1.Every breath you take
2.More than this
3.Live to tell
4.Adore
5.With or without you
6.Purple Rain
7.Save a prayer
8.Human Nature
9.Sweet child o'mine
10.I wanna know what love is
[Edited 12/21/07 11:34am]

I'll give you my 10 for tonight.

"Adore," Prince
"Do Me, Baby" Prince
"Head Over Heels," Tears For Fears
"Send For Me," Atlantic Star
"Rapture," Anita Baker
"Funny How Time Flies When We're Having Fun," Janet Jackson
"The Beautiful Ones," Prince and the Revolution
"International Lover," Prince
"One On One," Hall and Oates
"Ribbon In The Sky," Stevie Wonder

Adore-Prince
As We Lay-Shirly Murdock
Live to Tell-Madonna
The Lady In My Life-Michael Jackson
Careless Whisper-Wham
Is it a Crime-Sade
Sweet Love-Anita Baker
Do What You Do-Jermaine Jackson
Funny How Time Flies-Janet Jackson
Fire and Desire-Ricj James/Teena Maria
Perfect Combination-Stacey Lattisaw/Johnny Gill
If only You Knew-Patti Labelle
Secret Garden-Quincy Jones and company
Is this the End-New Edition
Tender Love_Force MD's
Before You Turn Out The Lights-World Class Wrecking Cru
All Cried Out-Lisa Lisa

careless whisper-wham
alone-heart
my love's leaving-steve winwood
games without frontiers-peter gabriel
everytime you go away-paul young
total eclipse of the heart-nikki french
let's wait awhile-janet jackson
nothing's going to stop us now-jefferson starship
what about love-heart
in the air tonight-phil collins

screw you guys, I'm naming 10 more

I wanna know what love is-foreigner
liberian girl-michael jackson
come back to me-janet
time waits for no one-jacksons
all cried out-lisa lisa & cult jam
do they know it's christmas-band aid
she's like the wind-patrick swayze
missing you-diana ross
sexual healing-marvin gaye
between the sheets-isley brothers
[Edited 12/22/07 0:59am]

Do Me, Baby - Prince
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Love Song - The Cure
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going - Jennifer Holliday
Live to tell - Madonna
The End of the Innocence - Don Henley
Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong ( I know I know...it was was actually released many years earlier, but it did become a hit again with the release of Good Morning VietNam. Plus, this is when I first discovered it, so I'm including it. If anyone has a problem with that, go to hell.)

Now, during the 80's, I was ALL about R&B, so I gotta include my top ten soul ballads of this time, cuz I hold this list right up there, next to the one that I posted above. If anyone has a problem with that, kiss my hairy ass (& I gotta warn ya...it's pretty goddamn hairy) & then go to hell.


I Call Your Name - Switch
Straight From The Heart - Con Funk Shun
As We Lay - Shirley Murdoch
Ribbon In The Sky - Stevie Wonder
Superstar - Luthor Vandross
If Only For One Night - Luthor Vandross
If You Only Knew - Patti Labelle
After The Love Is Gone - EW&F
Shining Star - Manhattans
Adore - P to the R the I to the N C E.


Oh,
and here's wishing a happy & festive holiday season to all of my fellow list-posting fuckers out there in Music:Non-Prince.

These are the top ten, off the top of the dome (subject to change...):

Careless Whisper - Wham
Crazy For You - Madonna
Open Arms - Journey
The Beautiful Ones - Prince
Angel Of the Morning - Juice Newton
Savin' All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
Hard For Me To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Don't Wait For Me - Morris Day
Sometimes It Snows In April - Prince & the Revolution

Illustrator said:

Fuck.
I meant to take out Nothing Compares 2 U ( since it was actually released in 1990 { i think}) when I first previewed my post, but right before I was about to, one of my balls began to itch.
Now, due to the extra-abundant substantiality of their mass, scratching 'em can take all the way up to 10 to 15 minutes...
So, that by the time I had relieved the itch to the point where I felt confortable enough to continue with the extracurricular activity that is this thread, I had forgotten about the whole "Nothing Compares 2 U" affair ( as I have since come to call it).
So I need you guys to do me a solid, 'kay?
Using yo' 'maginations 'n' shit,
mentally picture that Nothing Compares 2 U isn't there at all, aight?
Then, in it's place, dig if will the picture, of Elton John's live version of Candle In The Wind being there instead.

Once y'all have done that,
then take yo asses & procede with the happy holidays bullshit that I wished you guys with at the tail-end of my initial post.

PAYCE!

Do Me, Baby - Prince
Feel Me - Cameo
Make Believe Lovers - The Barkays
Make Love To Me - Rick James
Too Lonely To Be Alone - Kwick
What Am I Gonna Do - Sho-Nuff
Straight From The Heart - Con Funk Shun
Who's Sad - Smokey Robinson
Something In The Past - One Way
Yearning For Your Love - The Gap Band
.
.
.
[Edited 12/22/07 12:37pm]

Just off the top of my head....

Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
Free - Prince
The Beautiful Ones - Prince
Purple Rain - Prince
Condition Of The Heart - Prince
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
Superwoman - Karyn White
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins

P.S. I love "Fast Car", but I don't really see it as a ballad.

sosgemini said:

Why did "I Miss You" pop into my head?

Anyway, I don't know if it's top ten, but it makes all the baby powder come out of me.

It's too late 4 me to think about this...will post tomorrow.

Great thread though!

Tender Love anyone?

COME ON!!!!!

sosgemini said:

Oui. C'est frommage n'est pas.

alphastreet said:

...This is from the 80s?!

I don't even want to attempt a top ten list. Just thinking about it gives me a fucking headache.

PurpleJedi said:

You can't take one for the team, you wuss?
Sleep is for pussies.
C'mon....
play wit' us!

"Dreamin'" by Vanessa Williams
"Piano In The Dark" by Brenda Russell
"Angel" by Angela Winbush
"You Could Have Been With Me" by Sheena Easton
"Live To Tell" by Madonna
"Walk On By" by Melissa Manchester
"True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper
"Foolish Heart" by Journey
"Suddenly" by Olivia Newton-John w/ Cliff Richard
"I Need You" by The Pointer Sisters