TREVOR HORN - PRODUCED by TREVOR HORN

I mean

tATu - All The Things She Said
YES - OWNER of a LONELY HEART
Art Of Noise - Beat Box (Diversion)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (Hibakusha Mix)
ABC - Look Of Love (Part One)
Pet Shop Boys - It's Alright
Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (Blooded)
Art Of Noise - Moments In Love (Beaten)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love

how can anyone choose one?

Mandela Day

j/k

so many great songs but turning YES into a hit machine (or at least *being* there for it) is a feat rarely rivaled

Relax or Crazy, have to go with Frankie as the song was way over my head as a young pup.

OWNER of a LONELY HEART is really terrific. i love so many of these that i's rule out only because there are other betters versions of the same track than the particular one listed here.

Left To My Own Devices. The long LP mix is as good as anything gets. Introspective is still one of the truly great sounding records too, absolutely luxurious.

Surprising that Dollar's Hand Held In Black And White isn't featured, that was the 45 which got him the ABC gig.

this belter has often been the last tune at Hot Mess:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BxLhkhCPfM

Left To My Own Devices (The Disco Mix)
Arranged By (Orchestra), Conductor – Richard Niles
Remix (Extended Remix By) – Robin Hancock, Stephen Lipson, Trevor Horn

Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (Blooded)

Relax or Crazy, have to go with Frankie as the song was way over my head as a young pup.

This was same duo doing battle for my own vote, but I went with Crazy.

The Power Of Love is a strong contender

you could also go "The Power Of Love" or "Loneliest Star." Frankie Goes To Hollywood again.

Wow, I love a ton of this stuff but will always vote for "Video Killed The Radio Star". An impeccable melding of past and future.

hard to imagine an ILM that doesn't pick 'slave to the rhythm (blooded)' -- or maybe 'relax'

should Eric and I get bored enough to get married, Miguel's "Adorn," FGTH's "Power of Love," or Tom Cochrane's "Life is a Highway" will score our dance.

and the two of you will ride it all night long

this guy did a lot of different stuff, impressive!

voted Yes

tATu - All The Things She Said is terrible

This is impossible!

voted PLASTI-CAGE

Holy shit such a list. Def not be the best song here imo, but Beat Box seemed momentous.

Song-wise, Poison Arrow I think.

Mabuse!

or

MA-BOOO-ZUH

We’ve totally had this thread before if not the poll. Voted Grace Jones.

Mabuse. Has everything that makes the other ones good rolled into one.

Getting all Yessed out on this one.

"Shane MacGowan - You're The One" WTF was this?

oh that "Popes" album, I forgot that existed.

Is there a single record from the 80s as epic-sounding as 'Two Tribes'?

i think "Slave to the Rhythm" is probably my fave of these but there are a lot of bangers in amongst the stuff that i never need to hear ever again

No-one shouted out "Beat Box" yet?

Trevor Horn:The first 10 years

C90: Trevor Horn

Trevor Horne Production - classic or dud?

S or D/OPO: Trevor Horn

it can happen

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it can happen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5W2IpVMw0E

poor benoit but

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/yes-fly-from-here-return-trip/

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wait so all these were on an actual retail compilation together? I'm surprised it was possible to line up the rights for something like that. Get 'Leave it' on there and it'd me p much perfect.

http://www.ztt.com/home/produced-by-trevor-horn/

Poison Arrow

very boring cover art.
but brilliant compilation.
still figuring out my choice.
could be any of two tribes, mabuse, poison arrow, moments in love, owner of lonely heart, buffalo girls, or slave to rhythm ..

and you may find time will blind you

Wow, I love a ton of this stuff but will always vote for "Video Killed The Radio Star".

I feel like I should go for one of the ABC singles, as The Lexicon Of Love is my favourite album ever, but there's so many masterpieces to choose from. Both the Buggles songs are incredible songs with some of the best production I've ever heard (their two albums are so good), the Frankie singles are still as thrilling as ever and Left To Own Devices is my second favourite song by my favourite band. Then there's Moments In Love, Mirror Mirror, All The Things She Said and Slave To The Rhythm which are all 10/10 singles. Really tough call.

“Look of Love” but close run with the PSB options for me.

“Look of Love” but close run with the PSB options for me.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

should have been a ranked poll

Not my absolute favourite here (and Beatbox & Mabuse are all time) but I think STTR (Blooded) for the production. Cry is pretty incredible too IIRC.

Went with 'It's Alright.'

I need to dig out all my old Pet Shops Boys records. Haven't given those a good listen in several years.

+1 for Cry

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Shit i need to listen to like 3/4 of these songs _right now_

Can’t remember what I voted for, but would be content with almost everything which got a vote winning.

OTM, with Crazy being my main exception. Everything on 0 votes was fairly overlooked.

I mean I love YES but no way OOALH is one of his best productions. And the Dollar singles are masterful ( "Videotheque" being my fave).

I mean I love YES but no way OOALH is one of his best productions.

especially when you see how many votes Two Tribes (Hibakusha Mix) got which is probably one of the best 12" singles ever.

Hibakusha was kind of elusive at the time (3,000 copies?) so had an aura but really it's not better than Annihilation (or even Carnage) despite the fun Linn / Fairlight freakout bit.

point taken.
I do prefer the Annihilation mix as well tbh.

the fact is, both are ZTT at their height brilliance ..

I went with these.

Obscure one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65_jXpukfhU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgN4fmKAMjw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5uF4KFFiEo

Missed this obv. Would have been between "The Look Of Love", "Give Me Back My Heart" and "Video Killed The Radio Star". All absolutely ace. But probably the latter after all.

Look who's playing the bass in this Dire Straits tribute band:

https://dslegacy.com/band-lineup/

Great interview:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/arts/music/buggles-trevor-horn-tour.html