Kill or Save: UK No.2 Hits of the 80s

[time 8,599]

2 9 23

 

65 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World 

56 A-Ha — Take On Me -6

56 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

46 Queen — Radio Ga Ga 

44 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

29 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun +4

8 Bonnie Tyler — Holding Out For A Hero 

[Death Impends 7,967]

9/2/2023

 

65 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World

58 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill +2

56 A-Ha — Take On Me

46 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette +2

40 Queen — Radio Ga Ga -6

29 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun

8 Bonnie Tyler — Holding Out For A Hero 

 

Love everything left so not too fussed about how the rest of it plays out.

[lilham 752]

september 2nd at 1218pm

 

65 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World

58 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

56 A-Ha — Take On Me

50 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette +4

40 Queen — Radio Ga Ga

29 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun

2 Bonnie Tyler — Holding Out For A Hero -6

 

Was going to downvote it anyway but then y'all mentioned shrek 2.

 

also I'm pleased that Prince didn't have a weird Hula-music side project tanking all his jams.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

09/02/23 12:22pm

 

65 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World

56 A-Ha — Take On Me

54 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill -4

50 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

40 Queen — Radio Ga Ga

33 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun +4

 

00 Bonnie Tyler — Holding Out For A Voice Coach -2

1) thanks @lilham

2) No great love for Ms. Lauper, I would put her fifth and no more.  My vote only reflects that.  If she were up against the other four tracks I would similarly downvote her, which would not be inconsistent.

 

3) Sir Creep posted this (see below) way back when (Total Eclipse days) and he would note that @TQR didn’t downvote Miss Tyler ONCE that round.  But at least he’s come around on how awful she is (“Bonnie Tyler sounds like a very ill lynx”). Just as the Prodigal Son parable shows us, it’s not the journey we are concerned about, just that each of you end up in the proper place in the end. 

______________

 

“She knows she sounds like a screech owl.  Look at the video, she EMBRACES that fact!

 

 

[Paul Bearer 6,101]

2/9/23 18:12 hrs 

65 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World

60 A-Ha — Take On Me +4

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill -2

48 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette -2

38 Queen — Radio Ga Ga -2

33 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun 

[TQR 14,391]

1 hour ago, Sir Creep said:

 

3) Sir Creep posted this bollocks (snipped) way back when (Total Eclipse days) and he would note that @TQR didn’t downvote Miss Tyler ONCE that round.  But at least he’s come around on how awful she is (“Bonnie Tyler sounds like a very ill lynx”). Just as the American simpleton with an inflated sense of self shows us, it's not the paying attention to what the fuck's going on he is concerned about, just that he can make a big deal over a small part of the game we all play in a way that he can turn it all around on himself in the end because he's a twat.

 

I don't remember ever praising Total Eclipse. Tell SC when you see him to actually have a point to make next time he wants to make a three-act play out of a scoring outcome.

[TQR 14,391]

Sun 3 Sep

 

69 (wahey) Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World +4

60 A-Ha — Take On Me

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

48 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

38 Queen — Radio Ga Ga

27 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun -6

[Toast 16,139]

Sun 3 Sep

 

69 (wahey) Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World

60 A-Ha — Take On Me

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

48 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

42 Queen — Radio Ga Ga  +4

21 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun  -6

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

03/09/2023

 

69 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World

60 A-Ha — Take On Me

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

52 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette +4

42 Queen — Radio Ga Ga 

15 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun  -6

[wannamaker 1,407]

3/9/23

 

69 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World

64 A-Ha — Take On Me +4

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

52 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

42 Queen — Radio Ga Ga 

09 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun  -6

[theoldlady 2,300]

 

3/9/23

 

69 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World

68 A-Ha — Take On Me +4

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

52 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

42 Queen — Radio Ga Ga 

03 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun  -6

 

[Joey Russ 7,222]

73 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World +4

65 A-Ha — Take On Me -3

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

52 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

42 Queen — Radio Ga Ga 

00 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun  -3

[Paul Bearer 6,101]

3/9/23 08:58 hrs 

67 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World -6

65 A-Ha — Take On Me 

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

52 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

46 Queen — Radio Ga Ga +4

[Bibliogryphon 9,577]

17 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said:

3/9/23 08:58 hrs 

67 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World -6

65 A-Ha — Take On Me 

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

52 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

46 Queen — Radio Ga Ga +4

I think we have finished 

[Paul Bearer 6,101]

1 hour ago, Paul Bearer said:

3/9/23 08:58 hrs 

67 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World -6

65 A-Ha — Take On Me 

52 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill

52 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette

46 Queen — Radio Ga Ga +4

 

1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said:

I think we have finished 

Aye, but what the hell. Thought I’d stick in my tuppence worth. 

