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

[Sir Creep 7,017]

12 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:

At this rate Blondie could miss out with both tracks

That’s fine they had much better songs than those two.  Wait til 1982-83.

[Sir Creep 7,017]

14 hours ago, Youth in Asia said:

For me the top 3 blondie songs are:

Tide is high.

Denis Denis.

One way or another

 

These 2 songs not so much.

Agree.

[Sir Creep 7,017]

 

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love -6

38 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

35 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes +4

26 Blondie — Atomic 

26 Blondie — Call Me 

14 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket

 

I said I never want to hear that song again, maybe this is my chance.  If nothing else let’s make sure it isn’t resting comfortably.

[wannamaker 1,073]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

35 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

32 The Human League — Don't You Want Me -6

30 Blondie — Call Me +4

26 Blondie — Atomic 

14 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket

[ladyfiona 2,049]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes +4

32 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

30 Blondie — Call Me 

20 Blondie — Atomic -6

14 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket

[Toast 14,889]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

32 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

30 Blondie — Call Me 

26 Blondie — Atomic   +6

8 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket  -6

 

Just want to move on now.

[Death Impends 7,402]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

32 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

30 Blondie — Call Me 

28 Blondie — Atomic   +4

2 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket  -6

 

(only added 2 points to Atomic's tally given Toast added 6)

[Clorox Bleachman 2,031]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

32 Blondie — Atomic +4

32 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

26 Blondie — Call Me -4

 

0 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket -2

 

"Don't You Want Me" has done well to survive to the top 6, considering @wannamaker has been attacking it for weeks. At one point it was 38th out of 40.

[En Passant 2,966]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

32 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

30 Blondie — Call Me +4

26 Blondie — Atomic -6

 

"Your hair is beautiful" ?

Oh do fuck off, god is busy taking mine away thanks. Call me - ok. 

[Clorox Bleachman 2,031]

Just now, En Passant said:

"Your hair is beautiful" ?

Oh do fuck off, god is busy taking mine away thanks. Call me - ok. 

I personally imagine Debbie Harry fondling my long, gorgeous, curly, flowing locks. You're just downvoting out of jealousy.

[En Passant 2,966]

15 minutes ago, Clorox Bleachman said:

I personally imagine Debbie Harry fondling my long, gorgeous, curly, flowing locks. You're just downvoting out of jealousy.

That may well be the case, but I'm not a 20 something fantasizing about a 75 year old touching me up either. shrug.

[Youth in Asia 1,025]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

36 The Human League — Don't You Want Me +4

26 Blondie — Atomic

24 Blondie — Call Me  -6

[Sir Creep 7,017]

On 05/01/2023 at 10:26, Toast said:

Detroit Spinners is a very decent song and might have been finalist material in an early round.  But no chance in this company.

As good a post as any to link to.  I totally agree with Toast.

I wanted to say, though, that they are The Spinners.  To my knowledge—my growing up in Detroit knowledge—they’ve never been called Detroit Spinners, at least in their popular days.  I simply refer you to Wiki should you have an alternative opinion.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinners_(American_group)

[TQR 12,342]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

36 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

30 Blondie — Atomic +4

18 Blondie — Call Me  -6

[Bibliogryphon 8,706]

43 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

As good a post as any to link to.  I totally agree with Toast.

I wanted to say, though, that they are The Spinners.  To my knowledge—my growing up in Detroit knowledge—they’ve never been called Detroit Spinners, at least in their popular days.  I simply refer you to Wiki should you have an alternative opinion.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinners_(American_group)

In the UK there was a folk group called The Spinners so over here there needed to be a distinction 

[Bibliogryphon 8,706]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

36 The Specials — Ghost Town

36 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

24 Blondie — Atomic -6

22 Blondie — Call Me +4

[Sir Creep 7,017]

21 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said:

In the UK there was a folk group called The Spinners so over here there needed to be a distinction 

I think we had a similar thing with The English Beat (some shite L.A. band or summat called The Beat)

[Book 3,365]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

36 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

30 The Specials — Ghost Town  -6

28 Blondie — Atomic  +4

22 Blondie — Call Me

[theoldlady 1,998]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

40 The Human League — Don`t You Want Me +4

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

28 Blondie — Atomic

24 The Specials — Ghost Town  -6

22 Blondie — Call Me

[Grim Up North 3,565]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

40 The Human League — Don`t You Want Me

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

28 Blondie — Atomic

28 The Specials — Ghost Town  +4

16 Blondie — Call Me -6

[RIP Wee Jum 1,558]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

40 The Human League — Don`t You Want Me

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

32 The Specials — Ghost Town  +4

28 Blondie — Atomic

10 Blondie — Call Me -6

[Bibliogryphon 8,706]

All the top 7 are on my regular playlist so I am fairly sanguine about which ones go through. Though I maintain Call Me is better than Atomic

 

@Sir Creep Blondie do not have another UK No.1 single until 1999.

 

My top three Blondie songs are

 

Rapture

Hanging on the Telephone

One Way or Another

[justonecornetto 791]

43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love

40 The Human League — Don`t You Want Me

39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

32 Blondie — Atomic +4

26 The Specials — Ghost Town  -6

10 Blondie — Call Me 

[Youth in Asia 1,025]

This ends when no. 6 gets eliminated?

[Bibliogryphon 8,706]

2 minutes ago, Youth in Asia said:

This ends when no. 6 gets eliminated?

 

Yes but.....