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Donna Summer: She Works Hard For The Money

Lovin' the 80's — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:52:17 +0000

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 the 80′s and went to #1. She became one of the first black women to be heavily featured on MTV at that time.

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Phil Collins: Sussudio

Lovin' the 80's — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:30:49 +0000

I don’t understand how Sussudio could be ranked number 24 on VH1′s “40 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever” because it’s a great 80′s song. Phil Collins took it to number one in 1985 from his No Jacket Required album. Check out the Quentin Tarantino cameo in the video.

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Janet Jackson: When I Think of You

Lovin' the 80's — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:46:36 +0000

Janet Jackson was only 20 years old in 1986 when When I Think of You topped the charts. The video is designed to look like one long take but it’s actually done in five parts.

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Debbie Gibson: Shake Your Love

Lovin' the 80's — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:19:28 +0000

Paula Abdul choreographed the Shake Your Love video for Debbie Gibson. The dance pop ’80′s song from her Out of the Blue album reached number four.

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Janet Jackson: Control

Lovin' the 80's — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:07:36 +0000

Here’s the full short mini-movie video for Janet Jackson’s Control. Control hit number five in early 1987 becoming Janet’s fourth top five single in a row.

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Debbie Gibson: Only in My Dreams

Lovin' the 80's — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:43:38 +0000

Debbie Gibson’s Only In My Dreams was the first single of her career. It was released in several formats including a dance remix. The song hit #4 in the summer of 1987 when Gibson was just 17. The song appears on her Out of the Blue album.

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Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam: Head to Toe

Lovin' the 80's — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:16:47 +0000

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s 1987 hit Head to Toe. The freestyle song is from their Spanish Fly album and it hit number one in June of ’87. Did you know: Lisa Lisa played Taina’s mother on the Nickelodeon show of the same name.

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Samantha Fox: Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)

Lovin' the 80's — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:46:56 +0000

Sexy Samantha Fox’s 1988 hit Naughty Girls (Need Love Too). The dance beat hit reached #3 on the US charts. No related posts. No related posts.

Michael Jackson: The Way You Make Me Feel

Lovin' the 80's — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:56:29 +0000

The Way You Make Me Feel was from Michael Jackson’s Bad album. The song spend 13 weeks in the top 40 in 1988 including a brief stint at number one. If you look closely you’ll see LaToya in the video. Some classic Michael Jackson dance moves in there.

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Milli Vanilli: Baby Don’t Forget My Number

Lovin' the 80's — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:15:03 +0000

Milli Vanilli’s third chart topping song of 1989 was Baby Don’t Forget My Number. The video features the duo doing some jumping high fives as well as some quick stepping maneuvers.

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