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posted by swivek @ 11:19 AM 0 comments

BubbaTUNESday - bub134 Kim Wilde - Catch As Catch Can

Today we have our third and final collection by Kim Wilde. During her tenure at RAK Records in the early 80's Kim created some pretty brilliant new wave rock and her first two albums; Kim Wilde and Select were hugely successful overseas but for some reason her single "Child Come Away" that followed Select didn't do very well and she opted to not even include it on her next album. That next album is actually what we're to be looking and listening to today..

bub134 KIM WILDE - CATCH AS CATCH CAN
(December 16, 2008) Original Release: 1983


At the time of its release, I think Catch As Catch Can made some people think Kim Wilde was being some kind of syth crazed girl, but it really isn't all that far off from her first two albums though it is most certainly touching on those 80's romantic synth band sound that was emerging - which makes you think this would be a hit record right? Well you're wrong. The album didn't do well at all and wasn't even released world wide. In fact other than a rare Japan issue, there has only been one release of the album on CD - in 1995 as part of a 3 CD set with the first two albums.

Personally, this was a very exciting album for me to find because it is so rare. In fact I hadn't heard a lot of these songs until I finally got a hold of this gem.

The album opens up with the fast paced yet moody "House Of Salome" with a full on sax background and the tale of a very intense woman, it's 80's all over it, before breaking into a jaunty little number "Back Street Joe" that has some of the coolest little synth beats going through it. Plus it's one of those 'all those years ago' type of lyric that I like. Then we move onto the moody balladry of "Stay Awhile" which could have fit on the other albums if it weren't for those drum machines that give it that oh so 1983 feel. It proves once again that Kim can really carry a pouty little stance in her ballads. I love her.

The album's highlight and only real hit was the single "Love Blonde" released a few months before the album. It is one of THE best Kim Wilde singles ever released. Kind of a rip at all those who felt she was just an airhead blonde. Instead she is a vixen who can make you feel like putty in her hands. Though it's sung in the third person you get the impression she knows exactly who the love blonde is. I love it, and with what can only be described as a swagger type of backbeat, it was a deserved hit.

Then it's onto more moodiness, with the best of the ballads found in "Dream Sequence" - with lyrics that seem to imply the heroine is some kind of celebrity but really just lost in her dreams. It's a great song and has that complete blasse reading, mixed with a bunch of strange ethereal noises, a big church organ and you hear all of that early 80's glory mystery in it.

The second single wasn't as successful and in fact to this day Kim doesn't have much to say about it other than it not being a very good song. I have to disagree with her, though. "Dancing In The Dark" was co-written by Nicky Chinn and produced by Nile Rodgers. It's a little dancy ditty than has some good moments. Though I guess hearing it along with all these moody moments that make up Catch As Catch Can, it does kind of stand out - but that's not a bad thing I don't think.

"Shoot To Disable" throws a little more fire into the mix with a bit of a rock and roll flavor to it. In fact the song was the original title track to the album until it was switched - the Catch title comes from a Lou Reed song not on this album. Then we break into "Can You Hear It" which is a bit more poppy in presentation and has some great lines, "Yes somehow you'll find what you've been missing/ there was more to life/ than visions we had dreamed about/ can you hear it? / can you hear me calling you?/can you hear it calling you? It's your freedom" It's pretty includes a Spanish styled guitar (years before Madge brought it into the fold) and happened to have been the B-side to the "Love Blonde" single.

"Sparks" livens up the set a bit with a jaunty little bass line and some cool synth keyboard action with a bit of an anthem about not giving up. It's a catchy little ditty that reminds me of earlier Kim gems.

The original album ends with another ballad typed song, "Sing It Out For Love" which actually takes a whole different direction than all the songs that preceeded it. Wroking in some guitar it comes off completely different sound almost reminisent of Olivia Newton-John circa 1976. And to me that's a damn good thing. The bridge is great and has some of Kim's best singing. Very simple yet very poignant.

Here at Bubbatunes, we weren't satisfied with just the 10 rare gems found here, so we added three bonus tracks. The first is a fun little rocking jaunt full of "oh oh oh's" - it's "Back Street Driver" which was the b-side to the "Dancing In The Dark" single. Oh and it happens to have an organ solo and that shizz gets me everytime!

