[English Bob]

Apologies for the delay...Johnny 1989 only PM'ed me last night with his choice! This weeks Golden Hour year is...1984!

Usual rules apply. Nominate a song from (or thereabouts) 1984, posting a youtube clip if you can. I'll put the results into a poll on Thursday, then we vote for the best song. Simple!

As 1984 was the year I was born...I think I might have a go this week! When I find a decent song that is....

[Nicola_Red]

Tempted as I was by the Fraggle Rock Theme (reached no33, chart fans), I'm gonna go with Jump by Van Halen.

[catherine]

Kenny Loggins - Footloose

[MK Chris]

Tempted to go for Ray Parker Jr., but Billy Joel gets it this week - Innocent Man.

[John22]

Thriller - Michael Jackson though I nearly went for Karma Chameleon.

[Johnny 1989]

Ok so I've gone for another Queen song, but it's another classic. Foots, don't get two excited by the still photo from the vid

For those of you who can't see the video, it's Queen - I Want To Break Free

[Nicola_Red]

Ah Toph, that's such a good call. When I saw him live, that song was the one that sent the most chills down my spine

[J.E.D]

Well My song is from Frankie goes to Hollywood called The power of Love

[foot-loose]

Kenny Loggins - Footloose

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

I've been waiting for 1984 to come up for ages now!

*stares*

[MK Chris]

I did mention that, but she said you snooze, you lose.

Also, out of interest Bob - are we allowed album tracks from albums that year, or do they need to be chart hits?

[foot-loose]

I did mention that, but she said you snooze, you lose.

She smells of wee.

*goes in a huff*

[CassieJackson]

Nena - 99 Red Balloons

[Yudster]

Style Council for me - My Ever Changing Moods

[Latina]

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

[jocky85]

OK I think its an artist who's music has been removed from you tube, I cannot find a decent version of the song online.

My choice

Prince - Purple Rain

[Latina]

Funny, I encountered the same issue when I was looking for another Prince video the other day. I wonder what happened?

[MK Chris]

Prince can be incredibly up himself like that though, can't he? Didn't he threaten his own fan site with legal action if they didn't remove photos of him?

[Latina]

Oh yeah, and actually I just remembered there was a lot of talk about his issues with YouTube a couple of years ago. I had forgotten about this story, for example: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/30 ... ideo_clip/

[Johnny 1989]

Funny thing with You Tube is, that I could understand if the video quality of stuff on there was as good as watching them on DVD, however 98% on you tube is of average>crap quality anyway.

One thing that has become apparent when it comes to the 80's Gold Hour Games on here is that there is so many good tunes released between 1980-1989, so I have to ask the question again, why don't they play anything before 1990???

As for Prince, he's a pompus twonk anyway, even if he has done some fantastic tunes over the last 25 years

[Boboff]

Band Aid - Do they know it's Christmas.

A must surely. ( although Madona like a Virgin, and the frog chorus are also worthy contenders in my opinion.

[pjordan2000]

Is it bad to say Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go?

It was between this and Lionel Ritchie Hello but I'll got with Wham

[S4B]

Great year!!!

I am torn between The Reflex - Duran Duran and Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (someone find the links for me? *Looks appealingly towards Zoot & Foots)


(Have to agree with Boboff though, Madonna - Like a Virgin and The Frog Chorus - was it Paul McCartney are very worthy contenders among many, many others)

[MK Chris]

You haven't actually picked one though.. although pjordan2000 has gone with Wham, so you can't have that.

[English Bob]

I did mention that, but she said you snooze, you lose.

Also, out of interest Bob - are we allowed album tracks from albums that year, or do they need to be chart hits?

Either, I'm not that bothered.

[le_moribond]

Nik Kershaw-The Riddle