THE ULTIMATE TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 80S (200 – 101)

Hey amigos!!

The list is almost done and will be released during the following weeks.

In the meantime here's a taste of the songs that didn't make the cut:

POSITION	TITLE	ARTIST	YEAR
101	New Year's day	U2	1983
102	Material girl	Madonna	1984
103	True colors	Cyndi Lauper	1986
104	Private Idaho	The B-52's	1980
105	Take my breath away	Berlin	1986
106	Everybody wants to rule the world	Tears for fears	1985
107	Cruel Summer	Bananarama	1984
108	This charming man	The Smiths	1983
109	If you leave	OMD	1986
110	Crazy for you	Madonna	1985
111	Down Under	Men at Work	1982
112	Rosanna	Toto	1982
113	It's a sin	Pet Shop Boys	1987
114	Bizarre love triangle	New Order	1986
115	Heaven	Bryan Adams	1985
116	99 lufballoons	Nena	1984
117	Express yourself	Madonna	1989
118	Keep on loving you	REO Speedwagon	1981
119	We don't have to take our clothes off	Jermaine Stewart	1986
120	Stand back	Stevie Nicks	1983
121	Situation	Yazzoo	1982
122	Owner of a lonely heart	Yes	1982
123	Higher love	Steve Winwood	1986
124	Pass the dutchie	Musical Youth	1982
125	Cherish	Madonna	1989
126	Sledgehammer	Peter Gabriel	1986
127	Hold me now	Thompson Twins	1985
128	Rock me Amadeus	Falco	1985
129	Two of hearts	Stacey Q	1986
130	Venus	Bananarama	1986
131	Smooth operator	Sade	1984
132	Pop music	M	1980
133	We're not gonna take it	Twisted Sister	1984
134	New Sensation	INXS	1987
135	Never gonna give you up	Rick Astley	1988
136	Tempted	Squeeze	1981
137	The boys of summer	Don Henley	1984
138	Boys don't cry	The Cure	1980
139	(I've had) The Time of my life	Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes	1987
140	Here comes your man	The Pixies	1989
141	I'd just died in your arms	Cutting Crew	1986
142	Big mouth strikes again	The Smiths	1986
143	Mayor Tom	Peter Schilling	1984
144	All night long	Lionel Richie	1984
145	Working for the weekend	Loverboy	1982
146	Da Da Da	Trio	1981
147	You got it (The right stuff)	New Kids On The Block	1989
148	Footloose	Kenny Loggins	1984
149	Celebration	Kool and The Gang	1980
150	Upside Down	Diana Ross	1981
151	Orange Crush	REM	1988
152	Our house	Madness	1981
153	I can't wait	Nu Shooz	1986
154	Word up	Cameo	1986
155	Eyes Without A Face	Billy Idol	1984
156	Into the groove	Madonna	1985
157	Pride (In the name of love)	U2	1984
158	Brass in Pocket	The Pretenders	1980
159	Sexual Healing	Marvin Gaye	1982
160	Holding back the years	Simply Red	1986
161	The tide is high	Blondie	1981
162	The look	Roxette	1989
163	Every rose has it's thorn	Poison	1989
164	La bamba	Los Lobos	1987
165	What's love got to do with it	Tina Turner	1984
166	How will I know?	Whitney Houston	1986
167	Shout	Tears for Fears	1984
168	Babe	Styx	1980
169	True	Spandau Ballet	1983
170	C'est la vie	Robbie Nevil	1987
171	Can't fight this feeling	REO Speedwagon	1985
172	Straight up	Paula Abdul	1989
173	I'm so excited	The Pointer Sisters	1982
174	Under Pressure	Queen & David Bowie	1981
175	Physical	Olivia Newton John	1982
176	Maniac	Michael Sembello	1983
177	Ghostbusters	Ray Parker Jr.	1984
178	It takes two	Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock	1988
179	Your love	The Outfield	1986
180	The future's so bright ( I gotta wear shades)	Timbuk 3	1987
181	Looking for a new love	Jody Watley	1987
182	Close to you	The Cure	1985
183	Wishing well	Terence Trent D'Arby	1988
184	She drives me crazy	Fine Young Cannibals	1989
185	Another one bites the dust	Queen	1980
186	I feel for you	Chaka-Khan	1984
187	Luka	Suzanne Vega	1987
188	All out of love	Air Supply	1981
189	Could you be loved	Bob Marley and The Wailers	1980
190	Centerfold	J. Geils Band	1982
191	Bad to the bone	George Thorogood and The Destroyers	1982
192	Wild thing	Tone Loc	1988
193	Genius of love	Tom Tom Club	1981
194	Drive	The Cars	1984
195	The look of love	ABC	1982
196	Rock it	Herbie Hancock	1983
197	She sells sanctuary	The Cult	1985
198	Running up that hill	Kate Bush	1985
199	Stepping out	Joe Jackson	1983
200	Fools gold	The Stone Roses	1989

