Sunday 8 August 2010

Norm's Top 10 Bananarama songs - which is #1?

For the past month I have been counting down my Top 10 Bananarama songs and now we've reached the summit! Before I reveal my all-time favourite (and just to tease you all a bit further!) here are some classic Nana hits you may be surprised didn't make my countdown:








Now, in true Top Of The Pops stylee, let's have a quick recap of my Top 10:

#10 - 'Hotline To Heaven'
#9 - 'Love, Truth & Honesty'
#8 - 'I Heard A Rumour'
#7 - 'A Trick Of The Night'
#6 - 'Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye'
#5 - 'Really Saying Something'
#4 - 'Only Your Love'
#3 - 'Venus'
#2 - 'Tripping On Your Love'

So which song has beat all others to be named my all-time favourite Bananarama song?

At #1 is...

*drumroll*


It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
And that's what gets results

It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
And that's what gets results

You can try hard don't mean a thing
Take it easy and then your jive will swing

It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
And that's what gets results

I thought I was smart but I soon found out
I didn't know what life was all about
But then I learnt I must confess
That life is like a game of chess

It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
And that's what gets results

You can try hard don't mean a thing
Take it easy and then your jive will swing

It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
And that's what gets results

It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
And that's what gets results

It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
And that's what gets results
(Written by Oliver/Young)


So why do I love this song so much? The raw production, the hypnotic beat, the borderline-amateur vocals, the sing-a-long chorus, the fantastic build-up to the bridge. The video is also fantastic with it's dark, moody feel and the girls' punky androgynous look. I just love everything about this era. This was the first (genius!) collaboration between the girls and the Fun Boy Three and the song that introduced an unsuspecting public to Sara, Keren and Siobhan. Little did the girls know back the impact they were to make on the '80s music scene and that nearly 30 years later they would STILL be going strong. In celebration of this song, here is the aforementioned video as well as some classic performances:











So there we have it - the countdown is over! If you've stuck with it since the beginning thank you and let me know what you think of my #1 by leaving your comments below! Stay tuned because coming soon I'll be counting down my Top 10 Shakespears Sister songs!

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