worst 80s single- politics of dancing - reflex

Splendid choice mm, a dire tune.

The bass player has actually gone on to have a solo career as President of Russia.

I managed to get to 37 seconds.

it's bad but it didn't make me feel like punching the singer in the face; chris de burgh however would get both fists for lady in red

Is this a "betting without" Shadda Up You Face by Joe Dolce market?

Incredibly that song kept 'Vienna' by Ultravox from being #1 in the U.K. charts. The mind boggles as that was a rather brilliant song.

Aug 31, 2017 -- 6:48AM, SlippyBlue wrote:

Is this a "betting without" Shadda Up You Face by Joe Dolce market?Incredibly that song kept 'Vienna' by Ultravox from being #1 in the U.K. charts. The mind boggles as that was a rather brilliant song.

shadda up your face was a classic compared to reflex song, plus had no pretensions. everyone knew it was a gimmick. the reflex song remember at time was massively hyped, saturday morning shows etc  obviously had money chucked at it left right and centre. must have had friends in high places.

Wow-I don't remember this one-THANKFULLY!

thought you had taste MM!nowt wrong with that one,try "go wild in the country" bow wow wow if you want an 80s shocker m8

the message wasn't understood

Aug 31, 2017 -- 7:17AM, terry mccann wrote:

thought you had taste MM!nowt wrong with that one,try "go wild in the country" bow wow wow if you want an 80s shocker m8

terence, are you lee van cleef ?

more yer clint eastwood punk

morpteh makem,

You Sir are a fraud and scoundrel if you think that was the worst record of the Eighties!

I call you a charlatan Sir!

I bet you were not even a baby boomer, I very much doubt you were even born in the 70's and think it most unlikely you were born in the eighties!

I think you might be a millenial Sir!

You have no idea of the brilliance of our music or the sheer diabolique!

Have you even heard of Stock, Aitken and Waterman? One of them even makes videos about steam trains and they were better than his songs!

Talking of Stock,Aitken and Waterman,a song from 1989 by The Reynolds Girls called 'I'd rather Jack',would be my choice for one of the worst songs from the 80's.

Aug 31, 2017 -- 10:09AM, Whisperingdeath wrote:

morpteh makem,You Sir are a fraud and scoundrel if you think that was the worst record of the Eighties!I call you a charlatan Sir!I bet you were not even a baby boomer, I very much doubt you were even born in the 70's and think it most unlikely you were born in the eighties!I think you might be a millenial Sir!You have no idea of the brilliance of our music or the sheer diabolique!Have you even heard of Stock, Aitken and Waterman? One of them even makes videos about steam trains and they were better than his songs!

you are too kind sir, was born in 1964

Aug 31, 2017 -- 10:51AM, Culvin wrote:

Talking of Stock,Aitken and Waterman,a song from 1989 by The Reynolds Girls called 'I'd rather Jack',would be my choice for one of the worst songs from the 80's.

not a bad shout at all .

We has a paedo youtube hour on the work van the other day

Rolf Harris, Gary Glitter, Michael Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis to name a few. Not a bad hour really.

There were some crimes against humanity in the 80's though. Stuff I could not put up on here for fear of some of you saying that I bought the records!

Aug 31, 2017 -- 11:35AM, Whisperingdeath wrote:

We has a paedo youtube hour on the work van the other dayRolf Harris, Gary Glitter, Michael Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis to name a few. Not a bad hour really.There were some crimes against humanity in the 80's though. Stuff I could not put up on here for fear of some of you saying that I bought the records!

are you a policeman ?

easily the worst single of the 80s - brilliant shout .

are you a policeman ?

I wish, the best job in the World....

The customer is always wrong!

I went Country on the bus with youtube today!

Johhny Cash, The Charlie Daniels Band and then Duelling Banjo's from Deliverance. Then it really went interesting with ACDC's Thunderstruck being played on the Banjo and spoons!

get a bit glen campbell on, gentle on my mind, wichita lineman etc.

Sticking to the reflex theme, The Reflex by Duran Duran was pretty dire. It had it all, pretentious lyrics, awful synth drumming, jarring transitions and overuse of vocal looping effects.

Duran Duran were absolutely dire full stop. All if their songs were complete and utter dross.

I would rather listen to that again than Bucks Fizz or the dreadful Nick Heyward.

Their debut album was ok-ish as far as I remember slippy.

thread made me look at some of the old 80s stuff, i've sort of blocked it all out and it was filed under shoite, but just listened to in between days, how soon is now and johnny come home and there are glimmers of brilliance in amongst the sea of cr@p

Any band named after the baddie in Barbarella, (the delightful Jane Fonda, can't be all bads. At the time the Duran Duran videos were among the most expensive made and wre always over the top. They had to shift loadsarecords just to pay for the videos. My 2 fave Duran tunes were Hungry Like the wolf and the lesser known Come Undone.

If we want some further examples of sheer 80s awfulness, how about "Living In A Box" by Living In A Box, and one out of left-field, the appalling 'Good Technology' by Red Guitars.

