arrow - ABC
Look of Love - ABC
Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
Remember - Shambeko...say WAH!
The Back of Love- Echo and The Bunnymen
Save it for Later - The Beat
River - King Trigger
Rock the Casbah - The Clash
White Boy- Culture Club
Temptation - New Order
XOYO - The Passage
Videoteque - Dollar
Give Me Back My Heart- Dollar
Celebration - U2



I must admit the Dollar ones surprised me.....

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« Reply #1 on: October 5, 2005, 03:39:58 pm »
Showing my age here...but I bought quite a few of those back in 1982  :o
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« Reply #2 on: October 5, 2005, 03:40:51 pm »
I wasn't even born.

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« Reply #3 on: October 5, 2005, 03:42:49 pm »
I wasn't even born.

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So I take it you never saw the first 4 European Cups then?

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« Reply #4 on: October 5, 2005, 03:44:10 pm »
So I take it you never saw the first 4 European Cups then?

*struts out even smugger*  :wave

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« Reply #5 on: October 5, 2005, 03:44:50 pm »
Come on Eileen

Story of the Blues

Do You Believe in the westworld ?

Mad World

Living on the Ceiling

Golden Brown

Happy talk

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« Reply #6 on: October 5, 2005, 03:45:58 pm »
Come on Eileen

Story of the Blues

Do You Believe in the westworld ?

Mad World

Living on the Ceiling

Golden Brown

Happy talk

Theatre of Hate...great song.
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Re: Your Best Singles?.............of 1982!
« Reply #7 on: October 5, 2005, 03:47:39 pm »
Was story of the Blues really 82?..Cos I'm sure I would have included that!....BTW the list was typed ..using a type writting machine......those under 30 ask you parents!

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« Reply #8 on: October 5, 2005, 03:48:35 pm »
Was story of the Blues really 82?..Cos I'm sure I would have included that!....BTW the list was typed ..using a type writting machine......those under 30 ask you parents!

And when you hit two keys together they stuck  ;)
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« Reply #9 on: October 5, 2005, 03:50:00 pm »
Senses Working Overtime- XTC
Buffalo Girls- Malcolm McLaren
Madness- House of Fun
Jam- Town Called Malice
Bowie- Sound and Vision
Olivia Newton-John- Physical (ahem)

1981 was a good year as I remember.

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« Reply #10 on: October 5, 2005, 03:50:05 pm »
Yesterday searching through an old file I came across a list I'd written out in 1982 of my favourite singles I bought that year......

Party Fears Two - The Associates
The Message- Grand Master Flash
African and White - China Crisis
Faithless - Scritti Polliti
Club Country - The Associates
Promised You a Miracle- Simple Minds
Look,Now - The Fall
Poison Arrow - ABC
Look of Love - ABC
Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
Remember - Shambeko...say WAH!
The Back of Love- Echo and The Bunnymen
Save it for Later - The Beat
River - King Trigger
Rock the Casbah - The Clash
White Boy- Culture Club
Temptation - New Order
XOYO - The Passage
Videoteque - Dollar
Give Me Back My Heart- Dollar
Celebration - U2

I must admit the Dollar ones surprised me.....

Also disappointed that you haven't got any of The Jam on your list  :-[
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« Reply #11 on: October 5, 2005, 03:52:47 pm »
Well I have to say the omission of SOTB and Town Called Malice makes me think this is an incomplete list ........... the ribbon must have broken!!

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« Reply #12 on: October 5, 2005, 03:54:24 pm »
So I take it you never saw the first 4 European Cups then?

*struts out even smugger*  :wave

lmao

Indeed you are right!

I do love 80's music though. I don't know when it was released but A-Ha's the Sun Always Shines On TV is one of my favourite songs ever :) Those are the benefits of having 'jeriatric parents' and much older siblings!
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« Reply #13 on: October 5, 2005, 03:55:36 pm »
Well I have to say the omission of SOTB and Town Called Malice makes me think this is an incomplete list ........... the ribbon must have broken!!

Reason accepted...ribbon broken, keys sticking and the sound of the ding as the typewriter came to the end of sentence/line...those were the days  ;)
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« Reply #14 on: October 5, 2005, 03:59:22 pm »
Hold on! Hold on!!..this list is incomplete Ive missed off  "Shipbuilding" - Robert Wyatt .....single of the year ?....

Monty The '80's where indeed a great decade for music....especially in Liverpool...football wasn't bad either!


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« Reply #15 on: October 5, 2005, 04:04:11 pm »
What about this gem...

