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in praise of 1986
Heres my personal take on 1986, my 8th= fav year for music since 1960, which for me personally was the last great year until 2003!
for me it produced some great classy pop, heres my top 12, all of which i count as 'all time favs'. 1 Wham! - Edge of heaven. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLKFsWi-N24 being a huge 60's fan, i was always destined to like this 60's esque track. fantastic production. 2 Talk Talk - Lifes what you make it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXsmyLtpxlA this is what i call class. 3 Belouis some - Imagination http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tA2P23rtfg coming late in the new wave/new romantic era, surely one of the 80's best tracks? borrows heavily from the human leagues phil oakey doesnt he! 4 Its Immaterial - Driving away from home (jims tune) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uwtzINMDCQ underrated indie band with what proves to be their only hit. another track with a heavy 60's production feel to it. 5 George Michael - A different corner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ATryIdFuM a fantastic slushy ballad! superb singing too. 6 Latin Quarter - Radio Africa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF79sN_8g3E "Their sound mixed elements of pop, rock, reggae and folk with largely political based lyrics" (wiki). not surprisingly they are another act that had little chart success. 7 Bucks Fizz - New Begining (mamba seyra) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLiVpjeOX2A their last top ten, having ditched the twee early material they actually had several great pop songs. another one that has great production. 8 Genesis - Land of confusion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlBIa8z_Mts lol, great vid, dispite a track with a serious message love the way they utilise spitting images puppetry. (how many characters do you recognise?lol) 9 Madonna - Open your heart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snsTmi9N9Gs simply madonnas best track imho. and boy, didnt she look better then, before all the cosmetic enhancements! 10 Cameo - Word up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grUko3UAk28 funk/r&b at its best, a classic. 11 Five Star - Find the time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTO3L0fYPSY manufactured pop at its best? well i like the harmonies and the melody. 12 Madonna - Borderline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn4g28fisz0 charted in 86 upon re-release, critically accaimed, another great piece of pop from the queen of pop. other tracks that made 86 great (imho) 13. Fine Young Canibals - Suspicious minds 14. Mr Mister - Broken wings 15. Mel and Kim - Showing out (get fresh at the weekend) 16. Big Audio Dynamite - E=mc2 17. Sly Foxx - Lets go all the way 18. Stranglers - Always the sun 19. Erasure - Sometimes 20. Oran 'juice' Jones - The rain 21. A-Ha - The sun always shines on tv 22. Paul Hardcastle - Dont waste my time 23. SOS Band - The finest 24. Madonna - Live to tell 25. Furniture - Brilliant mind 26. Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The way it is 27. Madonna - Papa dont preach 28. Modern Talking - Brother louie looks like madonna was my fav artist from this year, note as well a S/A/W track in there!  
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16-01-2013, 13:53
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Agree agree agree. Rob, this is becoming a habit! 1986 was an amazing year for music (although I think there were plenty of great ones afterwards too).
I have to say I am surprised at some of your entries here, even though I agree with pretty much all of them. Bucks Fizz? I have to say they are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine, and I think it's safe to say they upped the game considerably with this song. (It's a shame the rest of the album was so dreadful). Five Star? Haha, rob I salute you for having the courage to admit this. To be honest, their horrible styling aside, they did turn out some great pop songs and this definitely is one of them. Land of Confusion by Genesis I simply love and it was made all the better by that frankly amazing and bonkers video. You and I will never agree on the subject of S/A/W for as long as we live, but it's easier to see why you like this Mel & Kim song. I remember thinking it had a completely edgy and memorable sound at the time. Even though I personally remained a fan (and still remain a fan) I can understand how, by 1989/1990, a lot of people thought the sound had been watered down and had grown intolerant of it, moving on to other things (probably edgier, harder house and acid, which I also really enjoyed). By the way, I'd add Kim Wilde's cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" to that list, plus Jaki Graham's "Set Me Free". I don't know why, but I just I really really love that Jaki Graham song. |
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i think youre right about s/a/w, by then they had become abit of a joke which overshadowed their earlier better material. i liked most of kim wildes material, but wasnt fond of her take on 'you keep me hanging on', probably because i like the original so much more. yeah jaki graham was ok, another of watermans acts wasnt she... |
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I love Modern Talking - Brother Louie
Madonna - Border line / papa Don't Preach Five Star - Rain or shine & systen addict The Jets - Crush on You Aha Fine Young Cannibals etc etc i was 13 in 1986 so it has a very special place in my heart. |
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16-01-2013, 16:10
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I like all the songs mentioned already, but here are a few more of my faves.
