#whitney carlisle

[thewickedharlot]

Whitney Carlisle at the Legends Awards

This outfit resembles chewed up bubblegum: it’s wrinkly, it’s bland, and it gets stale pretty quickly. And are those shorts? Why? Whitney, we’re begging. You’re young, you’re got, you’re rich... invest in a better stylist, preferably one that won’t turn you into cheap candy. 

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[70s80sandbeyond]

Ladies of the 80s

[hit-song-showdown]

Year-End Poll #39: 1988

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The sound of the 80's continues to cement itself in a variety of ways. But this also marks the year Billboard began publishing its Modern Rock Tracks chart (later renamed to Alternative Songs), which will become even more notable in a few years.

But when examining the sound of 80's pop, I need to shine the spotlight on Stock Aitken Waterman, the songwriting trio known for their loud drum machines, booming synth lines, and their "assembly line" method of song production. You may recognize them from their work on tracks such as Dead or Alive's You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), Bananarama's Venus, and of course, Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. Even if most of the songs attributed to them aren't as widely remembered (and they produced a lot so that's not a knock against them), any song of theirs could be used in a soundtrack as a shorthand way to let audiences know "this scene takes place in the 80's."

Either because of or in spite of SAW's production sound being so tied to the pop music of its decade, the group has been rather controversial. That "assembly line" comment I made was not an offhand comment, but one of the terms used at the time to both describe and criticize the group's style. I know that nowadays, people don't trust any links that are in close proximity to the mention of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. Anyway, here's an article that goes into how Stock Aitken Waterman produced the track. Trust me.

[myvinylplaylist]

MTV High Priority (1987)

American Cancer Research Center (AMC) Benefit Album with Andy Warhol Cover Art and Breast Examination Tips on Back Cover.

Red variant. This variant has the red shading to the MTV-logo on the front, there is also a variant in which the shading is yellow and the titles along the top of the front cover were in black print instead of white, red and blue.

RCA Records

[poll-position]

Putting these in alphabetical instead of Top 12 order so not to skew the results.

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

Women & Songs 4 2000 Adult Alternative / Singer-Songwriter / Pop / Adult Contemporary / Dance-Pop / R&B / Country-Pop

Me, sitting in a packed boardroom in the Canadian offices of Warner Elektra Atlantic in ~1997:

"OK, OK, hold on, hold on, wait..."

*closes eyes and lightly pinches bridge of nose with thumb and index finger*

"I just got this brilliant fuckin' idea."

*takes an enormous bong rip and then exhales while gathering thoughts*

"OK, so, y'know, like...people...they love women, right? But another thing that they also love is songs too, right? So, like...see if you can follow me here...what if, like, we took women, but then, like, what if we also took songs...and then, like, what if we somehow managed to...put them both together...?!? 🤔🤯"

*The CEO of the company takes the stubby cigar from his mouth and places it in his ashtray. He then removes his glasses, gently places them on the table, and rubs his eyes a few times as he carefully mulls over what I've just said. He then gets up out of his seat while a grin starts to form on his face, and proceeds to clap slowly, with each successive clap coming more quickly than the previous one, which then leads to a universal round of applause and standing ovation from everyone else in the room. The CEO then pulls me aside and says the following into my ear...*

"See, RV, this is why we're paying you the big bucks."

*He shakes my hand vigorously and then proceeds to give me a million dollars 😀*

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Y'know, I've posted *a lot* about *a lot* of different compilations over the years, but the first installment in Canada's Women & Songs series is one that's probably going to stick with me until the day that I die; not because it presents a terrific encapsulation of the female singer-songwriter boom of the mid-to-late 90s—which it so totally does—but because of the plainly awful and absurdly low effort that went into both naming and packaging it. It's like, you'd think it was being put out by someone who had just decided to invest in a CD burner and then sell their own bootleg releases that'd been comprised of songs that they'd downloaded off of Napster or something; but no—this shit *actually* came from the greenbacked behemoth that was WARNER ELEKTRA ATLANTIC instead! And for whatever reason, the folks there *really* couldn't be bothered to spare a few more bucks or literally thirty seconds to come up with something that was even a little slightly better than Women & Songs and these atrocious album covers. It's really all just so ridiculous when you think about it, and because of that, it's also very unforgettable as well.

