NME Top Singles of 1984

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Womack & Womack
4
9%
Elvis Costello
1
2%
Special AKA
5
11%
Dennis Edwards
1
2%
Staple Singers
1
2%
James Ingram
1
2%
The Smiths
12
27%
Bruce
2
5%
Prince
12
27%
Van Halen
5
11%
 
Total votes: 44

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Re: NME Top Singles of 1984

Postby fange » 15 Jun 2018, 04:25

^^
Yep, solid gold.




Huge drop from '83. These are the ones i'd pick...

Great
9. When Doves Cry - Prince
10. Jump - Van Halen
11. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
30. Small-Town Boy - Bronski Beat
34. Sensoria - Cabaret Voltaire
37. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
41. Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chuka Khan

Good
7. What Difference Does It Make - The Smiths
8. Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
17. Bachelor Kisses - The Go Betweens
45. The Killing Moon - Echo And The Bunnymen

OK for a bit of nostalgia
4. Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards
28. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cindy Lauper
35. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
40. Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2


The rest .... the less said the better.
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Re: NME Top Singles of 1984

Postby The Modernist » 19 Jun 2018, 00:08

I bought two of the singles. Can you guess which two?

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Re: NME Top Singles of 1984

Postby Bent Fabric » 19 Jun 2018, 00:14

bobzilla77 wrote:

Best thing mentioned on the entire page...at least equal to When Doves Cry. I worked in an ice cream store when it was a summer hit. It brought a smile to my face every time it came on.



It was the perfect sort of "sidecar" to that summer's/autumn's Purple Rain fever.

I remember hearing it constantly at the New Orleans World's Fair in late August/early September when we went back to school.

Granted, this last little burst of "Michael-mania related ephemera" was also simultaneously fighting to be heard in the same places:


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Re: NME Top Singles of 1984

Postby toomanyhatz » 19 Jun 2018, 00:23

Just me for the Staples, then? OK, the trendy electro-drop doesn't become them, but it doesn't drown out the vocals, which are already leagues ahead of anyone else here. Far from their best, but in this context, good enough for me.
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Re: NME Top Singles of 1984

Postby fange » 20 Jun 2018, 14:52

toomanyhatz wrote:Just me for the Staples, then? OK, the trendy electro-drop doesn't become them, but it doesn't drown out the vocals, which are already leagues ahead of anyone else here. Far from their best, but in this context, good enough for me.

Of course, I won't argue that the Staples' voices are always a joy, but I find the song itself is numbingly ordinary, and at times grating. Some of the others like 'I Feel For You' or 'Ain't Nobody' by comparison really take off.



The Modernist wrote:I bought two of the singles. Can you guess which two?


Bruce and VH. :ugeek:
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Re: NME Top Singles of 1984

Postby sloopjohnc » 20 Jun 2018, 17:14

The Modernist wrote:I bought two of the singles. Can you guess which two?


The Smiths and Bronski Beat.

Maybe Cabaret Voltaire instead of Bronski Beat.
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Re: NME Top Singles of 1984

Postby Ranking Ted » 20 Jun 2018, 20:08

The Modernist wrote:I bought two of the singles. Can you guess which two?

Of the 10? Ingram & Smiths.


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