Good 1992 Vibrations: 9th February. Tip of My Tongue Loves You, Right?

So a week where there's SEVEN new entries and plenty of movement up and down the chart (some of it good, some of it pretty terrible) however let's get stuck into the top ten first where things might be starting to get interesting even with "Let's Talk About Sex" by Salt -n- Pepa spending a third week at number one and while it's still pretty strong, it's going to come under some pressure from Euphoria's "Love You Right" which climbed three places to number two...I wish I understood the appeal of that song.

"Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" by George Michael and Elton John remains steady at number three. I kind of want to say this is still a player for the top spot but it feels like its hanging back waiting should either song above it collapse.

What is on it's way out is "Cream" by Prince and the New Power Generation which slipped two places to number four...more on Prince and the New Power Generation later in the new entries. 

In the most surprising news of the week, Julian Lennon's "Saltwater" climbed four places to number five. It's not a bad song and right now given where 1992 is trending, I'll take it.

"Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen climbed four places to number six mostly due to the film "Wayne's World" and it's placement in the movie which is utterly hilarious by the way.

Also staying in it's slot is "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana at number eight.

"Black or White" by Michael Jackson collapsed five places to number nine which is unsurprising (there's something we'll get to related to this song in the new entries) while "Ain't No Sunshine" by Rockmelons feat. Deni Hines slipped four places to number ten. Both songs are on the way out...bit of a pity as both songs are damn good to great.

Gains

The biggest gain of the week belongs to the pretty tepid and bland ballad "If You Were With Me Now" by Kylie Minogue and Keith Washington and also rising hard was "If You Go Away" by NKTOB as it climbed eight places to 38...WHY?

The other major gain probably also falls in the category of not good with Freaked-Out Flower Children's "Spill the Wine" up six places to 34.

The one gain I am delighted about is "One Word" by Baby Animals "One Word" up eight places to 15...that is just AWESOME.

Losers

So ALL of the losers this week are1991 songs that are making their way out like "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" which collapsed down from 29 to 47, Gang Starr's "Lovesick" which slipped from 33 to 46. C&C Music Factory's "Just a Touch of Love (Every Day)" lost a lot of love plummeting from 27 to 41.

Lisa Stansfield's "Change" dived from 26 to 40 and "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred is heading south down nine to 20. 

New Enties

So we have a tonne of new entries this week so I am going to endeavour to keep my thoughts on these pretty short...starting with...

49. "I Can't Dance" by Genesis

I have an odd relationship with Genesis, I don't mind some of their eighties material even if I find Phil Collins solo work to be mostly mediocre at best (hey, that's being kind...I know people who absolutely despise his music) however "I Can't Dance" being the second single from their album called "We Can't Dance" behind "No Son of Mine" which peaked at 29 in 1991.

So how is "I Can't Dance"? Honestly, its a pretty catchy goofy number that's not anything close to being serious, it's Genesis poking fun at themselves and the video cements that. I don't mind this, it's a bit of fun. Check it out.

48. "Do You Feel Like I Feel?" by Belinda Carlisle

So looks like this week is replacing the bland ballads of last week with up tempo numbers with this song being the second single from Carlisle's album "Live Your Life Be Free" and honestly I want to like this song more than I do...Belinda Carlisle's vocals and the delivery don't match the energy of the song, she doesn't sound as good here as she did on a song like "Summer Rain" or even "Heaven is a Place on Earth" which is a bit of a shame because I do like the music here but even so I don't see this sticking around so let's just move on.

43. "Once Bitten Twice Shy" by The Angels

Ahh finally...some Australian rock courtesy of The Angels except that it's a cover of a 1975 song from Ian Hunter and this just isn't doing anything for me at all especially as I don't really care all that much for the original, look, The Angels have done better even as recently as  1990's "Beyond Salvation" but here the vocals are grating as all hell without having any of the visceral power and the music itself is pretty ehh... I am going to forget this exists beyond "Good 1992 Vibrations"

42. "Remember The Time" by Michael Jackson

So we're dealing with Michael Jackson twice this week, we'll get to the other thing a bit later but "Remember The Time" is the second single from "Dangerous" and honestly I really like this. Michael Jackson is delivering the kind of performance where his charisma shines all over the track and the production is honestly pretty great using that new jack swing to great effect and the lyrics play to the reminiscing about the moment of meeting and falling in love with someone. This is good! Hope it does well!.

28. "Tip of My Tongue" by Diesel

Oh look more Aussie music, this time leaning into more of the pop/rock sound coming from Diesel and another single from the impressive album :"Hepfidelity" and look, this might well be one of the best singles from that album, I love how the guitar matches his nervous energy as Diesel sings about the moment he wants to express his feelings to this girl, he knows in his heart what he wants to say but can't find the way to say, its right there but for whatever reason he can't. Also that guitar solo is fantastic. Check this song out!

21. "Diamonds & Pearls" by Prince & The New Power Generation

Ohh boy...Prince is another act I have mixed views on, I love a LOT of his 80s sound, he brought an energy to his music that I got swept up with songs like "1999", "Raspberry Beret", "Lets Go Crazy" etc however I'm sorry I don't like "Cream" AT ALL...that hook just rubs me up the wrong way so for the follow up, we get this and I'm sorry even if the critics are rushing to praise this, I just can't, Prince sounds flat here and ends up getting outshone by his female backing vocalist Rosie Gaines who sings her nut off and doesn't go with the flat, lowkey vibe of the song which is weird because its a song all about offering up love yet it feels I'm listening to a funeral. Pass.

Finally...

18. "Black or White (Clivilles & Cole (C&C) Remixes)" by Michael Jackson

Oh come on...I dealt with Clivilles & Cole last week and their horrendous butchering of U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)"...I really didn't want to have to deal with them again this week and considered leaving this out given that I love the original version of "Black Or White" and that its a 1991 song but we may as well deal with the remix here and look...this remix is HEADACHE inducing and manages to make Michael sound like a chipmunk here. Yeah this is garbage.

It's also easily the worst song here given the second worst song new this week is forgettable/mediocre. As for the best...it's a toss up but I'm giving this to "Tip of My Tongue" by Diesel over "Remember the Time" by Michael Jackson, both are really damn good though.