Bit of a late start today...
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:44 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/v7hPjqJ.jpg
24 RIGHEIRA "Vamos A La Playa" [164 points, 6 votes]http://youtu.be/4yng-EO_IJA
one of my faves
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:46 (nine years ago) link
LOVE Don Quichotte!
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:48 (nine years ago) link
xpost- the lyrics are really odd and totally not what you would expect from the general vibe of the song
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:50 (nine years ago) link
… come to think of it, gr80's image suits kind of perfectly.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:52 (nine years ago) link
Always been more of a "No Tengo Dinero" man myself. "Dinero Scratch" is also cute.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:06 (nine years ago) link
^same here. Well, I like both of them equally, I'd say
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:21 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/OIhH4Ff.jpg
23 GINNY "Can't Be Serious" [165 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/l_NcSUPsrXY
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link
not really italo, but one of the greatest recordings of all time
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:23 (nine years ago) link
OTM x2
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
epic
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/SUyOiUY.jpg
22 MATIA BAZAR "Ti Sento" [167 points, 5 votes, 1 first place vote]http://youtu.be/NKDHRpmG4rk
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link
i've never heard 'more than ever' before! this is really good
didn't vote for righeira (tho i do love it), but had ginny as my #3 and matia as my #4 - it's maybe not strictly italo but i still think 'can't be serious' is the apotheosis of the italo/balearic intersect and 'ti sento' is such OTT high drama, that last long high note she hits right before the end <3
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:29 (nine years ago) link
agreed that "magic fly" isn't italo, but what genre is it? disco alone doesn't seem adequate
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
Can't think of much to say about Ti Sento. if anything it seems a bit buttoned-up compared to the rest of the countdown despite her valiant delivery in the chorus.
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:33 (nine years ago) link
I can trace a line from "Magic Fly" to Pulstar's "Hypnosis", so it does legitimately feel like the genesis of a certain strain of Italo.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:37 (nine years ago) link
Magic Fly = space disco, obv
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:41 (nine years ago) link
I love "Ti Sento" but I feel like it's more Italian pop than Italo. Perhaps my perception is influenced by the fact that it's sung in Italian, but it's maybe also that Matia Bazar are the quintessential Italian pop group.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:49 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/66ekoft.jpg
21 LA BIONDA "I Wanna Be Your Lover" [177 points, 5 votes]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnrlv_la-bionda-i-wanna-be-your-lover_music
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:50 (nine years ago) link
These pictures are all so great daavid.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
this song is so fun
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
You'll have to ask gr8080 about the images. He did all the artwork.
― daavid, Tuesday, February 10, 2015 5:48 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― example (crüt), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
Sorry, I missed that.
These pictures are all so great gr8080.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:54 (nine years ago) link
why isn't Magic Fly italo?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:54 (nine years ago) link
I left 'I Wanna Be Your Lover' off my ballot because I felt like it was sure to place without my help and I've spent the last 3 days getting more and more worried it was going to end up at number 51 or something
― i hope heaven is full of music and girls like ennya (soref), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:56 (nine years ago) link
i voted for it but felt like it was a sure lock. it even has its own ilx thread!
la bionda - "wanna be your lover"
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:00 (nine years ago) link
maybe I wanna be your lover should have been my number one if I was truly voting from the heart. this rollout is fantastic, lots of great stuff that I have wondered why I didn't vote for as soon as it placed
― ogmor, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:03 (nine years ago) link
someone once told me I look like the mustachioed La Bionda brother and I feel that has had a big impact on how I relate to their music
― i hope heaven is full of music and girls like ennya (soref), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:04 (nine years ago) link
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:54 AM (9 minutes ago)
french, 70's, more spacey than clubby
def proto-italo
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:05 (nine years ago) link
god "ti sento" is fantastic
― mattresslessness, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:08 (nine years ago) link
Yayyyyy La Bionda.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:09 (nine years ago) link
I will never understand dance music genres
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:11 (nine years ago) link
pretty sure at this point that my #1 isn't going to make it.
― example (crüt), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:12 (nine years ago) link
how the hell did la bionda not win this in a walk!!! really intrigued to see the top 5 now.
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
thank you kitchen person!
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:24 (nine years ago) link
My number 5. What a song.
― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:43 (nine years ago) link
pretty sure at this point that my #1 isn't going to make it.― example (crüt), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 6:12 PM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― example (crüt), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 6:12 PM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Funny you should mention that...
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/HYHjVw7.jpg
20 EUGENE "Livin' In Your Love" [183 points, 6 votes, 2 first place votes]http://youtu.be/4qugXy4wWMk
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― example (crüt), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:01 (nine years ago) link
^1st track with 2 first place votes.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:01 (nine years ago) link
these images are seriously amazing!
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:10 (nine years ago) link
what a cool instrumental hook on this track.
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:12 (nine years ago) link
I think it was the "guitar" "solo" at the end that really pushed this to #1 for me
― example (crüt), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:18 (nine years ago) link
Coming up, another of my favorites: a full blown epic monster of a pop song. Also, the second German entry of the list so far (unless I'm missing something)…
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:40 (nine years ago) link
Fancy is also German.
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:41 (nine years ago) link
OK, third then… :)
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:42 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/o55qA3s.jpg
19 SANDRA "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" [187 points, 6 votes]http://youtu.be/l1DIV8V_zwQ
yessss
My #4...love the nonsensical drama of it all. Actually my #1 is even more nonsensical and dramatic than this one...
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:45 (nine years ago) link
20 EUGENE "Livin' In Your Love" [183 points, 6 votes, 2 first place votes]
TOO LOW
(tbh I was starting to worry it might not show up)
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link