Then we have the 12" versions of the two singles - "Love Blonde" and "Dancing In The Dark". Of course "Love Blonde" being the superior song in its original form is also the true winner of the two in the 12" version. In fact, it's one of my favorite of the remixes in Kim's output.

All in all, Catch As Catch Can is a different take on the romance/new wave sound of her first two albums but it's not so completely different that the album needed to be ignored.

KIM WILDE - CATCH AS CATCH CAN (bub134)
Track List: 01. House Of Salome 02. Back Street Joe 03. Stay Awhile 04. Love Blonde 05. Dream Sequence 06. Dancing In The Dark 07. Shoot To Disable 08. Can You Hear It 09. Sparks 10. Sing It Out For Love
Bonus Tracks:
11. Back Street Driver 12. Love Blonde (12" Remix) 13. Dancing In The Dark (12" Remix)

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Labels: bub134, Bubbatunes, Catch As Catch Can, Kim Wilde, Love Blonde

posted by swivek @ 7:37 AM 2 comments

BubbaTUNESday - bub133 Kim Wilde - Select

It's BubbaTUNESday (although one day late) but as promised today we have yet another new wave classic with the so excellant second album by that UK goddess Kim Wilde. Kim's second album Select was released in 1982 and scored a pretty big number, not as popular as the debut album but not too shabby and definitely not a sophomore slump. The CD was released in a view nations but never in the US and trying to track a version down is not easy (or at least not inexpensive) but we here at Bubbatunes are quick to help out (for limited times anyway) so today we bring you Kim Wilde's Select.

bub133 Kim Wilde - Select (December 16, 2008) Original Release: 1982

Kim’s second album veers a little away from her debut as it incorporates a tad more synthesizers than the first album but that only adds to the sassy lyrics and cool beats. Opening with “Ego” – it’s a great kick in the teeth to a self absorbed lover followed by “Words Fell Down” which is another tale of misbegotten love. By far the best cut on the album in the love gone bad vein is the single “View From A Bridge” – a sweltering little gem that puts you right in the ambience of Kim’s world.

The 80’s were big on strange little ditties that had this big sense of doom around them – perhaps due to that whole Cold War thing but Kim had some of the best ones – “Chaos At The Airport” is one of these little ditties, it seems Kim’s on her way to pick up her guy but the radio is talking of all kinds of trouble. It’s a strange listen in this post-9/11 world but it’s still really frickin’ catchy.

The single “Cambodia” has that aura going on as well. Only this time the hero of the song is a soldier who flies out to Cambodia on a secret mission, and as happens in these things, he doesn’t come home.

Even the awesome "Wendy Sadd" has this strange European spy vibe going for it - thank goodness. It's an excellant song and one of my favs on Select.

The other highlights include “Take Me Tonight” and “Can I Come Over” both super fun and furious little ditties, particularly “Can I Come Over” which has a bit of a rock a billy thing going on.

Select isn’t as tremendous as the debut album but it’s a whole lot of great and a very worthy follow up to the classic album from the year before.

For our special Bubbatunes reissue we head to some singles for bonus tracks. The album version of “Cambodia” breaks into the instrumental “Reprise” so it’s a long drawn out spectacle of greatness, so I decided to also add the single version of “Cambodia” and it’s b-side “Watching For Shapes” which would have totally fit on to Select but was left off.

The next single is one of those great lost gems – “Bitter Is Better” was a fun little song made for a Japanese commercial and released in Japan (and Belgium I think). It’s a great song and should’ve been released world wide if you want my opinion.

For some insane reason, Select was the last real hit to befall Kim in the UK until a few years later meaning the next single “Child Come Away” was somewhat of a bust. To this day, she says the song’s unpopular chart placement showed her to be more selective in the songs they released but I don’t get it, cause first of all it did actually chart (though it was nowhere near the top ten) and secondly, it’s one of my all time favorite Kim Wilde tracks.

The strange story of a scarred girl being escorted around by the sheriff, who knows why, who cares why it’s just a creepy fun song – perhaps the ambiguous storyline held it from being a big hit, but that’s one part of its allure I think.

