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HecticArt

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I don't think Dead End Job made it to FM very often.

Rehumanize made it on a bit, but with him singing in that foreign language, who could tell.
 

sadchild

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Using the word "obsession" was just an exaggeration. Yeah, he's not obsessed with it.

I do think it's odd for him to use such an offensive and despised word in two songs, but I'm pretty sure he uses no other bad words in any other songs - even not-really-that-bad-words like ass or bitch, or even whore in "Roxanne".

Maybe that word isn't as offensive across the pond? Here in the States, it's 10x worse than f*ck.
 

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That little faggot with the ear rings in the ....

People use words for specific reasons. I am sure he has one and it was a deliberate choice.


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sadchild

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He's not obsessed, but Sting does seem to have a certain affinity for the word....

From Rolling Stone 1993:

Of course, when you're Sting, you're used to taking your share of crap. And being Sting, you trudge through it. "I saw Denis Leary deconstruct me on television last night. He said, 'Sting singing about saving the fucking rain forest – he should save his fucking hair.' " He stops and lets out an enormous laugh. "I want to meet Denis Leary in about ten years," he says, still laughing. " 'Hey, Denis, how's it feel, ya bald c*nt?' "

From Revolver 2000:

Andy Summers: You want to hear an oxymoron? Musical drummer!
Stewart Copeland: Hey Andy. What do you throw at a drowning guitarist? His amp!
Sting: What was three legs and a c*nt? A drum stool!

Revolver: Sting, what's the difference between Jungian synchronicity and a Freudian slip?
Sting: Okay, this guy gets on a train to Pittsburgh. The ticket agent has big tits, and he blurts out, 'Give me two pickets to Tittsburgh, please'. She gets really mad at him, he's really embarrassed, and says, 'I'm so sorry!' Later he tells his friend, 'God I made a terrible Freudian slip this morning,' and tells him the story. His friend says, 'That's not a Freudian slip! I had a real Freudian slip last night. It was our anniversary, and I was having dinner with my wife. I meant to say, 'Happy anniversary, darling.' And instead I said, 'You f*ckin' c*nt, you ruined my life!' Now that's a Freudian slip.'

 
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This week's Top 40 from 1989:

40: I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE - MARTIKA
39: LIVING IN SIN – BON JOVI
38: MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT – THE COVER GIRLS
37: SUGAR DADDY – THE THOMPSON TWINS
36: LEAVE A LIGHT ON – BELINDA CARLISLE
35: DON’T KNOW MUCH – LINDA RONSTADT (FEATURING AARON NEVILLE)
34: ME SO HORNY – THE 2 LIVE CREW
33: GLAMOUR BOYS – LIVING COLOUR
32: DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES – KIX
31: DON’T SHUT ME OUT – KEVIN PAIGE
30: SUNSHINE - DINO
29: GET ON YOUR FEET – GLORIA ESTEFAN
28: WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – BILLY JOEL
27: IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME - CHER
26: HEAVEN – WARRANT
25: BACK TO LIFE – SOUL II SOUL (FEATURING CARON WHEELER)
24: POISON – ALICE COOPER
23: CHERISH - MADONNA
22: ANGELIA – RICHARD MARX
21: GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU – MILLI VANILLI
20: BLAME IT ON THE RAIN – MILLI VANILLI
19: CALL IT LOVE - POCO
18: MIXED EMOTIONS – THE ROLLING STONES
17: THE BEST – TINA TURNER
16: (IT’S JUST) THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME – PAULA ABDUL
15: LOVE SHACK – THE B-52’S
14: DIDN’T I (BLOW YOUR MIND) – NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
13: HEALING HANDS – ELTON JOHN
12: WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM - EXPOSE
11: LOVE SONG – THE CURE
10: ROCK WIT’CHA – BOBBY BROWN
9: WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE – BAD ENGLISH
8: BUST A MOVE – YOUNG M.C.
7: IT’S NO CRIME - BABYFACE
6: DR. FEELGOOD – MOTLEY CRUE
5: LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR - AEROSMITH
4: COVER GIRL – NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
3: LISTEN TO YOUR HEART - ROXETTE
2: SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE – TEARS FOR FEARS
1: MISS YOU MUCH – JANET JACKSON
 

sadchild

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Heard this exact countdown last year.

My previous comments:
80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Good 7
Okay 14 13
Bad 19 20

40: I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE - MARTIKA

Carole King should have kicked her in the shins for doing this.

33: GLAMOUR BOYS – LIVING COLOUR

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32: DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES – KIX

"Don't close your IIEEEIIIIIZZZZZZZ!" #mypooreardrums

26: HEAVEN – WARRANT

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25: BACK TO LIFE – SOUL II SOUL

Feels like a 90s song.

6: DR. FEELGOOD – MOTLEY CRUE

Awesome musically - especially that guitar sound, but some of its superfluous lyrics keep me from wanting to call it a classic.

