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IdRatherBeSkiing

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They were foolish for not using the single version for their video!
The long version is probably the version the band likes and made their video too. The single version is probably born in the hands of a record company exec looking for something to get airplay on the radio.
 

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Yeah probably. But we may not be talking about Yes right now if their label didn't release a single version of "Roundabout". They might've been one of those bands that was together 4 or 5 years, didn't find big success, then drifted apart or got dropped from the label and broke up after.

In a Songfacts interview with Jon Anderson, he explained: "When we first heard the 'Roundabout' single, it was on the radio. We didn't know it was released. We were busy being a band on the road, and then we heard the edit and we thought, 'Wow, that must have been a big pair of scissors to edit that song.' I mean, it was just totally wrong musically. It actually worked and all of a sudden we became famous, we had a hit record and more people came to see us, which was great, because then they would see the progression of music we'd been doing and they'd see us more as a band and not just wait for 'Roundabout.' Because we didn't do that 'Roundabout' in those days. We did the 8-minute version."
 
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NOV 1987

EARLIER
Lisa Lisa "Lost In Emotion"
Madonna "Who's That Girl"
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't"
Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A"
Whitney "Didn't We Almost"

Bill/Jennifer "Time Of My Life"
Billy Idol "Mony Mony"
Tiffany "I Think We're"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
INXS "Need You Tonight"

LATER
Michael Jackson "Bad"
George Michael "Faith"
George Harrison "Got My Mind"
Whitney "So Emotional"
 

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11/7/87

40 DE MICHAEL BOLTON - THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT
39 23 HEART - WHO WILL YOU RUN TO
38 DE WHITNEY HOUSTON - SO EMOTIONAL
37 40 YES - LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
36 39 WA WA NEE - SUGAR FREE
35 DE STEVE WINWOOD - VALERIE
34 20 EUROPE - CARRIE
33 18 THE CARS - YOU ARE THE GIRL
32 DE STEVIE WONDER - SKELETONS
31 22 REO SPEEDWAGON - IN MY DREAMS
30 DE WHITESNAKE - IS THIS LOVE
29 38 PRETTY POISON - CATCH ME (I’M FALLING)
28 19 WHITESNAKE - HERE I GO AGAIN
27 37 GEORGE MICHAEL - FAITH
26 34 JODY WATLEY - DON’T YOU WANT ME
25 31 TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT - BOYS NIGHT OUT
24 33 DEBBIE GIBSON - SHAKE YOUR LOVE
23 29 SQUEEZE - HOURGLASS
22 13 LISA LISA AND CULT JAM - LOST IN EMOTION
21 27 LOS LOBOS - COME ON, LET’S GO
20 28 STING - WE’LL BE TOGETHER
19 25 POISON - I WON’T FORGET YOU
18 24 R.E.M. - THE ONE I LOVE
17 08 PRINCE - U GOT THE LOOK
16 21 CUTTING CREW - I’VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE
15 16 KENNY G (Vocal by Lenny Williams) - DON’T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE
14 17 RICHARD MARX - SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER
13 14 U2 - WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
12 05 LEVERT - CASANOVA
11 15 BELINDA CARLISLE - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
10 11 PET SHOP BOYS - IT’S A SIN
09 07 EXPOSÉ - LET ME BE THE ONE
08 10 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BRILLIANT DISGUISE
07 09 SWING OUT SISTER - BREAKOUT
06 12 BILL MEDLEY AND JENNIFER WARNES - (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE
05 01 MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD
04 06 FLEETWOOD MAC - LITTLE LIES
03 04 BILLY IDOL - MONY MONY (LIVE)*
02 02 MADONNA - CAUSING A COMMOTION
01 03 TIFFANY - I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW
 

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CORRECT ORDER

Wow not bad for '87, which is always difficult

Madonna "Who's That Girl" uncharted
Los Lobos "La Bamba" #69
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't" #99
Whitney "Didn't We Almost" #52
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again" #28
Lisa Lisa "Lost In Emotion" #22
Michael Jackson "Bad" #5
Tiffany "I Think We're" #1
Billy Idol "Mony Mony" #3
Bill/Jennifer "Time Of My Life" #6

Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A" #11
George Michael "Faith" #27
Whitney "So Emotional" #38
George Harrison "Got My Mind" #44
Michael Jackson "The Way You Make" uncharted
INXS "Need You Tonight" #54

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
yellow: not on my list and not on hot 100
 
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25 good/okay (more okay than good)

39 23 HEART - WHO WILL YOU RUN TO
35 DE STEVE WINWOOD - VALERIE
34 20 EUROPE - CARRIE
33 18 THE CARS - YOU ARE THE GIRL
31 22 REO SPEEDWAGON - IN MY DREAMS
30 DE WHITESNAKE - IS THIS LOVE
28 19 WHITESNAKE - HERE I GO AGAIN
27 37 GEORGE MICHAEL - FAITH
23 29 SQUEEZE - HOURGLASS
22 13 LISA LISA AND CULT JAM - LOST IN EMOTION
20 28 STING - WE’LL BE TOGETHER
19 25 POISON - I WON’T FORGET YOU
18 24 R.E.M. - THE ONE I LOVE
17 08 PRINCE - U GOT THE LOOK
16 21 CUTTING CREW - I’VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE
14 17 RICHARD MARX - SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER
13 14 U2 - WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
12 05 LEVERT - CASANOVA
11 15 BELINDA CARLISLE - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
10 11 PET SHOP BOYS - IT’S A SIN
08 10 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BRILLIANT DISGUISE
07 09 SWING OUT SISTER - BREAKOUT
05 01 MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD
04 06 FLEETWOOD MAC - LITTLE LIES
03 04 BILLY IDOL - MONY MONY
 

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15. There are a couple nostalgia and borderline tracks mixed in.

39 23 HEART - WHO WILL YOU RUN TO
35 DE STEVE WINWOOD - VALERIE
30 DE WHITESNAKE - IS THIS LOVE
28 19 WHITESNAKE - HERE I GO AGAIN
27 37 GEORGE MICHAEL - FAITH
23 29 SQUEEZE - HOURGLASS
20 28 STING - WE’LL BE TOGETHER
18 24 R.E.M. - THE ONE I LOVE
17 08 PRINCE - U GOT THE LOOK
13 14 U2 - WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
11 15 BELINDA CARLISLE - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
10 11 PET SHOP BOYS - IT’S A SIN
07 09 SWING OUT SISTER - BREAKOUT
04 06 FLEETWOOD MAC - LITTLE LIES
03 04 BILLY IDOL - MONY MONY (LIVE)*
 

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12 good/ok/guilty pleasure tracks from 1987:

35 DE STEVE WINWOOD - VALERIE
28 19 WHITESNAKE - HERE I GO AGAIN
27 37 GEORGE MICHAEL - FAITH
18 24 R.E.M. - THE ONE I LOVE
13 14 U2 - WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
11 15 BELINDA CARLISLE - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
10 11 PET SHOP BOYS - IT’S A SIN
08 10 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BRILLIANT DISGUISE
05 01 MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD
04 06 FLEETWOOD MAC - LITTLE LIES
03 04 BILLY IDOL - MONY MONY (LIVE)*
01 03 TIFFANY - I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW
 

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25. Not bad.

39 23 HEART - WHO WILL YOU RUN TO
38 DE WHITNEY HOUSTON - SO EMOTIONAL
37 40 YES - LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
33 18 THE CARS - YOU ARE THE GIRL
30 DE WHITESNAKE - IS THIS LOVE
29 38 PRETTY POISON - CATCH ME (I’M FALLING)
28 19 WHITESNAKE - HERE I GO AGAIN
27 37 GEORGE MICHAEL - FAITH
23 29 SQUEEZE - HOURGLASS
22 13 LISA LISA AND CULT JAM - LOST IN EMOTION
20 28 STING - WE’LL BE TOGETHER
18 24 R.E.M. - THE ONE I LOVE
17 08 PRINCE - U GOT THE LOOK
16 21 CUTTING CREW - I’VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE
14 17 RICHARD MARX - SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER
13 14 U2 - WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
1 15 BELINDA CARLISLE - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
10 11 PET SHOP BOYS - IT’S A SIN
09 07 EXPOSÉ - LET ME BE THE ONE
08 10 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BRILLIANT DISGUISE
07 09 SWING OUT SISTER - BREAKOUT
5 01 MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD
04 06 FLEETWOOD MAC - LITTLE LIES
03 04 BILLY IDOL - MONY MONY (LIVE)*
02 02 MADONNA - CAUSING A COMMOTION
 

