Sunday 6 May 2012

REMEMBER MAY 1987

Thank's to Margarets Cafe Boyle we're off down memory lane to May 1987 .
On this weeks Blog we remember the No1 songs in the Pop and Country Charts,We make the Boyle connection with indie group Spear of Destiny and we look back at the films and TV we watched.
Top 20 Hits of Early May 1987
^1StarshipNothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
-2Judy BoucherCan't Be With You Tonight
fall3MadonnaLa Isla Bonita
^4Tom JonesA Boy From Nowhere
fall5Five StarThe Slightest Touch
fall6Living In A BoxLiving In A Box
^7Labi Siffre(Something Inside) So Strong
^8Kim Wilde & JuniorAnother Step (Closer To You)
fall9Club NouveauLean On Me
^10The Jesus & Mary ChainApril Skies
fall11Terence Trent D'ArbyIf You Let Me Stay
^12Level 42To Be With You Again
^13Fleetwood MacBig Love
^14Glenn & ChrisDiamond Lights
fall15The SmithsSheila Take A Bow
fall16Mel & KimRespectable
new17The CultLil' Devil
^18CameoBack And Forth
^19Spear Of DestinyNever Take Me Alive
^20Sly & RobbieBoops (here we go)

                              No 1 SONG MAY 1987

                                      

DJ's Choice  

We make a Boyle connection with Kirk Brandon from Spear of destiny who has strong family links here.This week in May 1987 seen Kirk in the charts with "Never take me alive" and when your song got into the top 20 in meant an appearance on Top of the Pops.This page doesn't support the Top of the pops video but you can watch it on our facebook page and find out  more about Kirk's Boyle connections
http://www.facebook.com/memoryradioboyle

  http://www.myspace.com/spearofdestinyuk

No 1 COUNTRY SONG 1987

Grammy winner Randy Travis toppped the charts with a grammy winning song 

FILMS 1987

                                             No1  MOVIE 1987 THE PRINCESS BRIDE



1. Princess Bride (1987)
8.1/10 A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).Fantasy | Romance98 mins.
2. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
8.4/10 A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 in Hue, Vietnam.Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'OnofrioDrama | War116 mins.
3. Predator (1987)
7.8/10 A team of commandos, on a mission in a Central American jungle, find themselves hunted by an extra-terrestrial warrior.Dir: John McTiernan With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter HallAction | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller107 mins.
4. Dirty Dancing (1987)
6.4/10 Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher.Dir: Emile Ardolino With: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry OrbachDrama | Romance100 mins.

TV 1987


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