Archives for December 2008
Styx: Mr. Roboto
Styx’s popular Mr. Roboto. Perhaps best known for it’s Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto chorus, the song has a bizarre dancing robot video. Mr. …
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Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton: We’ve Got Tonight
We’ve Got Tonight was originally written and recorded by Bob Seger in 1978 and reached number 13 but it wasn’t a really big hit until …
Sergio Mendes: Never Gonna Let You Go
Sergio Mendes is a massive star in his native Brasil and enjoyed some popularity in the US. He had a hit in 1968 with …
Journey: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
Journey’s hard rockin’ Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) from 1983. The song spent 8 weeks in the top 40 and is way less ballad-y than …
Lionel Richie: You Are
Lionel Richie did it again and again and here he is with You Are. The song is from his self-title debut album and it …
Don Henley: Dirty Laundry
Dirty Laundry was Don Henley’s first solo hit, coming off his I Can’t Stand Still album. The song’s lyrics deal with TV news and …
Billy Joel: Tell Her About It
Billy Joel goes Motown with 1983’s Tell Her About It. From Joel’s An Innocent Man album, the song topped the charts for one week …
Men at Work: Overkill
Overkill was a bit different than Australian 80’s favorites Men at Work’s other reggae infused hits but it still was a popular song in 1983. …
Donna Summer: She Works Hard For The Money
Donna Summer’s smash 1983 hit She Works Hard for the Money. The 70’s disco diva turned her style a bit more to rock/pop for …
Billy Joel: Uptown Girl
Uptown Girl was Billy Joel’s 1983 doo-wop homage to his lady at the time Christie Brinkley. The song charted at number 3. Joel …
Genesis: That’s All
The video for Genesis’ That’s All has Phil and the boys dressed as homeless men playing cards and keeping warm at an open fire. It …