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love Simply Red - Holding Back The Years Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait The Bangles - Manic Monday The Housemartins - Happy Monday Pet Shop Boys - Opportunites |
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Princess,another black female UK artist who had a handful of tunes from 1985 to 1987 was one of S.A.Ws artists. 'Keep on loving you' was Princesses biggest hit from 1986. Here's my Top 12 from that wonderful year ; 1. Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time 2. Hollywood Beyond - The Colour Of Money 3. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 4. Oran Juice Jones - The Rain 5. Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love ? 6. Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly 7. Human League - Human 8. Anita Baker - Sweet Love 9. Alexander O Neal - If You Were Here Tonight 10. Hipsway - The Honeythief 11. It Bites - Calling All The Heroes 12. Level 42 - Lessons In Love |
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THE BEST YEAR IN MUSIC for me!!! Top 100 Hits from Early January 1986 to Late December 1986 1 The Communards Don't Leave Me This Way 2 Diana Ross Chain Reaction 3 Boris Gardiner I Want To Wake Up With You 4 Billy Ocean When The Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going) 5 Berlin Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From 'Top Gun') 6 Chris De Burgh The Lady In Red 7 Madonna Papa Don't Preach 8 Doctor & The Medics Spirit In The Sky 9 Sinitta So Macho / Cruising 10 Falco Rock Me Amadeus 11 Cliff Richard & The Young Ones Living Doll 12 Europe The Final Countdown 13 George Michael A Different Corner 14 Nick Berry Every Loser Wins 15 A-ha The Sun Always Shines On TV 16 Jermaine Stewart We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off 17 Wham! The Edge Of Heaven 18 Spitting Image The Chicken Song 19 Madonna True Blue 20 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald On My Own 21 Nu Shooz I Can't Wait 22 The Bangles Walk Like An Egyptian 23 Kim Wilde You Keep Me Hangin' On 24 Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer 25 Five Star Rain Or Shine 26 Pet Shop Boys West End Girls 27 Status Quo In The Army Now 28 Level 42 Lessons In Love 29 Simply Red Holding Back The Years 30 Sly Fox Let's Go All The Way 31 Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman All I Ask Of You 32 Erasure Sometimes 33 Owen Paul My Favourite Waste Of Time 34 The Bangles Manic Monday 35 Mel & Kim Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) 36 Bon Jovi Livin' On A Prayer 37 Dire Straits Walk Of Life 38 Queen A Kind Of Magic 39 The Housemartins Happy Hour 40 The Housemartins Caravan Of Love 41 Peter Cetera Glory Of Love 42 Sam Cooke Wonderful World 43 Cameo Word Up 44 Jackie Wilson Reet Petite 45 Samantha Fox Touch Me (I Want Your Body) 46 Madonna Borderline 47 Paul Simon You Can Call Me Al 48 Robert Palmer Addicted To Love 49 Swing Out Sister Breakout 50 Nana Mouskouri Only Love 51 Madonna Live To Tell 52 Rod Stewart Every Beat Of My Heart 53 Amazulu Too Good To Be Forgotten 54 Janet Jackson What Have You Done For Me Lately? 55 Su Pollard Starting Together 56 Five Star System Addict 57 The Real Thing You To Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix 76 / 86) 58 Cutting Crew (I Just) Died In Your Arms 59 Stan Ridgway Camouflage 60 Gwen Guthrie Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent 61 Whitney Houston How Will I Know 62 David Bowie Absolute Beginners 63 Eurythmics Thorn In My Side 64 The Damned Eloise 65 The Real Thing Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix) 66 Bananarama Venus 67 Jim Diamond Hi Ho Silver 68 Whitney Houston Saving All My Love For You 69 Modern Talking Brother Louie 70 Five Star Can't Wait Another Minute 71 Sigue Sigue Sputnik Love Missile F1-11 72 Oran 'Juice' Jones The