#now That's What I call music

[secondbeatsongs]

[littlespoonevan]

the next time someone asks me my favourite music genre i'm just going to say the hunger games soundtrack and when they're like, 'oh you mean the album?' i'll say 'no no the genre' and the people who get it will get it

[eldritchrach]

New Year's party never stopped over on Patreon! It's a rock 'n' roll themed month 🎸 Join before the end of Jan to get a sticker sheet and metallic sticker!

[80sheaven]

Now That's What I Call Music 10 - double page advert from Smash Hits magazine, 1987.

[terastalungrad]

NEW FEATURE: Now That's What I Call Rankings

I'm going to listen to every album in the UK Now That's What I Call Music compilation series and pick the best five tracks from each.

Now That's What I Call Music 1

28 November 1983

5 - That's All; Genesis

Love the rhythm, love the incredibly groovy keyboard, and Phil Collins nails the vocals.

4 - The Lovecats; The Cure

Wonderful bass, and I adore Robert Smith's catlike vocals.

3 - Moonlight Shadow; Mike Oldfield

Romantic and lush - big fan of the harmonies and pace. Hardly a moment for vocalist Maggie Reilly to catch a breath. Great guitar solo kicks it to the next level.

2 - Too Shy; Kajagoogoo

So perfectly of its time. Love the blend of the synth, guitars and drums. And I love the chorus to bits.

Honourable Mentions

These songs are also great:

You Can't Hurry Love; Phil Collins

Is There Something I Should Know?; Duran Duran

Red Red Wine; UB40

Karma Chameleon; Culture Club

The Safety Dance; Men Without Hats

Down Under; Men At Work

Baby Jane; Rod Stewart

Whenever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home); Paul Young

Candy Girl; New Edition

Tonight, I Celebrate My Love; Peabo Bryson & Robert Flack

Waterfront; Simple Minds

The Sun and the Rain; Madness

Victims; Culture Club

1 - Total Eclipse of the Heart; Bonnie Tyler

No other song stood a chance, really. Absolutely phenomenal song. The drama! The way it builds! Tyler's voice! And I have so much respect for the fact that it takes nearly two minutes before we get to hear the title of the song.

[shamedisplay]

Album of The Year

[hoforwonho]

First song that came on shuffle - have to share with the class

[str8aura-no-not-that-one]

[bardic-tales]

Tumblr Games: 10 People. 10 Songs

Thanks for the tag, @blind-the-winds.

This is an open tag.

These are the latest songs that I added to a playlist last month. They remind me of either a character or a wip.

Temperature - Sean Paul

SOS - Rihanna

I Cross My Heart - George Strait

Monster - Starset

In the End - Black Veil Brides

Bubba Shot The Jukebox - Mark Chesnutt

Bye-Bye - Jo Dee Messina

Amazed - Lonestar

Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon

Maneater - Nelly Furtado

[mateushonrado]

First four Now albums per decade

Status Post #11206: Exactly what it says on the tin.

1983-1992

Now That's What I Call Music (28 November 1983)

1993-2002

Now That's What I Call Music 24 (26 April 1993)

2003-2012

Now That's What I Call Music 54 (14 April 2003).

2013-2022

Now That's What I Call Music 84 (25 March 2013).

[suprfsat]

ok the £.90 had me chuckle

[diet-poison]

Now That's What I Call Music To Cry In The Back Of The Club To While Everyone Else Has A Good Time

[unpretty]

my brother found an old hard drive and salvaged all the files from it to give my mom, so she's spent hours now sifting through old shit from the family computer in the 2000s. there's a bunch of wav files in the 'recordings' folder that seem like they got corrupted now so it's just beeps in the tenor of speech and occasionally warped non-voices. she found a folder called 'from internet' with a bunch of mystery audio files with weird generated names and one with a woman's name. she inadvisably opened the one with a woman's name and it started playing high, garbled, haunting singing.

i recommended not bothering to open the rest because ??? that computer was from when my brother and i were teenagers and we were all sharing one computer. god knows what you're going to find. the best case scenario is more creepypasta shit.

mom opened the next one anyway.

it was a three second fart sound.

she started opening the rest of them one by one.

all fart sounds.

[rocketbirdie]

i feel like i failed you.

[terastalungrad]

FEATURE: Now That's What I Call Rankings 2

I'm listening to every album in the UK Now That's What I Call Music compilation series and picking the best five tracks from each.

Disclaimer: My list will never take into account the politics or personal lives of any contributors to the songs.

Now That's What I Call Music 2

26 March 1984

5 - What Difference Does It Make?; The Smiths

Such cool guitar, and the vocal really works for me.

4 - Radio Ga Ga; Queen

Nowhere near my favourite Queen song, and yet it's still brilliant. Love the way it develops - really takes its time establishing a mood.

3 - What Is Love; Howard Jones

SO 80s - I can't hear this without imagining grainy television in 4:3. There's so much going on in the music, and the melody of the chorus lifts this above some very strong competition.

2 - That's Livin' Alright; Joe Fagin

It's not as sophisticated as countless other songs on this album, but its momentum and energy means I could listen to this endlessly, and feel pumped.

Honourable Mentions

These songs are also great:

Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed;Matt Bianco

99 Red Balloons; Nena

Girls Just Want to Have Fun; Cyndi Lauper

My Guy; Tracey Ullman

I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I); Hot Chocolate

Relax; Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Here Comes the Rain Again; Eurythmics

Undercover of the Night; The Rolling Stones

Pipes of Peace; Paul McCartney

1 - Only You; The Flying Pickets

I must have heard this song a thousand times, and it's only this time I realised it's entirely a cappella! I'm a fool. But it's gorgeous, and manages to be so evocative of its time even without the 80s instrumentation of Yazoo's original version.