andrew m is correct - Nights (Feel Like Gettin Down) completely owns but from the poll I vote Caribbean Queen
― chief rocker frankie crocker (m coleman), Sunday, 6 December 2009 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Going with "Caribbean Queen," though I like a lot of these. (Weren't there also remixes called "European Queen" and things like that? Or did I just dream that once?)
Anybody ever heard his '70s stuff, btw? His first U.S. Top 40 was "Love Really Hurts Without You," which went #22 in 1976, and then he didn't chart again for another eight years -- weird.
― xhuxk, Sunday, 6 December 2009 18:37 (fourteen years ago) link
No, you're right.
"Carribean Queen" does one of my favorite things in pop music, and that is ending each line with a little sound effect summing up what he just sang
Like Steve Miller's "Abacadabra."
― Hell is other people. In an ILE film forum. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 6 December 2009 20:41 (fourteen years ago) link
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Not remixes as such, I believe the song was originally called "European Queen" and he changed it to "Caribbean Queen" cos it sounded more exotic for the European market. Or maybe vice versa. But that's essentially what happened.
― SBanned of Brothers (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 6 December 2009 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link
"Carribean Queen" all the way. Loved a couple of the ballads back then, but the faster ones have held up better.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 6 December 2009 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
And, yes, "European Queen" was the original. I believe he also made other versions in additions to those two. The only thing changed in those "mixes" were the titles in the chorus though.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 6 December 2009 22:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 19 December 2009 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 20 December 2009 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Let's smoke out those who voted for "There'll Be Sad Songs."
― Hell is other people. In an ILE film forum. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 20 December 2009 00:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Cripes, I forgot all about "Loverboy." Racking my brain, the first thing I thought of was Teena Marie, actually. Wow, "Loverboy." Produced by Mutt Lange!
1) "Loverboy" vs. "Lovergirl"
2) Mr. Show's "Operation Hell on Earth"
3) That "Loverboy" video is totally "All She Wants to Do is Dance" with aliens, isn't it?
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 20 December 2009 00:42 (fourteen years ago) link
was too busy to write when the poll was going on, but not too busy to vote; and I voted "Caribbean Queen" which I love love love; it keeps me on the lookout for painted-on jeans today. I remember reading that it was an obvious crib of "Billie Jean", maybe even down to the painted-on JEANS lyric. I guess I see that, but so what, it was fertile territory. On a good day I can sing this song pretty well and I sound as good as I can, so I love it for vanity's sake too.
― Euler, Sunday, 20 December 2009 08:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Lovergirl > Loverboy any day imo
― Herodcare for the Unborn (J0hn D.), Sunday, 20 December 2009 08:18 (fourteen years ago) link
IMO, too, which is why I had totally forgotten about the latter but remembered the former, even though I hadn't heard either in ... decades?
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 20 December 2009 12:58 (fourteen years ago) link
WHAT IS THE COLOUR OF LOVE?!
― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 19 September 2011 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
"Suddenly": the poor man's "Hello".
― Corn Maze to the Dark Side (Eazy), Monday, 19 September 2011 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
I had no idea Billy Ocean had begun performing again! New look is badass, too: http://wdw2.wdpromedia.com/media/wdw_nextgen/CoreCatalog/WaltDisneyWorld/en_US/Media/InternetMediaType/Event/FoodWine2011/Performers/240X144e14.jpg?t=2011-07-26T11:16:53
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 September 2012 14:05 (eleven years ago) link
― Corn Maze to the Dark Side (Eazy), Monday, September 19, 2011
hahahaha
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 September 2012 14:07 (eleven years ago) link
lol this is kinda true when i think about it!
― عليك ارتداء ماكياج من مهرج مثلي الجنس المتداول مائة عميق في سيارة مصغر (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 12 June 2013 03:32 (ten years ago) link
One of the smoothest voices in late 20th century pop
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Thursday, 7 November 2019 06:55 (four years ago) link
I didn’t realise how good he was until I tried singing Caribbean Queen at karaoke. It’s really difficult!
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 7 November 2019 07:24 (four years ago) link
Sometimes I can’t remember what day it is, but somehow I always remember all the vocal ad-libs at the end of the album version of Caribbean Queen when I sing along. They might be my favorite part.
I SAY SHE DANCED BY ME IN PAINTED JEEEANS!!!!
He deserved that Grammy.
― Chantilly Bass, Thursday, 7 November 2019 07:49 (four years ago) link
Love Zone is amazing and I would've voted for that - synths glistening like icicles, bass prowling like a panther in the night
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Thursday, 7 November 2019 07:52 (four years ago) link
But yeah, Nights (Feel Like Gettin' Down) should have been the write-in winner
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Thursday, 7 November 2019 07:53 (four years ago) link
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Excellent "Perfect Kiss"-like video too.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 November 2019 11:20 (four years ago) link
me and my whole family used to sing these songs in the car in the 80s. of course I was an elementary school kid so my mom would do "when the goin gets tough" and my brother and I would respond "THE TUFF GET GOIN" or rather I would and he would mumble cos he was widdle
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Thursday, 7 November 2019 14:40 (four years ago) link
I also liked Take on Me when I was about 4 but I thought it was "Take on Knee"
Michael Douglas dances in the "When the Going Gets Tough..." video as if he's never enjoyed, much less heard, a pop song in his life.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 November 2019 14:55 (four years ago) link
CD really needs 'Love Really Hurts Without You' - would have got my vote. Suddenly, otherwise.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Thursday, 7 November 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link