But with you by my side, I can face this old chart from 1988

[Chris Brown]

Not a lot of interest in the 2013 chart last week, but this is 25 years
earlier in a more core era. I'd already decided to do this before one of
the tracks became part of a viral online video yesterday.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Fza1Wwhjgthd1qEgxeIoQ?si=_fMShOebRQ2FWPnLJBukbw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNr3kf6QhEyaBGNPm0IDttsq

Chart dated: 13th August 1988

1 (1) Yazz & the Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up
2. (2) Kylie Minogue The Loco-Motion
3. (4) Kim Wilde You Came
4. (7) B.V.S.M.P. I Need You
5. (6) S-Express Superfly Guy
6. (NE) Iron Maiden The Evil That Men Do
7. (3) Glenn Medeiros Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
8. (14) Fairground Attraction Find My Love
9. (5) Salt-N-Pepa Push It/Tramp
10. (9) Transvision Vamp I Want Your Love
11. (12) The Four Tops Reach Out (I'll Be There) {1988 remix}
12. (8) Everything But The Girl I Don't Want To Talk About It
13. (17) The Funky Worm Hustle! To The Music
14. (11) MAC Band ft the McCampbell Brothers Roses Are Red
15. (22) All About Eve Martha's Harbour
17. (37) Breathe Hands To Heaven
18. (16) Siouxsie And The Banshees Peek-A-Boo
19. (13) Debbie Gibson Foolish Beat
20. (19) Pat Benatar All Fired Up
21. (15) Def Leppard Love Bites
22. (25) Voice Of The Beehive I Say Nothing
23. (39) Tanita Tikaram Good Tradition
24. (34) Brother Beyond The Harder I Try
25. (24) Matt Bianco Don't Blame It On That Girl/Wap-Bam-Boogie
26. (29) Mica Paris ft Courtney Pine Like Dreamers Do
27. (30) Julia Fordham Happy Ever After
28. (40) Five Star Rock My World
29. (21) The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker The Twist (Yo, Twist)
30. (18) Tracy Chapman Fast Car
31. (23) Bros I Owe You Nothing {1988}
32. (20) George Michael Monkey
33. (56) Julio Iglesias ft Stevie Wonder My Love
34. (47) Aztec Camera Working In A Goldmine
35. (41) Robbie Robertson Somewhere Down The Crazy River
36. (NE) Chris Rea On The Beach (Summer '88)
37. (26) UB40 ft Chrissie Hynde Breakfast In Bed
38. (50) Van Halen When It's Love
39. (27) Shakin' Stevens Feel The Need In Me
40. (28) Alexander O'Neal (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me