Finally, the bonus tracks end with the b-side of "Child Come Away" - another jaunty little love gone bad sassy pants song called "Just Another Guy" which is another heaping helping of Kim Wilde greatness.

bub133 Kim Wilde – Select
Track List:
01. Ego 02. Words Fell Down 03. Action City 04. View From A Bridge 05. Just A Feeling 06. Chaos At The Airport 07. Take Me Tonight 08. Can I Come Over 09. Wendy Sadd 10. Cambodia - Reprise
Bonus Tracks:
11. Cambodia 12. Watching For Shapes 13. Bitter Is Better 14. Child Come Away 15. Just Another Guy


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posted by swivek @ 8:09 AM 0 comments

BubbaTUNESday - bub132 Kim Wilde - Kim Wilde (Reissue)

This week's featured Bubbatune is actually a reissue of a reissue. Way back in 2004 I put out bub43 the reissue of one of my all time favorite albums ever - Kim Wilde's self titled debut. Full of new wave fun and of course that hit "Kids In America" it is to this day one of my all time favs. Well, Kim did three fairly new wavey albums when she was on RAK Records - the aforementioned debut, 1982's Select and 1983's Catch As Catch Can. Other than a long ago released CD release of the first two and a long ago boxed set which contained all three albums, there haven't been any reissues of these classic albums - that is until now. So when I was finally able to get to Select and Catch As Catch Can on CD, it only made sense I go back and redo the debut album. The original 2004 Bubbatune had bonus tracks consisting of all the singles Kim put out on RAK and with the new addition of the next albums, it didn't make sense. So now we have put together Bubbatunes for all three Kim CD's... but you'll have to wait for the next two. I'm taking this week by week you see.

But alas, with that long intro gone - here we are at this week's Bubbatune - the reissue of the reissue for Kim Wilde.

bub 132 Kim Wilde - KIM WILDE (December 16, 2008; 1981)

One more gem of a new wave masterpiece that is overlooked and so underappreciated, the debut album by Kim Wilde only caused a ripple here in America when the single "Kids In America" was released in 1982, but prior to that the single was released in the UK where it hit #3 and then when the album was finally released Kim found herself with a top ten album and two more hit singles - the chugging drama of "Chequered Love" and the rocking "Water On Glass."

For some reason Kim's new wave drama hiccupy hit didn't make a huge impression to most in the US, but to me it did. The album came out when I was quite young but how I loved "Kids In America" and I really didn't know that Kim had already been having hits in the UK for over a year, but I wanted this album and after much whining I got it.

Ever since that day Kim Wilde has rarely went two months without a spin on the cassette player and with this Bubbatune on the CD player. The album itself is pure 1981/82 poppy new wave full of pounding drum lines, synth and keyboards and lyrics about teen angst, hookers, strange radio frequencies and the ever present love gone wrong.

Set to a trancy energetic beat there isn't a song to be missed; of course like most UK/US releases of the time, the tracks were arranged differently, only this time it was only a few songs, the original UK version opens with "Water On Glass" a fast rocking little ditty that would be released as a single while in America the single "Kids In America" opened the album. Since the original release was in the UK I went with their track list so we go from "Water" to "Our Town", a tale of trying to break out but forced back into your small world before the reggae tinged "Everything We Know" and onto one of my all time fav songs "Young Heroes", a pumping little song about celebrating your differences, "We only wanna stay young/ we only wanna be free/ She doesn't want to be me/ he doesn't want to be you/ we're all young heroes/we only want to be free..."

Onto the big hit of the set with "Kids In America" which is such a great song I just can't get enough. You'll remember it made the top ten of my best song of the 80's, and Kim redid it on her latest album Never Say Never, a sort of throwback to this era of Kim songs. Starting with synth waves and breaking into moody pop, this is a song that though it has that 80's feel still seems to fit perfectly in 2006, a true test of what a great pop song can be. The album continues on in the same vein with the catchy and big UK hit "Chequered Love" followed by another reggae-ish tune only set to a much fuller and faster beat "26580", an ode to a prostitute and then the moody love song "You'll Never Be So Wrong", the power tranced rock of "Falling Out" a big kiss off song that is probably my favorite song on the whole album, "So now it's over and there's nothing more to say/ the flame that burned inside my heart now slowly fades away/ so don't you ever think of knocking at my door/ just turn the light, close your eyes and think of me no more/ and it's too late to say you're sorry/ you'll never change and there's nothing you can do about it/ faaaalllling ouuut/ cutting me up in pieces..." and ending with the spacey trance of "Tuning In, Tuning Out" which was a sort of inspiration for my vocal take on Swivek's "Intensity Is Recommended" - full of overdubbed spoken and sung vocals, it's a perfect way to end a new wavey masterpiece.

