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Discussion: These WERE The Singles: '80-'84
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Mess
Now I feel bad
I had 8s for all of these until I scaled back and cut them for their lengths
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Another 11 next
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38.
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
7.02941
1982 Rank: #8
#38 Scores
11 - V3$$3L.
10 - Ace Reject, Saskia
9 - KingKunta
8 -
7.5 - Tom Vercetti, Eeveelution, Pink Matter
7 - MP2K, StonedSoulPicnic, Changes
6 - TheWayWeWere, Fuzzylilkisses, Reverie
5 - Subomie, Paul McCutie, Buyonce1814
4 -
3 - Wicked
2 -
1 -
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Any of my UK girls knew this one and if they didn't they sure remembered that they did when the chorus hit. A big hit everywhere but especially the UK. It's like Top 20 best selling songs of all time status here I think?
The chorus is definitely catchy enough for that, but the rest kind of... falls flat. It's clunky to me, rough around the edges. I preferred it when I only knew the chorus.
37.
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
7.10588
1983 Rank: #6
#37 Scores
10 - MP2K, Buyonce1814
9.8 - Wicked
9 - Ace Reject
8 - TheWayWeWere, Saskia, Changes, Eeveelution
7 - StonedSoulPicnic, Reverie
6 - Subomie, Tom Vercetti, Pink Matter, KingKunta
5 - Paul McCutie, V3$$3L.
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3 -
2 - Fuzzylilkisses
1 -
0 -
Another big hit, #2 in both UK and US but blocked by another song in the rate. The titular avenue refers to a particularly tense area prone to violence in Brixton.Probably not as vicious as the voters in here but they at least have Eddy Grant to get them up and bopping.
Pleasant but inessential for me.
36.
Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
7.14706
1980 Rank: #9
#36 Scores
10 - Ace Reject, Buyonce1814, V3$$3L.
9 - Saskia, Changes, Tom Vercetti
8 - TheWayWeWere, Pink Matter
7.5 - Reverie
7 - Subomie, StonedSoulPicnic
6 - MP2K, Eeveelution, KingKunta
5 -
4 - Fuzzylilkisses
3 - Paul McCutie
2 - Wicked
1 -
0 -
nnnnn poor Ace.
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Like I said earlier, the Pretenders' songs were all nice but I did want to like them more than I actually did.
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At least Brass outlasted their other song.
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9.8? Really Wicked?
Couldn't bump it by 0.2
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35.
Soft Cell - Where Did Our Love Go?
7.1765
1981 Rank: #6
#35 Scores
10 - Saskia
9.5 - Wicked
9 - Paul McCutie, Tom Vercetti, Reverie, KingKunta
8.5 - TheWayWeWere
8 - Changes, Buyonce1814, V3$$3L.
7.5 - Pink Matter
7 -
6 - Ace Reject
5.5 - Eeveelution
5 - StonedSoulPicnic, Fuzzylilkisses
4 - Subomie
3 -
2 -
1 - MP2K
0 -
aka Tainted Love the return. The more minimalist touches on this are actually a nice change from the a-side tbh and I feel bad rating it this low. I actually might prefer this to TL. A nice change of pace but idk how often I'd come back to this outside the rate.
34.
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
7.3529
1983 Rank: #5
#34 Scores
10 - StonedSoulPicnic, Ace Reject, Saskia, Tom Vercetti
9 - KingKunta, V3$$3L.
8 - Changes
7.5 - Pink Matter
7 - TheWayWeWere, Paul McCutie, Wicked
6 - Fuzzylilkisses, Buyonce1814
5 - Reverie, Eeveelution
4.5 - MP2K
4 - Subomie
3 -
2 -
1 -
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Oh, I'm the hater for once. Yikes. Oops!
It's you know... cute. Being honest I've never been a massive Talking Heads fan. It comes across to me a little too awkward to enjoy. If I was questioning whether I would listen to the previous song outside the rate then this one has that concern magnified. I guess it's a little catchy though.
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Next is basically one of the biggest (if not the biggest) songs in the rate. Classic.
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Soft Cell was a pleasant listen. Burning Down The House ain't no Once In A Lifetime but it's still enjoyable. Idk, maybe a bit bias was there cuz I love The Talking Heads.
Is it Van Halen?
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Quote:
Originally posted by Tom Vercetti
Is it Van Halen?
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Sis...
You'll be pleased though.
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Wow.
God must've anticipated this rate's results and blessed our '80s homosexual foremothers with [REDACTED] as revenge.
Well deserved.
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Don't You Want Me is out???
Tasteless *****s
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33.
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
7.3824
1984 Rank: #9
#33 Scores
10 - MP2K, Ace Reject
9.5 - TheWayWeWere, Wicked
9 - Subomie, Fuzzylilkisses, Saskia, Buyonce1814
8.5 - Pink Matter
8 - Paul McCutie, StonedSoulPicnic, Reverie
7 - Changes
6 - KingKunta
5 -
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3 - V3$$3L.
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1 - Tom Vercetti, Eeveelution
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SABOTAGE.
Iconic, legendary, classic, powerful, catchy, etc. The song that Madonna haters have been using to drag her current appeal and memorability for years. It's a damn shame to see this miss out on Top 10, 20 AND 30. I knew it would be a target for some of you and that makes me sad. Mainly because it's so clearly better than her other song that you homos lapped up.
I guess a fun fact: It's a cover.
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I preferred Tainted Love to Where Did Our Love Go but this one's ok too. Also realized Riri sampled Tainted Love for SOS when I first heard it
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Originally posted by Subomie
Next is basically one of the biggest (if not the biggest) songs in the rate. Classic.
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MJ?
Edit: nvm
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Yeah this song gets too much love here and I never liked it. Srry not srry.
Quote:
1 - Tom Vercetti, Eeveelution
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We did it Eevee
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Quote:
Originally posted by Pink Matter
Also realized Riri sampled Tainted Love for SOS when I first heard it
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*improved on
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Oh wait I forgot Jump was already out a while ago wtf
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32.
The Police - Every Breath You Take
7.4118
1983 Rank: #4
#32 Scores
10 - TheWayWeWere, Paul McCutie, StonedSoulPicnic, Saskia, Buyonce1814
9 - Eeveelution
8 - MP2K, Ace Reject, Fuzzylilkisses, Changes
7.5 - Pink Matter
7 - KingKunta
6 - V3$$3L.
5.5 - Tom Vercetti
5 -
4 - Subomie, Wicked
3 -
2 -
1 - Reverie
0 -
In my opinion this also suffers from the "lovely chorus, shame about the rest" syndrome. This was like Top 5 at the start of voting and then it trickled down as the votes came in. Thank god tbh, our Top 5 is pretty amazing rn and didn't need this lullaby mess in there.
31.
ABC - The Look Of Love
7.44118
1982 Rank: #7
#31 Scores
10 - Ace Reject, Saskia, Reverie, Eeveelution
9 - Buyonce1814
8.5 - MP2K, Tom Vercetti, Wicked, Pink Matter
8 - Subomie, Changes
7.5 - TheWayWeWere
7 -
6 -
5 - Fuzzylilkisses
4 - Paul McCutie, KingKunta, V3$$3L.
3 - StonedSoulPicnic
2 -
1 -
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No idea what this is but it's quite a cute listen, no? The sheer... British-ness is... well, not sure if that makes me like it more or less. Even though I gave it an 8, I think this position is fitting in the grand scheme.
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Damn ya'll didn't have to do Cyndi like that.
But then again i only gave it a 6, shoulda kept the 8 I had in originally.
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