45 REVELATIONS
It’s the April ’85 issue of CREEM, so what better time to indulge myself with a recap of the best singles of ’84? (Actually, thanks to advanced production and distribution techniques, my deadline for this column is December 28, 1984, so it is the right time for me to indulge myself.)
45 REVELATIONS
DEPARTMENTS
Ken Barnes
It’s the April ’85 issue of CREEM, so what better time to indulge myself with a recap of the best singles of ’84? (Actually, thanks to advanced production and distribution techniques, my deadline for this column is December 28, 1984, so it is the right time for me to indulge myself.) Below are my top 45s for the past year. They’re unranked, but each comes with a capsule comment reminding you why it (the record, not the comment) should be clasped to your collection.
BRYAN ADAMS—“Run To You”: Probably 1984’s best mainstream rocker; dazzling production and hooks enough for three hits. DEBORAH ALLEN—“I’ve Been Wrong Before”: Proof that the best rock ’n’ roll is often found in country these days.
ASSEMBLY—“Never Never”: Synth pop’s finest minutes this year, thanks to wonderful tune and Feargal Sharkey vocal. BANANARAMA—“Cruel Summer”: On the list for the second straight year, this year it became America’s Song of the Summer. BANANARAMA—“Hot Line To Heaven”: Dreamiest anti-drug song of the year. BANANARAMA—“Robert DeNiro’s Waiting”: Dreamiest renunciation of the male species.
BANANARAMA—“Rough Justice”: Dreamiest antiestablishmentarian rant.
BANGLES—“Going Down To Liverpool”: Most inspired cover (of Katrina & The Waves) in 1984.