I love 1988 is dedicated to the best year in music. The best year for pop. The best year for hip-hop. The best year for house, acid and dance. The best year for hair, heavy and thrash metal. The best year for adult orientated, classic, soft and hard rock. The best year ever for the UK charts with more hits that year than any year previously. The days when a song entered the chart at number 39 and slowly climbed its way to number 1. The days when you take a bus to the record shop on a Monday after school to get that new limited edition Pet Shop Boys 7 inch. The days when singles had to have a B side even if it was just an instrumental version.Tumblr (3.0; @debx)http://debx.tumblr.com/<a href="http://ilove1989.tumblr.com/">If you liked 1988 you might like this</a>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2626114467http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2626114467Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:03:20 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_leb4ypqDCD1qajkngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>SMASH HITS 28 December 1988 - 10 January 1989 (hey!)</p> <p>Last issue of 1988</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2544931156http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2544931156Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:32:00 +0000Smash HitsYazzjason donovanbomb the bassbros<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_leb4w1kanH1qajkngo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>25 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Freiheit ‘Keeping The Dream Alive’</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2544912017http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2544912017Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:31:13 +0000FreiheitKeeping The Dream Alive<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_2544796232" src="http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2544796232/audio_player_iframe/debx/tumblr_leb4f672pf1qajkng?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdebx%2F2544796232%2Ftumblr_leb4f672pf1qajkng" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><em>Freiheit ‘Keeping The Dream Alive’</em></strong></p> <p><strong>25 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Highest new entry at number 27 - <strong>Freiheit ‘Keeping The Dream Alive’</strong></p> <ul><li>Date entered top 75     <strong>17 December 1988</strong></li> <li>Highest position reached     <strong>14</strong></li> <li>Weeks on chart     <strong>9</strong></li> </ul><p>Last new entry of 1988 and a proper Christmassy tune to boot.</p> <p>This Beatlesque song was in fact performed by a German group called Munchener Freiheit or Freiheit when abroad.</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2544796232http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2544796232Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:21:00 +0000FreiheitKeeping The Dream Alive<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le8nk07nEv1qajkngo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>25 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Enya ‘Evening Falls…’</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2526194401http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2526194401Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:21:36 +0000enyaEvening Falls<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_2526141222" src="http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2526141222/audio_player_iframe/debx/tumblr_le8n60xbH61qajkng?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdebx%2F2526141222%2Ftumblr_le8n60xbH61qajkng" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><em><strong>Enya ‘Evening Falls…’</strong></em></p> <p><strong>25 December 1989</strong></p> <p>Second highest new entry at 36 - <strong>Enya ‘Evening Falls…’</strong></p> <ul><li>Date entered top 75     <strong>25 December 1988</strong></li> <li>Highest position reached     <strong>20</strong></li> <li>Weeks on chart     <strong>4</strong></li> </ul><p>This was the follow-up to massive number one single ‘Orinoco Flow’.</p> <p>This was a weird choice of single a quiet minimalist song that didn’t replicate the bombastic sound of ‘Orinoco Flow’.</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2526141222http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2526141222Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:13:00 +0000enyaEvening Falls<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le6sepDaHb1qajkngo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>25 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine ‘Rhythm Is Gonna Get You’</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2511108426http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2511108426Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:11:13 +0000Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound MachineRhythm Is Gonna Get You<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_2511041172" src="http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2511041172/audio_player_iframe/debx/tumblr_le6rx3NLXT1qajkng?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdebx%2F2511041172%2Ftumblr_le6rx3NLXT1qajkng" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><em>Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine ‘Rhythm Is Gonna Get You’</em></strong></p> <p><strong>25 December 1988</strong></p> <p>New entry at 38 - <strong>Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine ‘Rhythm Is Gonna Get You’</strong></p> <ul><li>Date entered top 75     <strong>18 December 1988</strong></li> <li>Highest position reached     <strong>16</strong></li> <li>Weeks on chart     <strong>9</strong></li> </ul><p>Third hit of the year for Gloria and Miami Sound Machine in the UK charts.</p> <p>This song was originally released in early 1987 where it reached number 5 in the US but failed to chart in the UK.</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2511041172http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2511041172Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:00:00 +0000Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound MachineRhythm Is Gonna Get You<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le4xysvd6l1qajkngo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>25 December 1988</strong></p> <p>A Tribe Of Toffs ‘John Kettley (Is A Weatherman)’</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2496443289http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2496443289Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:16:04 +0000A Tribe Of ToffsJohn Kettley (Is A Weatherman)<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_2496385436" src="http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2496385436/audio_player_iframe/debx/tumblr_le4xjeGLAM1qajkng?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdebx%2F2496385436%2Ftumblr_le4xjeGLAM1qajkng" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><em>A Tribe Of Toffs ‘John Kettley (Is A Weatherman)’</em></strong></p> <p><strong>25 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Second new entry at 39 - <strong>A Tribe Of Toffs ‘John Kettley (Is A Weatherman)’</strong></p> <ul><li>Date entered top 75<strong>     25 December 1988</strong></li> <li>Highest position reached<strong>     21</strong></li> <li>Weeks on chart<strong>     5</strong></li> </ul><p>A Tribe of Toffs were a novelty pop band from Sunderland, England. They only ever had one hit.</p> <p>John Kettley was a weatherman on the BBC and the song mentions lots of other minor TV personalities from 1988.