Deek Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Randomly I have chosen August 1979. Here is the top fourty from that month. I can remember every record bar three. I ask honestly, those who are young now can you remember the top fourty songs of January last year or even six months ago. Brit pop has been so fabricated over the last 20 years it is almost unrecognisable as a unique world product. Dont get me wrong there are still a lot of great bands out there, but they have to fight through the pop idol, X factor dross to be successful. 1 The Boomtown Rats I Don't Like Mondays 2 The Police Can't Stand Losing You 3 Abba Angeleyes / Voulez Vous 4 The Dooleys Wanted 5 Cliff Richard We Don't Talk Anymore 6 Dave Edmunds Girls Talk 7 The Knack My Sharona 8 Janet Kay Silly Games 9 Sparks Beat The Clock 10 Patrick Hernandez Born To Be Alive 11 Supertramp Breakfast In America 12 Tubeway Army Are 'Friends' Electric12 13 Electric Light Orchestra The Diary Of Horace Wimp 14 Sham 69 Hersham Boys 15 Chic Good Times 16 Ian Dury & The Blockheads Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) 17 The Korgis If I Had You 18 Donna Summer Bad Girls 19 Earth Wind & Fire After The Love Has Gone 20 Darts Duke Of Earl 21 The Sex Pistols C'mon Everybody 22 The Beach Boys Lady Lynda 23 Judie Tzuke Stay With Me Till Dawn 24 Rickie Lee Jones Chuck E's In Love 25 Spyro Gyra Morning Dance 26 The Gibson Brothers Ooh What A Life 27 Thom Pace Maybe 28 The Ruts Babylon Burning 29 Amii Stewart Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven 30 Showaddywaddy Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller 31 The Special AKA Gangsters 32 The Buzzcocks Harmony In My Head 33 BA Robertson Bang Bang 34 The Pretenders Kid 35 Thin Lizzy Do Anything You Want To 36 Randy Vanwarmer Just When I Needed You Most 37 The Real Thing Boogie Down 38 Telex Rock Around The Clock 39 The Olympic Runners The Bitch 40 The Undertones Here Comes The Summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinheaven Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 chart music now does not reflect talent the internet produces some amazing music and bands just changing times old yin im 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Whatever happened to Judie Tzuke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deek Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 chart music now does not reflect talent the internet produces some amazing music and bands just changing times old yin im 33 I dont know. If the music is "popular" it should sell main stream. Surely to make money as a band you need to play on mainstream media. Also you need good songs and that is half the problem. I maybe older than most but I was a child of the punk rock era and a golden era for British music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonnejambo Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 It all went downhill with manufactured bands/singers Stock, Atken and Watermans fault then show like x factor. Its not about talent its just image. I give you Spice Girls and Take That! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Whatever happened to Judie Tzuke? Mate of mine claims to have seen her with her kid about 10 days ago somewhere in west London. Says she's as big as a house which I just didn't want to hear and therefore refuse to believe. Not the babiest babe ever but I was young and impressionable: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deek Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Whatever happened to Judie Tzuke? Not a lot really! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judie_Tzuke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinheaven Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 It all went downhill with manufactured bands/singers Stock, Atken and Watermans fault then show like x factor. Its not about talent its just image. I give you Spice Girls and Take That! i will take your take that and spice girls and give you bloody westlife and boyzone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djf Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Success in the charts is 99% about money these days. There are plenty of brilliant pop bands around who will never get any exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Sham 69, yeah. " Gorgie boys, Gorgie boys, laced up boots and corderouys":dribble: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Jambo 60 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 chart music now does not reflect talent the internet produces some amazing music and bands just changing times old yin im 33 pants mate the 80s were majic so much kak now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 TBH the way people access music is changing. There are a lot of great bands and great songs, but these are being accessed in different ways and therefore not reflected in the top 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Kidd Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Whatever happened to BA Robertson? He was quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deek Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 TBH the way people access music is changing. There are a lot of great bands and great songs, but these are being accessed in different ways and therefore not reflected in the top 40. I disagree, a good song will almost always chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I disagree, a good song will almost always chart. The only people i know who buy singles are Djs, and the singles they buy very rarely chart - i.e. they're buying 12"s. It's certainly just about the only time i buy what could be classed as a single, is when I'm buying records. the only exception would be buying the odd tune on download where i don't want all of the album. Everyone of my mates is exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 The only people i know who buy singles are Djs, and the singles they buy very rarely chart - i.e. they're buying 12"s. It's certainly just about the only time i buy what could be classed as a single, is when I'm buying records. the only exception would be buying the odd tune on download where i don't want all of the album. Everyone of my mates is exactly the same. Totally agree with that, it tends to be >14 year old girls who but singles and cause them to chart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondejamtart Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 On a related note, Bailey Tzuke, who sang on 'Uninvited' by Freemasons recently, is the daughter of Judy Tzuke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wicker Man Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Whatever happened to BA Robertson? He was quality. Cool in a Kaftan. There are a couple of dodgy songs in that chart namely - Darts and The Dooleys Though do remember in my drunken youth getting up and trying to dance to Patrick Hernandez in Tiffanys. http://youtube.com/watch?v=a-aI1Ch39ZU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djf Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I disagree, a good song will almost always chart. Completely untrue. The tracks which have the most financial backing will chart. There are hundreds of good pop songs released on independant labels that have no chance of charting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I loved that song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Randomly I have chosen August 1979. Here is the top fourty from that month. I can remember every record bar three. I ask honestly, those who are young now can you remember the top fourty songs of January last year or even six months ago. Brit pop has been so fabricated over the last 20 years it is almost unrecognisable as a unique world product. Dont get me wrong there are still a lot of great bands out there, but they have to fight through the pop idol, X factor dross to be successful. 1 The Boomtown Rats I Don't Like Mondays 2 The Police Can't Stand Losing You 3 Abba Angeleyes / Voulez Vous 4 The Dooleys Wanted 5 Cliff Richard We Don't Talk Anymore 6 Dave Edmunds Girls Talk 7 The Knack My Sharona 8 Janet Kay Silly Games 9 Sparks Beat The Clock 10 Patrick Hernandez Born To Be Alive 11 Supertramp Breakfast In America 12 Tubeway Army Are 'Friends' Electric12 13 Electric Light Orchestra The Diary Of Horace Wimp 14 Sham 69 Hersham Boys 15 Chic Good Times 16 Ian Dury & The Blockheads Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) 17 The Korgis If I Had You 18 Donna Summer Bad Girls 19 Earth Wind & Fire After The Love Has Gone 20 Darts Duke Of Earl 21 The Sex Pistols C'mon Everybody 22 The Beach Boys Lady Lynda 23 Judie Tzuke Stay With Me Till Dawn 24 Rickie Lee Jones Chuck E's In Love 25 Spyro Gyra Morning Dance 26 The Gibson Brothers Ooh What A Life 27 Thom Pace Maybe 28 The Ruts Babylon Burning 29 Amii Stewart Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven 30 Showaddywaddy Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller 31 The Special AKA Gangsters 32 The Buzzcocks Harmony In My Head 33 BA Robertson Bang Bang 34 The Pretenders Kid 35 Thin Lizzy Do Anything You Want To 36 Randy Vanwarmer Just When I Needed You Most 37 The Real Thing Boogie Down 38 Telex Rock Around The Clock 39 The Olympic Runners The Bitch 40 The Undertones Here Comes The Summer My dad told me about those songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Kidd Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 My dad told me about those songs Aye right Billy Fury was at number one when you were a lad. Still watching you Rosyth Boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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