my only complaint is why did stock, aitken & waterman call the song that when they would have been perfectly aware of the classic earth, wind & fire tune of the same name? especially the instrumental break in the middle that sadly is all too short. but i always thought there was enough difference to like almost as much. Princess: sadly ms heslop seemingly didn't get another invite onto the show to perform this, which sceptics could well accuse of being 'say i'm your number one pt ii'. sadly no sign yet of the fabled red codpiece (that i remember larry blackmon once claiming came about through sheer chance rather than design), although in their wiki pic larry's still got it on 30 years later (and he's now got a whitey in the band too!)

neither did that much for me, although unlike 'word up' at least they didn't make me run for the hills (shouldn't that have been the correct title of the current iron maiden hit by the way?).

which i suppose makes 'single life' 'she's strange pt 2' rather than the other way around. and like the above, i have no desire to have my memory refreshedĬameo: i think this was actually re-released in the wake of the success of 'single life'. Madonna: all i can recall about this was the chorus refrain of 'gonna dress you up in my love'. and i'm not going to bother to go to the lengths of finding out if my memory's playing tricks on me or not in that regard all i remember about this was the line 'beat boy, beat boy, hit that perfect beat boy' being sung ad nauseum. Reply Deleteīronski beat: they were always going to be on the fast track to oblivion once jimmy left, despite their best efforts to try and avoid that.

Talking of overplayed Christmas hits, here's one of the worst offenders to play us out. Deeply troubled even at this stage, before she'd met Bobby Brown. Whitney's made it to the top - having heard an interview with Kevin MacDonald about his documentary about her puts a very different slant on seeing her now. Innocent enough (unlike Aled Jones), but another overplayed seasonal ditty. Some ultra-cheap effects for such a highly polished song.Īs I sat there sweltering in summer heat, the last thing I needed to hear was a Christmas song, so thanks for nothing, Shaky. Las Vegas? Reno? Not the most rock 'n' roll of cities, so maybe not. Princess with, no, not that song, a different one, haven't heard this since '85 and it'll do, but it didn't sustain her career. Not their strongest track, but good fun nonetheless, and the lyrics are amusing.īreakers! Iron Maiden with maybe their best known hit, if not their biggest, it's all right as far as it goes with its settlers vs natives theme, but they're never going to be my favourite band like they are with their fans. I wonder if it was this tour she saw? No, I don't know how she's not out of breath either.Ĭameo, who it struck me were the American version of Imagination watching them here. There was someone who wrote into Annie Nightingale's Request Show and described Madonna in concert as being the size of her deodorant bottle. I believe there's a darts player who uses this as his walk-on music. This was a bigger hit than I remember it being, and it is catchy and Hi-NRG even with some slightly offputting lyrics. Hey, that's a coup, Bronski Beat have Hughie Green as their new lead singer. Next up is December 19th but it's yet another Mike Smith edition. It got to number 2 last year, this time around it peaked at number 6. Wham! – “Last Christmas” (32) (audience dancing/credits) Whitney Houston – “Saving All My Love For You” (1) (video) Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - 'Separate Lives' (4) (video clip)ĭee C. Madonna – “Dress You Up” (5) (video clip) Lionel Richie - 'Say You Say Me' (8) (video clip)įeargal Sharkey -'A Good Heart' (7) (video clip)īand Aid – “Do They Know It’s Christmas” (6) (video clip) Pet Shop Boys - 'West End Girls' (9) (video clip) He's got his festive jumper on and he's on his way to being the Christmas number one! Shakin’ Stevens – “Merry Christmas Everyone” (10) Starship - 'We Built This City' (14) (breaker) Princess – “After The Love Has Gone” (31) (breaker) Very Christmassy! And it peaked at number 26. Iron Maiden – “Run To The Hills (Live)” (33) (breaker – live clip) It's a wonder they didn't give themselves whiplash injuries with that opening dance routine, but the song nevertheless went up two more places. Getting the show off to a brand new lead singer start, this became Bronski Beat's 4th and final top ten hit when it peaked at number 3. Shaky just doesn't have enough fingers to count all his hitsīronski Beat – “Hit That Perfect Beat” (26)

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