Every UK #1 Single of The 1980's Discussion Thread.

And now for the last "newie" with a U.S. equivalent release in the first week "Pass The Dutchie" was #1 (whew!) . . .

In no way the 1964 original, but rather the live version from their Still Life concert album:

 

Do remember this video and the song was catchy enough, but not enough to buy.

Nowhere near as prolific on compilations as Eye Of The Tiger, but by coincidence appears a few tracks later on CD 2 of 100 Hits: Movies.

 

Loved Mad World (and Pale Shelter), so later bought The Hurting.

 

Now let's see how many posts it'll take to account for any U.S. equivalent labels in the second week . . .

 

Can anyone please tell me what he’s saying?

 

And now for the "newies" that came up the final week Musical Youth occupied the top spot:

 

Another great Pretenders tune, so bought Learning To Crawl.

Used to play Back On The Chain Gang in one of my early bands. Here's how it should be played and with a really cool key change.

 

Great song.

 

Scary Simon Bates, or The Stranglers? Didn't listen to Mr. Bates but he looks disturbing!

Here's the lyrics.

One day you see a strange little girl look at you
One day you see a strange little girl feeling blue

She'd run to the town one day
Leaving home and the country fair
Just beware
When you're there
Strange little girl

She didn't know how to live in a town that was rough
It didn't take long before she knew she had enough
Walking home in her wrapped up world
She survived but she's feeling old
And she found
All things cold

Strange little girl, where are you going?
Strange little girl, where are you going?
Do you know where you could be going?
Walking home in her wrapped up world
She survived but she's feeling old
'Cause she found
All things cold

Strange little girl, where are you going?
Strange little girl, where are you going?
Do you know where you could be going?
Strange little girl, where are you going?
Strange little girl, where are you going?
Do you know where you could be going?

 

That chiming guitar and some of the best lyrics that Chrissie ever wrote just gets to me, never get tired of this song.

This part in particular is so great.

The powers that be
That force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees
When I see what they've done to you
But I'll die as I stand here today
Knowing that deep in my heart
They'll fall to ruin one day
For making us part

 

Yes! The harmony here and then that key change: simply stunning.

 

I never thought much of Pass the Dutchie, but Back on the Chain Gang is a gem!

 

Pass the dutchie - not my kind of music at all so I'll pass on further commenting.

Tears for Fears - great!
Kevin Rowland & Dexy - great!

 

I'll PM you with what he said. I've got the utmost respect for those sharing their musical experiences in a non-native language.

Simon does talk very fast on the introduction and suprisingly for a then BBC Radio 1 DJ, his voice isn't the clearest. Looking back at those Top Of The Pops presenters now, a number look scary!

 

Next...

23rd October 1982

Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

3 Weeks At No 1

18th No 1 of 1982 and No 509 in total.




"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is a song written and recorded by the British new wave band Culture Club. Released as a single in September 1982 from the group's platinum-selling debut album Kissing to Be Clever, it was the band's first UK #1 hit. In the United States, the single was released in November 1982 and also became a huge hit, reaching #2 for three weeks.
History
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" was the third single released in Europe by Culture Club and their debut release in the United States and Canada. The song was picked up by BBC Radio 2 and became a UK #1 single for three weeks in October 1982. The song entered the American Pop chart the week ending December 4, 1982. It hit #1 in Cash Box magazine and held at #2 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March and April 1983 (kept from the #1 spot by the massive success of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"). The single achieved sales of 900,000 US copies and also hit #1 in Canada.[1] It was also number one in Australia.

This was Culture Club's first success, after their first two releases, "White Boy" and "I'm Afraid of Me" charted in the UK at #114 and #100 respectively. According to Boy George, it was their last chance to get an album deal.

The song rose rapidly in the UK charts after the group's first appearance on Top of the Pops, which resulted in George's androgynous style of dress and sexual ambiguity making newspaper headlines. The group were only asked to appear on Top of the Pops the night before the show, after Shakin' Stevens pulled out.[2]

In a retrospective review, Allmusic journalist Jose F. Promis described "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" as "a simple masterpiece, resonating with an ache that harked back to the classic torch songs of yesteryear."[3]

In 2007, Boy George said that the song was "not just about Culture Club's drummer Jon Moss, my boyfriend at the time. It was about all the guys I dated at that time in my life."[2]

The B-side was a dub version featuring Pappa Weasel in many countries and "You Know I'm Not Crazy" on the US release. On the 12" version of the record, the track "Love Is Cold (You Were Never No Good)" was also included.

