Finally, this week's countdown focused on this week in 1985. I was so thrilled to find out 85 was the year, but the countdown wasn't the greatest. The top 3 was enough to make me vomit, especially #2. Phil Collins is enough to ruin any countdown, but add Sting to the mix and it's very dreadful. Here are the songs:
40. Find a Way........Amy Grant
39. Shame........The Motels
38. Money For Nothing........Dire Straits
37. I Wonder If I Take You Home........Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
36. The Search is Over........Survivor
35. Smokin' In the Boys Room........Motley Crue
34. Sussudio........Philth Collins
33. Life In One Day.......Howard Jones
32. Cherish........Kool and the Gang
31. Freedom.......Wham!
30. Pop Life.......Prince
29. Mystery Lady........Billy Ocean
28. Invincible........Pat Benetar
27. State of the Heart........Rick Springfield
26. Dare Me.........Pointer Sisters
25. 19........Paul Hardcastle
24. Don't Lose My Number........Philth Collins
23. You're Only Human........Billy Joel
22. Rock Me Tonite........Freddie Jackson
21. What About Love........Heart
20. Voices Carry.......Til' Tuesday
19. Would I Lie to You.........Eurythmics
18. A View to a Kill........Duran Duran
17. People are People.......Depeche Mode
16. You Spin Me Round........Dead or Alive
15. We Don't Need Another Hero.........Tina Turner
14. Summer of '69..........Bryan Adams
13. Who's Holding Donna Now.........Debarge
12. St. Elmo's Fire........John Parr
11. Bang a Gong........Power Station
10. Sentimental Street........Night Ranger
9. Glory Days.......Bruce Springsteen
8. Freeway of Love.......Aretha Franklin
7. Raspberry Beret.......Prince
6. Every Time You Go Away.......Paul Young
5. Never Surrender........Corey Hart
4. The Power of Love.......Huey Lewis and the News
3. You Give Good Love.......Whitney Houston
2. If You Love Someone.......Stink
1. Shout.......Tears For Fears
4 comments:
Philth Collins?
Stink?
You make me laugh!
Now don't forget Whitless Houston!
xx~
Di
OMG! What a great list! Di and I didn't recognize all of these, and admittedly I recognized a few more than Di did, but wow, this takes me back. TFF are still around, by the way, a bit less melancholy. Loved Power Station; too bad they only had 1 album. Sadly, this list is missing XTC, The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Erasure, but I guess that was more UK alternative than AT40. I remember hearing another awful Phil Collins song, Against All Odds. Both the movie and the song were just awful. The only thing I want to feel coming in the air tonight is a swift axe, hacking off the neck of Phil Collins and taking Whitney along for the ride. Clearly rock had died by 1985, with few exceptions. But even Canadian rocker Brian Adams was on his way to doing sappy love songs. Sigh...
Duran Duran, Powerstation, Depeche Mode and Rick Sprifield all in one countdown....woo hoo!!!!!!!
ooops...Rick Springfield.....I can't spell!!!
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