Forgotten late-'80s/early-'90s pop singles

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Tracie Spencer, "This House"

― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

seduction - (you're my one and only) true love

― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:58 (1 year ago) Permalink

Jon Secada, "Just Another Day"

― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

love that song

lisa stansfield "been around the world"

― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

rozalla "everybody's free"

― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

des'ree "you gotta be"

― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:13 (1 year ago) Permalink

Feel like Jane Child isn't totally forgotten b/c of the nose-ear chain, but "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" rules:

― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

haha i sang that des'ree song at karaoke once and it was v inspiring for everyone present

― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

video, please

jaymac on a roll!

des'ree "you gotta be"

― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

Pebbles, "Mercedes Boy"

― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

totally forgot about this song! i loved it -- i think it's from mid 90s more than early but i haven't heard it years

― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

Whistle, "Barbara's Bedroom"

― Euler, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

allanah myles "black velvet"

― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

The Cathy Dennis I would've posted: "Too Many Walls"

Sa-Fire - "Thinking Of You"

Lisette Melendez - "Together Forever"

Jive Bunny and the Mixmasters - "Swing The Mood"

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

Brenda Russell - "Piano In The Dark"

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

Are all of these indeed lost treasure? Should I listen?

There are some real gems in this thread, Doctor Casino. Although the extent to which you're likely to agree is roughly equivalent to your tolerance for synth stabs.

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:23 (1 year ago) Permalink

Donna Summer - "This Time I Know It's For Real"

I've come to realize lately that Donna Summer has one of my all-time favorite voices. And this song is just great, especially for a single this late in someone's career.

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

The Cathy Dennis I would've posted: "Too Many Walls"

I actually heard this in a store last week, for the first time in YEARS.

― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

Natural Selection - Do Anything

― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

(Unsurprisingly, I think this thread's about to kill my browser. Worth it.)

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

Vanessa Williams - "The Right Stuff"

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

(Donna Summer reminds me of Chaka Khan's "Love You All My Lifetime," which I may have posted on a recent thread dedicated to unsung early '90s R&B.)

― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

Living Colour - "Glamour Boys"

Johnny Kemp - "Birthday Suit"

New Edition - "Can You Stand The Rain"

The Fat Boys - "Are You Ready For Freddy?"

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Nightmare On My Street"

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

"This House" is awesome.

― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

Peace Choir - "Give Peace A Chance"

East Coast Family - "All 4 One, One 4 All"

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

some overlap with this thread from a year ago:

80s "omg I loved that one" one hit wonders mix tape thread

― andrew m., Monday, 7 May 2012 19:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

reaches further back, but the late 80s is well-represented. probably speaks to the ages of many of the contributors.

― andrew m., Monday, 7 May 2012 19:48 (1 year ago) Permalink

lots of Freddy-related hip-hop tracks back then, but no one seemed to be rapping abt Jason or Michael Myers.

― fishermen are coveted by whores & stoners (Pillbox), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

C+C Music Factory - "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm..."

Terrance Trent D'Arby - "She Kissed Me"

L'Trimm - "Cars With The Boom"

JJ Fad - "Supersonic"

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

xpost

Freddy was at the peak of his popularity around this time, while the others were a little old hat.

― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

have people really forgotten that sybil song?

It's one of my all time favorites! I am enjoying this thread though.

― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

I love these! Sub-title for this category should be "Supermarket songs"

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

oops: Belinda Carlisle, Summer Rain

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

Seems like every other song had a slide guitar in it, lol

Texas: I don't Want a Lover

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:58 (1 year ago) Permalink

Robbie Nevil "Just Like You"

Doctor Casino, if you want to know what 1991 random chart-pop sounded like, start here loool

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 May 2012 20:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

Go West, "King of Wishful Thinking"

― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 20:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

oh lol that's even better!!!

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 May 2012 20:07 (1 year ago) Permalink

Glen Medeiros, Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You

I enjoy the poufy hair very much. Also he sorta looks a bit like Rick Moranis in profile, hee hee

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 May 2012 20:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

MCJ & Cool G - So Listen

― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 20:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

Kylie Minogue, Hand On Your Heart

(did it chart in the US? I get the feeling she wasn't really a thing til later hotpants sauciness)

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 May 2012 20:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

Billy Ocean ft Fresh Prince - I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)

― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 20:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

Doctor Casino, if you want to know what 1991 random chart-pop sounded like, start here loool

I thought Doctor Casino was at least somewhat aware of pop in 1991:
Is there a name for that genre of turn-of-the-90s pop-rock with the positive vibes, huge guitar leads, and gated drums?

― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 20:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

he was saying upthread that he didn't recognise a lot of the songs, is the only reason I said it

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 May 2012 20:23 (1 year ago) Permalink

Kylie didn't enter back into the US charts until 2001. Though I was under impression that her only song that charted in the 80's was Locomotion but "I Should Be So Lucky" and "It's No Secret" apparently did as well.