41. (36) Sabrina Boys (Summertime Love)
42. (53) Mory Kante Yeke Yeke
43. (46) Deacon Blue Chocolate Girl
44. (71) Jane Wiedlin Rush Hour
45. (31) The Pasadenas Tribute (Right On)
46. (69) Donny Osmond Soldier Of Love
47. (49) Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine Anything For You
48. (57) Blue Mercedes Love Is The Gun
49. (48) Huey Lewis And The News Perfect World
50. (35) Steven Dante I'm Too Scared
51. (64) Bobby Brown Don't Be Cruel
52. (43) The Wonder Stuff A Wish Away
53. (32) Wee Papa Girl Rappers Heat It Up
54. (61) Electra Jibaro
55. (66) Womack And Womack Teardrops
56. (33) Eighth Wonder Cross My Heart
57. (44) Steve Walsh Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
58. (52) Tiffany Feelings Of Forever
59. (54) Cinderella Gypsy Road
60. (59) Muddy Waters Mannish Boy
61. (45) Phil Collins In The Air Tonight {1988 remix}
62. (78) Rod Stewart Forever Young
63. (38) Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers Tomorrow People
64. (74) Mr Lee Pump Up London
65. (72) Billy Ocean Colour Of Love
66. (42) The Pogues Fiesta
67. (75) Belinda Carlisle Mad About You
68. (51) Prince Glam Slam
69. (NE) Talking Heads Blind
70. (63) Pop Will Eat Itself Def Con One
71. (NE) Billy Idol Catch my Fall
72. (79) Stump Charlton Heston
73. (NE) Chris Paul Turn The Music Up
74. (70) Blow Monkeys This Is Your Life
75. (NE) The Commodores Easy {1988 reissue}
76. (NE) Vanessa Williams The Right Stuff
77. (RE) Johnny Kemp Just Got Paid
78. (NE) Kingdom Come What Love Can Be
79. (89) The Big Dish European Rain
80. (NE) Goodbye Mr Mackenzie Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
81. (77) Prefab Sprout Hey Manhattan
82. (84) The Lilac Time Return To Yesterday
83. (76) Ozzy Osbourne Ultimate Sin
84. (NE) Local Hero Daydream Believer
85. (NE) Joyce Sims Love Makes A Woman
86. (80) The Go-Betweens Streets Of Your Town
87. (87) Deluxe I've Got A Feeling
88. (81) Big Audio Dynamite Other 99
89. (NE) Jean-Francois Paillard & Orchestre De Chambre Theme From
"Vietnam Vietnam"
90. (94) Melody People Like You
91. (RE) Eurythmics You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
92. (90) Broken English Do You Really Want Me Back?
93. (NE) Gregory Hines That Girl Wants To Dance With Me
94. (NE) Living Colour Glamour Boys
95. (85) Robe I'll Be There
96. (86) Empire My Imagination
97. (93) S-Express Theme From S-Express
98. (NE) Sam Brown This Feeling
99. (NE) Martin Stephenson And The Daintees Wholly Humble Heart
100.(NE) Dennis Malcolm So Many Ways


Chris

[Vidcapper]

On 09/08/2020 12:45, Chris Brown wrote:
>
> Chart dated: 13th August 1988
>
> 1 (1) Yazz & the Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up
> 2. (2) Kylie Minogue The Loco-Motion

> 11. (12) The Four Tops Reach Out (I'll Be There) {1988 remix}

> 30. (18) Tracy Chapman Fast Car
>

> 41. (36) Sabrina Boys (Summertime Love)

> 60. (59) Muddy Waters Mannish Boy
> 61. (45) Phil Collins In The Air Tonight {1988 remix}

> 91. (RE) Eurythmics You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart

These are all I know.


--

Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

[Chris Brown]

Not a bad haul there.

Anyway, I still insist on doing the usual versions post.


These are all covers (though in some cases the version in this chart is
the best-known one):

1 (1) Yazz & the Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up
2. (2) Kylie Minogue The Loco-Motion

7. (3) Glenn Medeiros Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You

9. (5) Salt-N-Pepa Tramp

12. (8) Everything But The Girl I Don't Want To Talk About It

29. (21) The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker The Twist (Yo, Twist)

37. (26) UB40 ft Chrissie Hynde Breakfast In Bed

39. (27) Shakin' Stevens Feel The Need In Me

57. (44) Steve Walsh Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

84. (NE) Local Hero Daydream Believer

89. (NE) Jean-Francois Paillard & Orchestre De Chambre Theme From

"Vietnam Vietnam" {actually Pachelbel's Canon in D Major}

95. (85) Robe I'll Be There

And these ones featured uncredited elements from other songs:

62. (78) Rod Stewart Forever Young

97. (93) S-Express Theme From S-Express

These songs have had hit covers of them:

11. (12) The Four Tops Reach Out (I'll Be There) {1988 remix}
30. (18) Tracy Chapman Fast Car

36. (NE) Chris Rea On The Beach (Summer '88)

44. (71) Jane Wiedlin Rush Hour

55. (66) Womack And Womack Teardrops

75. (NE) The Commodores Easy {1988 reissue}

Chris

[Vidcapper]

On 09/08/2020 22:53, Chris Brown wrote:

>
> Anyway, I still insist on doing the usual versions post.
>
>
> These are all covers (though in some cases the version in this chart is
> the best-known one):
> 1 (1) Yazz & the Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up

Didn't know this was a cover!


--

Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

[Robbie]

Neither did I!

