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Readers' Poll: The 10 Worst Songs of the 1980s
rolling stone ^ | 10/6/2011 | Andy Greene

Posted on 03/16/2018 2:50:37 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper

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To: dfwgator

As to the poofter, George Michael...

He wasn’t always a poofter! When he was younger, he was very much hetero. There are stories, interviews and reports of him being very much a horn dog towards the ladies when he was in his teens and early 20’s. It wasn’t until later that his door started swinging both ways.

Careless Whisper was written by him when he was 17. Music and lyrics. The iconic sax solo came to him first. He wrote the song in his head.

Say what you will about his sexual proclivities, and you could say a lot, but he was a very talented musician.


501 posted on 03/17/2018 10:04:18 AM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: Crusher138
Say what you will about his sexual proclivities, and you could say a lot, but he was a very talented musician.

What instrument did he play?

502 posted on 03/17/2018 10:20:47 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
Say what you will about his sexual proclivities, and you could say a lot, but he was a very talented musician.

What instrument did he play?

He played guitar, bass and keyboards on many of his recordings.

503 posted on 03/17/2018 10:39:58 AM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: mellow velo
How many of today's snowflakes would get a severe case of butt-hurt if a band released a single titled Illegal Alien in this day and age?!

That's certainly true.

504 posted on 03/17/2018 11:13:01 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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To: Yaelle; GrandJediMasterYoda
No! ‘Jack and and Diane” was a great song! There is a country song right now as a homage to it too.

Aaaand here it is!! Love both the original and this one:

I Was Jack (You Were Diane) - Jake Owen

505 posted on 03/17/2018 11:18:21 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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To: Yaelle
"They always play it in markets and you can get a lot done faster..."

It would definitely get me out of the store faster.

506 posted on 03/17/2018 11:50:05 AM PDT by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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To: scottinoc; All

I love that this thread has surpassed 500 replies.


507 posted on 03/17/2018 4:13:24 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Yes! 80s music lovers and haters unite!


508 posted on 03/17/2018 6:39:51 PM PDT by scottinoc
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To: All
Worst song of the 80s;

Warning, hot girl.

Wait. Did I say worst? I meant to say BEST!

509 posted on 03/18/2018 12:48:30 PM PDT by bagster (Even bad men love their mamas.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Gotta add to this, though it’s very late.

Just finished a ‘70s poll, which followed on the ‘80s poll of music I did 3 years ago. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3265766/posts

I just have to go through that list (which I think are good songs):

Astley - #4 ON THE YEAR
Taco - #31 ON THE YEAR (Man this was huge)
Basil/Mickey - #36 ON THE YEAR (again, huge)
McFerrin/Happy - #37 ON THE YEAR
6. Falco - ‘Rock Me Amadeus’...#28 ON THE YEAR (huge again)
5. Men Without Hats - ‘The Safety Dance’...#35 ON THE YEAR (Huge!)
4. Wham! - ‘Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go)’....#3 ON THE YEAR (Huge debut for Wham)
3. Chris de Burgh - ‘Lady In Red’....#21 ON THE YEAR
2. Europe - ‘The Final Countdown’...#8 peak weekly
1. Starship - ‘We Built This City’...#14 ON THE YEAR

So, all of these songs EXCEPT Final Countdown (not surprised; I hardly recall this myself) finished high up for the year!

What a bunch of whiny snobs!


510 posted on 03/18/2018 3:37:19 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

I hated that darn song. One of the worst.


511 posted on 03/31/2018 2:19:27 AM PDT by kelly4c
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To: CatOwner

Danced my first slow dance to this song. It’s very nostalgic for me because a lot of drama was going on with boys around this time lol. Other than that I did not care for “Wham.”


512 posted on 03/31/2018 2:21:11 AM PDT by kelly4c
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To: dfwgator

I LOVED that song. It was magical for some reason lol.


513 posted on 03/31/2018 2:22:13 AM PDT by kelly4c
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To: dfwgator

We saw them last summer as one of the groups playing an outdoor fest. “White rabbit” was a little before my time when it came out but it was my favorite of their songs sung that night.


514 posted on 03/31/2018 2:29:07 AM PDT by kelly4c
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