But anyhoo, just like its first volume, this fourth one from the series is really nothing short of excellent too, as it provides a fantastic and diverse array of female-led gems that had specifically been lighting up the Canadian charts in some capacity dating back to 1996. We've got superstar divas like Janet Jackson, Toni Braxton, Tina Turner, Madonna, and Whitney Houston; we've got the country-pop stylings of Faith Hill and LeAnn Rimes; we've got summer romcom staple "Breathless" by The Corrs, one of the single-greatest radio pop songs of the 90s in Natalie Imbruglia's version of "Torn"—believe it or not, she was actually, like, the fourth person to record and release that song—we've got Tracy Chapman, Veruca Salt's Nina Gordon on a well-translated adult alternative tip (anyone else remember "Volcano Girls"?), teen poppers All Saints, and we've also got Dido's "Here With Me," which was co-produced by none other than the great Rick Nowels, a guy whose own exploits have somewhat quietly managed to enrich the careers of so many other female pop stars too, from Stevie Nicks, to Belinda Carlisle, to Celine Dion, to Adele, to Alessia Cara, to Dua Lipa, to Lykke Li, to FKA Twigs, to Madonna, and Lana Del Rey 😯.

But because the Canadian music industry itself has a natural inclination to insularly market and promote a lot of the country's very own artists, there's also a showcase of some really talented women on here whose names you probably wouldn't recognize unless you were Canadian yourself; and that's a bit of a shame, because Pickering, Ontario's own Sarah Slean, for instance, really brings it with a beautifully woven and rich tapestry called "High," which first appeared on her independently released debut album, Blue Parade, in 1998. Trust me when I say this: if you really love all those singing-songwriting ladies of the 90s, like Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Paula Cole, Jewel, Tori Amos, etc., you're gonna wanna hear this Sarah Slean song as well, because while it's definitely in a similar vein to all of those women, it's also pretty uniquely wonderful too 👍.

And speaking of Sarahs, I usually don't go for classical crossover-type fare, but Sarah Brightman's rendition of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" here is especially lovely. It's a highly effective combination of her own soprano, a lush arrangement of orchestral strings, and an unexpected infusion of a contemporarily cinematic trip hop-type of drum beat that really manages to satisfyingly bring the whole thing together. Awesome, and dare I say, (le) epic, stuff.

And I can't leave here without briefly marveling over Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love" too, which Wyclef Jean and his frequent collaborator Jerry Duplessis lent their own subdued Fugees production style to back in 1999. Such a beautiful collaboration with that one, the likes of which I'm not sure that we've ever really heard anything similar to since. Maybe my favorite song on this entire album 😊.

So, in conclusion, women and songs are both great on their own, but once again, as the wea conglomerate has shown us, when you actually decide to combine 'em, it can really yield something special. And I know it's kind of a wild concept that might be a bit difficult to grasp at first, but I think if you give this thing a shot, you'll be able to hear a lot of the mid-90s-to-y2k greatness that came as a result of this purely abstract, out-of-the-box thinking. A bunch of quality music on here, and with some focus specifically put on Canada too, but just make sure to do yourself a favor and skip over the totally uninspired opening that is Madonna's cover of Don McLean's "American Pie," because that thing is BAD.

Highlights:

Faith Hill - "Breathe" The Corrs - "Breathless" Chantal Kreviazuk - "Before You" Janet Jackson - "Together Again" Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn" Tracy Chapman - "Telling Stories" All Saints - "Pure Shores" Toni Braxton - "You're Making Me High" Dido - "Here With Me" Nina Gordon - "Tonight and the Rest of My Life" LeAnn Rimes - "How Do I Live" Tara MacLean - "If I Fall" Whitney Houston - "My Love Is Your Love" Sarah Slean - "High" Sarah Brightman - "A Whiter Shade of Pale"

[penguicorns-are-cool]

Hi so i saw you posted about finding a lot of queer country artists and was wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing? I am hunting for specifically sapphic country beyond Tracy Chapman, Brandy Clarke and Brandi Carlisle and *squinting at Taylor Swifts discography until it looks suitably sapphic* but honestly I'll take anything even if it's not saphhic

Also scrolled through your thoughts on the last season of umbrella academy absolutely agree on Klaus (I haven't finished the season yet tho!!)