GEORGE MICHAEL IS COMING TO THE CITY!!!!

After a fun weekend in Philly, I arrived in the chinatown area early sunday afternoon. On my way to the train station I found this ad on the wall and I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing:

GEORGE MICHAEL IS TOURING THE STATES!!!

The pop superstar will be bringing his 25 LIVE tour in the summer of 2008 in support of his new greatest hits record titled TWENTY FIVE (released in Europe in 2006). This will be Michael's first North American tour in 17 years.



Michael will perform material taken from the entire span of his career, including some classic Wham! tracks.
Dates for his show in New York City has been scheduled for Monday July 21st and Wednesday July 23rd in The Garden.
Tickets will be on sale next sunday April 6th.

ARE WE GOING OR WHAT???

For this awesome occasion I present to you my:

TOP 10 ALL TIME FAVORITE WHAM/GEORGE MICHAEL'S SONGS

10.CARELESS WHISPER (With Wham!) 1985

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtlrBziyzI

9.TOO FUNKY 1992

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXj2TudPCYU&feature=related

8.A DIFFERENT CORNER 1986

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsinptPnPjA

7.WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO (With Wham!) 1984

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hksil-KkebQ

6.EVERYTHING SHE WANTS (With Wham!) 1985

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcUd1pB8UPQ

5.FAITH 1987

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XesXjkDLImg

4.WAITING FOR THAT DAY 1991
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUiNU67665s&feature=related

3.FREEDOM 90' 1991

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqRAwzcQrpE&feature=related

2.SPINNING THE WHEEL 1996

The song that was knocked-off the top spot by The Spice Girls' "Wannabe" finds the character of this story waiting for his boyfriend in the early morning.

Playing with fire in a relationship has never been a good conception and it seems that George knows well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kblR1eXf6Cw

And #1:

FASTLOVE 1996

This phenomenal tune, mix of jazz, funk and energetic pop is the best way to elevate your spirit if you find yourself single, bored and with no plans on a saturday night.

Has been my boy's night out anthem for more than a decade!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSfBdrK1ZO4

GOD SAVE KING GEORGE!!!

Cheers amigos!!!

MY PROUD GUILTY PLEASURE SONG FROM THE 80'S

While working on the selection and waiting for your picks to design the TOP 100 SONGS THAT DEFINE THE 80'S, I found this jewel in my music archives.


Trust me, I'm not even ashamed of my selection and I know for sure that this song won't be included in such important playlist (or any 80's popular music charts)


This song is from 1984 and it was included in the AGAINST ALL ODDS soundtrack and NO is not the Phil Collins title song.


The tune is called MY MALE CURIOSITY by KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS, a witty song that it failed in its intent to be consider the playa anthem of the 80's.




Kid Creole was the original PIMP, the pimp of the coconuts indeed. And you can see that on every single video that they release in the early 80's. Their lyrics are fun, their music a catchy big band jazz/caribbean style full of suave rhythms that puts you in a fiesta trance.


