What is you favourite Erasure Single from the eighties? I like this band a lot and they were one of the bands I followed into the nineties.

I voted for Ship Of Fools, but it doesn't matter much since I like every single Erasure song from the 80's. Great poll, TCM!

I too like Erasure, their cd "The Innocents" is the best from the 80's! I still and always have liked, "A Little Respect", so that get's my vote! :thumb:

went for Drama,,,really loved that song.....

Micky

Talk about your tough polls, they've made tons of good tunes, so this one had me walking around listening to Erasure...I went with A li'l Respect :D

I voted for "A Little Respect".

I had to go with "A Little Respect" on this one, as I really enjoy that song. I think my favorite Erasure song is probably "Chorus". That was from the 90s, of course!!! :)

May I just add, Vince Clark is a keyboard-god. 1st Yazoo! then Erasure, anybody know what he's up to now-a-days ?? :)

Originally posted by 80sSmurf
May I just add, Vince Clark is a keyboard-god. 1st Yazoo! then Erasure:)

We mustn't forget to add that Vince was also a founding member of Depeche Mode... just thought I'd add that here before Flix goes on a rant!!! ;) :) :lol:

Tough vote indeed....had to go with 'A Little Respect' in the end though :cool:

I had to go with other. My alltime favorite Erasure song is Oh L'amour from their Wonderland Album

You Surround Me is rad.

I voted for 'Stop'

Originally posted by Flix
I voted for Ship Of Fools, but it doesn't matter much since I like every single Erasure song from the 80's. Great poll, TCM!

Well Flix, so far it looks like you and I are the only ones that picked this song. I love this song. Everytime I hear it I always think of the days of old friends.

This was a tough poll. I have all of their 80s stuff and I listen to them often. They were just great!

i voted for A Little Respect, it brings back so many great memories. It could have been You Surround Me too. I didn't put Oh L'amour in the poll as the single didn't make top 40 in the UK, until it was released by Dollar.

I have a big confession to make in that I thought Dollar did the original and Erasure did the cover version for many years.

"A little respect"

Chains Of Love

It has a bright, bouncy beat and the synthesizer arrangement of "Face To Face" by Missing Persons (http://www.cdnow.com/from=sr-181894/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=1470116616/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/artistid=MISSING+PERSONS/itemid=1285780). I could confuse that song with that of Eurasure's.

The first time i voted for "other", but i simply like Oh l'amour the best.

I voted for Ship Of Fools, but I could have voted for any other Erasure song. They were really good in the eighties and early nineties.

I picked "Victim of Love", but "Oh, L'Amour" is my real favorite!

Just one.....psychological drama after anotherrrrrrrrrrr.... :D

Chains of love

Chains Of Love for me!!

and one thing, Erasure for life!! Damn I start to enjoy more & more their songs now!! :)

other...

'When I Needed You' from The Innocents.

Any of these could have got my vote, I went for A Little Respect though.

A Little Respect. Still love that one to this day :)

I picked Ship of fools.

I voted before I read the title. I voted for a 90s Erasure song as "Other".

Even though I had heard of Erasure in the late 80s, it was their song "Always" which got me into them. Still my favourite song by them...

other --
Blue Savannah

Just one, psychological drama after another :thumb:

Oh L'amour gets my vote. 2nd place - Heavenly Action

Quite frankly, "A Little Respect" and "Chains of Love" go back and forth in which one I like first. But, I voted for "Chains of Love" b/c I hear it least between the two.

Mine's Chains Of Love.

I'll take "All of the Above". They put on a great show as well. I also got their autograph when they were at Bayou Mamas.

We mustn't forget to add that Vince was also a founding member of Depeche Mode... just thought I'd add that here before Flix goes on a rant!!! ;) :) :lol:

Indeed, 'Just can't get enough' etc is pure vince magic!

We thought they were doomed then they released 'See You' and then got darker, and the rest was history.

He also did some stuff under the name 'Assembly' using different vocalist, 'Never Never' which had vocals care of The Undertones front man Fergal Sharkey was the only UK hit for that project. I think it was between Yazoo and Eurasure.

I love Erasure. But my fav song is, I Promise.

"Victim of love" with "A Little Respect" and "Oh l'amour" a close second :thumb:

I have so many Erasure faves. Their music is fabulous!!! I voted for Chains Of Love though for this thread.