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Billy Idol's Mony Mony is a remake of a Tommy James & The Shondells song that reached #3 on the Hot 100 in June 1968. The song was written by Bobby Bloom (best known for the 1970 hit Montego Bay), Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry and Tommy James.

Status Quo, originally known as the Paladins, formed in 1962 in London. They are still touring and recording and have had 70 chart hits in the UK. Twenty-three of those made the top ten. In the United States, only two of their songs made the Hot 100, both in 1968: Pictures Of Matchstick Men and Ice In The Sun. Here is Status Quo's version of Mony Mony from their 2000 CD Famous In The Last Century. See if you can identify all the 20th-century celebrities on the cover.

 

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Good 10
Okay 9
Bad 21

Oof! A lot of mega-stinkers on this one.

BEST
37 40 YES - LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
04 06 FLEETWOOD MAC - LITTLE LIES

WORST
40 DE MICHAEL BOLTON - THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT
38 DE WHITNEY HOUSTON - SO EMOTIONAL
31 22 REO SPEEDWAGON - IN MY DREAMS
24 33 DEBBIE GIBSON - SHAKE YOUR LOVE
09 07 EXPOSÉ - LET ME BE THE ONE
06 12 BILL MEDLEY/JENNIFER WARNES - THE TIME OF MY LIFE
05 01 MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD
01 03 TIFFANY - I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW

40 DE MICHAEL BOLTON - THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT

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22 13 LISA LISA AND CULT JAM - LOST IN EMOTION

Dear Lisa, "Que sera" is not pronounced "Kay SAR-ah", it's "Kay se-RAH"

16 21 CUTTING CREW - I’VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE

A friend of mine used to play this album. Aside from "Died In Your Arms" and this one, I thought it sucked.

03 04 BILLY IDOL - MONY MONY (LIVE)

My guess. Not sure about any one else's guesses this week.

#56 Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall"

Wendy?
Yes, Lisa?
Is the water warm enough?
Yes, Lisa
Shall we begin?
Yes, Lisa

Will never make the top 40
#46 Starship "Beat Patrol"
#53 Noel "Silent Morning"
#56 Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall"
#57 Anita Baker "No One In The World"
#63 Hooters "Satellite"
#71 Pink Floyd "Learning To Fly"
#72 Glen Burtnick "Follow You"
#75 Big Trouble "Crazy World"
#76 Dionne Warwick "Reservations for Two"
#79 Jimmy Davis & Junction "Kick The Wall"
#80 Terence Trent D'Arby "If You Let Me Stay"
#81 Shanice Wilson "(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance"
#82 Glenn Jones "We've Only Just Begun"
#83 Sammy Hagar "Eagles Fly"
#84 Earth Wind & Fire "System of Survival"
#85 Beau Coup "Sweet Rachel"
#86 Taja Sevelle "Love Is Contagious"
#89 Great White "Rock Me"
#91 Atlantic Starr "One Lover At A Time"
#92 Jellybean "The Real Thing"
#97 Kiss "Crazy Crazy Nights"
#98 Living In A Box "So The Story Goes"
 

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1984/11/10

* = current or future #1 song
** = former #1 song
red = debut

The Bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1 songs.
(--) 94. THE WILD LIFE - BANANARAMA
(--) 90. SOLID - ASHFORD & SIMPSON
(--) 89. THE GAP - THOMPSON TWINS
(--) 88. LOVE AGAIN - JOHN DENVER & SYLVIE VARTAN
(--) 84. SUPERNATURAL LOVE - DONNA SUMMER
(--) 82. CALL TO THE HEART - GIUFFRIA
(--) 79. HEVEAN (MUST BE THERE) - EUROGLIDERS

(54) 66. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER **
(--) 63. THE BOYS OF SUMMER - DON HENLEY
(--) 54. UNDERSTANDING - BOB SEGER
(--) 52. BORN IN THE USA - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN


This week's drops:
(36) 62. BOP 'TIL YOU DROP - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(34) 53. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE **
(26) 46. THE GLAMOROUS LIFE - SHEILA E.


