US #3 Hits (1986 and 1987)

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
Nu Shooz – "I Can't Wait"	17
Janet Jackson – "Nasty"	8
Suzanne Vega – "Luka"	8
Stacey Q – "Two of Hearts"	5
Van Halen – "Why Can't This Be Love"	5
Prince – "Sign o' the Times"	5
Wham! – "I'm Your Man"	4
Cyndi Lauper – "Change of Heart"	3
Belinda Carlisle – "Mad About You"	2
Atlantic Starr – "Secret Lovers"	2
The Jets – "You Got It All"	1
Madonna – "True Blue"	1
Europe – "Carrie"	1
Chris De Burgh – "The Lady in Red"	1
The Jets – "Crush on You"	1
Genesis – "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"	1
Richard Marx – "Should've Known Better"	0
El DeBarge – "Who's Johnny"	0
Genesis – "In Too Deep"	0
Huey Lewis and the News – "Hip to Be Square"	0
Chicago – "Will You Still Love Me?"	0
Richard Marx – "Don't Mean Nothing"	0

― Frontier Psychiatrist, Sunday, 5 January 2014 03:38 (eleven years ago)

Nu Shooz easily

― Josefa, Sunday, 5 January 2014 03:40 (eleven years ago)

Lady in Red, no question

― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Sunday, 5 January 2014 03:41 (eleven years ago)

Belinda or Cyndi.

― Ian from Etobicoke (Phil D.), Sunday, 5 January 2014 03:41 (eleven years ago)

"Two of Hearts" over "Mad About You," "True Blue," and "Nasty."

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 January 2014 03:43 (eleven years ago)

I'm so excited cuz you're my best friend!

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 5 January 2014 03:50 (eleven years ago)

^^^Sean Penn fwiw

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 5 January 2014 03:51 (eleven years ago)

Well, kind of a weak list. I like Wham, Janet, Stacey Q and "Don't Mean Nothing", but voting for Nu Shooz.

― jetfan, Sunday, 5 January 2014 03:51 (eleven years ago)

SECRET LOVERS

― Euler, Sunday, 5 January 2014 03:58 (eleven years ago)

IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT DO IT RIGHT

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 January 2014 04:01 (eleven years ago)

"Don't Mean Nothing" gained more resonance after discussion in the Eagles thread.

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 January 2014 04:01 (eleven years ago)

The Jets' "You Got It All" is quite lovely

― Josefa, Sunday, 5 January 2014 04:05 (eleven years ago)

def Nu Shooz, tho Mad About You and Tonight Tonight Tonight are not far behind

― lisa...Grampsy??? (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 5 January 2014 04:32 (eleven years ago)

Voted for "I Can't Wait", with "In Too Deep" being my second choice. Also worth mentioning that "Lady in Red" actually sounds surprisingly good looped and reverberated

― Frontier Psychiatrist, Sunday, 5 January 2014 10:17 (eleven years ago)

I Can't Wait and In To Deep are my top 2 in that order too.

― ewar woowar (or something), Sunday, 5 January 2014 10:30 (eleven years ago)

I actually wish I'd voted for Stacey Q now...

― godawful (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 5 January 2014 10:46 (eleven years ago)

this list has a lot of could-be-its

― maura, Sunday, 5 January 2014 18:15 (eleven years ago)

Mad About You was an easy choice. If I had to pick a second favorite, it would get really tough.

― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 5 January 2014 19:13 (eleven years ago)

I picked Why Can't This Be Love just over Mad About You.

― how's life, Sunday, 5 January 2014 19:33 (eleven years ago)

Nu Shooz easily

Agreed, now that I know that's who did this song.

― Dflat Deep Bitch Remix (_Rudipherous_), Sunday, 5 January 2014 19:53 (eleven years ago)

prefer Stevie Nicks' concurrent hit of the same name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmwFtOJaOcA

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 January 2014 19:54 (eleven years ago)

That modified vocal stuttery passage in "I Can't Wait" had to have been one of the most omnipresent snippets of music at the time.

― Dflat Deep Bitch Remix (_Rudipherous_), Sunday, 5 January 2014 19:59 (eleven years ago)

in Nu Shooz's version too.

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 January 2014 20:03 (eleven years ago)

nu shooz easy

― balls, Sunday, 5 January 2014 21:27 (eleven years ago)

Nu Shooz over Janet, Prince and Wham. Really liked "Two Of Hearts" at the time, but it lost some of its magic now.

― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 7 January 2014 00:30 (eleven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 00:01 (eleven years ago)

voted for Nu Shooz. fun fact: recently learned that "I Can't Wait" was engineered by a young Tchad Blake.

― some dude, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 13:26 (eleven years ago)

judging the shit out of you people who aren't voting for Atlantic Starr

― combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 14:37 (eleven years ago)

Only a handful up there that I can even tolerate, but I don't know if I've heard some of the more popular choices (Stacey Q, Belinda, Atlantic Starr)

― Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 15:34 (eleven years ago)

True Blue. I really liked that album as a 1st grader.

― LimbsKing, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 16:30 (eleven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 00:01 (eleven years ago)

Hmm, was the only vote for "Crush on You."

― timellison, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 01:06 (eleven years ago)

Who the hell are you people who voted for Van Hagar?

― Ian from Etobicoke (Phil D.), Wednesday, 15 January 2014 01:21 (eleven years ago)

I didn't but it's Van Hagar's best song and not embarrassing.

― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 January 2014 02:05 (eleven years ago)

only time will tell if it stands the test of time

― balls, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 02:37 (eleven years ago)

agree that that's the best van hagar though i have a soft spot for 'dreams', esp when eddie finally kinda cuts loose at the end. i put it on a spotify playlist of 80s motivational rock i made called ['mr gorbachev tear down this wall' and it stood head and shoulders over most of the stuff on there.

― balls, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 02:50 (eleven years ago)

only time will tell if it stands the test of time

Has there ever been an explanation of and/or apology for this lyric?

― Josefa, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 05:50 (eleven years ago)

I mean, Sammy Hagar is a talented guy and his tequila is awesome, but I fear his legacy will come down to writing the worst lyric ever

― Josefa, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 05:52 (eleven years ago)

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