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What should have been played in the 80s
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And so does "Hero" by Enrique Igelsias for the first responders
From "Building the Perfect Beast," "Not Enough Love in the World" was a semi-hit in the spring/summer of '85. Great song, as is "Sunset Grill" (which features background vocals by Patty Smyth (of Scandal) and Martha Davis (of the Motels)).
Here's my list (coming from a more softer pop/AC perspective):
Your Love is King - Sade
Do It for Love, When He Shines - Sheena Easton (recently saw a YouTube video someone put together with the latter song set to photos/footage of Michael Jackson... couldn't keep my eyes dry)
Soul Kiss - Olivia Newton-John
All Right - Christopher Cross
Twilight World - Swing Out Sister
You're Looking Like Love to Me - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu
Falling in Love (Uh-Oh) - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Change of Heart - Cyndi Lauper (technically a huge hit, as it peaked at #3, but one that never really registered, it seemed, since Cyndi was in the midst of her sophomore slump at that time; and it really was a great song)
Who Will You Run To?, There's the Girl - Heart (both fairly big hits but, as with "Change of Heart," songs that didn't really register in the public consciousness much)
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush (probably a bit too art-rocky for U.S. Top 40 radio in '85, despite having been a huge hit in Canada and the UK; I still love this song, and it does get some alternative airplay to this day)
Here's my list (coming from a more softer pop/AC perspective):
Your Love is King - Sade
Do It for Love, When He Shines - Sheena Easton (recently saw a YouTube video someone put together with the latter song set to photos/footage of Michael Jackson... couldn't keep my eyes dry)
Soul Kiss - Olivia Newton-John
All Right - Christopher Cross
Twilight World - Swing Out Sister
You're Looking Like Love to Me - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu
Falling in Love (Uh-Oh) - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Change of Heart - Cyndi Lauper (technically a huge hit, as it peaked at #3, but one that never really registered, it seemed, since Cyndi was in the midst of her sophomore slump at that time; and it really was a great song)
Who Will You Run To?, There's the Girl - Heart (both fairly big hits but, as with "Change of Heart," songs that didn't really register in the public consciousness much)
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush (probably a bit too art-rocky for U.S. Top 40 radio in '85, despite having been a huge hit in Canada and the UK; I still love this song, and it does get some alternative airplay to this day)
This one was the fourth single from an album that had seen its three predecessors go top 10. This one only reached #25, so that worked against it receiving any lasting airplay. Aside from that, it had been a year since "Conga" was released, so that, too, worked against that last single having any real staying power.
As for "Soul Kiss," even Olivia Newton-John was beginning to tire of her "sultry" image by then, and young upstart Madonna was beating her at her own game, kinda like what Lady GaGa is doing to Madonna now!
Bryan Ferry "Don't Stop the Dance"
And to build on what Stevations had mentioned
Roxy Music "Avalon" (Almost hit the Top 40 in the States, but as with a LOT of GREAT British songs at the time, it either didn't chart or charted poorly.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpA_5a0miWk
And speaking of Roxy Music....
Bryan Ferry "Kiss And Tell" (Did hit #31 in early 1988 and was in the Michael J. Fox flick "Bright Lights, Big City").
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ECpQFx2ALg
Robyn
Roxy Music "Avalon" (Almost hit the Top 40 in the States, but as with a LOT of GREAT British songs at the time, it either didn't chart or charted poorly.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpA_5a0miWk
And speaking of Roxy Music....
Bryan Ferry "Kiss And Tell" (Did hit #31 in early 1988 and was in the Michael J. Fox flick "Bright Lights, Big City").
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ECpQFx2ALg
Robyn
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