>
>

[Robbie]

On 09/08/2020 12:45, Chris Brown wrote:

> Chart dated: 13th August 1988
>
> 1    (1) Yazz & the Plastic Population    The Only Way Is Up

I did like this one at the time but it's one of those 80s songs I've now
heard far too much over the years to ever want to hear again.

> 2.   (2) Kylie Minogue    The Loco-Motion

If I recall, Kylie spent more weeks at number 2 in 1988 than any other
act ever did in a calndar year in chart history. Or something like that.
Awful cover of a song I was never that keen on to begin with.

> 3.   (4) Kim Wilde    You Came

Great song by the lovely Kim. She was back in the big time after being
the opening act for Michael Jackson's series of concerts two months earlier.

> 4.   (7) B.V.S.M.P.    I Need You

Awful and annoying.

> 5.   (6) S-Express    Superfly Guy

Not bad but nowhere near as good as their number 1.

> 6.  (NE) Iron Maiden    The Evil That Men Do

Typical Iron Maiden song. I quite liked it though.

> 7.   (3) Glenn Medeiros    Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You

Soppy and awful.

> 8.  (14) Fairground Attraction    Find My Love

Far too twee sounding.

> 9.   (5) Salt-N-Pepa    Push It/Tramp

I'm not sure if I ever heard 'Tramp' but 'Push It' was unavoidable.
Great track though.

> 10.  (9) Transvision Vamp    I Want Your Love

Pop punk. Decent for what it is.

> 11. (12) The Four Tops    Reach Out (I'll Be There) {1988 remix}

Awful remix.

> 12.  (8) Everything But The Girl    I Don't Want To Talk About It

Pleasant enough but by this point it looked like their creativity was
waning.

> 13. (17) The Funky Worm    Hustle! To The Music

Mark Brydon, later of Moloko, was behind this great dance track.

> 14. (11) MAC Band ft the McCampbell Brothers    Roses Are Red

Sounds about two or three years out of date. And not very good either.

> 15. (22) All About Eve    Martha's Harbour

A beautiful song that is sadly best remembered for "what happened next"
- i.e. their TOTP appearance.

> 17. (37) Breathe    Hands To Heaven

The first time I heard this I tought it was by Alison Moyet. OK single
the first few times I heard it.

> 18. (16) Siouxsie And The Banshees    Peek-A-Boo

One of their better singles from this phase of their career.

> 19. (13) Debbie Gibson    Foolish Beat

I actually bought this! It owes a lot to 'Careless Whisper' by George
Michael.

> 20. (19) Pat Benatar    All Fired Up

I love this one, definitely my favourite single in this chart. Full of
energy.

> 25. (24) Matt Bianco    Don't Blame It On That Girl/Wap-Bam-Boogie

Everyone was buying this for the AA side.

> 35. (41) Robbie Robertson    Somewhere Down The Crazy River

A great, slightly odd, track.

> 44. (71) Jane Wiedlin    Rush Hour

A good power pop single by Jane, ex of the Go-Go's.

> 67. (75) Belinda Carlisle    Mad About You

A decent single by another ex Go-Go.

> 75. (NE) The Commodores    Easy {1988 reissue}

As heard in the Halifax CardCash advert.

>
>     Chris

[James Heaton]

"Chris Brown" <extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:rgonkk$1he$1...@dont-email.me...

> Not a lot of interest in the 2013 chart last week, but this is 25 years
> earlier in a more core era. I'd already decided to do this before one of
> the tracks became part of a viral online video yesterday.
>
> https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Fza1Wwhjgthd1qEgxeIoQ?si=_fMShOebRQ2FWPnLJBukbw
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNr3kf6QhEyaBGNPm0IDttsq
>
> Chart dated: 13th August 1988
>
> 1 (1) Yazz & the Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up

A very good cover of the northern soul song. You can play quite a lot of 6
degrees of separation with this - original was Gloria Jones who was Marc
Bolan's partner, her partner was Jazz Summers who managed a shedload of
bands. So Bolan - Gloria Jones - Yazz - Jazz - Scissor Sisters - Marlon
Brando for example. (Sci Sis covered Luck be a Lady)

> 2. (2) Kylie Minogue The Loco-Motion

Not a bad cover

> 3. (4) Kim Wilde You Came

Her biggest hit for some time

> 7. (3) Glenn Medeiros Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You

School disco classic.