But thanks to the Bubbatunes world, this version of Kim Wilde is far from over, as we have collected more of the first incarnation of Kim's recording career; the b-side of the UK "Chequered Love" single is here - "Shane" is a little love song about some boy Kim fancied or doesn't fancy anymore and then my favorite - the B side to "Water On Glass" - a fast paced rocker "Boys" which would've fit perfectly on the album.

The original reissue of Kim Wilde then included the rest of her singles discography released on the UK label RAK before she secured a worldwide MCA contract and switched her sound from new wave rock/pop to dance pop but we end this version here so you can head onto the next new wave of Kim with Select - which we will talk about next week on BubbaTUNESday. See you then.

bub132 KIM WILDE - Kim Wilde
Track List:01. Water On Glass 02. Our Town 03. Everything We Know 04. Young Heroes 05. Kids In America 06. Chequered Love 07. 26580 08. You'll Never Be So Wrong 09. Falling Out 10. Tuning In, Tuning Out
Bonus Tracks: 11. Shane 12. Boys

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posted by swivek @ 8:09 AM 2 comments

Black Weekend

Well I have officially started my Christmas shopping - I know I'm always so up on these things. I had completey skipped Black Friday and Cyber Monday but decided to spend Saturday at Target, Borders and a little place I like to call Amoeba Music. Hundreds of thousands of dollars later and I have purchased 3 gifts... I kid, but really there wasn't much that was bought for others. I really need some kind of chaperone when I shop so I don't buy anything for myself.

On Friday, we hung out with my pal Marc who needed Alf's expertise in fixing his computer and this meant I could sit back, drink some Captain & Cokes and go through Marc's endless array of music - he has sooooo much music. I ended up scoring some Kim Wilde rare CDs to copy, Tracey Ullman's second album, a Felony record to put onto CD and a few other gems... so yesterday I finished up the little project of putting all the things into the computer and there WILL be some new Bubbatunes coming up...

and finally I think the musical workings of Swivek will finally find some fruitation at the beginning of next year - the new album Everybody Hates You will be coming out in February and I think I have the final track list now... I've decided to leave "Fabulous" as a one off single as the song no longer really fits in with the rest of the album, but never fear the album is going to be gooooood! I just need some final tinkerings and I think it will all work out....

Now I'm at work so I guess I'm off to do a little internet shopping! Stay tuned for a new Bubbatune in the 'morrow.

Labels: Christmas Presents, Felony, Kim Wilde, Swivek, Tracey Ullman

posted by swivek @ 12:22 PM 0 comments

What 2 Do

So very sorry for not writing as of late but it suddenly occured to me I have a bunch of self induced projects going on. First and foremost I'm still working on that damn new Swivek album, but with all the work going into it I can tell you it's going to be good. I even wrote three new songs in the last few weeks so things are a rocking. Obviously with next week being Thanksgiving and Christmas only a few weeks away, I'm pushing the date for Everybody Hates You to next year... but it will be sometime in the early parts. This gives me the extra time to fine tune the songs I am definitely including, finally figure out the track list - there are 8 songs for absolute sure - "Everybody Hates You", "Art Attacks", "Wounded", "Rock Hard", "Fabulous", "Cry Baby", "This Is A Town" and "Suck Out The Sun" -

luckily the only reason I can't come up with a definite track list is I like all 23 (yes 23!) songs I recorded for the album... and I'm going to have my pal Jules come over and add her angelic voice to some harmony on a few songs and since she's as busy as a busy busy b, I'll be lucky if she can hit the mic before New Year's.... plus with the extra time we can make a video or two! I really want to shoot a cool (as cool as cheap can be) for the next single which will be "Rock Hard"... I also am sending some songs over to my ingenius godson/nephew Z who makes videos with his friends so he can whip up a Swivek video...

Then I just realized I HAVE to go Christmas shopping this weekend or anyone not in my immediate residency won't get their Christmas presents on time. Luckily, I found some cool things for my little nephew - he's fun to shop for.

and for almost two years now I've been promising the second (and final) season of Carlton Heights, and I have my notes all together and the first episode almost complete, but it just takes me a bit to get back into it.. and everytime I hit the computer I end up working on music. So once that's wrapped up we'll be good to go.

