Gold: The Spandau Ballet Singles Poll

not "INSTANTLY" increase, that should say

"Union of the Snake" sounded very, very weird on upstate NY top 40 radio when it debuted.

"Musclebound"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08M-9kHB_20

"Paint Me Down"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmKCnmQx4jw

"She Loved Like Diamond"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9JxbTQ5SPg

GO AWAY

really "Rio" is the only classic-era Duran Duran song I hate but that's mostly because of a dude in college who would play it three or four times at every Glee Club party

Wait, every time without fail? That's insane.

I have never SBd Ned but winging into a discussion and forcing me to change my prefs to show videos as links is really pushing it

xp lol Rio is one of 3 Durhan Durhan songs I'll ride for

Was a comma missing, or have you nearly SBd Ned before?

Durhan Durhan

My god, middle school flashbacks.

Wait, every time without fail? That's insane.

YES IT IS

he also did this with the MTV Dance Mix that had "Now That We Found Love" mixed into "Good Vibrations" but that was okay

I don't really like "Rio" either but only because "Hungry Like The Wolf," "New Moon on MOnday," "The Reflex," "Planet Earth," "Notorious" and "Careless Memories" are 9's or 10's.

that MTV Party To Go volume is ALWAYS in my car!

It's nice to see someone else stand up for "Notorious," actually. That album's surprisingly good.

Alfred knows what's up (although I'd sub "Girls On Film" for "New Moon on Monday" and "I Don't Want Your Love" for "Careless Memories")

It's nice to see someone else stand up for "Notorious," actually. That album's surprisingly good.

their second best studio album

"Careless Memories" actually works best for me on the Arena version. I have no idea why, Le Bon sounds ridiculous even for him.

(adds Alfred and DJP to Xmas card list, removes aero)

man I love "Save a Prayer" too

add my voice to the notorious chorus, haven't played it in years but at the time i positively reviewed it in ned's favorite magazine, instantly sacrificing any shred of rock critic "credibility" on the altar of nile rodgers worship

today marks the first time I have ever heard someone speak fondly of "some like it hot"

ha, it bears a re-listen cos I heard it again recently and it sounds surprisingly solid. i know it's got those clattery 80s drums and all, but it's still a p good groove and i actually like the guitar on it which is mostly this one tickly talking headsy line (i agree that andy's guitar was really shit and loud on some of their other songs e.g. get it on).

"Some Like It Hot" has always been fantastic, wtf

I reappraised Notorious not long ago. I'm pretty sure I was lol drunk when writing it.

"Notorious" never needed reappraisal either, it was fantastic from the jump

oh I mean the album. Plenty of non-Durannies stanned for "Notorious" even in '86.

oh gotcha

tbh I don't think I've heard an entire DD album aside from Big Thing, which I thought was terrible aside from "I Don't Want Your Love"

instantly sacrificing any shred of rock critic "credibility" on the altar of nile rodgers worship

Rightly so. I'm surprised that didn't happen sooner, him producing them.

to be fair to Nile he went straight to Let's Dance after the last Chic album.

actually I may have heard Seven and the Ragged Tiger but I strongly suspect that I just kept playing "Union of the Snake" over and over

I heard Big Thing's "Do You Believe in Shame" a few weeks ago at CVS!

xpost -- You mean you didn't play it all the way through so you could hear Simon looking into the eyes of a straaaaaAAAAAnnnnguhhhhhhhhhr

I never had any desire to own Duran Duran albums, just the singles, which is why Decade is near-perfect for me

Their fault for not including "New Moon on Monday" though.

That's almost a perfect comp but no "New Moon on Monday."

Haha xpost!

an actual top ten while "Skin Trade" barely scrapped the top 40 and boasts Simon doing a Prince imitation.

I don't think I've heard an entire DD album aside from Big Thing

!!!

You should definitely listen to the entire S/T album and Rio.

So you can hear this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a3DGP65m2o

and "Is Anyone Out There"!

And "New Religion!"

"Waiting...for the Night Bo-o-oat..."

I won't go as far as saying that I like Spandau Ballet *more* than Duran Duran - I like both a lot. But the hilarious cut and paste dumbness of DD's lyrics brings them to about an even playing field with Spandau/Tony's over-singing (which I find totally awesome but I who doesn't love a good ham, cheese & corn chowder on a cold day)

oh god I'd forgotten how terribad "Skin Trade" is

but man "Notorious" and "I Don't Want Your Love" are immaculate production/arrangement jobs

heee I kinda love Skin Trade. mm sleazy cheese.

also Skin Trade sounds like the worst Prince coverband ever, which is another reason I love it

TS: that vs Ready for the World's "Oh Sheila."

OUT

"Skin Trade" has absolutely NOTHING in common with Ready For The World

oh man, Ready for The World. No contest.

Prince-pretenders I think is the commonality Ned is going for.

Thank you VG. And obviously "Oh Sheila" wins.

:D