Hated "Careless Whisper", thought it was such a dreary dirge; I'm sort of OK with it now, but I'd take "Nothing Looks The Same In The Light" off the debut album every time. I identified with it very strongly, and decided there and then that only a gay man could have written it.
Didn't rate "Freedom", couldn't see past the surface jollity, but there's no arguing with the majesty of "Everything She Wants".
― mike t-diva, Saturday, 24 July 2021 13:45 (two years ago) link
I never knew Wham did a song called "Nothing Looks the Same in the Light". When you mentioned it I immediately thought of "U Sure Do" by Strike (1994). That same phrase occurs in the lyrics. I guess they must have stolen it from Wham.
― dubmill, Saturday, 24 July 2021 13:59 (two years ago) link
'nothing looks the same in the light' is so good, but i think i like this one even more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AuEbm6hD7s
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Saturday, 24 July 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link
wow, I'd completely forgotten about that track. Thanks for the reminder!
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Saturday, 24 July 2021 22:00 (two years ago) link
I actually found a bootleg extended edit of it that's good. Pretty true to the original which is a bit too short. I can't send that to you (or anyone else) if you care for that kind of thing.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Saturday, 24 July 2021 22:59 (two years ago) link
These threads are a bright spot on ilx atm
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Saturday, 24 July 2021 23:25 (two years ago) link
*thumbs up emoji*
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Saturday, 24 July 2021 23:29 (two years ago) link
This is an interesting one because I remember hardly any of these singles.
Sorry to be a bonehead but I have to vote for Van Halen. The PiL would be #2. For a long time I've owned the Commercial Zone record, on which "Bad Life" is called "Mad Max," as well as the This Is What You Want... record, and I have to say I much prefer the latter.
― Josefa, Sunday, 25 July 2021 00:42 (two years ago) link
George produced that amazing track Blue (Armed With Love) that NickB posted. Really gorgeous production.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 25 July 2021 22:16 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 29 July 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
'State Of Love' - didn't know it as a kid but holds up v well
― nashwan, Thursday, 29 July 2021 09:16 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 30 July 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
Eddie's guitar was mostly red, just like Sylvian's.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 30 July 2021 01:52 (two years ago) link
What on earth...
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Friday, 30 July 2021 10:25 (two years ago) link
I got hard thinking of David Sylvian singing "Panama."
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 30 July 2021 10:26 (two years ago) link
wake me up before you cum-cum
― tean mean poleand cheaseang theas means hamseak feasts (breastcrawl), Friday, 30 July 2021 10:38 (two years ago) link
That's a rough result for Divine Sounds and The System. Are we doing another one? Please?
― mike t-diva, Friday, 30 July 2021 10:49 (two years ago) link
will try to post one before or during the weekend.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 30 July 2021 16:16 (two years ago) link
SMASH HITS Singles - September 26 1984
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 31 July 2021 17:28 (two years ago) link