Saturday, July 1, 2017

Number 120: ABC - Be Near Me

1980 saw the debut of Martin Fry's band ABC, with the amazing album The Lexicon Of Love. Although I love that album, none of the songs on it made this top 200. Shocking, even to me! Anyway, the lone ABC song that did make the cut is "Be Near Me", from the band's 1985 LP How To Be A....Zillionaire. This track is one of only two ABC songs to crack the US top 10, and you won't be seeing the other one (the awful "When Smokey Sings") on this list.
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  1. AnonymousJuly 1, 2017 at 8:27 AM

    Featuring on bass, in his first cinematic appearance ... Mini-Me !

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  2. dbutler16November 22, 2017 at 11:30 AM

    This is my favorite ABC song and yeah, "When Smokey Sings" isn't exactly their best.

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    1. MarcDSeptember 19, 2018 at 7:40 AM

      Berlin --> "Take My Breath Away"
      ABC --> "When Smokey Sings"
      Human League ---> "Human"

      All terrible disappointments and stains on great careers.

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