Hi, everybody!

Up here in Canada, CBC Radio is our National 'highbrow' radio station, and they're currently running a program called 50 Tracks. The gyst of it is, each week they gather some industry professionals in the studio, to come to a consensus of the 5 most essential tracks of the decade. when the series is over, they'll have gathered the 50 most essential tracks of the 20th Century.

Can you see where this is going?

Yesterday they covered the 80's, and naturally, our boy's 'When Doves Cry' is in there. Trouble is, it's currently tied for 5th place with Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' (ick!). Now, I hope all you fine Prince fans will hit the link below, and give our boy the support he deserves. I think they'll be compiling votes all this week, and every vote counts! All you'll have to give them is an email address, and you're in there. Let's make it happen!

http://www.cbc.ca/50track...index.html

Shit, I love Joy Division's "Love will Tear us apart"

To me , it was just as essential in my growing up as Prince music.

Really? I totally missed that boat... and don't get me wrong, I do love my 'early-eighties-pouty-fag' music!

eyewishuheaven said:

YUP, My athems where:

(Not in any particular order)
1) When Doves Cry - Prince
2) Love will Tear us Apart - Joy Division
3) How Soon is Now - The Smiths
4) Head Like a Hole - Nine Inch Nails
5) Revolution - Tracy Chapman
6) The Entire 10,000 maniacs "In my Tribe" album

OMG i was listening to that yesterday. As par usual MJ's Billie Jean was the top of the 80s.

Good selection! Mine was something like (in no order):

When Doves Cry - Prince
The Sun Always Shines on T.V. - A-ha
If I Was - Midge Ure
Absolute Beginners - David Bowie
Saudade - Love and Rockets

eyewishuheaven said:

If you lived in Manchester you really wouldn't be calling 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', "pouty fag music".

Both tracks are good in their own way.

BinaryJustin said:

d'oh! Sorry! I just tend to group a lot of the New Wave/Synth Pop in the same vein. But that's my ignorance... I really don't think I know enough about bands like Joy Division (or Bauhaus, for that matter) as I think I should!

...a little bump for the cause...

I voted for Doves but I do like Love Will Tear Us Apart. Looks like Prince has got quite a decent lead now.