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Yes, I am blatantly stealing this from my gorgeous and all-powerful C-girl. Link to her thread. I graduated in 1987 (yes, I'm old, thank you very much) and want to make a nostalgic CD, too.

Help me cull the finest pieces of musical genius from the year that graced us with both Bananarama and Richard Marx. :grin: Knowing your favorite songs of the year will help me make my decision.

Thanks in advance, Songfacts family!

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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For ~ U2

With or Without You ~ U2

Don't Dream It's Over ~ Crowded House

Wonderful Life ~ Black

Word Up! ~ Cameo

It's a Sin ~ Pet Shop Boys

Dude (Looks Like a Lady) ~ Aerosmith

and knowing you:

Never gonna give you up ~ Rick Astley

I wanna dance with somebody ~ Whitney Houston

Livin' on a Prayer ~ Bon Jovie

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Oh, you got a much better year than I! If you use i-Tunes, you can find a pantload of songs from '87

Here are some that I would choose--

Alone- Heart

Animal- Def Leppard

Angel- Aerosmith

At This Moment- Billy Vera and the Beaters

Back In the High Life Again- Steve Winwood

Bad- Michael Jackson

Big Time- Peter Gabriel

Can't We Try" - Dan Hill & Vonda Shepard

Casanova- Levert

C'est La Vie- Robbie Nevil

Cherry Bomb- John Cougar Mellencamp

Circle in the Sand- Belinda Carlisle

Come Go with Me" - Exposé

Control- Janet Jackson

Didn't We Almost Have It All- Whitney Houston

Doing It All For My Baby- Huey Lewis & The News

Don't Dream It's Over- Crowded House

Don't Mean Nothing- Richard Marx

Don't shed a Tear- Paul Carrack

Dude (Looks Like a Lady)- Aerosmith

Everybody Have Fun Tonight- Wang Chung (released in 1986)

Faith- George Michael

Hazy Shade of Winter- The Bangles

Head To Toe- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Heart and Soul- T'Pau

Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

Heaven Is a Place on Earth- Belinda Carlisle

Hysteria- Def Leppard

I Get Weak- Belinda Carlisle

I Heard a Rumour- Bananarama

(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight- Cutting Crew

I Need Love- LL Cool J

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2

I Think We're Alone Now- Tiffany

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)- Whitney Houston

I Want Your Sex- George Michael

In Too Deep- Genesis

Is This Love- Whitesnake

I'm No Angel- Greg Allmann Band

It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)- R.E.M.

Keep Your Hands to Yourself- The Georgia Satellites

La Bamba- Los Lobos

Land of Confusion- Genesis

Lean on Me- Club Nouveau

Let Me Be the One- Exposé

Little Lies- Fleetwood Mac

Looking for a New Love- Jody Watley

Lost In Emotion- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Love Bites- Def Leppard

Love Will Find a Way- Yes

Luka- Suzanne Vega

Mandolin Rain- Bruce Hornsby and The Range

Midnight Blue- Lou Gramm

Mony Mony- Billy Idol

Need You Tonight- INXS

New Sensation- INXS

Never Gonna Give You Up- Rick Astley

Notorious- Duran Duran

Only in My Dreams- Debbie Gibson

Out of the Blue- Debbie Gibson

Paper In Fire- John Cougar Mellencamp

Point of No Return- Exposé

Pour Some Sugar on Me- Def Leppard

Rag Doll- Aerosmith

Rock Steady- The Whispers

Rocket- Def Leppard

Rhythm Is Going to Get You- Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

Shake You Down- Gregory Abbott

Shake Your Love- Debbie Gibson

Something So Strong- Crowded House

Sweet Child of Mine- Guns 'n' Roses

The Final Countdown- Europe (released in 1986)

The Finer Things- Steve Winwood

The Lady in Red- Chris DeBurgh

The one I love- R.E.M.

