Now 3
Challenge week
25/11/23 – 1/12/23
Date released
30 July 1984
Cover
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Number of responses
10
Top track we would sing along to (or at least listen to)
Love Resurrection – Alison Moyet
Top track we would skip
Red Guitar – David Sylvian
Love Wars – Womack & Womack
When You’re Young and in Love – The Flying Pickets
Memories
In 1984 my dad was attending a further education course and he is convinced that Bananarama (all three) were at the same college. I think they were probably a bit busy at that point and so it was probably some look alike fans but I don’t want to spoil his story so don’t tell him.
We’re on holiday so split this across 3 of us, 1 track each, and we all feel like we’ve let down Nik Kershaw and Alison Moyet but they just got edged out because White Lines blew our collective minds in ‘84 and Tom Bailey was cute. This was such a great album overall, could’ve ticked at least double figures. And also; Phil Collins.
The only record we had on vinyl that wasn’t classical – must have listened 1000 times as a minimum! Still have it on the shelf – completely unlistenable too of course!
Mostly a list of songs burned into my head by repeated listening while doing A’ Level revision. Radio Luxembourg as the only pop station that played thru the night. However, they had an hourly Power Play so Alison Moyet’s Love Resurrection is a song I got to hate then (but will listen to nowadays).
What a cracking collection of pop
My big brother bought “Smalltown Boy” on 12 inch so we played it a *lot* in our house. I bought the “Two Tribes” 12 inch but Frankie’s sex-and-politics stuff mostly went way over my head.
Mainly listening to the radio, and some songs are so ingrained…
Spotify Playlist Link
Track Listing
The Reflex – Duran Duran
I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me – Nik Kershaw
Thinking of You – Sister Sledge
Locomotion – OMD
Dancing With Tears in My Eyes – Ultravox
Pearl in the Shell – Howard Jones
Don’t Tell Me – Blancmange
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Phil Collins
Two Tribes (Cowboys & Indians 7” Version) – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
White Lines (Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel
Nelson Mandela – The Special AKA
Love Wars – Womack & Womack
You’re the Best Thing (Single Edit) – The Style Council
Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat
I Want to Break Free – Queen
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
Love Resurrection – Alison Moyet
Young at Heart – The Bluebells
Robert De Niro’s Waiting – Bananarama
Dr. Mabuse – Propaganda
What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner
When You’re Young and in Love – The Flying Pickets
Wake Me Up Before You Go-go – Wham!
You Take Me Up – Thompson Twins
It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
Susanna – The Art Company
One Better Day – Madness
Red Guitar – David Sylvian
