Comments on: CHART ATTACK!: 10/5/85

By: Beau

Beau — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:37:20 +0000

A-ha actually did a Bond theme.

By: Beau

Beau — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:37:20 +0000

A-ha actually did a Bond theme.

By: Old_Davy

Old_Davy — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:10:30 +0000

The costume designer for the Jagger/Bowie video certainly took the line “It doesn't matter what you wear” to heart.

By: Drew

Drew — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:21:37 +0000

You can really hear Morten's vocals much clearer in the 1984 version. In the '85 single version, he elides some of his verse endings. This is a great file to have–thanks!

By: deltablues2

deltablues2 — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:42:06 +0000

Anything Stevie Wonder-land from the 80's and beyond should be approached with caution. None of it rivals his earlier stuff but there are some nice upbeat tunes to fill up your ipod full of golden oldies. Even Stevie's worst stuff is better than most people's best.

Yes, David & Mick are gay to a supersonic degree in the DITS video. Lots of people could see it even when it first aired. Plus it's just lazy.

George Michael still performs Freedom in concert so it must be one of the few Wham! tracks that don't make him want to meet strangers in a public bathroom. Oh, snap !

Kool (and the gang, too) had really lost their funk by the time Cherish dropped. The less said the better.

Those old Whitney Houston clips are just proof of how talented she is and that she's very likely to make a nice comeback. As long as she stays away from those Tyler Perry movies.

By: Bob L

Bob L — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:22:22 +0000

Recently discovered your blog and Chart Attack and love reading it. Here is a strange duet of Part-Time Lover. Stevie really outsings Boy George.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2KW4jDzrA

By: twostepcub

twostepcub — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:15:01 +0000

Hey, great post...as always...

I actually bought the vinyl record of "In Square Circle" when it came out, then eventually the CD (at that time, since CDs were so expensive and new, I picked and chose what i bought). I thought (and think) "Part Time Lover" was the worse song of the bunch. Maybe because it was the sing-song melody, maybe because I feel it didn't jive with the rest of the tracks on the album..

BTW I think In Square Circle is the Steely Dan of Stevie Wonder albums. take that as your guide whether to get it (though either way "Go Home" and "Overjoyed" rule)

Cheers
Ernie

By: jasonhare

jasonhare — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:07:18 +0000

I don't think this is a good thing, but thank you.

By: Eric S.

Eric S. — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:14:57 +0000

Thanks for “plinkier”; that's absolutely the right adjective for those keyboards. The whole instrumental break in the middle is terrible. That break alone probably stopped this version from taking off, with or without the video.

By: JonCummings

JonCummings — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:36:17 +0000

I find that what's important to do with Mellencamp is to focus on the stuff that wasn't a huge hit, that didn't enter the “canon.” Except for “Lonely Old Night” and “Paper in Fire,” Mellencamp's most popular songs also tend to be his least interesting.

I couldn't imagine life without the occasional airing of “Rain on the Scarecrow” or “Check It Out” or his late-80s covers with the fiddle band. Also, “Trouble No More” is a fantastic album.