Tysm in advance

of course,

It's hard to list off top of my head but my big recommendations are Katie Pruitt , Amethyst Kiah, and Lavender Country

Katie Pruitt is slow and calm and all sapphic, Amethyst Kiah is like blues and folk on top of the country, and Lavender Country is a bit more what you think when you think country and also the first out, queer, country band to record an album

Other than them

Wic Whitney - gay and country and so so so good omg

Emma Jayne - more folk than country but very sapphic

Bela Fleck and the Flekstones - not queer just good music, they're technically a jazz band but if you like country you'll like them cause they bring bluegrass into it

also if you go into the queer country tag here on tumblr you'll find a bunch of good artists

also I literally just now finished umbrella academy and omg

[duranduratulsa]

Here is this week's 80's Fest Amazon Music Preferred Artists...

1. Prince, Phil Collins (11 appearances)

2. Michael Jackson (10 appearances)

3. Prince & The Revolution (9 appearances)

4. Sting, Billy Joel, Daryl Hall (8 appearances)

5. George Michael, Hall & Oates (7 appearances)

6. AC/DC, Huey Lewis & The News, The Police, Kenny Loggins, Cyndi Lauper, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder (6 appearances)

7. Def Leppard, Chaka Khan, Steve Perry (5 appearances)

8. Bobby Brown, REO Speedwagon, Eddie Money, Guns N' Roses, Journey, Bon Jovi, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, U2 Andy Taylor (4 appearances)

9. INXS, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty, Starship, Wham!, Whitney Houston, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Bazillian, Rob Hyman, Billy Idol, Duran Duran, John Waite, Janet Jackson (3 appearances)

10. Dire Straits, Ronnie Spector, ZZ Top, Genesis, Animotion, Paul Young, Deniece Williams, Sheila E., Steve Winwood, Tommy Tutone, Toto, Men Without Hats, T'pau/Carol Decker, Bad English, Billy Ocean, Philip Bailey, Rick Astley, Scorpions, Beastie Boys, Blondie, John Parr, Paul McCartney, Luther Vandross, Sade, Bryan Adams, Kenny Rogers, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Bonnie Tyler, Eurythmics, Boy George & Culture Club, Jennifer Warnes, Bruce Hornsby, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, Kool & the Gang, The Human League, Richard Page (2 appearances)

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[steveharrirngton]

what kind of music do you think steve listens to?

i think it's a mix.

i can definitely picture him listening to Fleetwood Mac. but also AC DC, Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Tears for Fears too.

i imagine him humming along to Belinda Carlisle while organizing the FV shelves.

i think he's also the kind of guy who would buy an album because of a movie. or buy a movie soundtrack album.

[quinnmorgendorffer]

‘80s music tournament - round 9

Well I took a bit of time off due to a busy week, but here we go again! So far the finalists are, with one tie: “Under Pressure”, “Holding Out for a Hero”, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, “Call Me”, “In the Air Tonight”, “Faith”, “Dancing in the Dark”, and “Material Girl”. I plan on going for twelve, so the finals will be 6 sets of two and go forward until a final round of the top 3 but if I get enough interest I’ll go to 16 to make it a more “proper” tournament, probably using some runner ups.

Anyway, please reblog for wider results! Feel free for to add suggestions in the tags regardless of your answer, just know I’m not repeating artists in the final round, so no other Queen, Bonnie Tyler, etc.

Check out my tag “80s music tournament” for past polls (out of order, because you can’t edit poll posts apparently)

[shewholovesall]

Swanfire Wedding Playlist 1. I Wanna Dance With Somebody Who Loves Me by Whitney Houston

2.We Found Love (in a hopeless place) by Rhianna

3. Stay by Rhianna

4. Closer by chainsmokers

5. Glass by Thompson Square

6.If I told you by Darius Rucker

7. Mama's Song By Carrie Underwood

8. All of Me by John Legend

9. Marry Me by Train

10. Marry Me by Jason Derulo

11. At Last by Etta James

12. A Thousand Years by Christina Perri

13. The Story by Brandi Carlisle

14. Mine Would Be You by Blake Shelton

15. Satisfied by Jewel

16. I Do by Jewel

17. This by Darius Rucker

18. Nobody But You by Blake Shelton

19. Just by Being You by Steel Magnolias

20. Just Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins

[einsteinsugly]

Jackie Burkhart, Redbubble Stickers. From the early 80s to the early 90s...

