Members Chosen Year 20 Chart Songs from 1983 - Nominations/Result Merged

[Ome]

I'm curious what you will make of these three



Rules of the Game – Bucks Fizz

Superstar – Lydia Murdock

Tantalise – Jimmy the Hoover

 

[Willie Oleson]

Superstar – Lydia Murdock

Artist & title look familiar, but I have no idea what it sounds like.

I guess Bucks Fizz will sound like any other Guys 'n Dolls song

 

[Ome]

I guess Bucks Fizz will sound like any other Guys 'n Dolls song

No, which is why I'm curious what your thoughts will be.

 

[Willie Oleson]

Oh my, in the first minute she sounds like Amanda Lear!

I also like the Altered Images song (I only know their big hit Don't Talk To Me About Love)

 

[Ome]

Oh my, in the first minute she sounds like Amanda Lear

Yes, it's very different to the usual sound of Bucks Fizz and one i thought would impress you. If ever I go into a Bucks Fizz phase, ROTG is always there.

You only know one Altered Images track....? We'll have to change at at some point.

 

[Richard Channing]

Unless it's a very expensive, sought-after single. But I wouldn't mind recording it to my computer and send you the WAV file. Is that OK with you?

(That's a 'No' btw)

 

[Willie Oleson]

Hmm, maybe we should think of something else this time. How about "win a lunch with Barbara Fan"
After all, it was her fault choicelol

 

[Ome]

As with the previous rounds a new thread for the votes to take place allowing the list to be on page one. Once completed the threads will be merged together.

Below is the full list of member’s nominated songs that


Please vote for your favourite ten followed by
the name of the member you believe chose 1983

If possible try and vote for songs that you didn't nominate, however if that's too difficult, you can have a maximum of 5 from your original nominations.


You can vote if you haven't nominated

Last day for voting

1st November​

@Ms. Paige

Every Breath You take ~ The Police
Let's Dance ~ David Bowie
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of this) ~ Eurythmics
Love is A Battlefield ~ Pat Benetar
China Girl ~ David Bowie
Mr. Roboto ~ Styx
Too Shy ~ Kajagoogoo
Stand Back ~ Stevie Nicks
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) ~ Journey
Say Say Say ~ Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
Red Red Wine ~ UB40
She's a Beauty ~ The Tubes
Photograph ~ Def Leppard
Puttin' on the Ritz ~ Taco
Come Dancing ~ The Kinks
Owner of a Lonely Heart ~ Yes
Burning Down the House ~ The Talking Heads
Karma Chameleon ~ The Culture Club
One Thing Leads to Another ~ The Fixx
King of Pain ~ The Police



@Barbara Fan

Give it up - KC and sunshine band
blue monday - new order
true - spandau ballet
flashdance - irene cara
cruel summer - bananarama
billie jean - Michael jackson
down under - men at work
all night long - lionel ritchie
china girl - david bowie (duplicate)
you cant hurry love - phil collins
is there something i should know - Duran duran
victims - culture club
every breath you take – police (duplicate)
bad boys - wham
tempatation - heaven 17
the love cats - the cure
long hot summer - style council
come on eileen - dexys
little red corvette - prince
stand back - stevie nicks (duplicate)



@Willie Oleson

Marianne Faithful - Times Square
Terri Gibbs - Anybody Else's Heart But Mine
Redgum - I Was Only 19
Rofo - Flashlight On A Disconight
Rita Coolidge - All Time High
Jim Glaser - The Man In The Mirror
America - The Border
P. Lion - Happy Children
Technique - Can We Try Again?
ELO - Rock 'N Rock Is King
What Fun - The Right Side Won
Nacht Und Nebel - Beats Of Love
Corrine Hermès - Si La Vie Est Cadeau
The Kendalls - Movin' Train
The Flirtations - Earthquake
Peter Schilling - Major Tom
Frank Stallone - Far From Over
Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita
Yello - I Love You
The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer


@Emelee

Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Maniac - Michael Sembello
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield
My Oh My - Slade
Borderline - Madonna
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
Empty Rooms - Gary Moore
Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
Mama - Genesis
How Can I Refuse - Heart
Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
In Your Eyes - George Benson
I'm Still Standing - Elton John
Straight From The Heart - Bryan Adams
It's Like That - Run DMC
99 Luftballons - Nena
You Know What To Do - Carly Simon


@Toni

If You Leave Me Now, Chicago
Faithfully, Journey
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Eurythmics (duplicate)
The Way He Makes Me Feel, Barbra Streisand
Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore, Carpenters
Moonlight Shadow, Mike Oldfield (duplicate)
Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper
True, Spandau Ballet (duplicate)
Love Is a Battlefield, Pat Benatar (duplicate)
I've Got an Angel, Eurythmics
We've Got Tonight, Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton
Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler (duplicate)
Every Breath You Take, The Police (duplicate)
Africa, Toto
Back On the Chain Gang, The Pretenders
25 or 6 to 4, Chicago
Heartbreaker, Dionne Warwick
Jealous Guy, Roxy Music
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues, Elton John
Rio, Duran Duran



