I just had a conventional bloke's short haircut. No floppy mullet, perm, spikey-hair, heavy metal shoulder-length, mohican or skinhead for me-though plenty others had each of these in '85.
Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease, was great to finally hear it live last month.
Jealous!
Two of my favourite albums were released that year - Style Council's Our Favourite Shop (currently playing The Lodgers) and Tears For Fears' Songs From the Big Chair.
Favourite tracks;
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood & Kings & Queens
Don Henley - Boys of Summer
Mental As Anything - Live It Up
Duran Duran - A View to a Kill
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Thompson Twins - Roll Over (Cancelled single, on big Box Set thing)
Latin Quarter - Radio Africa
Belouis Some - Stand Down
OMD - Bloc Bloc Bloc (album track from Crush)
Pet Shop Boys - In the Night (B-side to the first Opportunities)
Propaganda - P:Machinery
Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me
The Smiths - Rubber Ring
Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
Chaka Khan - Through The Fire
Commodores - Nightshift
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
Lisa Lisa - I Wonder If I Take You Home
Rene and Angela - Save Your Love
Loose Ends - Hangin' On a String
Aretha - Who's Zoomin' Who
Maze - Back In Stride
Teena Marie - Lovergirl
Change - Lets Go Together
Force MDs - Tender Love
Kashif - Stay The Night
Alexander O'Neal - Whats Missing
Bernard Wright - Who Do You Love
Computer Love - Zapp
Frankie Kelly - Aint That The Truth
Collage - Romeo, Wheres Juliet
BB and Q - Genie
Level 42 - Something About You
John Parr - St Elmo's Fire
Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love
Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
Animotion - Obsession
Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer
Propaganda - Duel
ZZ Top - Legs
I have so many favorite songs from 1985. The Now Music 1985 collections are pretty good to find many of the tracks mentioned in this thread.
Off the top of my head, some of my 1985 favorite songs would be:
Kate Bush-Running Up That Hill and Cloudbusting (actually the whole Hounds of Love album)
Eurythmics-There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Katrina and The Waves-Walking On Sunshine
Aretha Franklin-Freeway of Love
Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne-You're A Friend of Mine
Kirsty MacColl-A New England
Strawberry Switchblade-Since Yesterday
Prince-Raspberry Beret
Pet Shop Boys-West End Girls
Alison Moyet-That Ole Devil Called Love
Big Audio Dynamite-Medicine Show
Fine Young Cannibals-Johnny Come Home
Chaka Khan - Through The Fire
Commodores - Nightshift
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
Lisa Lisa - I Wonder If I Take You Home
Rene and Angela - Save Your Love
Loose Ends - Hangin' On a String
Aretha - Who's Zoomin' Who
Maze - Back In Stride
Teena Marie - Lovergirl
Change - Lets Go Together
Force MDs - Tender Love
Kashif - Stay The Night
Alexander O'Neal - Whats Missing
Bernard Wright - Who Do You Love
Computer Love - Zapp
Frankie Kelly - Aint That The Truth
Collage - Romeo, Wheres Juliet
BB and Q - Genie
Level 42 - Something About You
Nice choices :cool:
I'd add;
Roberta Gilliam - All I Want Is My Baby
Haywoode - Roses
The Temptations - I'll Keep My Light In My Window
BB&Q - Dreamer
Tululah Moon - If You Want Love
Five Star - Let Me Be The One
Ah , 1985, the year I started listening to music properly. I was 13 and I was mad about madonna what a year it wS for her! Madonna mania or what? Fantastic stuff. Loved being part of that era of hers. Still worship the ground she walks on today lol
But the big surprise for me that year was jennifer rush. I hated the power of love for the first few weeks and then I remember suddenly somehow loving it. So much so I got her album thinking I wouldn't like it. How wrong was I!? One of my favourite albums ever and 13 albums or so later I'm still a huge jennifer fan. Yes believe it or not she's still out there. Love her voice
Couldnt stand eurythmics...I walk into an empty roooo-oooo--oooom and suddenly my heart goes boo=oooo=ooooo-oooom there must be an angel...
But, "There Must Be An Angel" had some nice harmonica played by Stevie Wonder on it. Also, his song "Overjoyed" from that year's "In Square Circle" was a pretty good single, too.
St Elmos Fire by a long way.
Was Cherish/Kool and the Gang 85?
Yes, Kool and the Gang's "Cherish" was released as a single in 1985.
Has anyone mentioned The Power Station's "Some Like It Hot"? Also, whatever you thought of it at the time, there was David Bowie and Mick Jagger's cover of "Dancing In The Street".
Marshall
My web article on the new Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 release:
I consider myself a bit of a music buff but I really haven't a clue as to what was released as a single in 1985. But have mercy, I was 7/8 at the time.