> 8. (14) Fairground Attraction Find My Love

Their other hit

> 11. (12) The Four Tops Reach Out (I'll Be There) {1988 remix}

A few months before their brush with death; they were booked on the
Lockerbie flight but got a late booking for a tv show and changed plans.

> 12. (8) Everything But The Girl I Don't Want To Talk About It

Superb sophisiti-pop cover of one from the slow side of Atlantic Crossing.
Their biggest hit for years, not sure if Missing ended up bigger? And she's
a damn good writer of books too.

> 13. (17) The Funky Worm Hustle! To The Music

Always turning up on the Hits compilations, one of them was behind Moloko
among others

> 15. (22) All About Eve Martha's Harbour

Pebble Mill at one wasn't it? Did feel sorry for them. Does anyone
remember anything else about them!!!

> 17. (37) Breathe Hands To Heaven

Very big in America I think but moderate success here, very little other
than this track

> 24. (34) Brother Beyond The Harder I Try

This ole heart of mine drum part, really decent lightweight pop track.
Apparently they were a band who lost their singer or something like that,
and the company that was sniffing round them had pretty boy Nathan on the
books and welded them together

> 25. (24) Matt Bianco Don't Blame It On That Girl/Wap-Bam-Boogie

A side used as the Peugeot advert in the 90s

> 30. (18) Tracy Chapman Fast Car

A really sad song about a cycle of poverty and destitution. But surprising
how few people realise this.

> 31. (23) Bros I Owe You Nothing {1988}

Was really into these at age 10-11. Bought the greatest hits cd a few years
ago and could still remember loads of the lyrics

> 37. (26) UB40 ft Chrissie Hynde Breakfast In Bed

Slightly iffy version of a Dusty in Memphis track

> 43. (46) Deacon Blue Chocolate Girl

Very sad lyrics about a bad relationship if you listen closely

> 44. (71) Jane Wiedlin Rush Hour

One hit wonder I think, listening to this it's hard to understand why

> 47. (49) Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine Anything For You

One from their 'soppy ballad' catalogue as opposed to the 'pumping Latin'
catalogue

James

[Chris Brown]

On 10/08/2020 06:49, Vidcapper wrote:

Neither did I in 1988.

Here's the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zf0rMfTeaI
I think it was at most a club hit.

Chris

[Chris Brown]

On 09/08/2020 22:12, James Heaton wrote:
>
> "Chris Brown" <extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:rgonkk$1he$1...@dont-email.me...
>> Not a lot of interest in the 2013 chart last week, but this is 25
>> years earlier in a more core era. I'd already decided to do this
>> before one of the tracks became part of a viral online video yesterday.
>>
>> https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Fza1Wwhjgthd1qEgxeIoQ?si=_fMShOebRQ2FWPnLJBukbw
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNr3kf6QhEyaBGNPm0IDttsq
>>
>> Chart dated: 13th August 1988
>>
>> 1    (1) Yazz & the Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up
>
> A very good cover of the northern soul song.  You can play quite a lot
> of 6 degrees of separation with this - original was Gloria Jones who was
> Marc Bolan's partner, her partner was Jazz Summers who managed a
> shedload of bands.

Though he never managed Shed Seven.

>So Bolan - Gloria Jones - Yazz - Jazz - Scissor
> Sisters -  Marlon Brando for example.  (Sci Sis covered Luck be a Lady)

That doesn't sound like it would quite suit them.

>> 2.   (2) Kylie Minogue The Loco-Motion
>
> Not a bad cover

Better than her first attempt.

>> 3.   (4) Kim Wilde You Came
>
> Her biggest hit for some time

A deserved comeback.

>> 7.   (3) Glenn Medeiros Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
>
> School disco classic.

If you had girls in your school?