</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2496385436http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2496385436Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:06:00 +0000A Tribe Of ToffsJohn Kettley (Is A Weatherman)<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le33ddQTBk1qajkngo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>25 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Natalie Cole ‘I Live For Your Love’</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2481490530http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2481490530Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:17:00 +0000natalie coleI Live For Your Love<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_2481423108" src="http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2481423108/audio_player_iframe/debx/tumblr_le32u9qdWo1qajkng?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdebx%2F2481423108%2Ftumblr_le32u9qdWo1qajkng" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><em>Natalie Cole ‘I Live For Your Love’</em></strong></p> <p><strong>25 December 1988</strong></p> <p>First new entry at 40 - <strong>Natalie Cole ‘I Live For Your Love’</strong></p> <ul><li>Date entered top 75     <strong>27 November 1988</strong><strong></strong></li> <li>Highest position reached     <strong>23</strong></li> <li>Weeks on chart     <strong>14</strong></li> </ul><p>Fourth top 40 hit of the year for Natalie Cole.</p> <p>1989 would bring a new album for Natalie and a huge hit.</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2481423108http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2481423108Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:06:00 +0000natalie coleI Live For Your Love<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le32llcpne1qajkngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Christmas present 1988</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2481391545http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2481391545Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:00:00 +0000Roger Rabbit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le1givLHo41qajkngo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>18 December 1988</strong></p> <p>U2 ‘Angel Of Harlem’</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2469148517http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2469148517Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:06:31 +0000U2Angel Of Harlem<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_2469090166" src="http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2469090166/audio_player_iframe/debx/tumblr_le1g34eFxf1qajkng?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdebx%2F2469090166%2Ftumblr_le1g34eFxf1qajkng" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><em>U2 ‘Angel Of Harlem’</em></strong></p> <p><strong>18 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Highest new entry at 10 - <strong>U2 ‘Angel Of Harlem’</strong></p> <ul><li>Date entered top 75     <strong>18 December 1988</strong><strong></strong></li> <li>Highest position reached    <strong> 9</strong></li> <li>Weeks on chart    <strong> 6</strong></li> </ul><p>Second single from the album ‘Rattle And Hum’. The least successful single from that album in the UK charts.</p> <p>It was w<span id="_mce_start"></span>ritten as <span id="_mce_start"></span>a<span id="_mce_start"></span> homage to Billie Holiday.</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2469090166http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2469090166Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:57:00 +0000U2Angel Of Harlem<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldzdswsxj41qajkngo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>18 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Neneh Cherry ‘Buffalo Stance’</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2456816036http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2456816036Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:12:32 +0000Neneh CherryBuffalo Stance<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_2456777417" src="http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2456777417/audio_player_iframe/debx/tumblr_ldzdeeJjDj1qajkng?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdebx%2F2456777417%2Ftumblr_ldzdeeJjDj1qajkng" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><em>Nenen Cherry ‘Buffalo Stance’</em></strong></p> <p><strong>18 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Second highest new entry at 31 - <strong>Neneh Cherry ‘Buffalo Stance’</strong></p> <ul><li>Date entered top 75     <strong>11 December 1988</strong></li> <li>Highest position reached     <strong>3</strong></li> <li>Weeks on chart     <strong>13</strong></li> </ul><p>First single for Swedish born American singer/rapper Neneh.</p> <p>This was produced by Tim Simenon (Bomb The Bass) and Mark Saunders.</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2456777417http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2456777417Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:03:00 +0000Neneh CherryBuffalo Stance<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldzcntsQxM1qajkngo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><em>Shakin’ Stevens ‘True Love’</em></strong></p> <p><strong>18 December 1988</strong></p> <p>New at 36 - <strong>Shakin’ Stevens ‘True Love’</strong></p> <ul><li>Date entered top 75     <strong>11 December 1988</strong><strong></strong></li> <li>Highest position reached     <strong>23</strong></li> <li>Weeks on chart     <strong>6</strong></li> </ul><p>Shakin’ Stevens narrowly missed out on the Christmas number one in 1985 with his quite excellent song ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’. That song did get to number one on 28 December 1985. Shaky’s 1988 attempt at Christmas number one was a Cole Porter song.</p> <p>‘True Love’ was originally performed by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in the 1956 film ‘High Society’. Shaky’s version reached number 23 in the UK charts and was one of his last hits of 1980s.</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2456700357http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2456700357Sat, 25 Dec 2010 10:47:00 +0000Shakin' StevensTrue Love<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldxlgafpl91qajkngo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>18 December 1988</strong></p> <p>Annie Lennox And Al Green ‘Put A Little Love In Your Heart’</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2444723358http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2444723358Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:02:34 +0000Annie Lennox And Al Greenannie lennoxAl GreenPut A Little Love In Your Heart<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_2444644370" src="http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2444644370/audio_player_iframe/debx/tumblr_ldxkt3Mg3r1qajkng?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdebx%2F2444644370%2Ftumblr_ldxkt3Mg3r1qajkng" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><em>Annie Lennox And Al Green ‘Put A Little Love Your Heart’</em></strong></p> <p><strong>18 December 1988</strong></p> <p>New at number 38 - Annie Lennox And Al Green ‘Put A Little Love In Your Heart’</p> <ul><li>Date entered top 75     <strong>4 December 1988</strong><strong></strong></li> <li>Highest position reached     <strong>28</strong></li> <li>Weeks on chart     <strong>8</strong></li> </ul><p>Originally a hit for Jackie DeShannon in the US charts in 1968, it was recorded by The Dave Clark Five for a minor hit in the UK that same year.</p> <p>Twenty years later Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics and soul singer Al Green teamed up for the soundtrack of the Christmas comedy ‘Scrooged’. My favourite Christmas single of 1988.</p>http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2444644370http://debx.tumblr.com/post/2444644370Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:48:00 +0000Annie Lennox And Al Greenannie lennoxAl GreenPut A Little Love In Your HeartScrooged