La musica si muove appena: The ILM ITALO Poll (Results Thread)

Thank you Grady! Thanks for your patience as well!

Thanks Daavido and Gradio!

My ballot:

Eugene - Livin' in Your Love
Pineapples - Come on Closer
Topo and Roby - Under The Ice
Funky Family - Funky Is On
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
M&G - When I Let You Down
Tibor Levay - Gipsy Boobie
Electra ft. Tara Butler - Feels Good (Carrots and Beets)
Kermesse - Mrs Moon
G.J. Lunghi - Acapulco Nights
Raggio Di Luna – Comanchero
Casco - Cybernetic Love
Alexander Robotnick - Problemes d'Amour
Raffaella Carra - 1,2,3,4 Dancing
Gazebo - I Like Chopin
Valerie Dore - The Night
LAME' - You've Got the Night
Sandra - (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
Righeira - Vamos A La Playa
Jago - I'm Going To Go

Rinder & Lewis - Willie & The Hand Jive
Dhuo - Walkin'
Barry Mason - Body! Get Your Body
Jago - I'm Going To Go
Electric Mind - Zwei (Dub)
Charlie - Spacer Woman
Blackway - New Life
Funky Family - Funky Is On
Sunbelt - Spin It
Gaz Nevada - I.C. Love Affair
Gaz Nevada - Special Agent Man
BWH – Stop
Electra ft. Tara Butler - Feels Good (Carrots and Beets)
Glam - More Than Ever
Stopp - I'm Hungry
Answering Service - Call Me Mr. Telephone
Lectric Workers - Robot is Systematic
My Mine - Hypnotic Tango
Mr. Flagio - Take A Chance
Ginny - Can't Be Serious

Thanks daavid, this has been great, discovered some amazing songs from the nominations list. Thanks to gr8080 for the images too.

My ballot:

George Aaron - Just For You
Tangui - Amour Combat
Clio - Eyes
Sandra - (I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
Gary Low - I Want You
Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita
The Voyagers - Distant Planet
Gazebo - I Like Chopin
Finzy Kontini - Cha Cha Cha
Glam - More Than Ever
Jonathan Gable – Central Park
Cube - Concert Boy
Pineapples - Come on Closer
Kano - Another Life
Eugene - Livin' in Your Love
Grant Miller – Colder Than Ice
Stefano Pulga - Take Me Higher
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Lusstt - Pillow Talk
Fancy - Lady of Ice

Er yeah I just realised I put the wrong Clio song on my ballot... Ah well, they're both great anyway.

YES @ Faces and Stop placing so high. Only discovered Faces last year when I was youtubing italo in the bath and seriously, the moment when the chorus lifts off I was literally crying with joy. Thanks gr80 and daavid and yeah I could listen exclusively to this stuff forever.

My ballot:

Loui$ - Pink Footpath
Ginny - Can't Be Serious
Gaz Nevada - Special Agent Man
Fun Fun - Baila Bolero
Clio - Faces
BWH - Stop
Boytronic - Bryllyant
Raf - Self Control
Mike Mareen - Dancing In The Dark
Valerie Dore - Get Closer
Casco - Cybernetic Love
Glam - More Than Ever
Alexander Robotnick - Problemes d'Amour
Jago - I'm Going To Go
Kano - Its A War
Mr. Flagio - Take A Chance
Chaplin Band - Il Veliero
Funky Family - Funky Is On
Gino Soccio - Remember
Blackway - New Life

Thanks so much for organizing and the great images!

