‘In 1983, NASA invited Canada to fly three payload specialists, in part because we had contributed the robotic arm that is used on the shuttle’ – Marc Garneau
Dad’s ‘Pick of the Year’ tapes were always a firm family favourite where he would make a compilation cassette of his favourite songs form that year. He stopped in 1992 however, when music got a bit too modern for him. It’s something over the years I’ve tried to carry on, and did for a while but, no one listens to CDs anymore and they don’t have the same impact as mp3 playlists. I’ve often thought about restarting it all from 1982 on my blog though just so I have somewhere to put them all for prosperity sake.
The first rule of POTY is DON’T TALK ABOUT PICK OF THE YEAR, sorry, that’s the illegal underground fight club i’m part of.
The first rule of POTY is that you can only pick songs that charted in the top 75 in the UK. The second rule of POTY is that you can only pick enough songs that would fit onto an old C120 cassette (between 30-40 track). The final rule, one which i’ve imposed myself, is that you must include that year’s Christmas number 1 (highlighted in green)
One year old and smiling in front of the radiator (I do like being warm!)
Tracks:
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Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
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Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
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Bananarama – Na Na Hey Hey
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Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
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Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat
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Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
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Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
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New Order – Blue Monday
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Men At Work – Down Under
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Lionel Richie – All Night Long
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Elton John – I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
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Joe Cocker – Up Where We Belong
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Prince – 1999
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Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
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Michael Jackson – Thriller
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Men Without Hats – Safety Dance
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Police – Every Breath You Take
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Wham – Club Tropicana
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Toto – Rosanna
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Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart
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Spandau Ballet – True
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Heaven 17 – Temptation
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Bananarama – Cruel Summer
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Michael Jackson – Beat It
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David Bowie – Let’s Dance
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Bob Marley – Buffalo Soldier
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UB40 – Red Red Wine
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Nik Kershaw – I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
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Flying Pickets – Only You
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Spandau Ballet – Gold
