grw@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Wichman) (01/07/84)
Okay, here are my choices -- This is what I think is the best of Top 40 stuff in '83: Best New Group -- Big Country Best Male Vocalist -- Michael Jackson Best Female Vocalist -- Bonnie Tyler Best Song -- Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler Other Best Song -- Little Red Corvette, Prince Best Rock Video -- Pink Houses, John Cougar Other Best Rock Video -- Thriller, Michael Jackson Other Other Best Rock Video -- Human Touch, Rick Springfield Best Group -- Elton John Band And, as for Thriller, I liked it a lot. Of course the special effects were hackneyed, that's the point. The song and the video are tributes to horror films. As such, they work very well. Michael makes a much better Zombie than a Werewolf, though. -Glenn