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re: 1987- Some Might Say The Best Year in Music
Posted on 7/2/25 at 11:33 am to AlxTgr
Posted on 7/2/25 at 11:33 am to AlxTgr
1987 produced some amazing music that is still relevant and popular today
Like this track that was just covered by two of the biggest Pop Stars (they are actually talented too) on their recent tours.
Olivia actually brought Robert Smith out on stage in Glastonbury
Like this track that was just covered by two of the biggest Pop Stars (they are actually talented too) on their recent tours.
Olivia actually brought Robert Smith out on stage in Glastonbury
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 11:34 am to STigers
Love Gracie!!
Posted on 7/2/25 at 11:53 am to STigers
The Lost Boys Soundtrack
Posted on 7/2/25 at 11:56 am to STigers
Posted on 7/2/25 at 12:01 pm to STigers
Posted on 7/2/25 at 12:29 pm to STigers
Just Like Heaven Cover on their 1987 album
Posted on 7/2/25 at 1:55 pm to STigers
That's my favorite version, but then again, I love almost everything from Dino Jr.
Posted on 7/2/25 at 4:19 pm to AlxTgr
SLICING UP EYEBALLS READERS POLL: TOP 100 SONGS OF 1987
1. New Order, “True Faith”
2. The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”
3. Echo & The Bunnymen, “Lips Like Sugar”
4. Depeche Mode, “Never Let Me Down Again”
5. R.E.M., “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”
6. R.E.M., “The One I Love”
7. Depeche Mode, “Strangelove”
8. The Replacements, “Alex Chilton”
9. The Smiths, “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
10. The Sisters of Mercy, “This Corrosion”
11. Love and Rockets, “No New Tale to Tell”
12. The Sugarcubes, “Birthday”
13. U2, “With or Without You”
14. Sinead O’Connor, “Mandinka”
15. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “April Skies”
16. Pet Shop Boys, “It’s a Sin”
17. The Church, “Under the Milky Way”
18. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Happy When it Rains”
19. The Smiths, “Girlfriend in a Coma”
20. INXS, “Need You Tonight”
21. U2, “Where the Streets Have No Name”
22. The Cult, “Love Removal Machine”
23. Midnight Oil, “Beds Are Burning”
24. Siouxsie and the Banshees, “The Passenger”
25. New Order, “Touched by the Hand of God”
26. The Cure, “Why Can’t I Be You?”
27. The Pogues, “Fairytale of New York”
28. Depeche Mode, “Behind The Wheel”
29. 10,000 Maniacs, “Like the Weather”
30. Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield, “What Have I Done To Deserve This”
31. The Replacements, “Can’t Hardly Wait”
32. INXS, “Never Tear Us Apart”
33. The Alarm, “Rain in the Summertime”
34. The Sisters of Mercy, “Lucretia My Reflection”
35. The Bangles, “Hazy Shade of Winter”
36. Flesh For Lulu, “I Go Crazy”
37. Public Image Ltd., “Seattle”
38. Prince, “Sign O’ The Times”
39. Suzanne Vega, “Luka”
40. New Order, “1963”
41. Squeeze, “Hourglass”
42. The Stone Roses, “Sally Cinnamon”
43. The Sisters of Mercy, “Dominion/Mother Russia”
44. U2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
45. M|A|R|R|S, “Pump Up The Volume”
46. Sinead O’Connor, “Troy”
47. Happy Mondays, “24 Hour Party People”
48. Echo & The Bunnymen, “The Game”
49. The Smiths, “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me”
50. Echo & The Bunnymen, “Bedbugs and Ballyhoo”
51. The Smiths, “Shoplifters Of The World Unite”
52. Men Without Hats, “Pop Goes the World”
53. INXS, “New Sensation”
54. R.E.M., “Finest Worksong”
55. The Cure, “Catch”
56. X, “4th of July”
57. Pixies, “Caribou”
58. The Godfathers, “Birth, School, Work, Death”
59. Hüsker Dü, “Could You Be The One?”
60. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Darklands”
