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Vympel wrote:In the US: Endless Love by Diane Ross and Lionel Ritchie

In the UK: Tainted Love by Soft Cell
I just realized that's pretty messed up on so many levels. Endless tainted love eh? Sounds like my love life.
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Vympel wrote:
Vympel wrote:In the US: Endless Love by Diane Ross and Lionel Ritchie

In the UK: Tainted Love by Soft Cell
I just realized that's pretty messed up on so many levels. Endless tainted love eh? Sounds like my love life.

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Got My Mind Set On You by
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*Heavy Sigh* I hate being born in the 80's!!!!
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US: "Heard it through the Grapevine", by Marvin Gaye - not too shabby.

UK: "Lily the Pink", by The Scaffold - WTF?
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USA: "The Reflex" by Duran Duran

GB: "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

I don't think I've heard "The Reflex" before, or at least I don't recognize the title. After playing Vice City, I've come to like "Two Tribes".
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Heth, you and I have the same songs. September 18th for me. :)
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Oberleutnant wrote:In the U.S: Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper - who is this?

*goes to download the songs*

Tiny, multi-coloured chick with a kickass vocal range and very strange fashion sense even for the '80's. That particular song was one of her best, I think.
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DarthBlight wrote:Heth, you and I have the same songs. September 18th for me. :)
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I think I knew this first part and had purposely blocked it
from my mind. :|

US: Aquarius / Let the Sunshine in by 5th Dimension

ah this is much better.

UK: Get Back by The Beatles With Billy Preston

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Eric Clapton?
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the U.S. No.1 on the 26th April 1971 was... Joy to the World by
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TrailerParkJawa wrote:the U.S. No.1 on the 26th April 1971 was... Joy to the World by
Three Dog Night

Jerimiah was a bull frog.... :)
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In the US it was "Cherish by The Association"
In the UK it was "Distant Drums by Jim Reeves"

never heard those. :?
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US: Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie
UK: When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean

What the hell is that?
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July 30, 1981:
USA: The One That You Love by Air Supply
UK: Ghost Town by The Specials
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UK: I Only Have Eyes For You by Art Garfunkel
US: Island Girl by Elton John
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Alan Bolte wrote:US: Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie
UK: When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean

What the hell is that?
I actually think both of your's come from movie soundtracks.

I think the Lionel Richie one is from White Nights but I may be wrong on that one. It's a slow sappy song.

The Going Gets Tough... is definately from Romancing the Stone: Jewel of the Nile. I remember seeing the video with Michael Douglas, Danny Davito and Kathleen Turner dancing/singing in it.
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The U.K. No.1 on the 19th September 1985 was... Dancing In The Street by David Bowie And Mick Jagger

The U.S. No.1 on the 19th September 1985 was... St Elmo's Fire by John Parr

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I think the saddest thing is that i know AND like nearly all these songs :wtf:
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Hethrir wrote:I think the saddest thing is that i know AND like nearly all these songs :wtf:
That would make me 'saddest-er' then, because I have several "best-of-the-80's" compilation sets in my CD collection and a fair amount of original '80's albums on vinyl 8)
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St Elmo's Fire by John Parr

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US: This Guy's in Love with You by Herb Alpert
UK: umpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
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The U.S. number 1 on the 3rd July 1976 was 'Silly Love Songs' by Wings.
The U.K. number 1 on the 3rd July 1976 was 'You To Me Are Everything' by The Real Thing.

I don't think I've heard either of them.
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US: To Sir with Love by Lulu
UK: Baby Now That I've Found You by The Foundations
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Drewcifer wrote:
Hethrir wrote:I think the saddest thing is that i know AND like nearly all these songs :wtf:
That would make me 'saddest-er' then, because I have several "best-of-the-80's" compilation sets in my CD collection and a fair amount of original '80's albums on vinyl 8)
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