The Way It Is- Bruce Hornsby and the Range

True Blue- Madonna

Touch Me (I Want Your Body)- Samantha Fox

Touch of Grey- Grateful Dead

U Got The Look- Prince and Sheena Easton

Wait- White Lion

Welcome to the Jungle- Guns 'n' Roses

Where the Streets Have No Name- U2

With or Without You- U2

You Got It All- The Jets

You Keep Me Hanging On- Kim Wilde

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Oh, you got a much better year than I! If you use i-Tunes, you can find a pantload of songs from '87

Here are some that I would choose--

Alone- Heart

Animal- Def Leppard

Angel- Aerosmith

At This Moment- Billy Vera and the Beaters

Back In the High Life Again- Steve Winwood

Bad- Michael Jackson

Big Time- Peter Gabriel

Can't We Try" - Dan Hill & Vonda Shepard

Casanova- Levert

C'est La Vie- Robbie Nevil

Cherry Bomb- John Cougar Mellencamp

Circle in the Sand- Belinda Carlisle

Come Go with Me" - Exposé

Control- Janet Jackson

Didn't We Almost Have It All- Whitney Houston

Doing It All For My Baby- Huey Lewis & The News

Don't Dream It's Over- Crowded House

Don't Mean Nothing- Richard Marx

Don't shed a Tear- Paul Carrack

Dude (Looks Like a Lady)- Aerosmith

Everybody Have Fun Tonight- Wang Chung (released in 1986)

Faith- George Michael

Hazy Shade of Winter- The Bangles

Head To Toe- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Heart and Soul- T'Pau

Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

Heaven Is a Place on Earth- Belinda Carlisle

Hysteria- Def Leppard

I Get Weak- Belinda Carlisle

I Heard a Rumour- Bananarama

(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight- Cutting Crew

I Need Love- LL Cool J

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2

I Think We're Alone Now- Tiffany

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)- Whitney Houston

I Want Your Sex- George Michael

In Too Deep- Genesis

Is This Love- Whitesnake

I'm No Angel- Greg Allmann Band

It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)- R.E.M.

Keep Your Hands to Yourself- The Georgia Satellites

La Bamba- Los Lobos

Land of Confusion- Genesis

Lean on Me- Club Nouveau

Let Me Be the One- Exposé

Little Lies- Fleetwood Mac

Looking for a New Love- Jody Watley

Lost In Emotion- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Love Bites- Def Leppard

Love Will Find a Way- Yes

Luka- Suzanne Vega

Mandolin Rain- Bruce Hornsby and The Range

Midnight Blue- Lou Gramm

Mony Mony- Billy Idol

Need You Tonight- INXS

New Sensation- INXS

Never Gonna Give You Up- Rick Astley

Notorious- Duran Duran

Only in My Dreams- Debbie Gibson

Out of the Blue- Debbie Gibson

Paper In Fire- John Cougar Mellencamp

Point of No Return- Exposé

Pour Some Sugar on Me- Def Leppard

Rag Doll- Aerosmith

Rock Steady- The Whispers

Rocket- Def Leppard

Rhythm Is Going to Get You- Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

Shake You Down- Gregory Abbott

Shake Your Love- Debbie Gibson

Something So Strong- Crowded House

Sweet Child of Mine- Guns 'n' Roses

The Final Countdown- Europe (released in 1986)

The Finer Things- Steve Winwood

The Lady in Red- Chris DeBurgh

The one I love- R.E.M.

The Way It Is- Bruce Hornsby and the Range

True Blue- Madonna

Touch Me (I Want Your Body)- Samantha Fox

Touch of Grey- Grateful Dead

U Got The Look- Prince and Sheena Easton

Wait- White Lion

Welcome to the Jungle- Guns 'n' Roses

Where the Streets Have No Name- U2

With or Without You- U2

You Got It All- The Jets

You Keep Me Hanging On- Kim Wilde

1987 Wiki

Judging from that list, 1987 was a dark, dark year for music...how appalling...can anyone think of a worse year?