I have followed Erasure since The Circus. I have loved practically everything they have done since.I have seen them 5 times. I really love Spiralling and It Doesnt Have To Be!

Side story: I too, have met Andy and Vince when they were doing a club promotional tour to support I Say x3. They did about 3-4 songs and then did an autographing signing. I got practically every CD booklet I had signed by them including the Innocents. One thing that made me upset was when I spoke to Andy directly and he wouldnt reply he just kept his head down signing autographs. After that I pretty much let go of my Erasure collection. I still loved the music but it just want the same after that. :( Then again I relaized later that it was rather loud in the club and that he simply may not have heard me though I was right across the table from him.(Its just one psychological drama after another..LOL!) :lol:
I wasnt crazy though I kept all my signed CDs. I also have a 2 CD live set called Welcome to The Glitter Dome. If you can find this ,it is excellent and I highly recommend it. Andy doing many Erasure classics,some Abba including some songs not on Abbaesque and some show tunes i.e. Stand By Your Man and Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Good Stuff. Might just have to go rebuy the singles over again! In any case I ve just recently started listening to them again,wow! the memories that flow.I am intrested in their new release coming in 2005 titled Nightbird.

Great band!

Mr.V

I voted for "A Little Respect".

A Little Respect.....but I wanted to vote for Oh L'amour, Chains of Love and Stop too. lol :clap:

After Vince Clarke left Depeche Mode he formed Yazoo, The Assembly and then he formed Erasure with Andy Bell. Their songs are soothing and catchy. :)

Hard to decide, as they had so many awesome tunes! My fave song from Erasure is "Chorus", but in this poll, I voted for "A Little Respect"! :thumb:

One of my fave bands!!!! The songs are all great, but I could only pick one, so I picked Blue Savannah (cos it reminds me of an ex! :barf: )

Kitten, my sister collects those doll images too (refers to Kitten's avatar).

My mother has "Blue Savannah" on a CD. She liked it so much the first time she heard it, as did I.

I voted for A Little Respect.

O'Lamour :clap:

Of these choices I'll pick "Chains Of Love", but my faves are "Drama" and "Breath Of Life". :)

Who Needs Love (Like That)

"A Little Respect" gets my vote with "Oh L'Amour" coming in second. :thumb:

Oh L'Amour, But any of those songs could be my favorite in the right setting!

A Little Respect, followed by Chains of Love.

"Sometimes" my man.

Stop!
Saw them 10 years ago in Hard Rock KL, Malaysia.
It was a single mini concert.
Prior 2 d show,
HR packed the floor of about 150 odd group with tunes of the 80's
Got us real "WILD" 4 the show.
Vince in his usual stoned self, smiled a bit, engrossed with the keys.
Andy was an extra-odinary "gentleman" that day.
Slipped his right side singlet over his shoulder for the sexy look!!!
Me ask em, "How are u Mr. Bell?"
"Fine thank u" with a hungry look at me. Ha Ha Ha..............

Oh L' Amour. This has and always will be my favorite.

Chains of Love would be a close second. Erasure had many great singles!

Ship of Fools is my favourite erasure single of all time... :thumb:

Other - 'Who Needs Love like That'

oohooooh sometimes....

Victims of Love got my vote! They werent my favourite band by any means but their songs were catchy and pleasiung to the ear :D

of course my vote goes to "a little respect".

every time I listen to this song I recharge my Batteries....

Sometimes

Although I did not realize it at the time, A Little Respect has proven to be the most enduring Erasure single of the eighties! Back In The Day, I probably would have voted for one of thier upbeat disco numbers like Chain Of Fools.

I've chosen "A little respect" because It reminds me a lot of beatiful things that had happened to me before I grow up
It was just great isnt'it??

'Chains Of Love' :thumb:

A Little Respect. It doesn't get played a lot any more.

WOW! What a question... This is my favorite band of all time, and I don't know how I can pick just one song as the best 80s Erasure song. Anything Vince touches turns to gold, and Andy has the most emotive and touching voice ever.

I stuck to the given list, and voted for Ship of Fools.

I like a lot of Erasure's more mellow stuff because it showcases their songwriting talents, and the expression in Andy's vocals (don't get me wrong, their dancefloor stuff rocks hardcore too). Ship of Fools is heart-wrenching and devastating.... a great 80s song!!!