With his Cab Calloway-like fashion style, James Brown moves and Prince sensuality, the KID caught my attention with this tacky and ludicrous video. And is with this video that I found out that sometimes european women don't shave their armpits which was kind of disturbing for a peruvian MTV fanatic kid back in 1984 (Check the video when the girls make their first appearance).


But this hairy situation didn't stop me from falling in love with the dance moves of the female trio. I even remember practicing these peculiar moves with my sister...

Yeah... No wonder I ended up been a gay man. But what can I say? I feel proud of that and also proud of this my favorite guilty pleasure song of the 80's.



So here's to you Pimp!!





http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=5088&vid=54044





PS: Please, keep sending your top 10 favorite songs to design the TOP 100 SONGS THAT DEFINE THE 80's!!





Cheers amigos!!!

THE FEMALE BRITISH INVASION: THE NEW AMYS?

Well, I'm not a big fan of her music but after I hear that she was in the Oprah show with her manager, American Idol's Simon Cowell, it's a fact that she is becoming the new british superstar in America.

I won't be surprised if her radio hit "BLEEDING LOVE" (2007's best selling single in the UK) kicks out the Usher/Young Jeezy collabo from the number 1 position.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ctIC65PV0

Remember last year when Josh Groban sold millions of his holiday album after his performance in Ms. Winfrey's show?



I'm just kind of dissapointed that amazing singers like Kate Nash and Adele are not getting that attention in the US.

Thanks god that we still can count on the talented and beautiful DUFFY who has the best selling single ("Mercy") and album ("Rockferry") right now in the other side of the atlantic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE2orthS3TQ

With her music, a retro-soul homage to the Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, she's supposed to be the new Amy Winehouse (minus the drugs) or a replacement Dusty Springfield.


Well I guess all these ladies have to be grateful to la Winehouse for bringing the british flava to these lands. Funny thing that all of them with the exception of Miss Duffy attended the same Brit School Fame Academy. Extra bonus points for Duffy!!!

One last thing... Apparently there's a new song by another british singer called Estelle that might keeps Duffy from the numero uno position. The songs that features rap lyrics by Kanye West is titled "AMERICAN BOY" and tells the story of a british girl having a thing for the american culture.

Funny!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjlOYHpi-A0



Cheers amigos!!!

HAIL TO THE QUEEN!!! AND THE COUGAR...

This is just a little reminder for all you guys. Madonna and John Mellencamp will be inducted in the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.



The ex Material Girl and Now Kabbalah Mom will be performing her greatest songs (and maybe some of her new material to be release in April) tonight at this important ceremony that will be broadcasted at 8:30pm on VH1 Classic.

Everybody loves Madonna! Right?

Well, I have to admit that I can't picture this world without such an amazing artist.

I adore Madonna and it's not only the fact that she is a gay icon... Think about it...

For more than 25 years she has been part of our lives raising controversy, reinventing her act for the past 3 decades, making the dancefloor the place to be with every single song that she has released since the spring of 1982 when EVERYBODY became an instant hit in the NYC underground.

VIVA MADONNA, QUEEN OF POP!!!!

Here's my all time Madonna TOP TEN plus my favorite John Cougar song of all time. And no, It's not HURTS SO GOOD or JACK AND DIANE..

PS: Don't forget that I'm on a mission looking for the song that define the 80's!! Share with me your favorite 10 songs and keep sending your emails and blog comments:

jocegu2000@yahoo.com

Favorite All Time John "Cougar" Mellencamp song:

"PAPER IN FIRE"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-YfiGQmXKs

Favorite All Time Madonna songs:

10.BEAUTIFUL STRANGER

9.MATERIAL GIRL

8.HOLIDAY

7.DEEPER AND DEEPER

6.FROZEN

5.OPEN YOUR HEART

4.PAPA DON'T PREACH

3.JUSTIFY MY LOVE

2.LIKE A PRAYER

NUMERO UNO:

"CHERISH"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMt5ev7-IZ8


CHEERS AMIGOS!!!

IS THIS IN YOUR IPOD?