[TQR 14,391]

A spot-on set of finalists there for my tuppence worth (whatever that is). Bloody good job. And, once again, theoldlady is the one tearing this list limb from limb, with a fair amount of help from Cornetto, Toast and lilham. 

 

Kills:

theoldlady - 7

Death Impends - 2

lilham - 2

LadyFiona - 2

DoltonMoney - 2

Sir Simpleton - 2

Root Inspector - 1

Bibliogryphon - 1

BuffaloPhil - 1

MariNisia - 1

Paul Bearer - 1

Drewsky - 1

Wee Jum - 1

Joey Russ - 1

 

Assists:

justonecornetto - 4

Toast - 3

lilham - 3

Drewsky - 2

RoverAndOut - 2

Bibliogryphon - 2

theoldlady - 2

MariNisia - 1

Great Uncle Bulgaria - 1

Wee Jum - 1

Imelda - 1

Death Impends - 1

LadyFiona - 1

BuffaloPhil - 1

[TQR 14,391]

Overall, a bit of a weak round this time if you ask me. Certainly the least good of the five.

 

1986-87

 

Sun 3 Sep

 

24 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This +4

20 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life

20 Nana Mouskouri — Only Love

20 Madonna — Borderline

20 Su Pollard — Starting Together

20 Bangles — Manic Monday

20 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners

20 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World

20 Madonna — Live To Tell

20 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own

20 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years

20 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait

20 Rod Stewart — Every Beat Of My Heart

20 Sinitta — So Macho/Cruising

20 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

20 Five Star — Rain Or Shine

20 Status Quo — In The Army Now

20 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On

20 Erasure — Sometimes

20 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache

20 Percy Sledge — When A Man Loves A Woman

20 Judy Boucher — Can't Be With You Tonight

20 Tom Jones — A Boy From Nowhere

20 Johnny Logan — Hold Me Now

20 Spagna — Call Me

20 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys — Wipeout

20 Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding — Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)

20 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme

20 George Michael — Faith

20 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You

20 Rick Astley — When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You

20 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York

14 Bruce Willis — Under The Boardwalk -6

[ladyfiona 2,580]

ignore this I will wait for things to calm.

[time 8,599]

3-9-23

 

24 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 

24 George Michael — Faith +4

20 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life

20 Nana Mouskouri — Only Love

20 Madonna — Borderline

20 Su Pollard — Starting Together

20 Bangles — Manic Monday

20 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners

20 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World

20 Madonna — Live To Tell

20 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own

20 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years

20 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait

20 Rod Stewart — Every Beat Of My Heart

20 Sinitta — So Macho/Cruising

20 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

20 Five Star — Rain Or Shine

20 Status Quo — In The Army Now

20 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On

20 Erasure — Sometimes

20 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache

20 Percy Sledge — When A Man Loves A Woman

20 Judy Boucher — Can't Be With You Tonight

20 Tom Jones — A Boy From Nowhere

20 Johnny Logan — Hold Me Now

20 Spagna — Call Me

20 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys — Wipeout

20 Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding — Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)

20 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme

20 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You

20 Rick Astley — When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You

14 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York -6

14 Bruce Willis — Under The Boardwalk 

 

(Sorry LF, I was already in progress)

[justonecornetto 950]

3/9/2023

 

24 Bangles — Manic Monday +4

24 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 

24 George Michael — Faith 

20 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life

20 Nana Mouskouri — Only Love

20 Madonna — Borderline

20 Su Pollard — Starting Together

20 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners

20 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World

20 Madonna — Live To Tell

20 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own

20 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years

20 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait

20 Rod Stewart — Every Beat Of My Heart

20 Sinitta — So Macho/Cruising

20 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

20 Five Star — Rain Or Shine

20 Status Quo — In The Army Now

20 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On

20 Erasure — Sometimes

20 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache

20 Percy Sledge — When A Man Loves A Woman

20 Spagna — Call Me

20 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys — Wipeout

20 Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding — Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)

20 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme

20 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You

20 Rick Astley — When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You

18 Judy Boucher — Can't Be With You Tonight -2

18 Tom Jones — A Boy From Nowhere -2

18 Johnny Logan — Hold Me Now -2

14 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 

14 Bruce Willis — Under The Boardwalk 

[Root Inspector 184]

3rd September

 