To Jackie's horror, disco has died. But hey, at least she has Whitney, Madonna, and Mariah. And Paula Abdul. Her favorite songs are (but are not limited to)...

"Emotions" by Mariah Carey

"Forever Your Girl" by Paula Abdul

"Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle

"How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston

"Like a Prayer" by Madonna

"Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul

"Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey

"Vogue" by Madonna

With her husband Steven Hyde by her side, their beautiful children, and with a popular talk show to boot, she's truly happy. And yes, opposites certainly attract. :)

[theimpossiblescheme]

then i saw her face - a playlist for lillie the greycat

01. girls just wanna have fun - the animal in me | 02. a noise -ólafur arnalds | 03. mariella - kate nash | 04. gutter glitter - switchblade symphony | 05. sally ride - janelle monáe | 06. magpie to the morning - neko case | 07. human shoes for crocodile dandies - caravan palace | 08. life in technicolor - vitamin string quartet | 09. heaven is a place on earth - belinda carlisle | 10. lady stardust - lisa miskovsky | 11. never be the same again - melanie c | 12. the song - lisa hannigan and lucy o'connell | 13. don’t fear the reaper - rose mcdowall | 14. pure shores - all saints | 15. western wind - carly rae jepsen | 16. city song - grace vanderwaal | 17. i thought about you - jazzmeia horn | 18. suddenly i see - kt tunstall | 19. axolotl - cosmo sheldrake | 20. glitter and blood - superknova | 21. i wanna dance with somebody - whitney houston | 22. another day (jensen session) - strawberry switchblade | 23. wild mountain thyme - the longest johns | 24. rock a little (go ahead lily) - stevie nicks | 25. i’m a believer - smash mouth [x]

[sarahk4]

80's Songs That Remind Me Of Each Party Member

I shared all of the songs on my 80's playlist between the six members of the Party! There's a few that are on more than one list and some lists are longer than others cause I feel like I have more similar music taste to some than others!

If you would of put any of them anywhere else let me know, I'd love to hear what you think ♡

MAX

Running Up That Hill- Kate Bush

Every Breath You Take- The Police

Time After Time- Cyndi Lauper

I Wanna Dance With Somebody- Whitney Houston (Also in Will & El's lists. Imagine them hanging out dancing to it. Like sleepover)

Girls Just Want To Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper

True Colours- Cyndi Lauper

Heaven Is A Place On Earth- Belinda Carlisle (I imagine Nancy as a Belinda Carlisle fan too and they bond!)

I Get Weak- Belinda Carlisle

World Without You- Belinda Carlisle

Leave a Light On- Belinda Carlisle

Super Trouper- ABBA (I feel like Joyce loves ABBA and it rubs off on all the kids)

Chain Reaction- Diana Ross

Material Girl- Madonna

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now- Starship (Lumax ♡)

Angel- Madonna (S3 sleepover scene)

Wouldn't Change A Thing- Kylie Minogue

True Blue- Madonna (Max would be the biggest Madonna fan)

Like a Prayer- Madonna

La Isla Bonita- Madonna

Like a Virgin- Madonna

Express Yourself- Madonna (I feel like all the girls would like this one)

On and On and On- ABBA (Also on El's list. They would love it)

I Think We're Alone Now- Tiffany

Edge of Seventeen- Stevie Nicks

Stuck With You- Huey Lewis and The News (Also in Lucas's list cause I love Lumax)

Fame- Irene Cara (Also in El's list)

We Got The Beat- The Go-Go's

LUCAS

Every Breath You Take- The Police

I Want To Know What Love Is- The Foreigner

Footloose- Kenny Loggins

The Way You Make Me Feel- Michael Jackson

Man In The Mirror- Michael Jackson

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go- Wham

Endless Love- Lionel Richie and Diana Ross (He's a romantic! Would constantly try to make Max duet with him)

If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher (Also on Dustin's list. Would be their mutual guilty pleasure they hide from the others)

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now- Starship (Also on Max's list. They're adorable)

Waiting For A Star To Fall- Boy Meets Girl

Lay All Your Love On Me- ABBA

Mary's Prayer- Danny Wilson

Opposite's Attract- Paula Abdul

Stuck With You- Huey Lewis and The News (Also in Max's list cause I love Lumax)

Total Eclipse Of The Heart- Bonnie Tyler (He and Dustin would do dramatic performances of it)