Remixes
The song was remixed by DJs Quivver and Kinky Roland in 1998 for a Culture Club compilation called Greatest Moments and the single "I Just Wanna Be Loved". It was also remixed and presented on Culture Club's 2002 box set along with the original demo version.

Re-released as a reggaeton remix in France, it was again a top 20 hit in the summer of 2005.

Music video
The video for the song, directed by Julien Temple, featured lead singer Boy George on trial in a courtroom, with flashbacks to the Gargoyle Club, Soho in 1936 and the Dolphin Square Health Club, Pimlico in 1957. The jury was in blackface making jazz hands gestures. One band member, Mikey Craig, was not in the video, and was replaced by his brother Greg[citation needed].

Boy George wears a shirt with the Hebrew writing "Tarbut Agudda" (תַּרְבּוּת אֲגֻדָּה), a literal translation of the individual words "culture" and "association" in a grammatically incorrect order.

 

Week Ending 23 October 1982

06 - 02 - 01 - Culture Club - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
05 - 01 - 02 - Musical Youth - PASS THE DUTCHIE
04 - 04 - 03 - Kids From 'Fame' - STARMAKER
06 - 03 - 04 - Fat Larry's Band - ZOOM
02 - 14 - 05 - Beatles - LOVE ME DO
10 - 05 - 06 - Chicago - HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY
04 - 10 - 07 - Spandau Ballet - LIFELINE
06 - 27 - 08 - Pinkees - DANGER GAMES
03 - 15 - 09 - Kid Creole And The Coconuts - ANNIE I'M NOT YOUR DADDY
04 - 06 - 10 - Kevin Rowland And Dexy's Midnight Runners - JACKIE WILSON SAID
06 - 13 - 11 - Animals - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
05 - 20 - 12 - Ultravox - REAP THE WILD WIND
02 - 36 - 13 - Barry Manilow - I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU
07 - 08 - 14 - Mari Wilson - JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED
09 - 07 - 15 - Evelyn King - LOVE COME DOWN
04 - 38 - 16 - Tears For Fears - MAD WORLD
05 - 24 - 17 - Clash - SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO / STRAIGHT TO HELL
03 - 22 - 18 - Bauhaus - ZIGGY STARDUST
08 - 09 - 19 - Shalamar - THERE IT IS
02 - 44 - 20 - Shakin' Stevens - I'LL BE SATISFIED
06 - 11 - 21 - Adam Ant - FRIEND OR FOE
04 - 30 - 22 - Pretenders - BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
10 - 12 - 23 - Carly Simon - WHY
05 - 28 - 24 - Imagination - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
09 - 18 - 25 - Simple Minds - GLITTERING PRIZE
03 - 37 - 26 - Melba Moore - LOVE'S COMIN' AT YA
04 - 32 - 27 - Sharon Redd - NEVER GIVE YOU UP
03 - 34 - 28 - Japan - LIFE IN TOKYO
05 - 33 - 29 - Roxy Music - TAKE A CHANCE WITH ME