24 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait +4

24 Bangles — Manic Monday

24 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 

24 George Michael — Faith 

20 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life

20 Nana Mouskouri — Only Love

20 Madonna — Borderline

20 Su Pollard — Starting Together

20 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners

20 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World

20 Madonna — Live To Tell

20 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own

20 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years

20 Rod Stewart — Every Beat Of My Heart

20 Sinitta — So Macho/Cruising

20 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

20 Five Star — Rain Or Shine

20 Status Quo — In The Army Now

20 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On

20 Erasure — Sometimes

20 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache

Percy Sledge — When A Man Loves A Woman

20 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys — Wipeout

20 Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding — Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)

20 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme

20 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You

20 Rick Astley — When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You

18 Judy Boucher — Can't Be With You Tonight

18 Tom Jones — A Boy From Nowhere

18 Johnny Logan — Hold Me Now

14 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 

14 Bruce Willis — Under The Boardwalk 

14 Spagna — Call Me -6

[ladyfiona 2,580]

3rd September

 

26 George Michael — Faith +2

24 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait 

24 Bangles — Manic Monday

24 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 

22 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World +2

20 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life

20 Nana Mouskouri — Only Love

20 Madonna — Borderline

20 Su Pollard — Starting Together

20 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners

20 Madonna — Live To Tell

20 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own

20 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years

20 Rod Stewart — Every Beat Of My Heart

20 Sinitta — So Macho/Cruising

20 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

20 Five Star — Rain Or Shine

20 Status Quo — In The Army Now

20 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On

20 Erasure — Sometimes

20 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache

20 Percy Sledge — When A Man Loves A Woman

20 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys — Wipeout

20 Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding — Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)

20 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme

20 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You

20 Rick Astley — When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You

18 Judy Boucher — Can't Be With You Tonight

18 Tom Jones — A Boy From Nowhere

18 Johnny Logan — Hold Me Now

14 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 

14 Spagna — Call Me 

08 Bruce Willis — Under The Boardwalk -6

 

I assume Percy Sledge still has 20 points? For some reason the score got removed.

[Paul Bearer 6,101]

1 hour ago, TQR said:

A spot-on set of finalists there for my tuppence worth (whatever that is). Bloody good job. And, once again, theoldlady is the one tearing this list limb from limb, with a fair amount of help from Cornetto, Toast and lilham. 

 

Kills:

theoldlady - 7

It gives me the impression that the old lady hates music or is an attention seeker.  

[Book 3,556]

03.09.2023

 

26 George Michael — Faith

24 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On  +4

24 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait 

24 Bangles — Manic Monday

24 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 

22 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World

20 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life

20 Nana Mouskouri — Only Love

20 Madonna — Borderline

20 Su Pollard — Starting Together

20 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners

20 Madonna — Live To Tell

20 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own

20 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years

20 Rod Stewart — Every Beat Of My Heart

20 Sinitta — So Macho/Cruising

20 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

20 Five Star — Rain Or Shine

20 Erasure — Sometimes

20 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache

20 Percy Sledge — When A Man Loves A Woman

20 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys — Wipeout

20 Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding — Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)

20 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme

20 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You

20 Rick Astley — When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You

18 Judy Boucher — Can't Be With You Tonight

18 Tom Jones — A Boy From Nowhere

18 Johnny Logan — Hold Me Now

14 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 

14 Spagna — Call Me 

14 Status Quo — In The Army Now  -6

08 Bruce Willis — Under The Boardwalk

[Death Impends 7,967]

9/3/2023

 

27 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This +3

26 George Michael — Faith

25 Bangles — Manic Monday +1

24 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On

24 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait

22 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World

20 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life

20 Nana Mouskouri — Only Love

20 Madonna — Borderline

20 Su Pollard — Starting Together

20 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners

20 Madonna — Live To Tell

20 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own

20 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years

20 Rod Stewart — Every Beat Of My Heart

20 Sinitta — So Macho/Cruising

20 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

20 Five Star — Rain Or Shine

20 Erasure — Sometimes

20 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache

20 Percy Sledge — When A Man Loves A Woman

20 Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding — Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)

20 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme

20 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You

20 Rick Astley — When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You

18 Judy Boucher — Can't Be With You Tonight

18 Tom Jones — A Boy From Nowhere

18 Johnny Logan — Hold Me Now

16 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys — Wipeout -4

14 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 

14 Spagna — Call Me 

14 Status Quo — In The Army Now

06 Bruce Willis — Under The Boardwalk -2