Better The Devil You Know is THIRTY today

[lolly]

 

[lolly]

 

[straightorbroken]

It's her vanishing point. Vocally she sounds both full beam and at complete ease. The Cathy Dennis inspired backing vocals are the gusts of wind she's never came down from. Breathtaking.

 

[Sheena]

11/10 because What Do I Have To Do is BETTER

 

[Sheena]

It's her vanishing point. Vocally she sounds both full beam and at complete ease. The Cathy Dennis inspired backing vocals are the gusts of wind she's never came down from. Breathtaking.

Cathy Dennis inspired before anyone knew who Cathy Dennis was?

She's GOOD but she ain't THAT good...

 

[straightorbroken]

Cathy Dennis inspired before anyone knew who Cathy Dennis was?

She's GOOD but she ain't THAT good...

Uh yes, Kylie wanted to sound like Cathy Dennis. Let me look up The Source.

Edit: A to Z of Kylie on the Beeb.

 

[Zu]

Fucking incredible. File it with 'This Time I Know It's For Real' under the greatest SAW MEISTERWERKS

 

[GinAg (39)]

I mean it's the TITS NO DOUBT, but I never knew it when it came out and when I did discover it, I was reliably told it was HER GAY CLASSIC FACT by every gay and I had no choice but to appreciate it. So for that reason alone it's only a 13.

 

[straightorbroken]

You can totally hear it the moment she starts singing

And it's from January 1989.

 

[GinAg (39)]

 

[GinAg (39)]

What a fucking ICON.

 

[FetchFugly]

LOVE that live performance video.

And footage of the horrible, jazzy big band version from On a Night Like This kept to a minimum.

 

[Beverley]

It makes me feel things.

 

[POP!]

You can totally hear it the moment she starts singing

And it's from January 1989.

Cathy Dennis invented "OOOOOHHHs" over a generic pop beat

 

[straightorbroken]

Cathy Dennis invented "OOOOOHHHs" over a generic pop beat

Kylie said she wanted that sound. They sound a lot like the ooohs on Devil. I think we all know ooohs weren't officially invented until Gina G anyway.

 

[POP!]

ROL singles rank:

1. Better the Devil You Know
2. Step Back in Time
3. What Do I Have to Do?
4. Shocked

Isn't that the order they were released - OH