Various Artists - Living In Oblivion: The 80's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (1993)

The second of five volumes from EMI Records Group and the last of the five to be featured here on the blog. Only 5 of the 19 tracks are new to my CD shelves, but if there was ever a compilation that was custom made for me, wouldn't it would be one that featured Heaven 17 and Haircut 100 back-to-back?

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks, with both US and UK chart peaks and links to previous appearances on this blog:

Song	Artist	Year	US	UK	Prev.
Mickey	Toni Basil	1982	1	2	1, 2, 3, 4
Get It On (Bang A Gong)	The Power Station	1985	9	22	1
Lay Your Hands On Me (UK single version)	Thompson Twins	1984	6	13	1, 2, 3
Let Me Go	Heaven 17	1982	74	41	1, 2, 3, 4
Love Plus One (Full version)	Haircut 100	1982	37	3	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Heart And Soul	T'Pau	1987	4	4
Just Got Lucky	Jo Boxers	1983	36	7	1
It Ain't What You Do...	The Fun Boy Three with Bananarama	1982	-	4	1
The Jam Was Moving	Debbie Harry	1981	82	-
Love Missile F1-11	Sigue Sigue Sputnik	1986	-	3	1
88 Lines About 44 Women	The Nails	1985	-	-	1
Only The Lonely	The Motels	1982	9	-	1, 2, 3
Living In A Box	Living In A Box	1987	17	5
Walking On Sunshine	Katrina And The Waves	1985	9	8	1
Running Up That Hill	Kate Bush	1985	30	3	1
Church Of The Poison Mind	Culture Club	1983	10	2	1
Destination Unknown	Missing Persons	1982	42	-	1
Never Ending Story	Limahl	1984	17	4
Mickey (Spanish version)	Toni Basil	1982	-	-

Here's my thoughts on those 5 first-timers:

• Heart And Soul: Once you get past the silly Star Trek-inspired name, there's a catchy bass line and memorable chorus here. I prefer the singing chorus to the spoken verse, but I dig the countermelody that floats underneath the pseudo-rapping.
• The Jam Was Moving: I expect more from Bernard Edwards/Nile Rodgers writing and production, but this one just never goes anywhere plus the synth drums and robotic background vocals ain't helpin'.
• Living In A Box: Typical over-produced, over-synthed dance music of the time. I liked it more back in '87 than I do now.
• Never Ending Story: For the most part, I like Giorgio Moroder's music. For the most part, I like Limahl's album with Kajagoogoo, White Feathers. For the most part, this one doesn't do much for me.
• Mickey (Spanish version): I didn't even know this thing existed until January 2018. So cheesy that it brings a grin to my face; I hate that I like it.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: Regardless of what the calendar says, Haircut 100 takes me directly to summer.

Previously revisited for the blog:
Volume 1 (1993)
Volume 3 (1994)
Volume 4 (1994)
Volume 5 (1995)