Post by seminolefan on Sept 13, 2013 17:26:52 GMT -5
And here's my chart critique for September 21, 1985.
40. SUNSET GRILL - DON HENLEY (debut): Pretty good song, though not quite my favorite from him.
39. HEAD OVER HEELS - TEARS FOR FEARS (debut): Great follow-up to their #1 hit "Shout" (which is coming up a bit later in the countdown).
38. I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN (debut): Decent, but I prefer "Everytime You Go Away".
37. MIAMI VICE THEME - JAN HAMMER (debut): Classic theme for the NBC show that ran from 1984-89.
36. NO LOOKING BACK - MICHAEL McDONALD (34): I like this. Shame it didn't do better.
35. FOUR IN THE MORNING (I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE) - NIGHT RANGER (debut): This was pretty good.
34. LIFE IN ONE DAY - HOWARD JONES (26): I like most of his songs, including this one.
33. NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART (23): Great song, one of my favorites by him.
32. SHOUT - TEARS FOR FEARS (22): Great song.
31. THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO / MY GIRL - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES w/EDDIE KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN (35): Great medley of two classic Temptations tunes.
30. LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY (30): I like it.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: I MISS YOU - KLYMAXX: Easily their biggest hit. I like this, but my favorite from them is "The Men All Pause", which was a Top 10 hit on the soul chart.
29. I'M GOIN' DOWN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (36): Not bad, but I prefer several others from him.
28. I GOT YOU BABE - UB40 & CHRISSIE HYNDE (32): Interesting remake. Definitely has a reggae feel to it.
27. SHAME - THE MOTELS (21): Good song.
LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - SIMPLE MINDS: Great song from the movie The Breakfast Club.
26. EVERY STEP OF THE WAY - JOHN WAITE (29): Decent song.
25. C-I-T-Y - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND (28): This was pretty good.
24. PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER (31): I like it. It's not his best work, but I'll take it over his previous #1, "I Just Called To Say I Love You".
23. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART - STING (27): I like most of his songs, this one included.
22. THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL - THE EURYTHMICS (24): Good song, though not quite my favorite from them.
21. SUMMER OF '69 - BRYAN ADAMS (11): One of his most well-known songs, and deservedly so.
20. SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM - MOTLEY CRUE (16): Good song.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME - THE THOMPSON TWINS: Great song, one of my favorites by them.
19. CRY - GODLEY & CREME (20): Good song that had an innovative music video.
18. YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN - BILLY JOEL (12): It's OK, but I prefer several others from him.
17. DANCING IN THE STREET - MICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE (25): Decent, but doesn't hold a candle to the classic version by Martha & The Vandellas.
16. FREEWAY OF LOVE - ARETHA FRANKLIN (7): This was a pretty good song, and her next single was even better. Aretha was right in the middle of her comeback on the pop charts that began 3 years earlier.
15. LONELY OL' NIGHT - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (19): Pretty good song.
14. SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON (18): Committing adultery never sounded so good. Great song that was about to be her first #1 pop hit.
LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: SUKIYAKI - KYU SAKAMOTO: Very fitting dedication for the late Japanese singer.
13. TAKE ON ME - A-HA (17): An essential for any '80s collection.
12. INVINCIBLE - PAT BENATAR (10): I like most of her songs, and this one is no exception.
11. DARE ME - THE POINTER SISTER (13): Better known as the song that made Casey lose his cool while recording the previous week's show. I quite like it.
10. DRESS YOU UP - MADONNA (14): Good song. Casey mentioned that she was threatening to tie the record for most consecutive Top 10 hits by a female artist. Madonna would go on to shatter that record.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: YOU BELONG TO THE CITY - GLENN FREY: Great song from the Miami Vice soundtrack. My favorite from him.
9. OH SHEILA - READY FOR THE WORLD (15): Perhaps the best Prince-sounding record that wasn't recorded by Prince himself there ever was.
8. THE POWER OF LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (5): Great song from the soundtrack to the movie Back To The Future.
7. POP LIFE - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (9): Another good one from His Purple Highness.
6. FREEDOM - WHAM! (8): I like it, but it's not my favorite from them.
5. DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER - PHIL COLLINS (6): Good song. I like most of his songs, either solo or with Genesis.
4. WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO - TINA TURNER (2): One of her best songs. From the soundtrack to the movie in which she co-starred with Mel Gibson, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: DON'T WALK AWAY - RICK SPRINGFIELD: Good song, and fitting for the dedication.
3. ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) - JOHN PARR (1): Good song from the movie of the same name.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP: The song that VH1 once deemed as "The Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever". Personally I don't think it's that bad.
