A POLL Bizarre ~~~ It's the ILM 80's R&B TRACKS POLL ~~~ RESULTS THREAD!!!

Were it not for Prince and Michael Jackson, "Mercedes Boy" would've been my #1 vote.

Tell me what you wanna do wit me

A ton from the stretch since I last checked in were on my ballot. Torn between saying "Good job, ILM!" and "Oh god, what the hell is going to end up in the top 50?"

xp Cruising's all you have to do.

Do you wanna ride?

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153 (TIE). George Michael - Father Figure
294 points, 5 votes
https://youtu.be/m_9hfHvQSNo

https://img.discogs.com/6nJNDteF2zDHvMJZ_LwmDzbk-C8=/fit-in/591x595/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2204312-1458407719-4537.jpeg.jpg
153 (TIE). Pointer Sisters - Dare Me
294 points, 5 votes
https://youtu.be/3IprBx1OlBk

"Dare Me" is the Pointer's best '80s single after "Automatic." Fact.

I regret not voting for "Between The Sheets". As deserving a sex-anthem as "Sexual Healing".

I agree and I voted for both (x-post)

Also <3 "Father Figure".

I'm shocked that 'Centipede' actually made it! And so high! There may be a video of seven-year-old me doing an amazing improvised dance routine to the song, because I had amazing taste even then.

Fighting words:

Rescue Me, by A Taste of Honey is a better tune than That's the Joint, by Funky 4 + 1, from which it samples.

what about Madonna's "Rescue Me"

Well, I voted for both. Ultimately it comes down to Doug Wimbush>Janice Marie Johnson. The Sugarhill house band played it better. It's a more exciting record.

https://img.discogs.com/YSbWN3OAV13lgNcRMEuPTVvNTuQ=/fit-in/490x490/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1429168-1380298581-8036.jpeg.jpg
152. Whispers - Rock Steady
295 points, 5 votes
https://youtu.be/rPJz3syNbtE

lol so many of the ones i voted for are placing right around here. not sure if this bodes well for the rest of my votes.

"rock steady" is classic :)

This last section has wiped out a load of my ballot. Dare Me was in my top 5, I get an adrenaline rush every time I listen to it. Voted Between The Sheets too but mainly for the second half where it gets all ominous. The Soul Clap re edit a few years ago that dragged that section right out was pure fire

And some days 17 Days is my favourite Prince track

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151. Prince - Sign O' the Times
296 points, 7 votes

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150. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
299 points, 7 votes
https://youtu.be/IuwxZSIS__4

Voted Between The Sheets too but mainly for the second half where it gets all ominous. The Soul Clap re edit a few years ago that dragged that section right out was pure fire

yes same here. haven't heard that edit clearly i need to

erm there should be a comma in there somewhere

there should be sleep somewhere in my day

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149. Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
300 points, 5 votes
https://youtu.be/Uc8wmLul3uw

i guess i've loved gregory abbott's "shake you down" for most of my life without ever knowing who it was or what it was called

― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, April 25, 2017 7:41 PM (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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148. C-Bank - One More Shot
302 points, 4 votes
https://youtu.be/Bl-fgWfdjRo

My second-favorite new discovery from the nominations thread!

Man this list doesn't stop for sleep

Like the best Quiet Storm format station, 'round the clock groove, either on the move or keepin' it smooth

LOL, that's the magic of automation. I probably spent less than an hour at my PC yesterday, while the results kept posting all by themselves.

By the way, I won't be able to post any results from tomorrow until Sunday because of a small trip abroad, so I'm going to finish today at #101 and resume Monday.

Controversy: 'Sign O' the Times' is way too high. Shouldn't be here at all, imo. Easily my least favorite prime era Prince single.

I used to love "Shake You Down," and while I still like it "Caravan of Love" exists.

xp - Madness. I have the first few beats of SotT as my ringtone. Such a brilliant song.

https://img.discogs.com/R1Rltw2IsoOOJP0_ohGnAlZhlyw=/fit-in/593x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1812597-1305305329.jpeg.jpg
147. Freeez - I.O.U.
304 points, 7 votes
https://youtu.be/WZ-1DYwaxrE

AND SOMETIMES YYYYY

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146. Rick James - Give It to Me Baby
305 points, 6 votes
https://youtu.be/1dNIQVYGXbM

Favourite find so far: Imagination - Changes
Too low: Rhythm Nation. Not a just a big production number, but a way of life
Surprise: Beat It at #174. Nobody else surprised by this? Guess everyone voted for Billie Jean instead. I know I did.
Digression: Nina Simone's cover version of Sign O' The Times is really worth a listen, but doesn't fit here as was recorded in the 90s.

https://img.discogs.com/wsXHzi5pWG30Qv65HjUMn1mXxXc=/fit-in/600x604/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-187393-1401538977-5168.jpeg.jpg
145. S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right)
305 points, 7 votes
https://youtu.be/lz1y2k4jDQw

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144. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover
306 points, 6 votes
https://youtu.be/JkRKT6T0QLg

I don't like Nina Simone's vocal delivery in 'Sign o' the Times', but I let out a chuckle at "We'll call him Nate if it's a boy / We'll call her Nina when it's a girl".

Whoa, 'Take Your Time' wound up much lower than expected! A stone-cold classic!

https://img.discogs.com/QXlJaxNOJuCp77uvkKqkBnfTY1Q=/fit-in/599x591/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-4910210-1440474094-3064.jpeg.jpg
143. George Clinton - Atomic Dog
307 points, 8 votes
https://youtu.be/9NxyuM9Xctk

Yeah, "Sign o the Times" is the maybe the only Prince track I'd be fine with missing the countdown entirely/

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142. Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine
309 points, 5 votes
https://youtu.be/YWHj2SWGR0Y

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141. The Jets - You Got It All
310 points, 4 votes
https://youtu.be/sByNZekTwCI

huh "Walking Into Sunshine" is 2nd-tier Garage imo

I didn't include any Jets on my ballot but I listened to 'You Got It All' yesterday and regretted the omission.

huh "Walking Into Sunshine" is 2nd-tier Garage imo

fair enough, it is repetitive, but that bright & shiny synth riff is eternal and influential

https://img.discogs.com/50UvEPVKYhVrfdcup6Gsym7jZng=/fit-in/600x592/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-230329-1217735149.jpeg.jpg
139 (TIE). Madonna - Like a Prayer
310 points, 6 votes
https://youtu.be/79fzeNUqQbQ

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139 (TIE). Sheila E. - A Love Bizarre
310 points, 6 votes
https://youtu.be/56gpwl6cohc

lol "you got it all" makes me cry. was in my top 20

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138. Irene Cara - Fame
311 points, 5 votes
https://youtu.be/o2jh7N7Fldk