I like Seger, but he's guilty of the only real stinker in this list.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 17 July 2014 06:07 (ten years ago) link
The reclamation of "I Wanna Dance..." mystifies me. It's at best OK -- the remix of "Love Will Save the Day" is the only jam from this period in Whitney's career.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 July 2014 11:09 (ten years ago) link
as M@tos pointed out on my wall, 6-10 >>>>>>>> 1-5
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, July 17, 2014 7:09 AM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it's not really a reclamation. it was the biggest of her #1s pre-"I Will Always Love You," has always been her most widely covered song, most likely to show up on lists of best 80s songs, etc. ILM is one of the only places i've seen where anyone even tries to put it down.
― some dude, Thursday, 17 July 2014 11:35 (ten years ago) link
has always been her most widely covered song, most likely to show up on lists of best 80s songs - these two are measurably not true (by the numbers 'greatest love of all' and 'how will i know', and it's not close), at the time whitney got lukewarm reviews at best even from critics (understandably imo - the album is by and large houston cutting ties w/ r&b and ny dance roots and going straight for the ac pop that had performed best from the first album)(the one exception from the singles - jellybean's 'love will save the day' - performed worst so credit to her i guess for reading the market right). 'i wanna dance with somebody' is ok but as merrill-rubicam jams go it's decidedly second tier.
― balls, Thursday, 17 July 2014 12:08 (ten years ago) link
I only ever owned the 7" of one of these so I'm voting for that. I loved The System though.
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Thursday, 17 July 2014 12:10 (ten years ago) link
(T'Pau btw)
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Thursday, 17 July 2014 13:14 (ten years ago) link
If by most covered you mean David Byrne in the nineties and Lumidee in 2006 or 2006. Are there other covers besides memorials?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 July 2014 13:30 (ten years ago) link
This about a month and a half after I graduated from high school. Voting for Crowded House.
― brimming with misplaced confidence (Phil D.), Thursday, 17 July 2014 13:42 (ten years ago) link
Descending order:
ExposeThe SystemGloria-MSMCrowded HouseGeorge MichaelT'Pau
I don't rate the rest.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 July 2014 13:44 (ten years ago) link
Chorus of "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" is super explosive.
― timellison, Thursday, 17 July 2014 18:08 (ten years ago) link
A lot of good stuff here but for me Heart and Soul is the only real knockout
― a powerful slander against people who eat (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 17 July 2014 19:16 (ten years ago) link
like diarrhea
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Thursday, 17 July 2014 19:29 (ten years ago) link
Like Teena Marie.
― timellison, Thursday, 17 July 2014 19:51 (ten years ago) link
gtfo
― balls, Thursday, 17 July 2014 19:59 (ten years ago) link
nope
― timellison, Thursday, 17 July 2014 20:06 (ten years ago) link
Soto and I agree on the best, obv. Also: can't believe MAURA of all people didn't vote for the freestyle record.
― thomasinskeep, Thursday, 17 July 2014 20:40 (ten years ago) link
Chorus of "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" is super explosive.like diarrhea
I was gonna say, the chorus feels so forced. I guess the verses are alright.
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 17 July 2014 20:56 (ten years ago) link
The Canadian mall-punk band These Kids Wear Crowns had some airplay up here with a cover a few years before her death. I won't punish anyone here by linking it.
― You know something? He *did* say "well, yeah" a lot. (cryptosicko), Thursday, 17 July 2014 21:18 (ten years ago) link
It is one of her best-remembered hits so I know I'm in the minority here.
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 17 July 2014 21:28 (ten years ago) link
Johnny Fever OTM.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Friday, 18 July 2014 20:18 (ten years ago) link
a nice reminder of how long chart pop has been absolutely unlistenable
― Οὖτις, Friday, 18 July 2014 20:20 (ten years ago) link
least offensive is probably I dunno the Gloria Estefan song I guess. the rest of these can go die in a fire
you think "Point of No Return" is offensive?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 July 2014 20:24 (ten years ago) link
listening now, I may actually not have heard that since 1985, and... ugh this vocal style, the thin, sorta nasally keening blech. there was tons of this in the 80s, Suzie Q etc.
― Οὖτις, Friday, 18 July 2014 20:31 (ten years ago) link
were you a nun in the eighties?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 July 2014 20:39 (ten years ago) link
I like most of those songs, but "Heart and Soul" and "Don't Disturb This Groove" are epic '80s singles. It might be T'Pau by a nose.
― Soggy Spongy Moist & Messy (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 July 2014 21:04 (ten years ago) link
abhor, loathe, detest that u2 song
― r|t|c, Friday, 18 July 2014 21:13 (ten years ago) link
in 1985 I think I was really into the Beatles. I liked U2 at the time but I grew out of that p quickly.
― Οὖτις, Friday, 18 July 2014 21:14 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 21 July 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
LOLOLOL ugh ILM.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:05 (ten years ago) link
eh it's foolproof, anytime a contender gets dismissed, trashed, or even just questioned in a poll thread it always helps said contender out
― balls, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:33 (ten years ago) link
wait, jesus, didn't see the runnerup. JAYSUS.
― balls, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:34 (ten years ago) link
on the other hand
Bob Seger - Shakedown 0
otm
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:37 (ten years ago) link
yeah i'm with you guys i can't believe 41 people didn't vote for whitney
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:43 (ten years ago) link
OH MY GOD HOW COULD TEN PEOPLE LIKE THIS BIG HIT AND ONLY EIGHT PEOPLE LIKE THIS OTHER HIT, HOW COULD GOD ALLOW
i was gonna wait until i hear this system song before voting but never got around to it, so i didn't vote.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:55 (ten years ago) link
of the rest i probably would have voted for "i want your sex" which is exceptionally delightful even for this list
― da croupier, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:57 (ten years ago) link
not everybody loves it but everybody should
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:58 (ten years ago) link
don't look at me i voted for the system
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 01:04 (ten years ago) link
don't look at me i voted for expose.
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 01:14 (ten years ago) link
This poll is correct.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:17 (ten years ago) link
no it isn't, that Whitney song is terrible
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:29 (ten years ago) link
now if you'll excuse me, I'll be hanging a sign upon the door that says "don't disturb this groove" while giving a little bit of heart and soul
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:30 (ten years ago) link
I should start a Whitney worst single poll, omitting "Love Will Save the Day."
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:30 (ten years ago) link
x-post disappointed in u
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:31 (ten years ago) link
xp: "So Emotional" landslide
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:34 (ten years ago) link
I mean honestly, the only positive thing I can say about "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" is that it isn't one of the other singles from that album
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
Worse than DIIIIIIDNT WE ALLLLMOST HAVE IIIT AALLLLL *dogs in St Louis drop dead*
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 19:05 (ten years ago) link
I find it endlessly fascinating all of the different shades of terrible represented by the Whitney singles. It's a cornucopia of shit.
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 19:06 (ten years ago) link
^^^this
and ^^^THIS
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 20:15 (ten years ago) link
the is a hole in your lives and it is irreparable and filled with gunk
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 20:20 (ten years ago) link
if the gunk is "Don't Disturb This Groove" or "Point of No Return" it's done wonders for my joints
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 20:25 (ten years ago) link
really u guys shoulda been in the gay bar the week after Whitney's demise when, after half a dozen hits AND her Star-Spangled Banner, half the queers cheered when the jukebox malfunctioned.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 20:29 (ten years ago) link
rude
― dyl, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 22:52 (ten years ago) link