The last Thursday of the month, so I am posting my Top picks of the year 1982. Like the previous Top picks, these are my favorite songs from the year. They didn't have to be released as a single and most likely very few if any were, but I really have no idea since I haven't ever checked. Tomorrow I will post my favorite albums of the year. I do not believe that I picked any songs here that will duplicate tomorrow, nor even appear on the albums. Some of these tracks on today's pick did come from great albums, however. I went back and forth then about which I used. Frankly, I think it was a toss up for a few. A couple only appeared on EP's but they were all good.
Top Pick 1982
01 Stranglers - Golden Brown
02 Fun Boy Three with Banarama - It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)
03 British Electric Foundation featuring Paula Yates - These Boots Are Made For Walking
04 Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
05 Masami Tsuchiya - Rice Music
06 The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
07 Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
08 Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not
09 ABC - Poison Arrow
10 The Cure - Let's Go To Bed
11 Visage - Damned Don't Cry
12 Flipper - Sex Bomb
13 Missing Persons - Words
14 Pop-O-Pies - Truckin'
15 Depeche Mode - See You
16 Lene Lovich - New Toy
17 The B-52's - Throw That Beat In A Garbage Can
18 Soft Cell - What
19 Go-Go's - We Got The Beat
20 Romeo Void - Never Say Never
1982 was a very fine year with Trio - Da Da Da
ReplyDeleteThe first WHAM! single, Donna Summer - State of Independence
and one of my fondest musical memories
Minutemen - Bean Spill (If Reagan Played Disco)
Three Dutch classics from that year
Harrie Klorkestein - O O Den Haag
Drukwerk - Je loog tegen mij
My top tip for 1982: Outlawz - Chocomel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXwDJHDsGI4
Love Trio, Wham and Summer! I'm going to have to check out the others. I don't know any of them!
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