UB40 - Don't Break My Heart
Go West - Don't Look Down
Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down
Total Contrast - Takes A Little Time
Amazulu - Excitable
Maze - Twilight
Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance
1985 was just awesome, so many great tunes and of many genres.
Brilliant year for music, most of my faves have already been mentioned, PSB's first chart outing and Madonna scoring her very first number one single were a couple of musical highlights for me also.
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Broken Wings is one of my guilty pleasures.
Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease, was great to finally hear it live last month.
Two of my favourite albums were released that year - Style Council's Our Favourite Shop (currently playing The Lodgers) and Tears For Fears' Songs From the Big Chair.
Favourite tracks;
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood & Kings & Queens
Don Henley - Boys of Summer
Mental As Anything - Live It Up
Duran Duran - A View to a Kill
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Thompson Twins - Roll Over (Cancelled single, on big Box Set thing)
Latin Quarter - Radio Africa
Belouis Some - Stand Down
OMD - Bloc Bloc Bloc (album track from Crush)
Pet Shop Boys - In the Night (B-side to the first Opportunities)
Propaganda - P:Machinery
Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me
The Smiths - Rubber Ring
Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
And of course, West End Girls!
Probably the most under-rated song of all time.
Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH1CMCtV4to
gorgeous
Live It Up was a hit in 1987 and Addicted to Love in 1986.
Commodores - Nightshift
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
Lisa Lisa - I Wonder If I Take You Home
Rene and Angela - Save Your Love
Loose Ends - Hangin' On a String
Aretha - Who's Zoomin' Who
Maze - Back In Stride
Teena Marie - Lovergirl
Change - Lets Go Together
Force MDs - Tender Love
Kashif - Stay The Night
Alexander O'Neal - Whats Missing
Bernard Wright - Who Do You Love
Computer Love - Zapp
Frankie Kelly - Aint That The Truth
Collage - Romeo, Wheres Juliet
BB and Q - Genie
Level 42 - Something About You
Brilliant! Remember also the Damned's version of 60s hit Eloise?
Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love
Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
Animotion - Obsession
Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer
Propaganda - Duel
ZZ Top - Legs
Some of my favourites from 1985.
All great! 1985 was a top year for music, in my book!
Off the top of my head, some of my 1985 favorite songs would be:
Kate Bush-Running Up That Hill and Cloudbusting (actually the whole Hounds of Love album)
Eurythmics-There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Katrina and The Waves-Walking On Sunshine
Aretha Franklin-Freeway of Love
Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne-You're A Friend of Mine
Kirsty MacColl-A New England
Strawberry Switchblade-Since Yesterday
Prince-Raspberry Beret
Pet Shop Boys-West End Girls
Alison Moyet-That Ole Devil Called Love
Big Audio Dynamite-Medicine Show
Fine Young Cannibals-Johnny Come Home
and many more.
Marshall
A look at my favorite Now That's What I Call Music! releases:
http://marshfish.hubpages.com/hub/A-look-at-some-Now-Thats-What-I-Call-Music-releases
Nice choices :cool:
I'd add;
Roberta Gilliam - All I Want Is My Baby
Haywoode - Roses
The Temptations - I'll Keep My Light In My Window
BB&Q - Dreamer
Tululah Moon - If You Want Love
Five Star - Let Me Be The One
But the big surprise for me that year was jennifer rush. I hated the power of love for the first few weeks and then I remember suddenly somehow loving it. So much so I got her album thinking I wouldn't like it. How wrong was I!? One of my favourite albums ever and 13 albums or so later I'm still a huge jennifer fan. Yes believe it or not she's still out there. Love her voice
One thing I am is loyal
Marshall
Marshall
A look at my favorite Now That's What I Call Music! releases:
http://marshfish.hubpages.com/hub/A-look-at-some-Now-Thats-What-I-Call-Music-releases
Was Cherish/Kool and the Gang 85?
Yes, Kool and the Gang's "Cherish" was released as a single in 1985.
Has anyone mentioned The Power Station's "Some Like It Hot"? Also, whatever you thought of it at the time, there was David Bowie and Mick Jagger's cover of "Dancing In The Street".
Marshall
My web article on the new Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 release:
http://marshfish.hubpages.com/hub/Review-The-Beatles-Bootleg-Recordings-1963-iTunes-release
"Move Closer" by Phyllis Nelson
"Hangin' On A String" by Loose Ends
Prince-Let's Go Crazy
I quite like 'Roseanna' by Toto. Is that 1985?
Edit :- No, that's 1982.
OK then - Prince: Raspberry Beret.
Go West - Don't Look Down
Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down
Total Contrast - Takes A Little Time
Amazulu - Excitable
Maze - Twilight
Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance
1985 was just awesome, so many great tunes and of many genres.
"19" by Paul Hardcastle.