2. CHERISH - KOOL & THE GANG (4): It's OK, but I preferred their two previous singles.
1. MONEY FOR NOTHING - DIRE STRAITS (3): Good song that features Sting on backing vocals.
40. SUNSET GRILL - DON HENLEY (debut): Pretty good song, though not quite my favorite from him.
39. HEAD OVER HEELS - TEARS FOR FEARS (debut): Great follow-up to their #1 hit "Shout" (which is coming up a bit later in the countdown).
38. I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN (debut): Decent, but I prefer "Everytime You Go Away".
37. MIAMI VICE THEME - JAN HAMMER (debut): Classic theme for the NBC show that ran from 1984-89.
36. NO LOOKING BACK - MICHAEL McDONALD (34): I like this. Shame it didn't do better.
35. FOUR IN THE MORNING (I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE) - NIGHT RANGER (debut): This was pretty good.
34. LIFE IN ONE DAY - HOWARD JONES (26): I like most of his songs, including this one.
33. NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART (23): Great song, one of my favorites by him.
32. SHOUT - TEARS FOR FEARS (22): Great song.
31. THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO / MY GIRL - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES w/EDDIE KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN (35): Great medley of two classic Temptations tunes.
30. LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY (30): I like it.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: I MISS YOU - KLYMAXX: Easily their biggest hit. I like this, but my favorite from them is "The Men All Pause", which was a Top 10 hit on the soul chart.
29. I'M GOIN' DOWN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (36): Not bad, but I prefer several others from him.
28. I GOT YOU BABE - UB40 & CHRISSIE HYNDE (32): Interesting remake. Definitely has a reggae feel to it.
27. SHAME - THE MOTELS (21): Good song.
LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - SIMPLE MINDS: Great song from the movie The Breakfast Club.
26. EVERY STEP OF THE WAY - JOHN WAITE (29): Decent song.
25. C-I-T-Y - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND (28): This was pretty good.
24. PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER (31): I like it. It's not his best work, but I'll take it over his previous #1, "I Just Called To Say I Love You".
23. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART - STING (27): I like most of his songs, this one included.
22. THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL - THE EURYTHMICS (24): Good song, though not quite my favorite from them.
21. SUMMER OF '69 - BRYAN ADAMS (11): One of his most well-known songs, and deservedly so.
20. SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM - MOTLEY CRUE (16): Good song.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME - THE THOMPSON TWINS: Great song, one of my favorites by them.
19. CRY - GODLEY & CREME (20): Good song that had an innovative music video.
18. YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN - BILLY JOEL (12): It's OK, but I prefer several others from him.
17. DANCING IN THE STREET - MICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE (25): Decent, but doesn't hold a candle to the classic version by Martha & The Vandellas.
16. FREEWAY OF LOVE - ARETHA FRANKLIN (7): This was a pretty good song, and her next single was even better. Aretha was right in the middle of her comeback on the pop charts that began 3 years earlier.
15. LONELY OL' NIGHT - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (19): Pretty good song.
14. SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON (18): Committing adultery never sounded so good. Great song that was about to be her first #1 pop hit.
LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: SUKIYAKI - KYU SAKAMOTO: Very fitting dedication for the late Japanese singer.
13. TAKE ON ME - A-HA (17): An essential for any '80s collection.
12. INVINCIBLE - PAT BENATAR (10): I like most of her songs, and this one is no exception.
11. DARE ME - THE POINTER SISTER (13): Better known as the song that made Casey lose his cool while recording the previous week's show. I quite like it.
10. DRESS YOU UP - MADONNA (14): Good song. Casey mentioned that she was threatening to tie the record for most consecutive Top 10 hits by a female artist. Madonna would go on to shatter that record.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: YOU BELONG TO THE CITY - GLENN FREY: Great song from the Miami Vice soundtrack. My favorite from him.
9. OH SHEILA - READY FOR THE WORLD (15): Perhaps the best Prince-sounding record that wasn't recorded by Prince himself there ever was.
8. THE POWER OF LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (5): Great song from the soundtrack to the movie Back To The Future.
7. POP LIFE - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (9): Another good one from His Purple Highness.
6. FREEDOM - WHAM! (8): I like it, but it's not my favorite from them.
5. DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER - PHIL COLLINS (6): Good song. I like most of his songs, either solo or with Genesis.
4. WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO - TINA TURNER (2): One of her best songs. From the soundtrack to the movie in which she co-starred with Mel Gibson, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: DON'T WALK AWAY - RICK SPRINGFIELD: Good song, and fitting for the dedication.
3. ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) - JOHN PARR (1): Good song from the movie of the same name.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP: The song that VH1 once deemed as "The Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever". Personally I don't think it's that bad.
2. CHERISH - KOOL & THE GANG (4): It's OK, but I preferred their two previous singles.
1. MONEY FOR NOTHING - DIRE STRAITS (3): Good song that features Sting on backing vocals.