Here's an update of songs that you might consider upload to your ipod.
It's fresh an awesome music for this new season!!

Hope you like it...


A Punk - VAMPIRE WEEKEND

Columbia University students inspired by the formula of Paul Simon's GRACELAND. Catchy tune with an excellent well made low budget video.
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=_XC2mqcMMGQ

Confused - THE HEAVY CIRCLES

Speaking of Mr. Simon here's the band formed by his son Harper and his wife Edie Brickel(Harper's step mom). Remember Edie Brickel and the New Bohemians from the 80's?

Her new project is called THE HEAVY CIRCLES and along with Harper and musical guest Sean Lennon (Son of John) this debut album is full beautiful and haunting melodies.
http://www.myspace.com/heavycircles





Time to pretend - MGMT
Psychedelic pop from Brooklyn based duo.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE






Great DJ - THE TING TINGS

English duo that has been considered the indie/electronic music version of The White Stripes.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=myJnsqGgxxM




Les Artistes - SANTO GOLD

First time when I heard this song I thought it was a new single by Blondie. Santogold music is a mix of the M.I.A. formula with the femme attitude of Debbie Harry.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NeM2Xw7ZP5Y&feature=related



Crime Wave - CRYSTAL CASTLE

Innovative music by this canadian duo described as "the most exciting and original band in the world right now". The band took their name after the residence of princess She-Ra (??!)

http://www.myspace.com/crystalcastles

Run - GNARLS BARKLEY

This song, included in their sophomore album "The Odd Couple", it's not "Crazy" but it doesn't dissapoint. What the f... is Justin Timberlake doing in their video?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yfe3EJ3Laho&feature=related

Black & Gold - SAM SPARRO

The most played song in my IPOD!!!!
This aussie based in LA is a dynamic performer and ingenious songwriter-producer.
The song is a mix of 80's synth pop with a soulful velvet voice. Think Seal meets Gary Numan/Softcell.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THIS SONG NOW!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qQSW2p1IvE&feature=related

CHEERS AMIGOS!!!

THE ULTIMATE TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 80'S

Hola amigos!!

I'M BACK!!

Can't believe that is going to be almost a month since the last time I posted.

It's been an awful month for me dealing with this horrible weather that puts me down!!

Thank god spring is right around the corner and good times will come...!!!

Right now I'm working in the ULTIMATE TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 80'S and I would like to ask you for your help to design this countdown.

Please make a comment to this post sending me a list of your 10 favorite songs from this fantastic era.

Here's an idea of songs that you should consider for your TOP 10:

The Message
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Billie Jean
When Doves Cry
Every Breath You Take
Blue Monday
Walk This Way
Fight the Power
Little Red Corvette
Sweet Child O' Mine
Ghost Town
This Charming Man
Once in a Lifetime
Sign 'O' the Times
Sexual Healing
Kiss
Tainted Love
Jump
Beat It
Like a Virgin
How Soon Is Now?
Don't You Want Me
Born in the U.S.A.
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Relax
Blister in the Sun
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Into the Groove
Monkey Gone to Heaven
Fight for Your Right (To Party)
Like a Prayer
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This...)
The Boys of Summer
White Lines (Don't Do It)
I Love Rock'n'roll
Pride (In the Name of Love)
1999
Pump Up the Volume
With or Without You
It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
It Takes Two
Word Up
Fast Car
Just Like Heaven
Livin' on a Prayer
You Shook Me All Night Long
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Running Up That Hill
Purple Rain
The Look of Love
West End Girls
Rock the Casbah
What's Love Got to Do with It
Our Lips Are Sealed
Buffalo Stance
New Year's Day
Push It
Welcome to the Jungle
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Time After Time
Whip It
Don't Dream It's Over
I Will Follow
Back on the Chain Gang
The One I Love
Don't Believe the Hype
Luka
Super Freak
Genius of Love
I Want to Know What Love Is
It's Like That
Faith


And this one is with no doubt one of my all time favorites:

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=vvAVJTQeFiQ

CHEERS AMIGOS!!!!