Early REM I can handle, Early Crowded House...fine...err, and that's about it. And I was a young man then! There must have been some decent music issued that year?

Where's BF when you need him? Surely there must have been some redeeming music to be had?

;)

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Hey, I was born in 1965, but I have no sentimental attachment to the music of that year.

It does appear, on the face of it, that 1987 may have been a spectacularly lousy year on the musical front.

I also graduated in 1987, but I don't recall the music scene being quite as atrocious as it appears.

I need time to do further research; there must have been some redeeming features, surely?

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*browsing wiki*

Psychedelic Furs?

edit: Husker Du?

edit edit: Happy Mondays?

edit edit edit: (need to do more research on these guys) The Replacements?

edit x4: Sonic Youth?

edit edit edit edit edit: Dinosaur Jr. , New Order, Jane's Addiction, R.E.M., Love And Rockets, Ramones, Chili Peppers, The Smiths, Pixies...

So it's not a total loss, right?

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John Peel's Festive Fifty for 1987 paints a somewhat brighter picture....

Sugarcubes - Birthday

The Fall - Australians In Europe

Wedding Present - Everyone Thinks He looks Daft

That Petrol Emotion - Big Decision

Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me

Wedding Present - My Favourite Dress

New Order - True Faith

Wedding Present - A Million Miles

The Fall - Hit the North

Wedding Present - Anyone Can Make a Mistake

I, Ludicrous - Preposterous Tales

Smiths - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before

Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia

Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause

Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma

Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies

Barmy Army - Sharp as a Needle

Big Black - Colombian Necktie

Primitives - Stop Killing Me

Cud - You Sexy Thing

Smiths - Paint a Vulgar Picture

Motorcycle Boy - Big Rock Candy Mountain

Smiths - Sweet and Tender Hooligan

Smiths - Half a Person

Smiths - Death of a Disco Dancer

The Fall - Athlete Cured

Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full

Railway Children - Brighter

Smiths - I Won't Share You

Bhundu Boys - My Foolish Heart

Wedding Present - Getting Nowhere Fast

Prince - Sign o' the Times

James Taylor Quartet - Blow Up

Smiths - Sheila Take a Bow

McCarthy - Frans Hals

Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul

Sonic Youth - (I got a) Catholic Block

Public Enemy - You're Gonna Get Yours

Jesus and Mary Chain - Kill Surf City

Smiths - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

Jesus and Mary Chain - Nine Million Rainy Days

Big Black - L Dopa

New Order - 1963

Butthole Surfers - 22 Going On 23

Smiths - Shoplifters of the World Unite

M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up the Volume

Colorblind James Experience - Considering a Move to Memphis

Gun Club - The Breaking Hands

Beatmaster/Cookie Crew - Rok Da House

Talulah Gosh - Talulah Gosh

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*browsing wiki*

Psychedelic Furs?

edit: Husker Du?

edit edit: Happy Mondays?

edit edit edit: (need to do more research on these guys) The Replacements?

edit x4: Sonic Youth?

edit edit edit edit edit: Dinosaur Jr. , New Order, Jane's Addiction, R.E.M., Love And Rockets, Ramones, Chili Peppers, The Smiths, Pixies...

So it's not a total loss, right?

Not if you ignore the fact that not a single one of those bands is from that era. The Furs were 1977 at least. It may count if you regard it as a good year because the Smiths folded.

:D

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Not if you ignore the fact that not a single one of those bands is from that era. The Furs were 1977 at least. It may count if you regard it as a good year because the Smiths folded.

:D

What the hell're you talking about,'guitar? "Not a single one on those bands is from that era"??? Utter piffle and poppycock! Granted, some are bands one might associate more with the late 70s ( P.Furs, Ramones) or early 80s (New Order, Love & Rockets), but by far the majority are bands who were either peaking/approaching their peak, or quietly announcing themselves to the world around that time: eg, Husker Du, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Pixies, Happy Mondays, etc.

Get your facts straight before you go ridiculing others, sunshine. :mad:

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