Love Shack- The B-52's

Everywhere- Fleetwood Mac

WILL

Everybody Wants To Rule The World- Tears For Fears

Should I Stay Or Should I Go- The Clash

I Wanna Dance With Somebody- Whitney Houston (Also in Max & El's lists. Imagine them hanging out dancing to it. Like sleepover)

A Little Respect- Erasure (I feel like Joyce would love this one too)

(I've Had) The Time Of My Life- Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

The Winner Takes It All- ABBA

Under Attack- ABBA

Who Loves Ya Baby?- Debbie Gibson (Will and El would both love Debbie Gibson)

Electric Youth- Debbie Gibson

Together in Electric Dreams- The Human League

Love Changes (Everything)- Climie Fisher

Alone- Heart

How Will I Know- Whitney Houston

Walking on Sunshine- Katrina & The Waves (Also in El's list)

EL

Mickey- Toni Basil

I'm Still Standing- Elton John

Holding Out For A Hero- Bonnie Tyler

I Wanna Dance With Somebody- Whitney Houston (Also in Will & Max's lists. Imagine them hanging out dancing to it. Like sleepover)

Girl's Just Want To Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper (El would love bubblegum pop!)

9 to 5- Dolly Parton

I Know Him So Well- Elaine Paige

Slipping Through My Fingers- ABBA

What A Feeling- Irene Cara (I feel like Nancy would have really similar music taste to El which is where she finds most of these songs)

Material Girl- Madonna

Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi- Kylie Minogue (Bubblegum pop!)

It's No Secret- Kylie Minogue

I'll Still Be Loving You- Kylie Minogue

The Loco-Motion- Kylie Minogue

I Should Be So Lucky- Kylie Minogue

On and On and On- ABBA (Also on Max's list. They would love it)

Uptown Girl- Billy Joel

Out Of The Blue- Debbie Gibson (El and Will would both love Debbie Gibson)

Electric Youth- Debbie Gibson

We Could Be Together- Debbie Gibson

Xanadu- Olivia Newton-John

Morning Train (Nine to Five)- Sheena Easton

Crazy For You- Madonna

Fame- Irene Cara (Also in Max's list)

I'm So Excited- The Pointer Sisters

Walking on Sunshine- Katrina & The Waves (Also in Will's list)

DUSTIN

Neverending Story- Limahl

Africa- Toto

The Best- Tina Turner

All Night Long- Lionel Richie

Careless Whisper- Wham

Islands In The Stream- Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (Idk why this reminds me of him but it does)

If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher (Also on Dustin's list. Would be their mutual guilty pleasure they hide from the others)

(I Just) Died In Your Arms- Cutting Crew

All Out Of Love- Air Supply

Love In The First Degree- Bananarama

Somewhere In My Heart- Aztec Camera

Don't Dream It's Over- Crowded House

The Boys Of Summer- Don Henley

Total Eclipse Of The Heart- Bonnie Tyler (He and Lucas would do dramatic performances of it)

Don't Stop Believin'- Journey (Steve would love it too which is where Dustin would pick it up)

Take On Me- A-Ha

MIKE

Don't You (Forget About Me)- Simple Minds (This song just screams Mike to me)

The Power Of Love- Huey Lewis and The News

Summer of '69- Bryan Adams (He would be a massive Bryan Adam's fan)

Just Can't Get Enough- Depeche Mode

Heroes- David Bowie

Can't Fight This Feeling- REO Speedwagon

The Longest Time- Billy Joel (He, Will, Dustin and Lucas have tried to do this whole song themselves at least once)

Tell Her About It- Billy Joel

Danger Zone- Danny Loggins

Need You Tonight- INXS

Little Lies- Fleetwood Mac

Glory Days- Bruce Springsteen

The Whole Of The Moon- The Waterboys

Livin' On A Prayer- Bon Jovi

Don't You Want Me- The Human League

This is just my opinion and if you have another opinion, I'd love to hear it ♡

[jonathanbyersphd]

I have this headcanon/running gag that Nancy sings the most obnoxious pop love songs when Jonathan makes her breakfast. A list below

Angel of the Morning by Juice Newton 

The Tide is High by Blondie

All Through the Night by Cyndi Lauper 

Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac 

Heaven is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle 

So Emotional by Whitney Houston

Angel by Madonna 

The Best by Tina Turner 

Like a Prayer by Madonna