02 - 63 - 30 - Eddy Grant - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
02 - 64 - 31 - Kool And The Gang - OOH LA LA LA (LET'S GO DANCIN')
13 - 19 - 32 - Survivor - EYE OF THE TIGER
03 - 40 - 33 - Julio Iglesias - AMOR
11 - 17 - 34 - Rocker's Revenge Featuring Donnie Calvin - WALKING ON SUNSHINE
03 - 39 - 35 - Toyah - BE LOUD BE PROUD (BE HEARD)
09 - 29 - 36 - UB40 - SO HERE I AM
02 - 70 - 37 - Piranhas Featuring Boring Bob Grover - ZAMBEZI
02 - 61 - 38 - Raw Silk - DO IT TO THE MUSIC
02 - 65 - 39 - Blue Zoo - CRY BOY CRY
06 - 16 - 40 - Jam - THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW)
1 - NEW - 41 - Abba - THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME
03 - 41 - 42 - Siouxsie And The Banshees - SLOWDIVE
02 - 74 - 43 - Kim Wilde - CHILD COME AWAY
11 - 21 - 44 - David Christie - SADDLE UP
02 - 60 - 45 - Scarlet Party - 101 DAM-NATIONS
1 - NEW - 46 - Squeeze - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
08 - 23 - 47 - ABC - ALL OF MY HEART
02 - 72 - 48 - Wham! - YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)
1 - NEW - 49 - Diana Ross - MUSCLES
09 - 25 - 50 - Depeche Mode - LEAVE IN SILENCE
02 - 73 - 51 - Belle Stars - MOCKINGBIRD
1 - NEW - 52 - Dionne Warwick - HEARTBREAKER
03 - 57 - 53 - Paul McCartney - TUG OF WAR
1 - NEW - 54 - John Cougar - JACK AND DIANE
08 - 26 - 55 - Dire Straits - PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS
09 - 43 - 56 - Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - THE MESSAGE
03 - 51 - 57 - Steve Winwood - VALERIE
1 - NEW - 58 - Orange Juice - I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
07 - 48 - 58 - Sylvester With Patrick Cowley - DO YA WANNA FUNK
04 - 53 - 60 - Who - ATHENA
05 - 42 - 61 - Hot Chocolate - CHANCES
03 - 67 - 62 - Jeff Beck - HI-HO SILVER LINING
06 - 45 - 63 - Dollar - GIVE ME SOME KINDA MAGIC
05 - 58 - 64 - Peter Gabriel - SHOCK THE MONKEY
03 - 50 - 65 - Boystown Gang - SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I'M YOURS)
17 - 52 - 66 - Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express - COME ON EILEEN
04 - 46 - 67 - Air Supply - EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER
10 - 47 - 68 - Shakin' Stevens - GIVE ME YOUR HEART TONIGHT
04 - 54 - 69 - White And Torch - PARADE
1 - NEW - 70 - Olivia Newton-John - HEART ATTACK
03 - 56 - 71 - Jets - SOMEBODY TO LOVE
04 - 49 - 72 - Level 42 - WEAVE YOUR SPELL
1 - NEW - 73 - Free - ALL RIGHT NOW
1 - NEW - 74 - Phil Collins - THRU' THESE WALLS
1 - NEW - 75 - Chris De Burgh - DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN


Week Ending 30 October 1982

07 - 01 - 01 - Culture Club - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
04 - 09 - 02 - Kid Creole And The Coconuts - ANNIE I'M NOT YOUR DADDY
05 - 03 - 03 - Kids From 'Fame' - STARMAKER
03 - 05 - 04 - Beatles - LOVE ME DO
06 - 02 - 05 - Musical Youth - PASS THE DUTCHIE
05 - 16 - 06 - Tears For Fears - MAD WORLD
05 - 07 - 07 - Spandau Ballet - LIFELINE
07 - 04 - 08 - Fat Larry's Band - ZOOM
11 - 06 - 09 - Chicago - HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY
03 - 13 - 10 - Barry Manilow - I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU
03 - 30 - 11 - Eddy Grant - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
07 - 08 - 12 - Pinkees - DANGER GAMES
06 - 12 - 13 - Ultravox - REAP THE WILD WIND
07 - 11 - 14 - Animals - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
04 - 18 - 15 - Bauhaus - ZIGGY STARDUST
03 - 31 - 16 - Kool And The Gang - OOH LA LA LA (LET'S GO DANCIN')
05 - 10 - 17 - Kevin Rowland And Dexy's Midnight Runners - JACKIE WILSON SAID
06 - 17 - 18 - Clash - SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO / STRAIGHT TO HELL
03 - 20 - 19 - Shakin' Stevens - I'LL BE SATISFIED
10 - 15 - 20 - Evelyn King - LOVE COME DOWN
04 - 26 - 21 - Melba Moore - LOVE'S COMIN' AT YA
06 - 24 - 22 - Imagination - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
08 - 14 - 23 - Mari Wilson - JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED
05 - 22 - 24 - Pretenders - BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
05 - 27 - 25 - Sharon Redd - NEVER GIVE YOU UP
11 - 23 - 26 - Carly Simon - WHY
03 - 37 - 27 - Piranhas Featuring Boring Bob Grover - ZAMBEZI
07 - 21 - 28 - Adam Ant - FRIEND OR FOE
02 - 52 - 29 - Dionne Warwick - HEARTBREAKER
04 - 35 - 30 - Toyah - BE LOUD BE PROUD (BE HEARD)
10 - 25 - 31 - Simple Minds - GLITTERING PRIZE
02 - 41 - 32 - Abba - THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME
03 - 38 - 33 - Raw Silk - DO IT TO THE MUSIC
04 - 33 - 34 - Julio Iglesias - AMOR
03 - 39 - 35 - Blue Zoo - CRY BOY CRY
02 - 49 - 36 - Diana Ross - MUSCLES
04 - 28 - 37 - Japan - LIFE IN TOKYO
1 - NEW - 38 - Status Quo - CAROLINE (LIVE AT THE NEC)
02 - 54 - 39 - John Cougar - JACK AND DIANE
1 - NEW - 40 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - MANEATER
09 - 19 - 41 - Shalamar - THERE IT IS
02 - 58 - 42 - Orange Juice - I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
02 - 46 - 43 - Squeeze - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
12 - 34 - 44 - Rocker's Revenge Featuring Donnie Calvin - WALKING ON SUNSHINE
14 - 32 - 45 - Survivor - EYE OF THE TIGER
02 - 70 - 46 - Olivia Newton-John - HEART ATTACK
03 - 45 - 47 - Scarlet Party - 101 DAM-NATIONS
02 - 75 - 48 - Chris De Burgh - DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN
03 - 43 - 49 - Kim Wilde - CHILD COME AWAY
1 - NEW - 50 - Marvin Gaye - (SEXUAL) HEALING
1 - NEW - 51 - Blancmange - LIVING ON THE CEILING
03 - 48 - 52 - Wham! - YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)
1 - NEW - 53 - Rush - SUBDIVISIONS
1 - NEW - 54 - Renee And Renato - SAVE YOUR LOVE
06 - 29 - 55 - Roxy Music - TAKE A CHANCE WITH ME
02 - 74 - 56 - Phil Collins - THRU' THESE WALLS
02 - 73 - 57 - Free - ALL RIGHT NOW
1 - NEW - 58 - Peech Boys - DON'T MAKE ME WAIT
1 - NEW - 59 - Men At Work - WHO CAN IT BE NOW
1 - NEW - 60 - Classix Nouveaux - THE END... OR THE BEGINNING?
1 - NEW - 61 - Supertramp - IT'S RAINING AGAIN
1 - NEW - 62 - Heaven 17 - LET ME GO
12 - 44 - 63 - David Christie - SADDLE UP
1 - NEW - 64 - Killing Joke - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
07 - 40 - 65 - Jam - THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW)
03 - 51 - 66 - Belle Stars - MOCKINGBIRD
04 - 57 - 67 - Steve Winwood - VALERIE
08 - 58 - 68 - Sylvester With Patrick Cowley - DO YA WANNA FUNK
04 - 62 - 69 - Jeff Beck - HI-HO SILVER LINING
10 - 50 - 70 - Depeche Mode - LEAVE IN SILENCE
1 - NEW - 71 - Foster And Allen - OLD FLAMES
1 - NEW - 72 - Bad Manners - SAMSON AND DELILAH
04 - 42 - 73 - Siouxsie And The Banshees - SLOWDIVE
1 - NEW - 74 - Mood - PASSION IN DARK ROOMS
1 - NEW - 75 - Grace Jones - THE APPLE STRETCHING / NIPPLE TO THE BOTTLE