I went a bit (a lot) cheesy with my #1, "Vampires" by Radiorama. These picks were much classier ;)

http://50watts.com/filter/space-teriyaki
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48304527@N05/sets/72157623631798674
-- gr8080

whoa awesome

My unsubmitted ballot (I originally planned to vote but by the time I had a chance to write a ballot, it was too late. I knew too much):

Lucia - Marinero
Bandolero - Paris Latino
Clio - Faces
Ken Laszlo - Hey Hey Guy
Finzy Kontini - Cha Cha Cha
Sandra - (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
Valerie Dore - The Night
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Righeira - No Tengo Dinero
Ivan - Fotonovela
Savage - Don't Cry Tonight
Matia Bazaar - Ti Sento
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
Desireless - Voyage Voyage
Magazine 60 - Don Quichotte
Mike Rogers - Just A Story
Righeira - Vamos A La Playa
Moses - We Just
Eddy - Huntington USSR
Valerie Dore - Get Closer

such integrity!

I don't know if you've already noticed but, technically, "Self Control" is the song with the highest number of points.

that Fun Fun video has been a favorite of donna rouge + I for like many many years

also "Faces" prob woulda been my #1 if I voted; so beautiful!

the chorus makes me SO SO HAPPY

That's a great top 10. Good job everyone! Specially daavid and gr8080

Also thanks for this gr8080!:

GALLERY OF ALL 50 IMAGES

most of the artwork i used came from this amazing site:

http://50watts.com/filter/space-teriyaki

(be sure to click around to other galleries besides just the 8 there)

as well as this flickr pool:

https://www.flickr.com/groups/1065270@N23/pool/

and one or two might have come from this one, either way its worth a click

https://www.flickr.com/photos/48304527@N05/sets/72157623631798674

thanks daavid for letting me be a part of this, it was lots of fun

― gr8080,

so many dope songs!! what a joyful celebration. :)

ballot:
Matia Bazar - Ti Siento
Mr. Flagio - Take A Chance
Katy Gray - Hold Me Tight
Mr Master - A Dog In the Night
Clio - Faces
Torrevado - Living In The Shuttle
Stefano Pulga - Take Me Higher
Fellini – Passenger
Clio - Eyes
Crazy Gang - Every Sunday
Raggio Di Luna – Comanchero
Neon – My Blues Is You
Kano - Another Life
Sabrina – Boys (Summertime Love)
Via Verdi – Diamond
Cyber People - Void Vision
Ivan – Fotonovela
Raf - Self Control
Xalan – I Only Move For Money/Solo Me Muevo Por Dinero
BWH - Stop

My ballot:
Twins - Not The Loving Kind
Magazine 60 - Don Quichotte
Fun Fun - Happy Station
Kano - Another Life
My Mine - Hypnotic Tango
Taffy - I Love My Radio
Boytronic - You
Silver Pozzoli - Around My Dream
P. Lion - Happy Children
Lime - Guilty
Klein & MBO - Dirty Talk
Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita
Twins - Face To Face, Heart To Heart
Trans-X - Living On Video
Kano - Queen Of Witches
Fun Fun - Color My Love
Raf - Self Control
Lime - Angel Eyes
Gazebo - Masterpiece
Fancy - Slice Me Nice

These just missed the final cut:
Lime – Babe, We’re Gonna Love Tonite
Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul
Joe Yellow - Lover To Lover
Mr. Flagio - Take A Chance
Righeira - No Tengo Dinero
Lime - On The Grid (Re-mix Dub)
Video - Somebody

Easy Going - Fear
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Cube - Concert Boy
Doctor's Cat - Watch Out
La Bionda - Wanna be your lover
Twins - Face To Face, Heart To Heart
Tantra - Hills of Katmandu
Jock Hattle - Crazy Family
My Mine - Hypnotic Tango
International Music System - Dancing Therapy
Clio - Faces
Space - Magic Fly
Sandwizz - Do You Want A Sandwich?
Gay Cat Park - I Am a Vocoder
Righeira - Vamos A La Playa
Los Angeles T.F. - Magical Body
Taffy - I Love My Radio
Lectric Workers - Robot is Systematic
Roni Griffith - Love is the Drug
Baby's Gang - Happy Song

Mine is probably a bit rubbish in comparison to most of you guys, but:

