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Hits 5 Revisited: Robert Palmer 'Addicted To Love'

outonbluesix wrote 5 months ago: Well, it’s been quite some journey through the tracklisting of Hits 5. Along the way we’ … more →

Tags: Red Box, Bruce Hornsby, The Range, Hits 5, 1986, hardwicke house, nick kamen, Duran Duran, phil cool drinking citrus spring

Hits 5 Revisited: Spandau Ballet 'Fight For Ourselves'

outonbluesix wrote 5 months ago: Over the course of this look back at the tracklisting of Hits 5, you may have noticed some low-key a … more →

Tags: Red Box, Live Aid, Hits 5, 1986, the american saxophone, hollywood beyond, why wasn't sweet freedom on hits 5 instead?, Spandau Ballet, fight for ourselves

Hits 5 Revisited: Meat Loaf & John Parr 'Rock'n'Roll Mercenaries' — 1 comment

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: Meat Loaf. He’s one of those people that you automatically think you hate, and then a bit late … more →

Tags: Hits 5, 1986, MEATLOAF, Jim Steinman, Miami Vice, the 'bratpack', John Parr, rock'n'roll mercenaries, Frank Farian

Hits 5 Revisited: Frankie Goes To Hollywood 'Rage Hard'

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: There was a time when the tabloid press would have had us all believe that Frankie Goes To Hollywood … more →

Tags: zx spectrum, the other one, Live Aid, Hits 5, 1986, hardwicke house, The Sex Pistols, not affiliated with zombie creeping flesh, Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Hits 5 Revisited: The The 'Infected'

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: With every compilation like Hits 5, you always got one song that felt like it shouldn’t have b … more →

Tags: Red Box, Hits 5, 1986, Jesus & Mary Chain, the theme tune mashed up with 'we wish you a merry chri, where's the drill'n'bass version of the theme from meer, Billy Bragg, of of the the, they've changed the theme from five to eleven/into a lo

Hits 5 Revisited: Prince 'Anotherloverholenyohead'

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: With the obvious exception of David Bowie, Prince is quite possibly the closest thing that the milli … more →

Tags: Red Dwarf, Suede, Hits 5, 1986, Prince, David Bowie, benji zax & the alien prince, king's road raspberry parade, tv 'cat' (red dwarf)

Hits 5 Revisited: The Psychedelic Furs 'Heartbreak Beat'

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: As we saw a couple of tracks ago, bagging the title theme to a big-budget film was a surefire way of … more →

Tags: pretty in pink, Hits 5, 1986, The Smiths, John Peel, Huey Lewis and the News, the american saxophone, Belouis Some, Smash Hits

Hits 5 Revisited: Red Box 'For America' — 1 comment

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: So, after eight whole tracks (well, seven whole tracks if we don’t count True Colors, which we … more →

Tags: Red Box, For America, Wogan, michael parkinson, Rod Stewart, the circle & the square, roland rat - the series, boys wonder, Lionel Richie

Hits 5 Revisited: Lionel Richie 'Love Will Conquer All'

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: The problem with side three of Hits 5 – the ‘ballads side’, if you will – is … more →

Tags: the trial of a time lord, Live Aid, Hits 5, 1986, nick kamen, phil cool drinking citrus spring, "yes of course - christmas on 4!", Lionel Richie, Ballerina Girl

Hits 5 Revisited: Whitney Houston 'Greatest Love Of All'

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: You really have to be careful how you talk about Whitney Houston. It’s all very well and good … more →

Tags: mark radcliffe, Hits 5, 1986, armando iannucci, Belouis Some, glee, Whitney Houston, glee cast prepare 'mash-up' of i believe in miracles an, Moose

Hits 5 Revisited: Shakin' Stevens 'Because I Love You' — 1 comment

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: Even though he’d literally only just scored a well-deserved chart-topper with Merry Christmas … more →