And then there's that little Bubbatunes CD re-release project that is never ending.. hopefully I will have a couple more before year's end including a few more Kim Wilde CDs, two Cheryl Ladd CDs, Scott Baio, Kirsty MacColl and a few more... I know what would you do without my odd taste in tunage...

and for the Cher fan who loved "Prisoner" and was looking for more Cher, I have to search out the blog with "Take Me Home" on it, but I'm sure it's here somewhere and as for the other Cher albums on CD, they're still a coming - sometime in the future, I plan on putting, "Stars", "I'd Rather Believe In You", "Allman & Woman" and "Cherished" on CD and a compilation of Cher Misses (the songs that just didn't hit)...

Alright I'm off to find something to do... but will be next week with more posts ( I swear )

Labels: Bubbatunes, Carlton Heights, Cher, Cheryl Ladd, Kim Wilde, Kirsty MacColl, My Life In La La Land, Scott Baio, Swivek

posted by swivek @ 1:02 PM 2 comments

For your viewing pleasure

It's been a bit of stressful week for me so to numb the pain, yes I said the pain of my life, I am opting to head back to the 80's and a few of my favorite ladies... and why don't you join me...


Let's stop at 1980 and venture with Donna Summer as she becomes The Wanderer in all it's new wave glory, and if anyone can tell me what she's wearing on her head under those headphones I'd be much obliged....


then we travel to 1982 with Kim Wilde and her journey through her new wavey version of Cambodia....

Labels: 80s videos, Donna Summer, Kim Wilde, Lisa Hartman, Stevie Nicks, You Tube

posted by swivek @ 10:42 AM 0 comments

The Top 10

After weeks and weeks of waiting, we are finally here - the top 10 Singles of the 1980s According to Bradley - so since I made you wait all this time, let's get started:

10. DON'T CHANGE - INXS
(Andy Farriss/Michael Hutchence)
ATCO single #99874 (US)/ INXS1 (UK)
Chart Debut: July 16, 1983 US
Chart Position: #80 US

You know I love my Michael Hutchence, and the whole band of INXS has a lot to offer, but it's this little single from the album Shabooh Shabah that makes INXS one of the greatest 80s band. Blending new wave and guitar rock into one glorious song is just one of the brilliant things about this single, but Michael's vocal performance, the drums, the keyboards, all of it make it one of the top ten singles of the 80s. "I'm standing here on the ground/the sky above won't fall down/ seeing no evil in all directions..." I've always thought of doing a cover of this song, and apparantly I'm not the only one for No Doubt had the idea as well. When deciding to do an 80s cover song for their singles compilation a few years ago, it came down to "It's My Life" by Talk Talk and this gem by my boys of INXS. Watch the video here!

9. ONLY YOU - Yaz (oo)
(Vince Clarke)
Sire/Mute single #29844 (US)/ Mute #020 (UK)
Chart Debut: February 26, 1983 (US)/ April 17, 1982 (UK)
Chart Position: #67 US (#1 Dance Club Play)/ #2 UK

When Vince Clarke opted out of Depeche Mode after only one album, he immediately took up with the smoky voiced Allison Moyet who had been touting around England singing jazz songs. With her voice and Vince's excellance at synthesized pop, Yazoo (as it was known in England) was a brilliant little blip in music history. Recording only two albums, Vince would go on to create Erasure while Allison would go on to her own thing before retiring on a chicken farm - don't ask me I just report the news.

As for "Only You" the song is pure bliss. Beginning with the quietest tone of synth Allison's voice comes in, "Looking from a window above/it's like a story of love/ can you hear me?.." a mournful twitch of lost love and pop genius the song remains one of the best the 80s had to offer. See the video here.

8. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - Bonnie Tyler
(Jim Steinman)
Columbia/CBS single #38-03906 (US)/ CBS #TYLER1 (UK)
Chart Debut: August 13, 1983 (US)/ February 19, 1983 (UK)
Chart Position: #1 US / #1 UK

If including "Sunglasses At Night" won't be enough to send my pal Brian into a gin laced tizzy, including his most abhored song certainly will. But despite Brian's lack of appreciation for Bonnie Tyler's epic masterpiece, I love it. In fact I love the entire Jim Steinman written catalog, from Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell albums, Air Supply's "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All", Barry Manilow's "Read Em And Weep" and the only Celine Dion song I can muster up the courage to listen to, "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" - Jim was a rock theatrical God. Even the video in all of its early 80s cheapness was of epic proportions - with Bonnie portraying some kind of insane school marm with boys with neon blue eyes trying to drive her mad. It was all too surreal and so unforgettable.