>> 8.  (14) Fairground Attraction Find My Love
>
> Their other hit

One of those odd acts who had two big hits and then their other singles
flopped (though in fairness they didn't release many in total).

>> 11. (12) The Four Tops Reach Out (I'll Be There) {1988 remix}
>
> A few months before their brush with death; they were booked on the
> Lockerbie flight but got a late booking for a tv show and changed plans.

I'd forgotten this was before 'Loco In Acapulco' (rather than an attempt
to cash in on it).

>> 12.  (8) Everything But The Girl I Don't Want To Talk About It
>
> Superb sophisiti-pop cover of one from the slow side of Atlantic
> Crossing. Their biggest hit for years, not sure if Missing ended up
> bigger?

Both peaked at 3 but 'Missing' was much longer on the chart. And I'm
sure sales were higher in 1995 than 1988 anyway.

>  And she's a damn good writer of books too.

I've only read the first one but I did like it.

>> 13. (17) The Funky Worm Hustle! To The Music
>
> Always turning up on the Hits compilations, one of them was behind
> Moloko among others

I was going to say I had this on "Hits 9" but actually that's their
other single 'The Spell!' They liked exclamation marks!

>> 15. (22) All About Eve Martha's Harbour
>
> Pebble Mill at one wasn't it?

Top of The Pops - Owen Paul had the same thing happen at Pebble Mill
though.

> Did feel sorry for them.  Does anyone
> remember anything else about them!!!

Goths do.

>> 17. (37) Breathe Hands To Heaven
>
> Very big in America I think but moderate success here, very little other
> than this track

Unusual that their success over there didn't do much for them back home
but to be fair it is quite bland.

>> 24. (34) Brother Beyond The Harder I Try
>
> This ole heart of mine drum part,

I'm not sure if they ever paid for that sample. Although I don't suppose
Motown would have passed it on to the actual drummer anyway.

> really decent lightweight pop track.
> Apparently they were a band who lost their singer or something like
> that, and the company that was sniffing round them had pretty boy Nathan
> on the books and welded them together

That seems possible - I do know that Eg White (later a successful
songwriter/producer type) had been a member but wasn't the singer.

>> 25. (24) Matt Bianco Don't Blame It On That Girl/Wap-Bam-Boogie
>
> A side used as the Peugeot advert in the 90s

I think I remember that.

>> 30. (18) Tracy Chapman Fast Car
>
> A really sad song about a cycle of poverty and destitution.  But
> surprising how few people realise this.

Especially if they heard the cover version.

>> 31. (23) Bros I Owe You Nothing {1988}
>
> Was really into these at age 10-11.  Bought the greatest hits cd a few
> years ago and could still remember loads of the lyrics

I'm surprised how few of the Bros songs I do remember now.

>> 37. (26) UB40 ft Chrissie Hynde Breakfast In Bed
>
> Slightly iffy version of a Dusty in Memphis track

A shameless attempt to repeat 'I Got You Babe'.

>> 43. (46) Deacon Blue Chocolate Girl
>
> Very sad lyrics about a bad relationship if you listen closely

I think they do overstretch the metaphor a little.

>> 44. (71) Jane Wiedlin Rush Hour
>
> One hit wonder I think, listening to this it's hard to understand why

Even in the US, where the Go-Gos were better known, she didn't have much
other success.

>> 47. (49) Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine Anything For You
>
> One from their 'soppy ballad' catalogue as opposed to the 'pumping
> Latin' catalogue

*tries to block unpleasant mental image of Boris Johnson*

Chris

[Chris Brown]

On 10/08/2020 14:58, Robbie wrote:
> On 09/08/2020 12:45, Chris Brown wrote:
>
>> Chart dated: 13th August 1988
>>
>> 1    (1) Yazz & the Plastic Population    The Only Way Is Up
>
> I did like this one at the time but it's one of those 80s songs I've now
> heard far too much over the years to ever want to hear again.

I largely agree. Not the only one in this chart.

>> 2.   (2) Kylie Minogue    The Loco-Motion
>
> If I recall, Kylie spent more weeks at number 2 in 1988 than any other
> act ever did in a calndar year in chart history. Or something like that.
> Awful cover of a song I was never that keen on to begin with.