Tags: "basically we believe in peace and shakin' stevens...", "from raven-haired welsh rocker to raven-haired welsh r, "gasp! shaky! i've got all of your records!", "hello? shakin' stevens? you're a little boogie woogie , "if i crossed a million oceans just to be with citrus s, "if i swam the longest river just to call your name/if , "please sir i cannot tell a lie - because i love you is, "this isn't a real billionaire - it's just a cardboard , 1986

Hits 5 Revisited: George Michael 'A Different Corner' — 2 comments

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: 1986 was a big year for Wham!, for fans of Wham!, and for people who hated Wham! alike. For it was t … more →

Tags: Hits 5, "ladies and gentlemen... mr elton john!", "ladies and gentlemen... mr chips!", why wasn't sweet freedom on hits 5 instead?, "no i've never come close in all these years/you are th, "i'd say love was a magical thing/i'd say love could ke, wham!, George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley

Hits 5 Revisited: Peter Cetera 'Glory Of Love' — 1 comment

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: Given that big overwrought ballad film theme tie-in singles were pretty much the biggest commercial … more →

Tags: "i am a man who would fight for your honour/i'll be the, "i'm morris mitchener - i'm scared of the karate kid", "rien - i shall do my karate on them!", "show me... arabadisada! arabadisada! ya! ya! ya!", "show me... yakatakata! yakatakata! ya! ya! ya!", "sometimes i just forget/say things i might regret/it b, mancrab, 1986, Alex Kingston

Hits 5 Revisited: Rod Stewart 'Every Beat Of My Heart' — 1 comment

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: Roderick David Stewart. Rod The Mod. Rod Made About Three Decent Records In 1970 Before Devoting Him … more →

Tags: Hits 5, 1986, michael parkinson, Rod Stewart, from the collection of matthew gulliver, a trio of very confused isley brothers, rod and emu the animated series, Elton John, glam goose taps watch and awaits glam revival

Hits 5 Revisited: Boris Gardiner 'You're Everything To Me'

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: A good deal of this re-appraisal of Hits 5 thus far has concentrated on the post-Live Aid struggle b … more →

Tags: Live Aid, Hits 5, 1986, brian may, the last five minutes of gardener's world, radio 2, roger taylor of queen listing all of steely dan's LPs, the Stranglers, Queen

Hits 5 Revisited: Cyndi Lauper 'True Colors' — 1 comment

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: It’s become something of a journalistic cliche to refer to Cyndi Lauper as being Christina Agu … more →

Tags: Hits 5, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, The Bangles, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Dear Jessie, tim burton, tc raymond can fuck off, "you with the rubber-faced ribaldry/don't be discourage

Hits 5 Revisited: The Real Thing 'Straight To The Heart'

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: For better or for worse, 1986 was the year when The Opportunistic Cash-In Re-release really came int … more →

Tags: Hits 5, les aventures beaucoups comiques de monsieur aubergine, the real thing, Straight to the Heart, Eddie Amoo, Chris Amoo, not affiliated with 'jason donovan straight from the he, "erm... um... citrus spring...", "something... something... rubber-faced ribaldry?"

Hits 5 Revisited: Haywoode 'Roses'

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: With every double-album recent hits collection like Hits 5 – so that will be the other Hits al … more →

Tags: Hits 5, 1986, Stock Aitken Waterman, i'm without shoes by ian brown's original stone roses b, why wasn't sweet freedom on hits 5 instead?, Haywoode, Roses, not affiliated with tv 'colin heyward' (henry's leg), Arrival

Hits 5 Revisited: Dead Or Alive 'Brand New Lover' — 1 comment

outonbluesix wrote 6 months ago: What a difference a year makes. In 1985, Dead Or Alive were scarcely out of the pop charts, and than … more →

Tags: Hits 5, Stock Aitken Waterman, Jason Donovan, les aventures beaucoups comiques de monsieur aubergine, Dead or Alive, Pete Burns, Brand New Lover, Youthquake, Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know


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