28 December 1985 Nothing ages as badly as comedy, and some comedy was just bad to begin with. So, I get in the ring with this comedy record from Dermot Morgan's pre-Ted, pre-Scrap Saturday years with plenty of trepidation. Fortunately, 'Thank You Very Much Mr Eastwood' is still in much better shape than the boxer-manager … Continue reading Dermot Morgan – ‘Thank You Very Much Mr Eastwood’
Tag: 1985
Whitney Houston – ‘Saving All My Love For You’
21 December 1985 One of the great redundant questions of our time is "How will I know if he really loves me?" as asked by 1980s Whitney Houston. Well, because you're 1980s Whitney Houston! Pretty much a pinnacle of human perfectibility! Not having such vocabulary at the time, since I was only a child, I … Continue reading Whitney Houston – ‘Saving All My Love For You’
U2 – ‘The Unforgettable Fire’
11 May 1985 Bono and Adam had been part of Band Aid, but this is the first actual U2 Irish number one single. Not the more obvious 'I Will Follow' or 'New Year's Day' or 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' or even 'Pride (In The Name Of Love)', but the second single from the album of the … Continue reading U2 – ‘The Unforgettable Fire’
Irish Number Ones 