Easy Going - Fear
Lectric Workers - Robot is Systematic
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Dee D. Jackson - Automatic Lover
Clio - Faces
La Bionda - Wanna be your lover
Doctor's Cat - Watch Out
My Mine - Hypnotic Tango
Droids - The Force
Bagarre - Lemonsweet
Passengers - He's Speedy Like Gonzales
International Music System - Dancing Therapy
Sandwizz - Do You Want A Sandwich?
Fun Fun - Baila Bolero
Kano - I'm ready
Casco - Cybernetic Love
Eugene - Livin' in Your Love
Digital Emotion - Go Go Yellow Screen
Laserdance - Cosmo Tron
Raggio Di Luna – Comanchero

my ballot

Lectric Workers - Robot is Systematic
Mr. Flagio - Take A Chance
BWH - Livin' Up
BWH - Stop
Trophy - Slow Flight
Mya & The Mirror - Hesitation
Katy Gray - Hold Me Tight
Dharma - Plastic Doll
Giorgio Moroder - The Chase
Cyber People - Void Vision
Decadance - On And On
Nemesy - Touch
Wanexa - The Man From Colors
Mr Master - A Dog In The Night
Alter Ego - Just Like a Star
Raf - Self Control
Kano - I'm ready
Kano - Now Baby Now
Klapto - Queen of the Night
Trilogy - Not Love

oh man i can't wait to dig through all these, just started my journey into italo recently..

This poll was nothing short of the best party so far this year!

BWH - Stop
Mr. Flagio - Take A Chance
Charlie - Spacer Woman
Doctor's Cat - Feel the Drive
Amin-Peck - Coda
Sun La Shan - Catch
Naif Orchestra - Check Out Five
My Mine - Hypnotic Tango
Passengers - He's Speedy Like Gonzales
Magazine 60 - Don Quichotte
Mya & The Mirror - Hesitation
Wanexa - The Man From Colors 
Trans-X - Living On Video
International Music System - Nonline
Hipnosis - End Title (Blade Runner Theme)
Gaz Nevada - I.C. Love Affair
Alexander Robotnick - Problemes d'Amour
M&G - When I Let You Down
Stopp - I'm Hungry
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy

loved this poll & love seeing everyone's lists, here's mine:

BWH - Stop
Answering Service - Call Me Mr. Telephone
Electric Mind - Zwei (Dub)
Tantra - Macumba Suite
Glam - More Than Ever
Clio - Faces
La Bionda - Wanna be your lover
Massara - Margherita
Tullio de Piscopo - Stop Bajon (Club Mix)
Dhuo - Walkin'
Doctor's Cat - Feel the Drive
Ginny - Can't Be Serious
Pino D'Angio - Ma Quale Idea
Gaz Nevada - I.C. Love Affair
Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita
Lusstt - Pillow Talk
Trophy - Slow Flight
Loui$ - Pink Footpath
Plustwo - Stop Fantasy
Valerie Dore - Get Closer

Very nice, I'm not super versed into Italo, so there's a lot of new and cool stuff for me in this poll. Here's my ballot:

1. Tantra - Hills of Katmandu
2. Immortals - The Ultimate Warlord
3. Laura Branigan - Self Control
4. Chaplin Band - Il Veliero
5. Fast Radio - Under My Thumb
6. Tullio de Piscopo - Stop Bajon (Club Mix)
7. Erotic Drum Band - Horn-y
8. Sandra - (I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
9. Sunbelt - Spin It
10. Moses - We Just
11. Kat Mandu - Hooked on Voices
12. Macho - I'm A Man
13. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
14. Automat - Automat
15. Limahl/Girogio Moroder - Never Ending Story
16. Alisha - All Night Passion
17. Azoto - San Salvador
18. Lime - Guilty
19. Easy Going - Fear
20. Kebekelektrik - War Dance

I was a bit disappointed that "Hills of Katmandu" didn't make it, to me it's the greatest cosmic disco epic of all time, Italo or otherwise. I guess the popularity of Tantra has been hurt by Unidisc's stupidly restrictive licensing policy, for a long time their material was hard to find on CD... But their whole output was finally reissued in 2013 as 2CD comp by Harmless, I thought that would've made them more popular, they certainly deserve it!