Rain 73 Mr Mister Broken Wings 74 A-ha Hunting High And Low 75 Bronski Beat Hit That Perfect Beat 76 Survivor Burning Heart 77 Cherelle With Alexander O'Neal Saturday Love 78 Nick Kamen Each Time You Break My Heart 79 Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk Love Can't Turn Around 80 Atlantic Starr Secret Lovers 81 Van Halen Why Can't This Be Love 82 James Brown Living In America 83 Jaki Graham Set Me Free 84 Anita Dobson & The Simon May Orchestra Anyone Can Fall In Love 85 Red Box For America 86 UB40 Sing Our Own Song 87 Run-DMC / Aerosmith Walk This Way 88 Debbie Harry French Kissin' In The USA 89 It Bites Calling All The Heroes 90 Whitney Houston The Greatest Love Of All 91 Shakin' Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone 92 Huey Lewis & The News Power Of Love / Do You Believe In Love 93 Hollywood Beyond What's The Colour Of Money 94 Bucks Fizz New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) 95 Lionel Richie Dancing On The Ceiling 96 Pet Shop Boys Suburbia 97 Huey Lewis & The News Stuck With You 98 Feargal Sharkey You Little Thief 99 Spandau Ballet Through The Barricades 100 Madonna Open Your Heart all but ONE i can pretty much reel off in some way or another yes, even THOSE ONES 
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The smiths- the queen is dead album
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Pet Shop Boys and Madonna ruled.
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ive always considered 1986 to be the end of the punk/new wave/ new romantic era and the beginning of the house/rave/ pure pop (saw) that were popular in the second half of the decade. of course rock and indie transcended the whole decade, (and beyond)
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No worries,it was 27 years ago after all.  Mel & Kims 'Showin' Out' reminded me of Frantique 'Strut Your Funky Stuff (1979). Remixer Ben Liebrand did a mash-up mix of the two songs called 'Struttin Out',it's available on a couple of download sites if you do an internet search. |
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My favourite year! The year I started to discover music and fell in love with madonna and the bangles.
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I'll Keep On Loving You made 16 in 1986. Edit: my error, I misread your post. I'm reading it realllllllly slllooooowwwwwly now to understand it. |
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The year Run DMC released their classic Raisin' Hell album.
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No one had mentioned Prince 1986 hit single 'Kiss' or his excellent album 'Parade' yet with other great songs such as 'Mountains', 'Girls and Boys' and Anotherloverholenyohead'. (The less said about the movie it was attached to the better!
) and of course there was still Sign 'O' The Times to look forward to in 87 for those fans back then!Prince- Kiss- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAZx8XPJ2mI |
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Ah yes, 1986. The Chicken Song by Spitting Image.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccM4wVgZN9o One of the great classics 
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Now she is one of Cherry Reds acts. |
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1986 was a good year for music.
Madonna - Borderline Swing out sister - Breakout Pepsi and shirlie - Its a Heartache Phil collins - In too Deep West End Girls - Pet shop Boys |
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I was answering the question was she "another of watermans acts" and the answer was she was with EMI. |
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I have a playlist for 1986, which is sadly missing Peter Gabriel's So, as it is not on Spotify. Favourite Years - 1986 |
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