The Exorsnicks
@therealsnicks.bsky.social
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I live among the creatures of the night. 80s pop music expert, shooting at the walls of heartache. Former contributing editor for AfterElton, The Backlot, and New Now Next.
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October is the 80s output of icon of icons ... Barbra Streisand!
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#2

Barbra's 1980 "Guilty" was her biggest selling album, and the first single became her biggest hit, spending 3 weeks at #1 on the Pop Chart and 5 on the AC Chart.

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Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love (Official Audio)
YouTube video by barbrastreisandVEVO
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#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge

Self-imposed rules😡
1. One song per artist
2. Must have entered Billboard HOT 100

The majority of my Top 30 are lost songs no one remembers🤷‍♂️🤓

#18

Bananarama had their biggest hit with their remake of "Venus", which reached #1 in 1986

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Bananarama - Venus (Official Video)
YouTube video by London Records
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yes! they were going for film noir, but that was overkill🤭
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It's awesomely terrible. The scene where she smokes, drinks, AND tries to sing at the same time while forgetting about the microphone is perfection.🤭
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Me watching for when the delivery truck comes by😈
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I won't buy his ding dong but i'll certain;y rent it
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Russ and Morgan's training slogan is "Lick but don't bite"
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Oh! I wonder if Nico's done a Murray Bartlett to him?
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#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

October is the 80s output of icon of icons ... Barbra Streisand!
🧈

#3

The first single from 1984's "Emotion" should have been a slam dunk, as writer/producer/kitchen sink-er Jim Steinman was on a roll, but it only reached #50 😡

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Barbra Streisand - Left In The Dark [1984]
YouTube video by Video Jocker Lobo
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therealsnicks.bsky.social
#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge

Self-imposed rules😡
1. One song per artist
2. Must have entered Billboard HOT 100

The majority of my Top 30 are lost songs no one remembers🤷‍♂️🤓

#19

The haunting "Time" from The Alan Parsons Project reached #15 in 1981.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhRz...
The Alan Parsons Project - Time (Official Audio)
YouTube video by AlanParsonsVEVO
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