61. Hoodoo Gurus, “Whats My Scene”
62. Icehouse, “Crazy”
63. ABC, “When Smokey Sings”
64. Camouflage, “The Great Commandment”
65. Bryan Ferry, “Kiss and Tell”
66. The Cure, “Hot Hot Hot!!!”
67. Sinead O’Connor, “I Want Your (Hands On Me)”
68. Nitzer Ebb, “Join in the Chant”
69. Terence Trent D’Arby, “Wishing Well”
70. 10,000 Maniacs, “Don’t Talk”
71. Eric B. & Rakim, “Paid in Full”
72. Pet Shop Boys, “Rent”
73. Echo & The Bunnymen, “People are Strange”
74. The Smiths. “Shella Take A Bow”
75. The Dukes Of Stratosphear, “Vanishing Girl”
76. Guadalcanal Diary, “Litany (Life Goes On)”
77. Siouxsie and the Banshees, “This Wheel’s On Fire”
78. INXS, “Devil Inside”
79. Pet Shop Boys, “Always On My Mind”
80. Prince, “U Got The Look”
81. Wire, “Ahead”
82. Faith No More, “We Care A Lot”
83. Guns N’ Roses, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
84. Prince, “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”
85. U2, “In God’s Country”
86. The Cult, “Wild Flower”
87. The House of Love, “Shine On”
88. INXS, “Mystify”
89. Sonic Youth, “Schizophrenia”
90. The Cure, “How Beautiful You Are”
91. Erasure, “Victim of Love”
92. Danny Wilson, “Mary’s Prayer”
93. Gene Loves Jezebel, “The Motion Of Love”
94. U2, “Bullet the Blue Sky”
95. Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle”
96. Rodney Allen, “Come Around Suzy”
97. Suzanne Vega, “Tom’s Diner”
98. Oingo Boingo, “We Close Our Eyes”
99. That Petrol Emotion, “Big Decision”
100. The Fall, “Hit The North”
1. New Order, “True Faith”
2. The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”
3. Echo & The Bunnymen, “Lips Like Sugar”
4. Depeche Mode, “Never Let Me Down Again”
5. R.E.M., “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”
6. R.E.M., “The One I Love”
7. Depeche Mode, “Strangelove”
8. The Replacements, “Alex Chilton”
9. The Smiths, “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
10. The Sisters of Mercy, “This Corrosion”
11. Love and Rockets, “No New Tale to Tell”
12. The Sugarcubes, “Birthday”
13. U2, “With or Without You”
14. Sinead O’Connor, “Mandinka”
15. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “April Skies”
16. Pet Shop Boys, “It’s a Sin”
17. The Church, “Under the Milky Way”
18. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Happy When it Rains”
19. The Smiths, “Girlfriend in a Coma”
20. INXS, “Need You Tonight”
21. U2, “Where the Streets Have No Name”
22. The Cult, “Love Removal Machine”
23. Midnight Oil, “Beds Are Burning”
24. Siouxsie and the Banshees, “The Passenger”
25. New Order, “Touched by the Hand of God”
26. The Cure, “Why Can’t I Be You?”
27. The Pogues, “Fairytale of New York”
28. Depeche Mode, “Behind The Wheel”
29. 10,000 Maniacs, “Like the Weather”
30. Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield, “What Have I Done To Deserve This”
