Comments on: The Dumper: lost 80s pop

By: Queenie

Queenie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:30:58 +0000

Give us some other examples then, Richard. NB: Black Lace is outlawed on grounds of public decency, but anything else.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:28:37 +0000

It’s a great point, but you’ve used some lousy examples to illustrate it, in my humble opinion. Oh, and ‘Do the Conga’ is brilliant.

By: Nick Parkhouse

Nick Parkhouse — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:52:53 +0000

I tell you, “Alone” is the very epitome of the Power Ballad genre (although that weird other song Heart did about wanting a fella to impregnate them at a motel was just plain wrong).

By: alecya

alecya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:30:40 +0000

Honestly, the bar caters to college guys so there’s a lot of “Crazy Rap” by Afroman and “F*ck Her Gently” by Tenacious D. But if you count the people who honestly want to sing?

“Alone” by Heart (one of my favorites, and i love to sing it)
“Electric Avenue” Eddy Grant
“The Lady is a Tramp” Frank Sinatra
“What’s Up?” 4 Non Blondes
“Sister Christian” Night Ranger
“I Need a Hero” Bonnie Tyler

Its stuff like that. Lately had a lot of old school rap too, Warren G, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre…
And older rock like Ozzie, Alice Cooper and the like. And of course there’s always a couple of drunk girls who want to sing “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry or “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morrissette.

But it does tend more towards the older, better stuff in general.

By: Nick Parkhouse

Nick Parkhouse — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:56:58 +0000

That’s cos you have to search for Letitia Dean and Paul Medford, not for The Banned, innit.

Whilst we’re on the subject, the video for Stefan Dennis’ “Don’t It Make You Feel Good” is a touch of class….

By: Queenie

Queenie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:27:20 +0000

I’ve just spent 15 minutes looking for ‘Something Outta Nothing’ by The Banned (EastEnders band from 1986-ish) on YouTube. Uh-oh. Nick, you have spread a terrible sickness. (but a fun one…)

By: Nick Parkhouse

Nick Parkhouse — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:15:14 +0000

I remember our school disco smooch song of choice being ‘Cherish’ by Kool and the Gang. Again (and to illustrate my point) I am not sure I have heard that song since failing to pull on the dancefloor in 1985.

Queenie – ‘I’ve Been Losing You’, all day long. Brilliant.

Swiss – ‘Every Loser (ft)Wins’. Heh heh heh.

By: SwissToni

SwissToni — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:53:41 +0000

…or how about Anita Dobson’s Eastenders theme classic, “Anyone Can Fall in Love”?

Marvellous.

By: SwissToni

SwissToni — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:53:10 +0000

I remember the days when I used to sit at my dad’s stereo system taping the charts. Oddly enough, the one song that really stands out for me (I liked it) was taping the Howard’s Way theme thing.

Always there…… your love is always there!

etc.

ahem.

By: Queenie

Queenie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:44:02 +0000

Oh yeah Nick, I’d rather smooch to the Howard’s Way theme, or perhaps Alone by Heart. Power ballads are skill.

Alecya, which karaoke songs are most popular at your bar?

Aravis, I have to now YouTube that video…

Swiss, I LOVE the fact that downloads have democratised the chart. No such thing as a ‘release’ really, except that those have PR campaigns and organic chart placements don’t. We are living in fascinating times for showbiz…