Hey Daavid, I looked at the results table, and I see you have Immortals' "The Ultimate Warlord" listed there twice, at #55 and at #179 (the second time it's listed as just "Ultimate Warlord"). And it looks like the votes were split between those two entires, if you combine them it would have 122 points, so it should've made it to the #40 spot in the countdown.

Hopefully you can correct this and Grady can find some cool graphic for the tune. :) It's definitely worth it.

Guys, I know I didn't vote in this, but not one vote for Plustwo's 'Melody' is surely a glaring error??

dhuo reacting to this turn of events

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qk5sY67bjiA/TZTq_ZatfpI/AAAAAAAADX0/ttRGt8BeVOg/s1600/Dhuo+-+Walkin%2527.jpg

xp

My ballot:
1. Sly & Hunter - No More Vision
2. Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
3. Blue Russell - I Wanna Fly Away
4. Venise - Playboy
5. Mike Rogers - Just A Story
6. Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul
7. Ken Laszlo - Hey Hey Guy
8. East Wall - Eyes Of Glass
9. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
10. Righeira - Vamos A La Playa
11. Fellini – Passenger
12. Savage - Only You
13. Laserdance - Power Run
14. Fockewulf 190 - Gitano
15. Lucia - Marinero
16. Valerie Dore - The Night
17. Diux - Comet
18. Sandra - (I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
19. Laura Branigan - Self Control
20. BWH - Stop

dhuo more like d'oh!

Aww man! Thanks for spotting that, Tuomas. There was so much enthusiasm abou Dhuo placing... How about we make this a top 51 list and not bump them.

I'm including Dhuo in the mix fwiw.

http://i.imgur.com/5esHSGV.jpg

40 THE IMMORTALS "The Ultimate Warlord" [122 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/19X-g5jHRzI

incredible song fwiw

this is kind of funny tbh, when daavid sent me the final results he left it up to me to decide whether we'd do a top 40 or top 50. since i nominated and championed Dhuo i opted to go for a top 50 lol

the phrase 'slice me nice' has been haunting me for the past couple days

I'm like a cake that wants to be baked, i'm like a pie made for hungry guys.

My body's burning like a flame that's blue. It's time for action, baby, cut me in two.

How could you not be haunted?

Thanks for taking care of that, gr8080.

the phrase 'slice me nice' has been haunting me for the past couple days

― ciderpress, Friday, February 13, 2015 3:24 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Same here! What it is about it? ..eerie.

Totally missed this, how come nobody told me about it? How did Gaz Nevada not make the list?

I've fixed the spreadsheet as well.

i voted 2 gaz nevada tracks!!!!!!

dan i wouldnt mind seeing your hypothetical top 20

Gaz Nevada didn't make it to the top 50, but they still had a couple of tracks on the full list. Their highest placing was 69.

I can do it when I'm back home in front of the computer at some point.

Surprised Dirty Talk didn't score higher.

Also surprised about comment upthread about not hearing the italo influence on New Order. From the euro-disco/moroder synth basslines of Everything's Gone Green and Temptation, to the admitted influence of Dirty Talk on Blue Monday...

I'll post this again: FULL RESULTS

I had a Gaz Nevada track (special agent man) top 3, really surprised he didn't show up at all.

Xp that was me with the New Order comment, I dunno it's just never been as explicit as, say, PS and not more than several other 80s synth pop bands. I can obv hear its there but the comment was more a Wow I can really hear it re Dancing Therapy and Bizarre Love Triangle.

The Gaz Nevada vote was more or less split between tracks

IC Love Affair makes my top 5. Maybe top 2.

Enough to propel it into top 50 territory. Should've voted, dan.