The song begins softly enough with a piano and the high octave male voice "turn around... bright eyes..." Bonnie and her ultra gravelly vocal enter, "Every now and then I get a little bit lonely.." and the song goes into an explosion before calming back down and then exploding again. Pure and simple theatrics but enjoyable theatrics none the less. Somewhere there's a Broadway musical in all of Jim's vocals - in fact the whole Bat Out Of Hell was meant to be a rock opera, but include all of his songs including lesser known gems by the likes of Karla Devito, and you have a winning Broadway musical that is not a rehash of a classic film. But I digress.. I guess I'll just turn around and see what my neon blue eyes can see.... Relive the electric blue eyed video here.

7. GLORIA - Laura Branigan
(Bigazzi/Tozzi/Veitch)
Atlantic single #4048 (US)/ #11759 (UK)
Chart Debut: September 4, 1982 (US)/ December 18, 1982 (UK)
Chart Position: #2 US / #6 UK

"If everybody wants you why isn't anybody calling?" Oh, poor poor Gloria and her messed up, screwed up love life. As told through the power packed lungs of Laura Branigan, "Gloria" enters our mind with a swirling synth intro where we discover Gloria is going through a number of troubled issues. She dates and dates and yet can't find the simplest of love, perhaps it's something some bastard told her that made her feel bad, or maybe it's just all those voices in her head. Is she sychophrenic?Is she unable to love? Does it really matter when the whole performance is so flawless? Perhaps it's the entire storyline that intriques me so, almost a desperate housewife Gloria isn't sure how she's going to go on her life, "how's it gonna go down?/ will you meet him on the mainline or will you catch him on the rebound?/ will you marry for the money, take a lover in the afternoon/ feel your innocence slipping away/ don't beleive it's coming back soon..." Oh how I felt for Gloria and somehow knew that I would end up being the male version of Miss G herself... See Laura in all her 82 glory-ah!

6. KIDS IN AMERICA - Kim Wilde
(Ricky Wilde/Marty Wilde)
EMI America single #8110 (US)/ RAK single #327 (UK)
Chart Debut: July 17, 1982 (US)/ January 26, 1981 (UK)
Chart Position: #25 US / #2 UK

My girl Kim Wilde in her ultra cool new wave best. It's creepy, it's dance inducing, it's new wave glory! Beginning with fanciful synth loop this English girl introduces the new world of the kids living in America, with their suburbs, malls and endless dance parties. "Looking out a dirty old window/ down below the cars in the city go rushing by/ I sit here alone and I wonder why/ Friday night and everybody's moving/ you can feel the heat but its soothing heading down/ I search for the beat in this dirty town/ downtown..." I love it.

When this song came out and I first saw the video, I thought it was one of the coolest things I had ever heard in the world. I think I have a love for songs that talk about kids, either cool or losers, it's just something I relate to. This was also released around the time of the Valley Girl status craze and it all somehow seemed related to me. As I would skate around and around in a giant circle at High Roller listening to Kim Wilde, it would occur to me that I was a Kid in America and I deserved to be in the Valley.

Incidentally, Kim, whose brother and father wrote most of her music including this song never once questioned the line, "New York to East California" though to this day, she, like the rest of us have no idea what it was supposed to mean. Were the kids west of East California not included in the wave of fun hitting the rest of America? I guess we'll never really know. Another side note, though this song was released in America a year later than it was in the UK, and though it hit the top 40 in July of 1982, it's actual US Top 100 chart debut was May 22, 1982 - my birthday (okay not the actual day I was born but close, very very close I tell you)... and perhaps somehow, someway I knew that and that is why the song has become so popular in my little mind... Watch the video here!

Well kids in America (and beyond) we are almost at the end of our countdown. I can't believe you've stuck with the total eclipse of this list so you deserve to come back and see the top 5 - tomorrow...

Labels: Bonnie Tyler, INXS, Kim Wilde, Laura Branigan, Top 100 Singles Of the 1980s, Yaz (oo)

posted by swivek @ 1:10 PM 1 comments