To be amazed at the charts this week in 1986?

[KentLocksmith]

Just looked at the charts this week in 1986 and every single song a banger!

In the charts is Whi’s Zoomin Who? by Aretha Franklin - I wonder if she foresaw the effect of the 2020 Covid epidemic and how day to day life would change? 🤣

But seriously, the charts were of such high calibre then why don’t we get that now?

im going to listen to the charts today - curiosity about Victoria Beckham - but im not expecting miracles !

I love your level of rage on this thread @UnctuousUnicorns

Vienna was a top song.

Yes, well, good music and its enemy, shit music, it's a serious matter!
<thumps fist on table>

I agree, bangers! But there is alternative good music around now, my exposure only runs to Jo Whiley on R2, and Cerys Matthews and Guy Garvey on Radio 6, though, lol.

God me too, Out On The Floor, or this tripe. Let me think😂

Check out my user name if your not familiar with this record 👍

I don't normally get to listen to much radio during the day but always make time for Freak Zone on a Sunday evening.

Nothing but a heartache, all this shit music!

Do I recognise your username @Thesuperlativesistillloveyou , indeed I do…🎧

Rocking 1981 on BBC4 now and a double bill of 1976 later😂

Yes and Midge in his trench coat and pencil thin moustache, it was a very good song

i always get confused between Level 42 and UB40. Who sang that shit song about wine, repetitive fucking dirge, that was.

DH was into Northern Soul but he’s older than me I was busy sticking up photos of Morten, Pal (and I want to say Mags?) from Smash Hits I think.

If we are talking men in coats, that INXS song where Michael Hutchence strolled mournfully through a European city in a long coat? <fans self>

(I do genuinely have a poor memory now so it’s all a bit blurry. Unlike Morten’s gorgeous cheekbones)

Ub40 done red,red,wine ..agreed it was boring.
I'm in same camp as your DH.

Guy Garvey From The Vaults tonight is 1985 - he always has a good selection. Hope it includes TalkTalk with Life’s What You Make It

Never tear us apart! It was Prague, while it was still behind the Iron Curtain. Gorgeous video.

The Burns Night Legs And Co (or whatever dance troupe it was at the time)! 😂

First single I bought was Cliff Richard and The Young Ones, Living Doll 😆😬🙈

Yes saw that

now double bill of 1976

Karen Carpenter’s voice was beautiful. And she had a great range. RIP.

Recently rediscovered Adam Ant. What a blast from the past 😁

The separate silos that young people are encouraged into nowadays must make it less likely that they come across all the fantastic music, film and TV offerings from bygone times that past generations had no choice about, lol.

Aww Radio Luxembourg under the eiderdown in the 70s😂

Not sure about the music side of things, in that I've seen several news stories that modern artists are struggling to find an audience because Spotify etc gives kids access to so much great old music. Plus curates it for them.

On the film front I grew up in the 70s and 80s and watched all the great old movies from Casablanca to Busby Berkeley musicals, the Westons, bob hope and bing Crosby, gone with the wind, Hitchcock....it helped my education about the world, history and humanity...now kids watch endless superhero movies...god how dull

Haha the Alarm played a come back gig at a place I worked about 20 years ago. I remember getting told off for snogging their roadie. Don't worry he was round my age!

The lead singer Mike Peters sadly died last year after a 20 year battle with cancer. He was still gigging as The Alarm almost until the end. Some of the old band members from the 80s have formed The Alarm 2.0. They are on tour at the moment.