Archives for October 2008
Rockwell: Somebody’s Watching Me
The classic 80′s song Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell features both Jermaine and Michael Jackson on guest vocals. Rockwell is actually Kenneth Gordy who …
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Cyndi Lauper: She Bop
One of the weirder songs from Cyndi Lauper is She Bop is actually about masturbation and was famously banned by the PMRC in the 80′s. …
The Cars: Drive
Drive was The Cars biggest hit. The song, which is about drug abuse, went to #3 in 1984. The video features vocalist Ric Ocasek’s wife …
Eurythmics: Here Comes The Rain Again
Here Comes the Rain Again is from the Eurythmics’ Touch album. The lyrics to the song were written in a New York City hotel room …
Duran Duran: The Reflex
The Reflex is one of those great songs that you just have to dance to. You can’t help yourself. The video was mostly shot live …
Duran Duran: Wild Boys
The video for Wild Boys cost Duran Duran over $1 million. The elaborate (to say the least) video was intended to serve as a teaser …
Wham!: Everything She Wants
George Michael has stated in an interview that Everything She Wants is his favorite Wham! song. The song went to #1 in May of 1985 …
Corey Hart: Never Surrender
Despite having such hits at Sunglasses at Night, Corey Hart’s highest charting song of his career was Never Surrender which hit #3 in 1985. Hart …
Heart: Never
Female rockers Heart had one of their biggest hits of the 80′s in 1985 with Never. Like most Heart songs, Ann Wilson sings lead while …
Pat Benatar: We Belong
Pat Benatar garned a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for 1985′s We Belong. The song peaked at #5 on the charts and …
Madonna: Material Girl
We are living in a material world and in 1985 Madonna was a Material Girl. Madonna has stated that if she knew this was going …
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