John Wayne is Big Leggy - Haysi Fantayzee  ;D
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« Reply #16 on: October 5, 2005, 04:05:48 pm »
Just did a Google search of the top 100 hits of 1982:

1. Physical, Olivia Newton-John
2. Eye Of The Tiger, Survivor
3. I Love Rock N' Roll, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
4. Ebony And Ivory, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5. Centerfold, J. Geils Band
6. Don't You Want M, Human League
7. Jack And Diane, John Cougar
8. Hurts So Good, John Cougar
9. Abracadabra, Steve Miller Band
10. Hard To Say I'm Sorry, Chicago
11. Tainted Love, Soft Cell
12. Chariots Of Fire, Vangelis
13. Harden My Heart, Quarterflash
14. Rosanna, Toto
15. I Can't Go For That, Daryl Hall and John Oates
16. 867-5309 (Jenny), Tommy Tutone
17. Key Largo, Bertie Higgins
18. You Should Hear How She Talks About You, Melissa Manchester
19. Waiting For A Girl Like You, Foreigner
20. Don't Talk To Strangers, Rick Springfield
21. The Sweetest Thing, Juice Newton
22. Always On My Mind, Willie Nelson
23. Shake It Up, Cars
24. Let It Whip, Dazz Band
25. We Got The Beat, Go-Go's
26. The Other Woman, Ray Parker Jr.
27. Turn Your Love Around, George Benson
28. Sweet Dreams, Air Supply
29. Only The Lonely, Motels
30. Who Can It Be Now?, Men At Work
31. Hold Me, Fleetwood Mac
32. Eye In The Sky, Alan Parsons Project
33. Let's Groove, Earth, Wind and Fire
34. Open Arms, Journey
35. Leader Of The Band, Dan Fogelberg
36. Leather And Lace, Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
37. Even The Nights Are Better, Air Supply
38. I've Never Been To Me, Charlene
39. '65 Love Affair, Paul Davis
40. Heat Of The Moment, Asia
41. Take It Easy On Me, Little River Band
42. Pac-man Fever, Buckner and Garcia
43. That Girl, Stevie Wonder
44. Private Eyes, Daryl Hall and John Oates
45. Trouble, Lindsey Buckingham
46. Making Love, Roberta Flack
47. Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me, Juice Newton
48. Young Turks, Rod Stewart
49. Freeze-frame, J. Geils Band
50. Keep The Fire Burnin', REO Speedwagon
51. Do You Believe In Love, Huey Lewis and The News
52. Cool Night, Paul Davis
53. Caught Up In You, 38 Special
54. Why Do Fools Fall In Love?, Diana Ross
55. Love In The First Degree, Alabama
56. Hooked On Classics, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
57. Wasted On The Way, Crosby, Stills and Nash
58. Think I'm In Love, Eddie Money
59. Love Is In Control, Donna Summer
60. Personally, Karla Bonoff
61. One Hundred Ways, Quincy Jones
62. Blue Eyes, Elton John
63. Our Lips Are Sealed, Go-Go's
64. You Could Have Been Wih Me, Sheena Easton
65. You Can Do Magic, America
66. Did It In A Minute, Daryl Hall and John Oates
67. I Ran, A Flock Of Seagulls
68. Somebody's Baby, Jackson Browne
69. Oh No, Commodores
70. Take It Away, Paul McCartney
71. It's Gonna Take A Miracle, Deneice Williams
72. Love Will Turn You Around, Kenny Rogers
73. Don't Stop Bellevin', Journey
74. Comin' In And Out Of Your Life, Barbra Streisand
75. Gloria, Laura Branigan
76. Empty Garden, Elton John
77. Yesterday's Songs, Neil Diamond
78. Crimson And Clover, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
79. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Police
80. Here I Am, Air Supply
81. I Keep Forgettin', Michael Mcdonald
82. Get Down On It, Kool and The Gang
83. Any Day Now, Ronnie Milsap
84. Make A Move On Me, Olivia Newton-John
85. Take My Heart, Kool and The Gang
86. Mirror Mirror, Diana Ross
87. Vacation, Go-Go's
88. (Oh) Pretty Woman, Van Halen
89. Should I Do It, Pointer Sisters
90. Hot In The City, Billy Idol
91. Kids In America, Kim Wilde
92. Man On Your Mind, Little River Band
93. What's Forever For, Michael Murphy
94. Waiting On A Friend, Rolling Stones
95. Do I Do, Stevie Wonder
96. Working For The Weekend, Loverboy
97. Goin' Down, Greg Guidry
98. Arthur's Theme, Christopher Cross
99. Through The Years, Kenny Rogers
100. Edge Of Seventeen, Stevie Nicks
 
Just thought, that could be an American list though!!
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Re: Your Best Singles?.............of 1982!
« Reply #17 on: October 5, 2005, 04:07:53 pm »
Just did a Google search of the top 100 hits of 1982:


Must be American top 100?
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« Reply #18 on: October 5, 2005, 04:09:44 pm »
After seeing the Google list .....I didn't realise I was so cool in 82!*




* actually I did!

