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31/7/24

 

55 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

45 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 

44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 

42 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 

39 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams +2

38 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It +2

35 Queen - I Want to Break Free

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin 

26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

13 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle -6

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31/7/24

 

55 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

45 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 

44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 

42 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 

39 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams

38 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It

31 Madonna - Like a Virgin +4

29 Queen - I Want to Break Free -6

26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

13 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

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31/7/2024

 

55 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

46 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill +4

44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 

43 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time -2

39 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams

34 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -4

31 Madonna - Like a Virgin 

29 Queen - I Want to Break Free 

26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

13 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

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31/7/2024

 

55 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

46 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 

44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 

40 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time -3

39 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams

31 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -3

31 Madonna - Like a Virgin 

29 Queen - I Want to Break Free 

26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

17 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +4

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31/7/2024

 

52 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes -3

46 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 

44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +2

39 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams

33 Madonna - Like a Virgin +2

29 Queen - I Want to Break Free 

28 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -3

26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

17 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 

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7/31/2024

 

52 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

46 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 

44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

39 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It +4

29 Queen - I Want to Break Free

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin -6

26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

17 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 

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Wed 31 Jul

 

52 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 

43 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams  +4

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

40 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill  -6

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It

29 Queen - I Want to Break Free

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin

26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

17 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle  

 

Time to admit that I really don't care for that Kate Bush song.  Sorry, Kate.

 

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Happy to get rid of everything below Tina. Reducing those 6 to 5 is proving more difficult.

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Just now, RoverAndOut said:

Happy to get rid of everything below Tina. Reducing those 6 to 5 is proving more difficult.

 

We have got to get rid of one of the Tina's (possibly both but I will not be complaining if any of these go through) However Operation Tree by A River is the most important rescue mission at the moment

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All of the songs are great. Riddles the weakest. Bronski Beat, both Tina's, Queen, Ultravox all proper eighties classics.

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1 minute ago, Bibliogryphon said:

We have got to get rid of one of the Tina's (possibly both but I will not be complaining if any of these go through) However Operation Tree by A River is the most important rescue mission at the moment

 

Look, I don't mind The Riddle, but for some reason it does far less for me than the others. Happy to lose We Don't Need Another Hero too, and Queen and Madonna have done better (especially compared to what's left), but I keep changing my mind on which of the top 6 to get rid of. Think it comes down to 2 - Cyndi or Kate. Which sounds criminal in itself.

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7 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said:

 

Look, I don't mind The Riddle, but for some reason it does far less for me than the others. Happy to lose We Don't Need Another Hero too, and Queen and Madonna have done better (especially compared to what's left), but I keep changing my mind on which of the top 6 to get rid of. Think it comes down to 2 - Cyndi or Kate. Which sounds criminal in itself.

There's a demo of I Want to Break Free out there which is a Freddie Mercury a capella version which is just sensational. Big fan of that song since I heard that version. But then, there are a few bands and singers you could write a top thirty songs and still be leaving out material that would be the best work for most others and Queen are certainly one of those.

 

Cyndi's one of the weak links there by comparison which is no slight on her.

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Yeah, all of these are great, but Bronski and at least one Tina (don't mind which) are must haves for the final and I'll attack whatever it takes to get them there.

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7/31/2024

 

52 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

40 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -3

37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It

31 Queen - I Want to Break Free +2

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin

26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

19 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +2

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For me The Riddle has definitely got to go, and Like A Virgin doesn't do much for me either. Aside from those I'm happy to see any of these go through, but I know which 5 I prefer.

 

I always think of the opening sequence of Reservoir Dogs when I hear Like a Virgin.

 

 

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31 July

 

56 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes +4

44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

40 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams

37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It

31 Queen - I Want to Break Free

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)  -6

19 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

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31/7/24 18:36 hrs 


 

 

60 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes +4

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

40 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams

38 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy -6

37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It

31 Queen - I Want to Break Free

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)  

19 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

 

I’m not keen on the Bronski Beat song, probably the best thing to happen to Jimmy Somerville was leaving and forming The Communards whom I like a lot of their stuff. 

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31st July

 

60 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

40 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams

37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It

32 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy -6

31 Queen - I Want to Break Free

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin

23 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +4

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)  

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31st July

 

60 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

35 Queen - I Want to Break Free +4

34 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -6

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It

32 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin

23 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)  

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Thu 1 Aug

 

60 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 

37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 

36 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy +4

35 Queen - I Want to Break Free 

34 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin 

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

17 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle -6

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01/08/24

 

60 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 

39 Queen - I Want to Break Free +4

37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 

36 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 

34 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin 

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

11 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle -6

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01/08/24

 

60 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

46 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +4

39 Queen - I Want to Break Free 

36 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 

34 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 

32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 

31 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -6

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin 

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

11 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 

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1/8/24

 

60 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

46 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

39 Queen - I Want to Break Free 

36 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 

34 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 

34 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It +2

33 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill +2

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin 

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

05 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle -6

 

Sorry Biblio, needs must. :(

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Thu 1 Aug

 

64 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes  +4

46 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

39 Queen - I Want to Break Free 

36 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 

34 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 

34 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It

27 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill   -6

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin 

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

05 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

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July 31st at 1003pm

 

64 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 

46 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

39 Queen - I Want to Break Free 

38 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It +4

36 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 

33 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -1

27 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 

27 Madonna - Like a Virgin 

20 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 

00 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle -5

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