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What was Number One when you were born?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭Bluetonic


    US Night Fever - The Bee Gees
    UK Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs - Brian & Michael


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭p.pete


    US: Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
    UK: Sunday Girl - Blondie


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭NikNik


    julep wrote:
    the following people have been quoted so that we can all sit in amazement at their lack of music knowledge. now, i'm no "muso", but these songs are 80's classics and should be known to all. it makes me sad that you don't know them.
    also, there are some really young people here.
    new kids on the block? what age are you?

    Oooh Mr. High & Almighty here :p

    No, but seriously who is Frankie ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165,998 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,073 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    NikNik wrote:
    Oooh Mr. High & Almighty here :p

    No, but seriously who is Frankie ?
    http://frankiesay.com/

    Relax


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 424 ✭✭deedee lepoopoo


    Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart

    Jayseus the charts ain't what they used to be. Back in them days the chattering of our cold teeth was considered music.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,970 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    UK: Give A Little Love - The Bay City Rollers

    US: One Of These Nights - Eagles


    .. could be worse :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭JC06


    Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby!!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 175 ✭✭StJimmy


    This has been posted a loadda times before...

    Mine was The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go


  • Posts: 2,862 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Mine was

    Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover.
    :D:D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,551 ✭✭✭panda100


    Survivor-eye of a tiger!!!That's grrrrrreeeeeat


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭NikNik


    julep wrote:

    Reminds me of Ross from friends LoL, sorry I still don't know them. It's not my fault, no one told me :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 432 ✭✭Duras


    Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive.

    I guess I did, lol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,073 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    NikNik wrote:
    Reminds me of Ross from friends LoL, sorry I still don't know them. It's not my fault, no one told me :(
    click me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭R0ot


    Boy George - Everything I Own
    WTF!? :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 185 ✭✭Feenikusu


    UK:
    Enya - Orinoco Flow

    US:
    The Beach Boys - Kokomo

    Don't know the songs...but Beach Boys are cool.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭Psychic Lady


    John Lennon - Imagine:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 387 ✭✭fischerspooner


    Abba - The winner takes it all (UK)
    Olivia Newton John - Magic

    Jesus. I can't believe I was alive when abba had hits. Or that old skank ONJ. Although I would have done her in her day. She looks good for her age now too. The skank.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭Angus MacGyver


    UK : The Police - Dont stand so close to me.

    US : Queen - Another one bites the dust.

    Have the police tune on 7"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭Nightwish


    UK : The Police - Dont stand so close to me.

    US : Queen - Another one bites the dust.

    Have the police tune on 7"

    you had good songs, I had the dodgy Paul Weller song "Wherever I Lay My Hat".


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    Kojak wrote:
    Wham! - Freedom.


    you're the same age as me :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,073 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Nightwish wrote:
    you had good songs, I had the dodgy Paul Weller song "Wherever I Lay My Hat".
    paul young?

    it saddens me that i know that. i just remember it was a bit hit and i hated it at the time.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,894 ✭✭✭Chinafoot


    UK: Every breath you take - The Police

    US: Flashdance (What a feeling) - Irene Cara


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭Nightwish


    yeah thats the one. anyway both of them suck!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,223 ✭✭✭OLDYELLAR


    Paul young......wherever I lay my hat

    Huh I never even heard of it , bou.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,452 ✭✭✭Time Magazine


    Woohoo I got two good ones! (Relatively speaking for the latter).

    UK: Ben E. King - Stand By Me
    US: Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,114 ✭✭✭doctor evil


    Diana Ross - Chain Reaction.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 156 ✭✭scion


    Madness - House Of Fun

    ...excellent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,195 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother.


    Hmm..never heard of that one..


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,331 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely


    (not today or yesterday:D )

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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