31. The Replacements, “Can’t Hardly Wait”
32. INXS, “Never Tear Us Apart”
33. The Alarm, “Rain in the Summertime”
34. The Sisters of Mercy, “Lucretia My Reflection”
35. The Bangles, “Hazy Shade of Winter”
36. Flesh For Lulu, “I Go Crazy”
37. Public Image Ltd., “Seattle”
38. Prince, “Sign O’ The Times”
39. Suzanne Vega, “Luka”
40. New Order, “1963”
41. Squeeze, “Hourglass”
42. The Stone Roses, “Sally Cinnamon”
43. The Sisters of Mercy, “Dominion/Mother Russia”
44. U2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
45. M|A|R|R|S, “Pump Up The Volume”
46. Sinead O’Connor, “Troy”
47. Happy Mondays, “24 Hour Party People”
48. Echo & The Bunnymen, “The Game”
49. The Smiths, “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me”
50. Echo & The Bunnymen, “Bedbugs and Ballyhoo”
51. The Smiths, “Shoplifters Of The World Unite”
52. Men Without Hats, “Pop Goes the World”
53. INXS, “New Sensation”
54. R.E.M., “Finest Worksong”
55. The Cure, “Catch”
56. X, “4th of July”
57. Pixies, “Caribou”
58. The Godfathers, “Birth, School, Work, Death”
59. Hüsker Dü, “Could You Be The One?”
60. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Darklands”
61. Hoodoo Gurus, “Whats My Scene”
62. Icehouse, “Crazy”
63. ABC, “When Smokey Sings”
64. Camouflage, “The Great Commandment”
65. Bryan Ferry, “Kiss and Tell”
66. The Cure, “Hot Hot Hot!!!”
67. Sinead O’Connor, “I Want Your (Hands On Me)”
68. Nitzer Ebb, “Join in the Chant”
69. Terence Trent D’Arby, “Wishing Well”
70. 10,000 Maniacs, “Don’t Talk”
71. Eric B. & Rakim, “Paid in Full”
72. Pet Shop Boys, “Rent”
73. Echo & The Bunnymen, “People are Strange”
74. The Smiths. “Shella Take A Bow”
75. The Dukes Of Stratosphear, “Vanishing Girl”
76. Guadalcanal Diary, “Litany (Life Goes On)”
77. Siouxsie and the Banshees, “This Wheel’s On Fire”
78. INXS, “Devil Inside”
79. Pet Shop Boys, “Always On My Mind”
80. Prince, “U Got The Look”
81. Wire, “Ahead”
82. Faith No More, “We Care A Lot”
83. Guns N’ Roses, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
84. Prince, “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”
85. U2, “In God’s Country”
86. The Cult, “Wild Flower”
87. The House of Love, “Shine On”
88. INXS, “Mystify”
89. Sonic Youth, “Schizophrenia”
90. The Cure, “How Beautiful You Are”
91. Erasure, “Victim of Love”
92. Danny Wilson, “Mary’s Prayer”
93. Gene Loves Jezebel, “The Motion Of Love”
94. U2, “Bullet the Blue Sky”
95. Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle”
96. Rodney Allen, “Come Around Suzy”
97. Suzanne Vega, “Tom’s Diner”
98. Oingo Boingo, “We Close Our Eyes”
99. That Petrol Emotion, “Big Decision”
100. The Fall, “Hit The North”
Posted on 7/2/25 at 4:23 pm to STigers
quote:
1. New Order, “True Faith”
3. Echo & The Bunnymen, “Lips Like Sugar”
8. The Replacements, “Alex Chilton”
9. The Smiths, “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
22. The Cult, “Love Removal Machine”
29. 10,000 Maniacs, “Like the Weather”
31. The Replacements, “Can’t Hardly Wait”
56. X, “4th of July”
57. Pixies, “Caribou”
59. Hüsker Dü, “Could You Be The One?”
61. Hoodoo Gurus, “Whats My Scene”
74. The Smiths. “Shella Take A Bow”
76. Guadalcanal Diary, “Litany (Life Goes On)”
92. Danny Wilson, “Mary’s Prayer”
97. Suzanne Vega, “Tom’s Diner”
My favorite from that year and i still listen to most.
Posted on 7/2/25 at 4:43 pm to AlxTgr
Wow! Your list is so short.
My list is way longer.
Songs I love-
1. New Order, “True Faith”
2. The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”
3. Echo & The Bunnymen, “Lips Like Sugar”
4. Depeche Mode, “Never Let Me Down Again”
5. R.E.M., “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”
6. R.E.M., “The One I Love”
7. Depeche Mode, “Strangelove”
9. The Smiths, “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
11. Love and Rockets, “No New Tale to Tell”
12. The Sugarcubes, “Birthday”
13. U2, “With or Without You”
14. Sinead O’Connor, “Mandinka”
15. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “April Skies”
16. Pet Shop Boys, “It’s a Sin”
17. The Church, “Under the Milky Way”
18. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Happy When it Rains”