The Top 40:
(44) 40. TEARS – JOHN WAITE
(23) 39. COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
(46) 38. HELLO AGAIN – THE CARS
(40) 37. WE ARE THE YOUNG – DAN HARTMAN
(39) 36. SUGAR DON’T BITE – SAM HARRIS
(37) 35. GIRLS WITH GUNS – TOMMY SHAW
(21) 34. DRIVE - THE CARS

(42) 33. VALOTTE – JULIAN LENNON
(17) 32. LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE **
(35) 31. WE BELONG – PAT BENETAR
(33) 30. I CAN’T DRIVE 55 – SAMMY HAGAR
(32) 29. TEACHER TEACHER - .38 SPECIAL
(38) 28. THE WILD BOYS – DURAN DURAN
(31) 27. WALKING ON A THIN LINE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(28) 26. IT AIN’T ENOUGH – COREY HART
(29) 25. SEA OF LOVE – THE HONEYDRIPPERS
(27) 24. I CAN’T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR
(19) 23. SWEPT AWAY - DIANA ROSS
(30) 22. COOL IT NOW – NEW EDITION
(16) 21. WHO WEARS THESE SHOES? – ELTON JOHN
(24) 20. THE WAR SONG – CULTURE CLUB
(25) 19. NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS – PAUL McCARTNEY
(22) 18. WHAT ABOUT ME – KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES & JAMES INGRAM
( 6) 17. LUCKY STAR - MADONNA
(14) 16. SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK – ROD STEWART
(13) 15. I’M SO EXCITED – POINTER SISTERS
( 7) 14. ON THE DARK SIDE – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
(18) 13. PENNY LOVER – LIONEL RICHIE
(20) 12. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT – CYNDI LAUPER
(15) 11. STRUT – SHEENA EASTON
(11) 10. DESERT MOON – DENNIS DeYOUNG
( 4) 9. HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO
( 8) 8. BLUE JEAN – DAVID BOWIE
( 9) 7. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME – TINA TURNER
(12) 6. OUT OF TOUCH – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES *
(10) 5. I FEEL FOR YOU – CHAKA KHAN
( 5) 4. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM! *
( 3) 3. PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE
( 2) 2. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU – STEVIE WONDER **
( 1) 1. CARIBBEAN QUEEN – BILLY OCEAN *
 

IdRatherBeSkiing

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They have done 1984/11/17 before.

23 good/ok for 1984:
(23) 39. COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
(46) 38. HELLO AGAIN – THE CARS
(21) 34. DRIVE - THE CARS
(17) 32. LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE **
(35) 31. WE BELONG – PAT BENETAR
(32) 29. TEACHER TEACHER - .38 SPECIAL
(38) 28. THE WILD BOYS – DURAN DURAN
(28) 26. IT AIN’T ENOUGH – COREY HART
(29) 25. SEA OF LOVE – THE HONEYDRIPPERS
(27) 24. I CAN’T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR
(24) 20. THE WAR SONG – CULTURE CLUB
(14) 16. SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK – ROD STEWART
(13) 15. I’M SO EXCITED – POINTER SISTERS
( 7) 14. ON THE DARK SIDE – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
(20) 12. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT – CYNDI LAUPER
(15) 11. STRUT – SHEENA EASTON
( 8) 8. BLUE JEAN – DAVID BOWIE
( 9) 7. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME – TINA TURNER
(10) 5. I FEEL FOR YOU – CHAKA KHAN
( 5) 4. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM! *
( 3) 3. PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE
( 2) 2. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU – STEVIE WONDER **
( 1) 1. CARIBBEAN QUEEN – BILLY OCEAN *

I think they are doing 1989 next week but the way they announced it was to put the beginning of the 1989 show on at the end of the 1984 show.