Strange to think of this as the starting point of where she is now.

>> 3.   (4) Kim Wilde    You Came
>
> Great song by the lovely Kim. She was back in the big time after being
> the opening act for Michael Jackson's series of concerts two months
> earlier.

I actually listened to the whole album last week, and it was pretty good.

>> 4.   (7) B.V.S.M.P.    I Need You
>
> Awful and annoying.

I'm sure we can all think of what BVSMP might stand for.

>> 5.   (6) S-Express    Superfly Guy
>
> Not bad but nowhere near as good as their number 1.

But less overfamiliar.

>> 6.  (NE) Iron Maiden    The Evil That Men Do
>
> Typical Iron Maiden song. I quite liked it though.

In an unfortunate coincidence, Martin Birch (producer of this and many
other Maiden tracks) died yesterday.

>> 7.   (3) Glenn Medeiros    Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
>
> Soppy and awful.

Apparently he's a head teacher or something.

>> 8.  (14) Fairground Attraction    Find My Love
>
> Far too twee sounding.

I do prefer this to 'Perfect' now.

>> 9.   (5) Salt-N-Pepa    Push It/Tramp
>
> I'm not sure if I ever heard 'Tramp' but 'Push It' was unavoidable.

I think 'Tramp' was only listed because there was an earlier release
with a different flipside.

> Great track though.

Yep, fun track.

>> 10.  (9) Transvision Vamp    I Want Your Love
>
> Pop punk. Decent for what it is.

I don't think they aged that well.

>> 11. (12) The Four Tops    Reach Out (I'll Be There) {1988 remix}
>
> Awful remix.

There was a lot of that sort of thing about.

>> 12.  (8) Everything But The Girl    I Don't Want To Talk About It
>
> Pleasant enough but by this point it looked like their creativity was
> waning.

Tacking a cover version onto your album after it's released isn't
normally a sign of being full of ideas.

>> 13. (17) The Funky Worm    Hustle! To The Music
>
> Mark Brydon, later of Moloko, was behind this great dance track.

A bit of a change.

>> 14. (11) MAC Band ft the McCampbell Brothers    Roses Are Red
>
> Sounds about two or three years out of date. And not very good either.

I suppose it's more memorable than the BVSMP one.

>> 15. (22) All About Eve    Martha's Harbour
>
> A beautiful song that is sadly best remembered for "what happened next"
> - i.e. their TOTP appearance.

They even got to break the rules and appear again the next week.

>> 19. (13) Debbie Gibson    Foolish Beat
>
> I actually bought this!

My Mum said it was the most average record she'd ever heard.

> It owes a lot to 'Careless Whisper' by George
> Michael.

But not the best bits.

>> 20. (19) Pat Benatar    All Fired Up
>
> I love this one, definitely my favourite single in this chart. Full of
> energy.

Though I always think this is a bit older as well.

>> 25. (24) Matt Bianco    Don't Blame It On That Girl/Wap-Bam-Boogie
>
> Everyone was buying this for the AA side.

Which of course was later released on its own.

>> 35. (41) Robbie Robertson    Somewhere Down The Crazy River
>
> A great, slightly odd, track.

Legend has it he didn't know the narration was being recorded.

>> 44. (71) Jane Wiedlin    Rush Hour
>
> A good power pop single by Jane, ex of the Go-Go's.

I always associate it with Chris Tarrant.

>> 67. (75) Belinda Carlisle    Mad About You
>
> A decent single by another ex Go-Go.

Already an old track of course.

>> 75. (NE) The Commodores    Easy {1988 reissue}
>
> As heard in the Halifax CardCash advert.

Where he pays for his newspaper with a £10 note, which seemed ridiculous
at the time.

Chris

[Robbie]

I definitely don't recall that one. It's not bad. I notice it's from
1980 though it sounds like something from the mid 1970s.
>
>     Chris
>
>

[Chris Brown]

Good point - I don't know whether it was recorded any earlier.

Chris