@Richard Channing

Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield ft Maggie Reilly (duplicate)
Hey You - The Rocksteady Crew
They Don't Know -Tracey Ullman
Rockit - Herbie Hancock
Riders On The Storm - Annabel lamb
Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (duplicate)
Come back and stay – Paul Young
Maneater – Daryl Hall and John Oates
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John (duplicate)
Love will tear us apart - Joy Division
New Years Day – U2
Total eclipse of the heart – Bonnie Tyler (duplicate)
Words – F.R. David
Love is a stranger – Eurythmics
Sign of the times - Belle Stars
Gloria – Laura Branigan
Last night a dj saved my life - Indeep
Beat It – Michael Jackson
Rosanna – Toto
Fascination - Human League



@Mel O'Drama

Now - Carpenters
She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer
Burning Up - Madonna
And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going - Koffie
Under Attack - ABBA
Theme from “Harry’s Game” - Clannad
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Let’s Stay Together - Tina Turner
Club Tropicana - Wham!
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Laura Branigan
Islands In The Stream - Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (duplicate)
Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters
Read ‘Em And Weep - Barry Manilow
Fireball - Bob James
The Wind Beneath My Wings - Lee Greenwood
I’ve Got A Crush On You - Linda Ronstadt
The Summer Knows - Rosemary Clooney
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - Bonnie Tyler
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Dancing Endlessly - The Kids from Fame




@Karin Schill

Love Isn't Love - Carola
Lucky Star - Madonna
Wanna Be Starting Something - Michael Jackson
Flashdance….What A Feeling - Irene Cara (duplicate)
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (duplicate)
Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates (duplicate)
She Works Hard For the Money - Donna Summer (duplicate)
Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes
I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
Africa – Toto (duplicate)
Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
Tonight, I celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Making Love Out of Nothing At All - Air Supply (duplicate)
Straight From The Heart - Bryan Adams (duplicate)
Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
We've Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (duplicate)
You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins (duplicate)
Stand By My Side - Agnetha Fältskog
Under Attack – ABBA (duplicate)


@Ome

Miss the girl – The Creatures
Garden Party – Marillion
Transfer Affection – A Flock of Seagulls
Big Log – Robert Plant
Bring Me Closer – Altered Images
She’s in Parties – Bauhaus
Fields of Fire – Big Country
Waves – Blancmange
Rules of the Game – Bucks Fizz
The Cutter – Echo & the Bunnymen
Uncertain Smile - The The
I.O.U. – Freeeze
I Am (I'm Me) - Twsited Sister
I Dream to Sleep – H20
Superstar – Lydia Murdock
Not Now John – Pink Floyd
Shiny Shiny – Haysi Fantayzee
New Song – Howard Jones
Tantalise – Jimmy the Hoover
The Last Film – Kissing the Pink

 

[Willie Oleson]

The first Chosen Year Top Ten turned out to be a very bumpy ride.
Feather boa'd divas storming of the set, lots of fraudulent nominations, lawsuits flying left and right...and yet I've managed to compile a fantastic Definitive Top Ten out of all this.

0. Searchin' - Hazell Dean @

1. Now - Carpenters @Mel O'Drama
The nomination that was almost cancelled (how very Cagney & Lacey). This was a very beautiful surprise.

2. Waves - Blancmange @Ome
And another hidden gem from 1983. I love the moody-lush-theatrical sound of it.

3. Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top @Emelee

4. Bring Me Closer - Altered Images @Ome

5. Hey You - The Rocksteady Crew @Richard Channing
I just love these one-hit-wonders (see also, #7).

6. Victims - Culture Club @Barbara Fan
Their best song, I think. Boy George has such a beautiful voice, maybe he's a little bit underrated as a singer (because most people only remember him from "Karma Chameleon", and I'd rather stick pins in my ears than listening to that song again.)

7. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder @Emelee
(see #5)

8. Rules Of The Game - Bucks Fizz @Ome
Bucks un-Fizzed! Apparently, this song was written by Warren Bacall

9. Puttin' On The Ritz - Taco @Ms. Paige

10. She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer @Mel O'Drama

 

[Emelee]

I'm voting on these 10 awesome tracks from a really good year.