The Yanks contributed much in the way of rubbish pop music in the 80s, spearheaded by Rockwell's "Someone's Watching Me".


Living In A Box
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svVaEWQaoSo


Gpod Technology
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs0OkiCZNRI&spfreload=10


Rockwell
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YvAYIJSSZY

Whatever happened to the former great white funk hopes of the 80s, Young Slicey and The Slicerettes?  They had a bit of an axe hero out front.

Saw them 'live' once. People stared at the make-up on his face, laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace. I cried sadly for a love I could not obey.

MC Miker G & DJ Sven anyone...???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVR9JykPC-0

Sep 1, 2017 -- 10:59AM, echobelly wrote:

MC Miker G & DJ Sven anyone...???https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVR9JykPC-0

, its a contender, they both look like they have learning difficulties.

Sep 1, 2017 -- 9:48AM, alun2005 wrote:

If we want some further examples of sheer 80s awfulness, how about "Living In A Box" by Living In A Box, and one out of left-field, the appalling 'Good Technology' by Red Guitars. The Yanks contributed much in the way of rubbish pop music in the 80s, spearheaded by Rockwell's "Someone's Watching Me".Living In A Box.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svVaEWQaoSoGpod Technology.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs0OkiCZNRI&spfreload=10Rockwell.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YvAYIJSSZY

alun, was trying to keep to top 30, i have heard good technology before, its just noise . think red guitars were from hull but stand to be corrected.

nothing will ever top the 80s for music imo 

I would rather listen to that again than Bucks Fizz or the dreadful Nick Heyward.

Can't agree re Nick Heyward.  Wrote some great pop songs and his new album is excellent.

Me too Coachbuster, I saw pretty much every band live in the 80's. I would back myself in an 80's pop quiz against anyone!
As regards to Nick Heyward, I agree with Cliftonhill most definitely.

yay  !  ...  we used to have some  great music quizzes on here Slippers back in the day .

saw hc100 at newc city hall, supported by the bluebells. thought pelican west was a canny album.

Surprised this wasn't mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccM4wVgZN9o

Saw Haircut100 at Bradford University at that time.  They were excellent.

Alun- you obviously didn't receive my cheque for 2 large to encourage you NOT to divulge my past. The records we made were never released-THEY ESCAPED! Ahh memories of the 80s- the groupies, the drugs, the alcohol- and just about everything else in which I did not partake!

Definitely the ugliest bunch to ever form a New Romantic band.

classic nouveaux for the forecast

The 80s had worse songs than that. Are you mentally blocking out "Haysi Fantayzee"?

john wayne is big leggy and shiny shiny were sheeite but still not as bad as the politics of dancing.

Joining this thread late, just listened to this.

Seems a blatant rip off, of Bowie's 'Cat People (Putting Out Fire)' from 'Let's Dance'
Bowie's song was used to great effect in 'Inglorious Basterds' as the cinema was being prepared for the Nazi 'welcome'

JC beat me to it

was going to nominate john wayne is big leggy

fk me watched the video  again, the haircuts are beyond description. think might be developing stockholm syndrome.

rockwell is michael jackson innit, i always liked it, hey ho


bow wow wow , c30 c60 c90 was pretty dire,

dollar made some awful whiney songs too, and lead singer
was a bit of a prat,

joe dolce no1 with shaduppa yer face, wtf ?

already commented on joe dolce, do keep up young man.

yeah i read it,

donny osmond • September 3, 2017 5:49 PM BST
rockwell is michael jackson innit, i always liked it, hey ho

Rockwell wasn't actually Michael Jackson. Rockwell was Kennedy William Gordy and Jacko featured on his single "Sombody's Watching Me" along with brother Jermaine (who was on backing vocals).

yeah, i was meaning the single, not the band

jacko was in dispute with record label and denied he was the singer for years

gordy was one of jackos few childhood friends,

who gave POD air time  - who decided it should  be released - who bought it - did anyone actually buy ity - it's like wtf ?   atleast songs like the Skye boat song /shaddup/ Birdie song / ..like Grandma etc  were bought by their target audience

Rockwell /watching you .. was a good single though

I'd forgotten all about this song, but now I can remember it. I'm sure I didn't think it was that bad at the time. Now of course, it sounds awful, like a lot of the 80s stuff it doesn't age well.
But seriously, this is tip of the iceberg stuff, there's so much more, a lot worse than this one.

Gordy was son of the big boss of motown,could call that a helping hand

Sep 4, 2017 -- 3:19AM, terry mccann wrote:

Gordy was son of the big boss of motown,could call that a helping hand

Though if you believe Wikipedia he obtained his recording contract without his Father's knowledge to avoid nepotism etc.

certainly possible

you may find this impossible but think i've found an equally bad single from the 80s. its got the same features as politics of dancing, s hite lyrics, tuneless, and a very poor bad image.
ladies and gentlemen i give you-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofL-ePVAshs

think they were from carlisle