Toast 15,362 Posted June 13 Fri 14 Jun 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 44 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 43 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down -6 41 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 40 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 36 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 +4 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 27 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 25 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 24 Frankie Valli - Grease 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,101 Posted June 13 Fri 14 Jun 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 48 Earth, Wind & Fire - September +4 43 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 41 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 40 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 36 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 25 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 24 Frankie Valli - Grease 21 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) -6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,044 Posted June 13 14/6/24 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 48 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 43 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 41 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 40 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 36 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 28 Frankie Valli - Grease +4 21 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 19 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous -6 Although I'm an ABBA fan, neither of these selections is a personal favourite, although both are a decent bop as all ABBA songs are. Gimme is better than Angeleyes though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,178 Posted June 14 14/6/24 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 48 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 43 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 41 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 40 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 +4 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 34 The Jam — The Eton Rifles -6 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 28 Frankie Valli - Grease 21 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 19 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,050 Posted June 14 14/6/24 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 48 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 43 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 40 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 38 The Rolling Stones - Miss You -3 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 31 The Jam — The Eton Rifles -3 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 28 Frankie Valli - Grease 25 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) +4 19 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,153 Posted June 14 14/6/24 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 48 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 40 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down -3 40 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 38 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 35 The Jam — The Eton Rifles +4 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 25 Frankie Valli - Grease -3 25 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 19 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Grease the musical is a good fun show. This track however is just a disco-y bit of fluff that doesn't really fit in with the rock'n'roll feel of the rest of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,174 Posted June 14 14-6-24 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 42 Earth, Wind & Fire - September -6 41 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl +4 40 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 40 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 38 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 35 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 25 Frankie Valli - Grease 25 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 19 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Try as I might, I just couldn't recollect Angeleyes (my head just kept giving me Roxy Music's Angel Eyes); was Voulez-Vous favoured for airplay? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AstroKat 277 Posted June 14 14/06/24 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 42 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 41 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 40 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 40 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 39 The Jam — The Eton Rifles +4 38 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 25 Frankie Valli - Grease 25 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous -6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,050 Posted June 14 39 minutes ago, time said: Try as I might, I just couldn't recollect Angeleyes (my head just kept giving me Roxy Music's Angel Eyes); was Voulez-Vous favoured for airplay? Angeleyes did not make it on to ABBA Gold but did get included in a Bonus disc edition in 2002 along with the actual best ABBA song The Day Before You Came 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,582 Posted June 14 6/14/2024 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 43 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl +2 42 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down +2 40 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 39 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 38 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 36 Earth, Wind & Fire - September -6 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 25 Frankie Valli - Grease 25 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,192 Posted June 14 47 minutes ago, time said: Try as I might, I just couldn't recollect Angeleyes (my head just kept giving me Roxy Music's Angel Eyes); was Voulez-Vous favoured for airplay? Same and yes. Also there was a video for Voulez and apparently not for angel eyes. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,241 Posted June 14 14th June 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 46 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down +4 43 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 39 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 38 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 36 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 34 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 -6 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 25 Frankie Valli - Grease 25 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,878 Posted June 14 14th June 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 46 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 39 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 38 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl -6 36 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 34 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 27 Frankie Valli - Grease +2 27 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) +2 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,266 Posted June 14 6/14/2024 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 47 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down +1 38 Earth, Wind & Fire - September +2 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 36 The Jam — The Eton Rifles -3 35 The Rolling Stones - Miss You -3 34 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 28 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) +1 27 Frankie Valli - Grease 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Not much left to really downvote for me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 850 Posted June 14 14/6/2024 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 47 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 40 The Jam — The Eton Rifles +4 38 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 35 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 28 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 28 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 -6 27 Frankie Valli - Grease 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 719 Posted June 14 14th June 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 47 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 44 The Jam — The Eton Rifles +4 42 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind -6 38 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 35 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 28 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 28 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 27 Frankie Valli - Grease 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,192 Posted June 14 14th June 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 47 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 44 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 42 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 39 The Rolling Stones - Miss You +4 37 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 32 Earth, Wind & Fire - September -6 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 28 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 28 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 28 Frankie Valli - Grease 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,044 Posted June 14 10 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Angeleyes did not make it on to ABBA Gold but did get included in a Bonus disc edition in 2002 along with the actual best ABBA song The Day Before You Came The Day Before You Came is absolutely a masterpiece. Love it. Close run thing, personally, between that and The Winner Takes It All for their best song. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 13,354 Posted June 14 11 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Angeleyes did not make it on to ABBA Gold but did get included in a Bonus disc edition in 2002 along with the actual best ABBA song The Day Before You Came 14 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: The Day Before You Came is absolutely a masterpiece. Love it. Close run thing, personally, between that and The Winner Takes It All for their best song. ABBA are very hit and miss for me. Angeleyes and Voulez-Vous are poor, The Winner Takes It All does absolutely nothing for me, Gimme Gimme Gimme is middling. The Day Before You Came, however, is such a work of art. Eaaasily their best song imo. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,044 Posted June 14 20 minutes ago, TQR said: ABBA are very hit and miss for me. Angeleyes and Voulez-Vous are poor, The Winner Takes It All does absolutely nothing for me, Gimme Gimme Gimme is middling. The Day Before You Came, however, is such a work of art. Eaaasily their best song imo. ABBA, on the whole, weren't trying to create high art, they were trying to create catchy pop music and were incredibly successful at that. But they were also capable of being more daring and experimental. "Winner" is heartbreaking, but you've got to buy into it I suppose. "Day Before You Came" is great. So's "Eagle". And some of the stuff on "The Visitors", their final original album, was really pushing the boundaries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,582 Posted June 14 Winner is easily my favorite ABBA. I love their poppy territory as well but Winner just in a class of its own. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,044 Posted June 14 15/6/24 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 47 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 44 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 42 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 39 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 32 Frankie Valli - Grease +4 32 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 31 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl -6 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 28 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 28 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 13,354 Posted June 14 42 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: ABBA, on the whole, weren't trying to create high art, they were trying to create catchy pop music and were incredibly successful at that. But they were also capable of being more daring and experimental. "Winner" is heartbreaking, but you've got to buy into it I suppose. "Day Before You Came" is great. So's "Eagle". And some of the stuff on "The Visitors", their final original album, was really pushing the boundaries. Some of the crowd-pleasing stuff is alright, much of it isn't. As I say, Gimme Gimme Gimme is fine, Waterloo, SOS, The Name Of The Game. But Day Before You Came is leagues ahead of that stuff. It's utterly gorgeous. Winner leaves me cold. Dancing Queen is irritating. Mamma Mia has been ruined by one of the worst films ever. Take A Chance is woeful. Chiquitita is dull. A lot of their stuff is karaoke fodder, and karaoke can be a laugh, but the songs *everyone* bloody picks are never the good'uns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 13,354 Posted June 14 Sat 15 Jun 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 47 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 44 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 42 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 39 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 36 Earth, Wind & Fire - September +4 31 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 28 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 28 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 26 Frankie Valli - Grease -6 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AstroKat 277 Posted June 14 6 hours ago, BuffaloPhil said: 27 Frankie Valli - Grease Previous post above 1 hour ago, En Passant said: 28 Frankie Valli - Grease En Passant added 1 to Frankie Valli - Grease, but not as part of his +4 points. I will adjust the score below. 15/06/24 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 47 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 44 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 42 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 39 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 36 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 32 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 +4 31 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 28 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 25 Frankie Valli - Grease - corrected score 22 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough -6 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
