Kill or Save: UK No.1-hits of the 80s

[Youth in Asia 1,042]

69 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth

51 Enya – Orinoco Flow

47 Madonna – Like a Prayer

41 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart

41 The Bangles – Eternal Flame +4

10 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky

05 Pet Shop Boys – Heart  -6

[Famous6Eva 34]

63 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth -6

51 Enya – Orinoco Flow

47 Madonna – Like a Prayer

41 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart

41 The Bangles – Eternal Flame

12 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky +2

07 Pet Shop Boys – Heart  +2

[Sir Creep 7,038]

63 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 

51 Enya – Orinoco Flow

47 Madonna – Like a Prayer

45 The Bangles – Eternal Flame +4

35 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart -6

12 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky

07 Pet Shop Boys – Heart

 

11:55pm here, gotta vote today! So I can vote again in 6 minutes (j/j)

[Bibliogryphon 8,981]

63 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 

51 Enya – Orinoco Flow

47 Madonna – Like a Prayer

45 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 

29 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart -6

12 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky

11 Pet Shop Boys – Heart +4

 

 

[TQR 13,165]

Oh fucking hell, just get the round done…

[Book 3,388]

63 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 

51 Enya – Orinoco Flow

47 Madonna – Like a Prayer

45 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 

23 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart  -6

16 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky  +4

11 Pet Shop Boys – Heart

[Paul Bearer 5,827]

63 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 

51 Enya – Orinoco Flow

51 Madonna – Like a Prayer +4

45 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 

23 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart  

16 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky 

05 Pet Shop Boys – Heart -6. 
 

It’s getting harder to downvote the songs now 

[theoldlady 2,088]

63 Belinda Carlisle — Heaven Is A Place On Earth 

51 Enya — Orinoco Flow

51 Madonna — Like a Prayer 

45 The Bangles — Eternal Flame 

20 Kylie Minogue — I Should Be So Lucky +4

17 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney — Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart  -6

05 Pet Shop Boys — Heart 

[justonecornetto 845]

63 Belinda Carlisle — Heaven Is A Place On Earth 

51 Enya — Orinoco Flow

51 Madonna — Like a Prayer 

45 The Bangles — Eternal Flame 

24 Kylie Minogue — I Should Be So Lucky +4

16 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney — Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart  -1

00 Pet Shop Boys — Heart Failure -5

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,138]

63 Belinda Carlisle — Heaven Is A Place On Earth 

51 Enya — Orinoco Flow

51 Madonna — Like a Prayer 

45 The Bangles — Eternal Flame 

28 Kylie Minogue — I Should Be So Lucky +4

10 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney — Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart  -6

 

Not my least favourite left, but in the interests of getting it done....

[En Passant 3,162]

67 Belinda Carlisle — Heaven Is A Place On Earth +4

51 Enya — Orinoco Flow

51 Madonna — Like a Prayer 

45 The Bangles — Eternal Flame 

28 Kylie Minogue — I Should Be So Lucky

4 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney — Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart  -6

[msc 17,974]

Fucks sake.

[Imelda 608]

71 Belinda Carlisle — Heaven Is A Place On Earth +4

51 Enya — Orinoco Flow

49 Madonna — Like a Prayer -2

45 The Bangles — Eternal Flame 

28 Kylie Minogue — I Should Be So Lucky

0 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney — Something's Gotten Hold of My Non-Beating Heart  -4

 

Serendipity

 

Thanks for teeing it up, EP

[time 8,129]

2 hours ago, Paul Bearer said:

63 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 

51 Enya – Orinoco Flow

51 Madonna – Like a Prayer +4

45 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 

23 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart  

16 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky 

05 Pet Shop Boys – Heart -6. 
 

It’s getting harder to downvote the songs now 

True, it’s like being asked to pick your favourite turd.

[Imelda 608]

1 minute ago, time said:

True, it’s like being asked to pick your favourite turd.

 

I know my favourite turd.

 

It was when I managed to find the only clean cubicle at Glastonbury on the very last day, right at the very top of the hill - with a spicy prawn gumbo eaten a few hours previously knocking at the bomb doors.

[Book 3,388]

Woohoo, get ready for the Grand Final a little later today

[prussianblue 850]

Happy with the final line-up, I like all of them. This would not have been the case if Gene Pitney singing through his nose had made the cut.

[Youth in Asia 1,042]

Still think Belinda Carlisle got an easy ride

[Imelda 608]

Just now, Youth in Asia said:

Still think Belinda Carlisle got an easy ride

 

Fnarr fnarr

[En Passant 3,162]

56 minutes ago, msc said:

Fucks sake.

 

I said what I was gonna do mate I actually prefer it to Belinda Carlisle, but I don't want to be here in 2024.

 

52 minutes ago, Imelda said:

Serendipity

 

Thanks for teeing it up, EP

 

Happiness, happiness....actually I'll stop right there or people will get that going round in their heads.

 

2 minutes ago, Youth in Asia said:

Still think Belinda Carlisle got an easy ride

 

So do I, I think its a banal pop song at best but the people have spoken. Besides, I may have mentioned, some of your choices and you don't like that? 

 

 

Onwards and Upwards.

 

 

[msc 17,974]

29 minutes ago, En Passant said:

 

I said what I was gonna do mate I actually prefer it to Belinda Carlisle, but I don't want to be here in 2024.

 

It was a general fucks sake rather than directed at anyone specifically.

The people have spoken. The bastards! 

[Imelda 608]

As a preview (don't start voting!)

 

Here are the standings going into the final, based on how the groups finished;

 

76 George Michael – Careless Whisper
71 Belinda Carlisle — Heaven Is A Place On Earth
70 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love
69 A- ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV
66 Madonna – Into the Groove
59 Nena – 99 Red Balloons
51 Enya — Orinoco Flow
49 Madonna — Like a Prayer
48 Madness – House of Fun
45 The Bangles — Eternal Flame
41 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls
40 The Jam – Town called Malice / Precious
39 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way
38 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin
37 Soft Cell — Tainted Love
37 Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the heart
36 Men at Work – Down Under
35 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes
33 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes
33 Bee Gees — You win Again
31 The Human League — Don`t You Want Me
29 Blondie — Atomic
28 Kylie Minogue — I Should Be So Lucky
26 The Specials — Ghost Town
23 Eurythmics — There must be an angel (playing with my heart)

 

Wonder how closely this will align with the forthcoming battle. Will the winner come from the top 5 above?

 

3x Madge, 2x PSB tracks. I'll enjoy the bun-fighting over those.

 

Tell you what, I'd love a group system to get the final 5 for a straight shoot-out

[Death Impends 7,535]

As he gets knocked out, Gene Pitney fun fact: He never topped the US Billboard charts as a singer, though came close with #2 hit "Only Love Can Break a Heart". The song that held it off was "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals... written by Gene Pitney!

[Imelda 608]

Finalists by origin

 

2    AUS
2    BRD
1    EIR
9    ENG
1    IoM/AUS
1    ENG/JAM
2    ENG/SCO
1    NOR
5    USA
1    WAL

 

Obviously the UK dominates but 2x West German finalists is a minor surprise. The Australians also do well.

Edited February 21, 2023 by Imelda
Edited as the Bee Gees were born on the Isle of Man, which is not England

[Book 3,388]

5 minutes ago, Imelda said:

Finalists by origin

 

2    AUS
2    BRD
1    EIR
9    ENG
1    ENG/AUS
1    ENG/JAM
2    ENG/SCO
1    NOR
5    USA
1    WAL

 

Obviously the UK dominates but 2x West German finalists is a minor surprise. The Australians also do well.

 

And they didn't get a single point from me!