I've got one thing you'll understand
He's not what you'd call a glamorous man
Got one thing that's easily understood
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood

Let him soothe your soul, just take his hand
Some people call him an evil man
Let him introduce himself real good
He's the only one they call "Feelgood"


Songs that won't make the top 40
#44 Soulsister "The Way to Your Heart"
#54 Moving Pictures "What About Me"
<- it hit #29 in 1983, but then this??
#59 White Lion "Radar Love"
#65 Giant "I'm A Beliver"
#66 Alarm "Sold Me Down The River"
#77 Enuff Z'Nuff "New Thing"
#95 Tracy Chapman "Crossroads"
#96 Winger "Hungry"
 
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40. DON'T GET ME WRONG - THE PRETENDERS
39. STAND BY ME - BEN E. KING
38. WHAT ABOUT LOVE - 'TIL TUESDAY
37. (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK
36. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN - BANGLES
35. FRIENDS AND LOVERS - GLORIA LORING AND CARL ANDERSON
34. STUCK WITH YOU - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
33. HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES - LOVERBOY
32. FREEDOM OVERSPILL - STEVE WINWOOD
31. EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT - WANG CHUNG
30. SOMEBODY'S OUT THERE - TRIUMPH
29. TO BE A LOVER - BILLY IDOL
28. DON'T FORGET ME WHEN I'M GONE - GLASS TIGER
27. THE WAY IT IS - BRUCE HORNSBY
26. IN YOUR EYES - PETER GABRIEL
25. HIP TO BE SQUARE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
24. JUMPIN' JACK FLASH - ARETHA FRANKLIN
23. TWO OF HEARTS - STACEY Q
22. EMOTION IN MOTION - RIC OCASEK
21. I AM BY YOUR SIDE - COREY HART
20. LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL - LIONEL RICHIE
19. A MATTER OF TRUST - BILLY JOEL
18. I'LL BE OVER YOU - TOTO
17. GIRL CAN'T HELP IT - JOURNEY
16. THROWING IT ALL AWAY - GENESIS
15. THE NEXT TIME I FALL - PETER CETERA WITH AMY GRANT
14. HEARTBEAT - DON JOHNSON
13. THE RAIN - ORAN "JUICE" JONES
12. WORD UP - CAMEO
11. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME - BON JOVI
10. ALL CRIED OUT - LISA LISA & CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE
9. EDDIE MONEY - TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
8. SWEET LOVE - ANITA BAKER
7. WHEN I THINK OF YOU - JANET JACKSON
6. TRUE BLUE - MADONNA
5. HUMAN - HUMAN LEAGUE
4. AMANDA - BOSTON
3. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - ROBERT PALMER
2. TYPICAL MALE - TINA TURNER
1. TRUE COLORS - CYNDI LAUPER
 

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Good 9
Okay 11
Bad 20

26. IN YOUR EYES - PETER GABRIEL

Classic. This was played in the background at my wedding while my wife and I cut the cake. Our first dance was "True Companion" (Marc Cohn).

22. EMOTION IN MOTION - RIC OCASEK

Drive Part 2?

10. ALL CRIED OUT - LISA LISA & CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE

Goo goo ga ga. What an annoying baby voice. Plus awful canned music. Terrible.

Won't make the top 40
#41 Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
#42 Jermaine Stewart "Jody"
#50 Wham "Where Did Your Heart Go?"
#59 Elton John "Heartache All Over The World"
#60 Beach Boys "California Dreamin'" <-- ??
#66 Outfield "Everytime You Cry"
#69 Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"
#80 David Lee Roth "Goin' Crazy!"
#83 Joan Jett "Good Music"
#85 Bad Company "This Love"
#100 Billy Squier "Love Is The Hero"
 

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26. IN YOUR EYES - PETER GABRIEL

Classic. This was played in the background at my wedding while my wife and I cut the cake. Our first dance was "True Companion" (Marc Cohn).

I’ve never seen Say Anything. If they had never said the song was part of the soundtrack, I’d have never known.

But when I sing along to it, I always change the lyrics.

In your eyes
The light the heat
In your eyes
I smell your feet
 

HecticArt

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Okay 11
Bad 20

26. IN YOUR EYES - PETER GABRIEL

Classic. This was played in the background at my wedding while my wife and I cut the cake. Our first dance was "True Companion" (Marc Cohn).

22. EMOTION IN MOTION - RIC OCASEK

Drive Part 2?

10. ALL CRIED OUT - LISA LISA & CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE

Goo goo ga ga. What an annoying baby voice. Plus awful canned music. Terrible.

Won't make the top 40
#41 Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
#42 Jermaine Stewart "Jody"
#50 Wham "Where Did Your Heart Go?"
#59 Elton John "Heartache All Over The World"
#60 Beach Boys "California Dreamin'" <-- ??
#66 Outfield "Everytime You Cry"
#69 Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"
#80 David Lee Roth "Goin' Crazy!"
#83 Joan Jett "Good Music"
#85 Bad Company "This Love"
#100 Billy Squier "Love Is The Hero"
No surprises.
 
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