Week Ending 06 November 1982

08 - 01 - 01 - Culture Club - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
04 - 11 - 02 - Eddy Grant - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
06 - 06 - 03 - Tears For Fears - MAD WORLD
06 - 03 - 04 - Kids From 'Fame' - STARMAKER
03 - 29 - 05 - Dionne Warwick - HEARTBREAKER
05 - 02 - 06 - Kid Creole And The Coconuts - ANNIE I'M NOT YOUR DADDY
04 - 04 - 07 - Beatles - LOVE ME DO
04 - 10 - 08 - Barry Manilow - I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU
06 - 07 - 09 - Spandau Ballet - LIFELINE
04 - 19 - 10 - Shakin' Stevens - I'LL BE SATISFIED
04 - 16 - 11 - Kool And The Gang - OOH LA LA LA (LET'S GO DANCIN')
12 - 09 - 12 - Chicago - HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY
02 - 38 - 13 - Status Quo - CAROLINE (LIVE AT THE NEC)
07 - 05 - 14 - Musical Youth - PASS THE DUTCHIE
05 - 21 - 15 - Melba Moore - LOVE'S COMIN' AT YA
08 - 08 - 16 - Fat Larry's Band - ZOOM
06 - 24 - 17 - Pretenders - BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
02 - 50 - 18 - Marvin Gaye - (SEXUAL) HEALING
05 - 15 - 19 - Bauhaus - ZIGGY STARDUST
02 - 40 - 20 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - MANEATER
07 - 13 - 21 - Ultravox - REAP THE WILD WIND
04 - 27 - 22 - Piranhas Featuring Boring Bob Grover - ZAMBEZI
08 - 14 - 23 - Animals - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
06 - 25 - 24 - Sharon Redd - NEVER GIVE YOU UP
07 - 18 - 25 - Clash - SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO / STRAIGHT TO HELL
06 - 17 - 26 - Kevin Rowland And Dexy's Midnight Runners - JACKIE WILSON SAID
04 - 33 - 27 - Raw Silk - DO IT TO THE MUSIC
03 - 36 - 28 - Diana Ross - MUSCLES
08 - 12 - 29 - Pinkees - DANGER GAMES
03 - 39 - 30 - John Cougar - JACK AND DIANE
07 - 22 - 31 - Imagination - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
05 - 34 - 32 - Julio Iglesias - AMOR
1 - NEW - 33 - Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney - THE GIRL IS MINE
04 - 35 - 34 - Blue Zoo - CRY BOY CRY
03 - 32 - 35 - Abba - THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME
05 - 30 - 36 - Toyah - BE LOUD BE PROUD (BE HEARD)
02 - 51 - 37 - Blancmange - LIVING ON THE CEILING
02 - 61 - 38 - Supertramp - IT'S RAINING AGAIN
11 - 20 - 39 - Evelyn King - LOVE COME DOWN
09 - 23 - 40 - Mari Wilson - JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED
02 - 54 - 41 - Renee And Renato - SAVE YOUR LOVE
04 - 52 - 42 - Wham! - YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)
02 - 62 - 43 - Heaven 17 - LET ME GO
04 - 47 - 44 - Scarlet Party - 101 DAM-NATIONS
05 - 37 - 45 - Japan - LIFE IN TOKYO
1 - NEW - 46 - Clannad - THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME'
03 - 42 - 47 - Orange Juice - I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
03 - 48 - 48 - Chris De Burgh - DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN
02 - 58 - 49 - Peech Boys - DON'T MAKE ME WAIT
02 - 75 - 50 - Grace Jones - THE APPLE STRETCHING / NIPPLE TO THE BOTTLE
02 - 59 - 51 - Men At Work - WHO CAN IT BE NOW
1 - NEW - 52 - Donna Summer - STATE OF INDEPENDENCE
03 - 43 - 53 - Squeeze - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
12 - 26 - 54 - Carly Simon - WHY
13 - 44 - 55 - Rocker's Revenge Featuring Donnie Calvin - WALKING ON SUNSHINE
03 - 46 - 56 - Olivia Newton-John - HEART ATTACK
02 - 53 - 57 - Rush - SUBDIVISIONS
02 - 72 - 58 - Bad Manners - SAMSON AND DELILAH
02 - 71 - 59 - Foster And Allen - OLD FLAMES
08 - 28 - 60 - Adam Ant - FRIEND OR FOE
10 - 41 - 61 - Shalamar - THERE IT IS
1 - NEW - 62 - A Flock Of Seagulls - WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)
15 - 45 - 63 - Survivor - EYE OF THE TIGER
02 - 60 - 64 - Classix Nouveaux - THE END... OR THE BEGINNING?
1 - NEW - 65 - Whitesnake - HERE I GO AGAIN / BLOODY LUXURY
1 - NEW - 66 - Shakatak - STRANGER
1 - NEW - 67 - Gary's Gang - KNOCK ME OUT
04 - 49 - 68 - Kim Wilde - CHILD COME AWAY
1 - NEW - 69 - Thomas Dolby - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE
02 - 64 - 70 - Killing Joke - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
1 - NEW - 71 - Jonathan Butler - LIES
03 - 57 - 72 - Free - ALL RIGHT NOW
1 - NEW - 73 - Phil Everly - LOUISE
11 - 31 - 74 - Simple Minds - GLITTERING PRIZE
1 - NEW - 75 - America - YOU CAN DO MAGIC

 

Culture Club - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME

A lovely pop song which for me, they never bettered.
George was something different at the time...not that I followed him or the band as such.
4/5

 

Looking back...New Entry goodies...

Week Ending 23 October 1982

 

wk2

Week Ending 30 October 1982

 

wk3

Week Ending 06 November 1982

Majestic....

 

In the U.S., this Culture Club number was put out on Epic, with Virgin as an "imprint":

The B side, of course, differed significantly from the UK release.