Today we delve into the bowels of one of my former teen mag subscriptions, “Star Hits,” for the 4th Annual Readers’ Poll Results. The cover reveals the top stars of April 1988. Check out who’s included in the Most Promising New Acts.
Duran Squared’s own John Taylor topped the list of most desirables, with those pouty lips and bedroom eyes.
George Michael’s video was voted the 4th best video of 1987. As it turned out, the limelit half of Wham! (Bam, thank you, Sir, may I have another?) actually did NOT want pretty Asian model’s sex. Not remotely. Not even in a filthy public restroom with e-coli-covered stalls.
The lyrics should have given us a clue:
There’s things that you guess and things that you know
There’s boys that you can trust and girls that you don’t
Girls are untrustworthy, huh? Perhaps that should have been included on the Bummer of the Year. Michael Jackson’s comeback was determined to be the biggest bummer. And Iran/Contra was number four??
But the most interesting reads are what the stars themselves chose. Siouxsie Sioux’s most desirable pick was Yul Brynner. The King and I? At least she didn’t have the nerve to list herself, as Andy Fletcher did.
And note the difference in tone maturity level between the choices of former GoGo’s singer Belinda Carlisle and the Beastie Boys (R.I.P. MCA).
Who knew Belinda was so mad about Fred Astaire, and so rocked by the PTL scandal?(R.I.P. Tammy Faye Bakker.) And The Beastie Boys chose Sssss-Samantha Fox as the BEST female singer? Is that because she sang from her diaphragm so well? I won’t hate on her; naughty girls need love, too.
I Don't Get It 
Whitney Houston?!? Who were the Smiths and who is the chick with the butt cheek?
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it’s just a sliver of folks who will know all these references. the smiths were a band who broke up, and then morrissey, their lead singer, made it big (from the UK). samantha fox was a little tart w/ some hits and more spreads in playboy.
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Oh- THAT samantha fox.
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And don’t Google image her or you’ll get an eyeful! I had to scroll and scroll to find a non-pancake-nipple shot.
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This was a great read! And John Taylor still looks good 😉
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He totally does.
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Samantha Fox…there’s a blast from the past. So THAT’S who Steve Martin was talking about way back when. Makes perfect sense.
“Limelit” is a great word. I may have to borrow it sometime 😉
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The nerve of spellcheck to underline it as though it didn’t exist! Hmph. Borrow away…
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I am still waiting for Bubbles the chimp to write a Michael Jackson tell all book. I am thoroughly convinced if he Collaborated with Nina Blackwood and Miss Cleo we all would finally know that Boy George was a (deep deep) undercover Bulgarian spy, that the members of poison were later contestants on “America’s Top Model”, and with no surprise to anyone anywhere that David Bowie is indeed from another planet.
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Hmm. What does Nina know that the other VJ’s don’t? I guess if Bubbles has an opposable thumb, there’s no reason he couldn’t write a tell-all. But do I really want to read it? I used to looooooooooooooove MJ, so I don’t want to discover it wasn’t pedophilia, but bestiality that was the issue.
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