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« Reply #19 on: October 5, 2005, 04:10:47 pm »
So I take it you never saw the first 4 European Cups then?

*struts out even smugger*  :wave


Ouch!     

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« Reply #20 on: October 5, 2005, 04:13:04 pm »
What about this gem...

John Wayne is Big Leggy - Haysi Fantayzee  ;D

Didnt one of them turn out to be top DJ Jeremy Healy?

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« Reply #21 on: October 5, 2005, 04:14:47 pm »
Didnt one of them turn out to be top DJ Jeremy Healy?


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« Reply #22 on: October 5, 2005, 04:14:52 pm »
Didnt one of them turn out to be top DJ Jeremy Healy?

Is correct my friend.
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« Reply #23 on: October 5, 2005, 04:18:01 pm »
Yellow Pearl was the TOTP theme tune. It had just replaced Whole Lotta Love a few months earlier

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« Reply #24 on: October 5, 2005, 04:22:25 pm »
Thinking back to the early 80's...worst part for me was that bloody "Fame" hated the programme with a passion  :no

Then again not far behind was Adam Ant, Dallas, Dynasty....
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Re: Your Best Singles?.............of 1982!
« Reply #25 on: October 5, 2005, 04:35:21 pm »
that's another American list. Here's the UK top selling lists for that year:

Top Singles of 1982

1   Dexy's Midnight Runners   Come On Eileen
2   Irene Cara   Fame
3   Survivor   Eye Of The Tiger
4   Culture Club   Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
5   Tight Fit   The Lion Sleeps Tonight
6   Musical Youth   Pass The Dutchie
7   Eddy Grant   I Don't Wanna Dance
8   Goombay Dance Band   Seven Tears
9   Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder   Ebony And Ivory
10   The Jam   Town Called Malice / Precious

Top Albums of 1982

1   Barbra Streisand   Love Songs
2   Kids From Fame   The Kids From Fame
3   Madness   Complete Madness
4   ABC   Lexicon Of Love
5   Duran Duran   Rio
6   John Lennon   The John Lennon Collection
7   Dire Straits   Love Over Gold
8   Haircut One Hundred   Pelican West
9   The Human League   Dare
10   Roxy Music   Avalon

and all the number 1's that year:

1982
492   16 Jan   Bucks Fizz   Land Of Make Believe   2
493   30 Jan   Shakin' Stevens   Oh Julie   1
494   6 Feb   Kraftwerk   The Model / Computer Love   1
495   13 Feb   The Jam   A Town Called Malice/Precious   3
496   6 Mar   Tight Fit   The Lion Sleeps Tonight   3
497   27 Mar   The Goombay Dance Band   Seven Tears   3
498   17 Apr   Bucks Fizz   My Camera Never Lies   1
499   24 Apr   Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder   Ebony & Ivory   3
500   15 May   Nicole   A Little Peace   2
501   29 May   Madness   House Of Fun   2
502   12 Jun   Adam Ant   Goody Two Shoes   2
503   26 Jun   Charlene   I've Never Been To Me   1
504   3 Jul   Captain Sensible   Happy Talk   2
505   17 Jul   Irene Cara   Fame   3
506   7 Aug   Dexy's Midnight Runners   Come On Eileen   4
507   4 Sep   Survivor   Eye Of The Tiger   4
508   2 Oct   Musical Youth   Pass The Dutchie   3
509   23 Oct   Culture Club   Do You Really Want To Hurt Me   3
510   13 Nov   Eddy Grant   I Don't Wanna Dance   3
511   4 Dec   The Jam   Beat Surrender   2
512   18 Dec   Renee & Renato   Save Your Love   4
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« Reply #26 on: October 5, 2005, 04:45:24 pm »
Well Pass the Dutchie was number 1 when I was born! 8) :)

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« Reply #27 on: October 5, 2005, 04:54:05 pm »
Well Pass the Dutchie was number 1 when I was born! 8) :)

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« Reply #28 on: October 5, 2005, 05:04:17 pm »
Well Pass the Dutchie was number 1 when I was born! 8) :)

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« Reply #29 on: October 5, 2005, 05:09:18 pm »
oh man most of these songs are ones i can start singing off the top of my head.

I didnt even like half of them but i was 12 and most of them just sunk in off the radio.

I would add The Thompson Twins to the list of the missing though.
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« Reply #30 on: October 7, 2005, 03:15:34 pm »
culture club- do you really want  to hurt me
OMD- maid of orleans
Wham-young guns
Junior- mama used to say
Fun Boy 3- it ain't what you do
Bananarama-really saying something