1. Theme from “Harry’s Game” - Clannad --- @Mel O'Drama
2. Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco --- @Ms. Paige
3. Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita --- @Willie Oleson
4. They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman --- @Richard Channing
5. Down Under - Men at work --- @Barbara Fan
6. Rita Coolidge - All Time High --- @Willie Oleson
7. We've Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton --- @Toni & @Karin Schill
8. Fields of Fire – Big Country --- @Ome
9. Gold - Spandau Ballet --- @Mel O'Drama
10. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club --- @Ms. Paige

And as I am a person who has a strange need to guess against others' guesses, I will guess @jessie chose 1983.

 

[Jessie]

My Top 10

1. Let's Stay Together- Tina Turner @Mel O'Drama
2. Let's Dance- David Bowie @Ms. Paige
3. Flash dance- Irene Cara @Barbara Fan
4. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun -Cyndi Lauper @Emelee
5. . I've Got An Angel - Eurythmics @Toni
6. Gloria - Lauren Branigan @Richard Channing
7. She Works Hard For her Money - Donna Summers @Karin Schill
8. Big Log- Robert Plant @Ome
9. Far From Over- Frank Stallone @Willie Oleson
10. Karma Chameleon-Culture Club @Ms. Paige

I will say @Long Lashes picked this one.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

A very nostalgic year for me, with lots of great memories - and a couple of new discoveries thanks to Willie and Ome's nominations!! Thanks everyone.

1. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder @Emelee
2. Rules Of The Game - Bucks Fizz @Ome
3. The Man In The Mirror - Jim Glaser @Willie Oleson
4. Down Under - Men At Work @Barbara Fan
5. Hey You - The Rock Steady Crew @Richard Channing
6. Love Isn’t Love - Carola @Karin Schill
7. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson @Ms. Paige
8. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick @Toni
9. I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John @Toni @Richard Channing
10. Every Breath You Take - The Police @Ms. Paige @Barbara Fan @Toni

I'm going to stick with my original guess that @Barbara Fan gave us this year.

 

[Toni]

1- Now - Carpenters @Mel O'Drama
2- Empty Rooms - Gary Moore @Emelee
3- Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes @Karin Schill
4- Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) ~ Journey @Ms. Paige
5- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper @Emelee
6- Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply @Emelee
7- I'm Still Standing - Elton John @Emelee
8- Straight From The Heart - Bryan Adams @Emelee
9- Rosanna – Toto @Richard Channing
10- Let’s Stay Together - Tina Turner @Mel O'Drama

 

[Barbara Fan]

my top 10 from 83 ( i love Relax by FGTH - but i consider that an 84 song so didnt choose)

1. Photograph ~ Def Leppard @Ms. Paige
   
2. Owner of a Lonely Heart ~ Yes
3. flashdance - irene cara @Barbara Fan
   
4. cruel summer - bananarama
5. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper @Emelee
6. Africa, Toto @Toni
7. New Years Day – U2 @Richard Channing
   
8. Gold - Spandau Ballet @Mel O'Drama
   
9. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye @Karin Schill
10. Fields of Fire – Big Country @Ome

 

[Mel O'Drama]

The nomination that was almost cancelled (how very Cagney & Lacey).

You know exactly how to make me smile, Willie.

 

[Ome]

So many memories

So little time…


1. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder @Emelee
2. Empty Rooms - Gary Moore @Emelee
3. They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman --- @Richard Channing
4. Come Dancing - The Kinks @Ms. Paige
5. Major Tom - Peter Schilling @Willie Oleson
6. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - Bonnie Tyler @Mel O'Drama
7. Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita --- @Willie Oleson
8. Every Breath You Take - The Police @Ms. Paige @Barbara Fan @Toni
9. Love Isn’t Love - Carola @Karin Schill
10. Hey You - The Rock Steady Crew @Richard Channing






EDIT: to put my guess in, I am going for @Barbara Fan who is the member to choose 1983.

 

[Willie Oleson]

Have I won yet? It sure looks like it

 

[Karin Schill]

Better vote on this as well before the time's up. But gosh it's hard as there's so many great hits from 1983. I originally wanted to list 29 songs but then I had to cut it down to ten. So these songs made my list:


1. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson @Barbara Fan
2. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler @Emelee
3. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply @Emelee
4. Beat It – Michael Jackson @Richard Channing
5. Love Isn't Love – Carola @Karin Schill
6. Under Attack – ABBA @Mel O'Drama
7. Lucky Star – Madonna @Karin Schill
8. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper @Emelee
9. Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper @Toni
10. Read ‘Em And Weep - Barry Manilow @Mel O'Drama


My guess is that @Toni picked 1983.

 

[Ome]

My guess is that @Toni picked 1983.

 

[That Bowie Girl]

Just a suggestion here...it would be really great if everyone could post links to each song they list...it makes it so much easier to vote. If I can find the time I would think everyone can?