JDella, put your sneakers on. We're going dragging all night long!
Tiffany. Born and raised in California. Started performing in legit honkey tonks at the age of 9. Started an erstwhile country career. Finished second on Star Search. Hooked up with a really shady manager; eventually took that manager, her mother, and her stepfather to court.
In between, she found the time to cover a 60s classic, and get a worldwide number one single with it. I think y'all know the tune.
She really took off with a series of mall tours. It's a shame that didn't work for Fifth Harmony last year.
Could've Been was her second, and last, number one.
All This Time, a single from her second album, was her last hit. All before the 80s ended!
The only Taylor song I own is some comeback attempt from 2008. I even bought it legally on iTunes. (Thanks, Perez Hilton!)
It's really a shame "Tell It To My Heart" isn't in my music library. I actually love Taylor's voice.
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2014 was the 20th anniversary of Nancy v. Tonya (if you don't know what I'm talking about, please get out of this thread and into a casket), and I watched both the NBC and ESPN specials on it.
I only saw the NBC special. Is the ESPN one any good? I can never get enough Tonya Harding.
Paula also WON two VMAs for this (hyhy Jody) - Best Female Video and Best Dance Video. Obvi.
Not to nitpick, but she technically won FOUR Moonmen that year: aside from the two you mentioned, "Straight Up" also won Choreography (and she was the sole choreographer) and Editing (which according to MTV counts towards her total so...).
The Jody shade That year Paula and Madonna in straight-up (no pun intended) Mean Girls fashion teamed up to **** Jody Watley her career over real good. Poor Jody even showed up to present an award... to Paula!!
lBecause of MJ (not Michael, but Madonna/Janet - keep up!), Paula - a much weaker singer [how is that possible] but a somehow even better dancer than the both of them!
oh wow, I haven't heard Taylor in a long time. kind of forget about her!
These Tiff songs are kinda better than Debbie's in this rate. ITWAN will always kind of be my weakness. will still show transparent bias by dragging Tiffany and overrating Debbie based on principle obvs.
Fun slightly off topic fact: In 1990 my family was celebrating my sister's birthday at the same restaurant Paula was in. She came over and sang (nnn) happy birthday to my sister.
Fun slightly off topic fact: In 1990 my family was celebrating my sister's birthday at the same restaurant Paula was in. She came over and sang (nnn) happy birthday to my sister.
oh wow, I haven't heard Taylor in a long time. kind of forget about her!
These Tiff songs are kinda better than Debbie's in this rate. ITWAN will always kind of be my weakness. will still show transparent bias by dragging Tiffany and overrating Debbie based on principle obvs.
They are! That's what's so surprising.
Totally forgot someone MAJOR, so we'll be going over eighty songs for this rate. apols.
YESSS GET YOUR LIFE. Queen of Religious Sass Pebbles TESTIFYING.
Let's get into Karyn White.
Born in 1965, singer in a church choir, backup vocalist before she got signed. She went on to marry Terry Lewis, so any similarities between her sound and Janet's at least make sense. (hyhy Pebbles/Vanessa/Jody/soon to be Paula)
Her first number one on the R&B Charts, and first top 20 on the Hot 100, was The Way I Feel About You.
Ace, great list. Just one minor correction (if I am allowed): Karyn's first tope ten hit (and first #1 on the R&B charts) was "The Way You Love Me", not "The Way I Feel About You" (that song comes from her second album, charting in early 1992). Just thought that I should mention it since you're keeping the song selections to singles from the 80's.
Finally had time (and energy tbh lol) to catch up with this!
The R&B girls were a bit tough to get through at times (staring downE the girls with extended mixes ), but there were some bops throughout the ride. The Way I Feel About You is actually pretty phenomenal.. actually all of Karyn White's selections were great! Pleasantly surprised. New Attitude, Never Knew Love Like This Before, and Square Biz were nice too!
All of Paula's selections slay! I betta see at least two of these in the top 10 and, at least, three for the top 20. If not, you girls are GETTIN' it...
Also, a select few songs that I already knew and loved prior to this rate I'll probably be biased towards them, and give them all 10s tbh
Unlike the UK Girl Group rate, I got a playlist ready with all the songs. I'm ready and going IN on this rate!
Ace, great list. Just one minor correction (if I am allowed): Karyn's first tope ten hit (and first #1 on the R&B charts) was "The Way You Love Me", not "The Way I Feel About You" (that song comes from her second album, charting in early 1992). Just thought that I should mention it since you're keeping the song selections to singles from the 80's.
Thanks for including my girls Jody and Tracy
Thanks sis! ATRL's been a buggy MESS, so hopefully you all have taken this time to really get acquainted with these songs. Bill collectors at my door/what can you do for ME?!?!?!?
I think it's time we talk about the GET (Grammy/Emmy/Tony) winning icon of the 80s, Cyndi Lauper.
A home-grown girl - born and raised in Queens (have you ever heard her speak?!?!) - Cyndi was accepted to a LaGuardia-esque performing arts high school but dropped out. By her late teens/early twenties, she was gigging around the city. In 1978, she met saxophonist John Turi, and they formed the group Blue Angel. She received solo offers, but declined; they were eventually signed to Polydor Records. The album FLOPPED, they disbanded, and Cyndi returned to retail while looking for a new contract. She eventually signed with a subsidiary of Epic Records, and in 1983, at the age of 30, she released her debut album.
The first single would have one of the largest impacts of any song from the entire decade, seemingly summing up what it meant to be a woman then and there:
With a guest spot from famous wrestler Captain Lou Albano, Girls Just Want to Have Fun made Cyndi an overnight celebrity. In a visually sense, she was so unusual. She took her the first ever moonman for Female Video by the by. All of this, and it peaked at #2!
Somehow, the second single would go on to leave an ever larger ripple in the pop cultural pond:
The first single that she co-wrote, Time After Time was the first indicator that there was a serious artiste behind the street girl glamour. The second indicator? Obviously a song about masturbation.
My personal favorite single from the first album is All Through The Night, a powerful ballad where Cyndi emotes and SERVES VOCALS. That withheld note at the end? Your faves ....
With the release of ATtN, Cyndi became the first woman in Hot 100 history to take four consecutive singles into the top five. Oh, how quickly that record would be broken ...