20. INXS, “Need You Tonight”
21. U2, “Where the Streets Have No Name”
22. The Cult, “Love Removal Machine”
23. Midnight Oil, “Beds Are Burning”
24. Siouxsie and the Banshees, “The Passenger”
25. New Order, “Touched by the Hand of God”
26. The Cure, “Why Can’t I Be You?”
28. Depeche Mode, “Behind The Wheel”
30. Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield, “What Have I Done To Deserve This”
31. The Replacements, “Can’t Hardly Wait”
32. INXS, “Never Tear Us Apart”
33. The Alarm, “Rain in the Summertime”
35. The Bangles, “Hazy Shade of Winter”
39. Suzanne Vega, “Luka”
44. U2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
50. Echo & The Bunnymen, “Bedbugs and Ballyhoo”
53. INXS, “New Sensation”
54. R.E.M., “Finest Worksong”
55. The Cure, “Catch”
60. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Darklands”
66. The Cure, “Hot Hot Hot”
73. Echo & The Bunnymen, “People are Strange”
78. INXS, “Devil Inside”
79. Pet Shop Boys, “Always On My Mind”
82. Faith No More, “We Care A Lot”
83. Guns N’ Roses, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
86. The Cult, “Wild Flower”
88. INXS, “Mystify”
90. The Cure, “How Beautiful You Are”
95. Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle”
97. Suzanne Vega, “Tom’s Diner”
My list is way longer.
Songs I love-
1. New Order, “True Faith”
2. The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”
3. Echo & The Bunnymen, “Lips Like Sugar”
4. Depeche Mode, “Never Let Me Down Again”
5. R.E.M., “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”
6. R.E.M., “The One I Love”
7. Depeche Mode, “Strangelove”
9. The Smiths, “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
11. Love and Rockets, “No New Tale to Tell”
12. The Sugarcubes, “Birthday”
13. U2, “With or Without You”
14. Sinead O’Connor, “Mandinka”
15. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “April Skies”
16. Pet Shop Boys, “It’s a Sin”
17. The Church, “Under the Milky Way”
18. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Happy When it Rains”
20. INXS, “Need You Tonight”
21. U2, “Where the Streets Have No Name”
22. The Cult, “Love Removal Machine”
23. Midnight Oil, “Beds Are Burning”
24. Siouxsie and the Banshees, “The Passenger”
25. New Order, “Touched by the Hand of God”
26. The Cure, “Why Can’t I Be You?”
28. Depeche Mode, “Behind The Wheel”
30. Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield, “What Have I Done To Deserve This”
31. The Replacements, “Can’t Hardly Wait”
32. INXS, “Never Tear Us Apart”
33. The Alarm, “Rain in the Summertime”
35. The Bangles, “Hazy Shade of Winter”
39. Suzanne Vega, “Luka”
44. U2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
50. Echo & The Bunnymen, “Bedbugs and Ballyhoo”
53. INXS, “New Sensation”
54. R.E.M., “Finest Worksong”
55. The Cure, “Catch”
60. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Darklands”
66. The Cure, “Hot Hot Hot”
73. Echo & The Bunnymen, “People are Strange”
78. INXS, “Devil Inside”
79. Pet Shop Boys, “Always On My Mind”
82. Faith No More, “We Care A Lot”
83. Guns N’ Roses, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
86. The Cult, “Wild Flower”
88. INXS, “Mystify”
90. The Cure, “How Beautiful You Are”
95. Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle”
97. Suzanne Vega, “Tom’s Diner”
Posted on 7/2/25 at 4:45 pm to STigers
quote:I'm picky.
Wow! Your list is so short.
Posted on 7/2/25 at 5:56 pm to STigers
Appetite at 18th? Come on bro. Top 5 easily.
But yes 1987 was a top year. Rivaled by 1991-92.
But yes 1987 was a top year. Rivaled by 1991-92.
Posted on 7/2/25 at 6:35 pm to STigers
I think 1971 was probably the greatest year in music.
Posted on 7/2/25 at 7:46 pm to STigers
Depeche Mode album Music for the Masses was pretty good.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 11:36 am to AUstar
quote:
But yes 1987 was a top year. Rivaled by 1991-92.
Agreed, I will add 1989 to that
Posted on 7/3/25 at 11:53 am to AUstar
quote:Singles Soundtrack being the Major Player of ‘92
Rivaled by 1991-92.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:24 pm to boxcarbarney
quote:Saw this tour and when they began to play Snakepit, the arena was shrouded with a cloud of pot smoke.
I must have listened to Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me on a continuous loop for a month straight.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 1:40 pm to genuineLSUtiger
'73
Posted on 7/15/25 at 6:03 pm to STigers
Can’t forget this one released July 1987
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:46 am to STigers
So many of those shaped my music world for the next many years and even listen to today.
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