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Showing posts with label Human League. Show all posts
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Sunday, 24 December 2023

Top of the Pop Culture 80s - Top 20 Albums of the 80s - Numbers 20 to 11


 Our Top 20 all time 80s favourite albums. Numbers 20 to 11. The criteria is albums we still play today and never tire of, where we never skip any songs or think I've heard that track too many times.


Listen to some of our favourites:









Sunday, 18 June 2023

Human League Live 1986 / 1987

 



Ticket


Reviews
                                                                Smash Hits Review

                                                                     Record Mirror Review

                                                           Number One Magazine Review

Set List 

Hard Times

Money

The Things That Dreams Are Made Of

The Real Thing /  I Need Your Loving

Do Or Die

Human

The Sound Of The Crowd

Love Action (I Believe In Love)

Jam

Love On The Run

Seconds

The Lebanon

Together In Electric Dreams

Party / I Need Your Loving

Mirror Man

Don't You Want Me

(Keep Feeling) Fascination

Rock n Roll


Listen: 







Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Top of the Pops - Christmas Day 1982

 


Top of the Pops - Christmas Day 1982

SPANDAU BALLET – Lifeline
SHAKIN’ STEVENS – Oh Julie
THE HUMAN LEAGUE – Don’t You Want Me
KRAFTWERK – The Model
THE JAM – Town Called Malice
THE JAM – Beat Surrender
TIGHT FIT – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
GOOMBAY DANCE BAND – Seven Tears
BUCKS FIZZ – The Land Of Make Believe
DURAN DURAN – Hungry Like The Wolf
DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS with THE EMERALD EXPRESS – Come On Eileen
BUCKS FIZZ – My Camera Never Lies
PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER – Ebony And Ivory
MADNESS – House Of Fun
ADAM ANT – Goody Two Shoes
RENÉE & RENATO – Save Your Love
CAPTAIN SENSIBLE – Happy Talk
STEVE MILLER BAND – Abracadabra
DIONNE WARWICK – Heartbreaker
CULTURE CLUB – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
CHARLENE – I’ve Never Been To Me
IRENE CARA – Fame
SURVIVOR – Eye Of The Tiger
NICOLE – A Little Peace
EDDY GRANT – I Don’t Wanna Dance
SOFT CELL – Torch
HAIRCUT 100 – Love Plus One
MUSICAL YOUTH – Pass The Dutchie
CLIFF RICHARD – Little Town
PHIL LYNOTT – Yellow Pearl



Sunday, 19 December 2021

Pop Quiz Christmas 1981

 

Teardrop Explodes – Reward
Ultravox – Vienna
Kim Wilde – Kids In America
Human League – Love Action (I Believe In Love)
Godley and Crème – Under Your Thumb
Kirsty MacColl – There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis
Adam Ant – brief interview
Dave Stewart and Colin Blunstone – What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted?
Jacksons – Can You Feel It? (Zoo dance troupe)
Linx – Intuition
Beat – Too Nice To Talk To
Spandau Ballet – Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
Toyah – It’s A Mystery
Laurie Anderson – O Superman (Zoo dance troupe)
Altered Images – Happy Birthday
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
OMD – Souvenir
Shakin’ Stevens – You Drive Me Crazy





Monday, 11 October 2021

Human League - Don't You Want Me - 1981

Human League - "Don't You want Me"

The 9th Single from the Human League was released in November 1981 and reached Number 1 on the U.K. singles chart.  Written by  Phil Oakey, Jo Callis and Philip Adrian Wright it was released on Virgin Records on  7 inch & 12 inch disc and spent  13 weeks on the chart. It reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard chart and has now been announced as the best selling U.K. single of 1981.



                                                               
                                                                Smash Hits Review

                                                               Record Mirror Review






Monday, 23 August 2021

The Human League - Human - 1986

 


Human League - "Human"

The 16th Single from the Human League was released in August 1986 and reached Number 8 on the U.K. singles chart.  Written by 
  • James Harris III and 
  • Terry Lewis
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  • it was released on Virgin/ A&M Records on  7 inch & 12 inch disc and spent  8 weeks on the chart. It reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Singles chart.



                                                           Number One Magazine Review


                       









    Friday, 25 December 2020

    Christmas U.K. Number Ones of The 80s

     


    Christmas U.K. Number Ones of The 80s

    1980St Winifred's School ChoirThere's No One Quite Like Grandma
    1981The Human LeagueDon't You Want Me
    1982Renee And RenatoSave Your Love
    1983The Flying PicketsOnly You
    1984Band AidDo They Know It's Christmas?
    1985Shakin' StevensMerry Christmas Everyone
    1986Jackie WilsonReet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town)
    1987Pet Shop BoysAlways On My Mind
    1988Cliff RichardMistletoe And Wine
    1989Band Aid IIDo They Know It's Christmas?

     

     

    Monday, 7 December 2020

    Human League - Love Action - 1981

     

    Human League - "Love Action"

    The 7th Single from the Human League was released in July 1981 and reached Number 3 on the U.K. singles chart.  Written by  Phil Oakey and Ian Burden it was released on Virgin Records on  7 inch & 12 inch disc and spent  13 weeks on the chart.



    Smash Hits Review