Tear Down This POLL - The Billy Ocean Greatest Hits Poll

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.

Lovergirl > Loverboy any day imo

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?

WHAT IS THE COLOUR OF LOVE?!

"Suddenly": the poor man's "Hello".

I had no idea Billy Ocean had begun performing again! New look is badass, too:
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"Suddenly": the poor man's "Hello".

― Corn Maze to the Dark Side (Eazy), Monday, September 19, 2011

hahahaha

3) That "Loverboy" video is totally "All She Wants to Do is Dance" with aliens, isn't it?

lol this is kinda true when i think about it!

One of the smoothest voices in late 20th century pop

I didn’t realise how good he was until I tried singing Caribbean Queen at karaoke. It’s really difficult!

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.

Love Zone is amazing and I would've voted for that - synths glistening like icicles, bass prowling like a panther in the night

But yeah, Nights (Feel Like Gettin' Down) should have been the write-in winner

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, November 7, 2019 2

Excellent "Perfect Kiss"-like video too.

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

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.

CD really needs 'Love Really Hurts Without You' - would have got my vote. Suddenly, otherwise.