This whole world is out there just trying to score
I’ve seen enough I don’t wanna see any more,
Cover me, come on in and cover me
Cover Me by Bruce Springsteen was released July 31, 1984, with Jersey Girl as the B side. The song, which Springsteen originally wrote for Donna Summer but then recorded himself, was the second single from the album Born in the U.S.A. Continue reading
You gotta swing your hips now
Come on baby, jump up, hmmm jump back
Oh well I think you got the knack
Originally released on July 20, 1987, a re-recorded version of The Loco-Motion by Kylie Minogue was released worldwide on July 28, 1988, with I’ll Still Be Loving You as the B side. This version, which appeared on the album Kylie, was a major international success. It is a cover of the 1962 song by Little Eva. Continue reading
There’s more to me than you’ll ever know
And I’ve got more hits than Sadaharu Oh
Tom Thumb, Tom Cushman or Tom Foolery
Date women on TV with the help of Chuck Woolery
Hey Ladies by the Beastie Boys was released on July 25, 1989, with Shake Your Rump as the B side. It was a single from the album Paul’s Boutique. Continue reading
We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
Now who’s going to dance with me
Careless Whisper by Wham! featuring George Michael was released on July 24, 1984, with an instrumental version of the song as the B side. Other than in the United States, Canada, and Japan, the song was credited solely to George Michael. It was included on Wham!’s album Make It Big. Continue reading
Who’s gonna pay attention
To your dreams
Who’s gonna plug their ears
When you scream
Drive by The Cars was released on July 23, 1984, with Stranger Eyes as the B side. It was the third single from the album Heartbeat City. Written by Cars vocalist Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. Continue reading
I used to think that the day would never come
I’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, displaced by fear
True Faith by New Order was released on July 20, 1987, with 1963 as the B side. The newly released singles appeared along with all of the band’s previously released singles in their 12-inch versions on the compilation album Substance (also known as Substance 1987). Continue reading
‘Cause in this life
Things are much harder than in the after world
In this life
You’re on your own
Let’s Go Crazy by Prince and the Revolution was released on July 18, 1984, with Erotic City as the B side. It was the opening track on both the album and the film Purple Rain. Continue reading
Yesterday I got so scared,
I shivered like a child,
Yesterday away from you,
It froze me deep inside
In Between Days by The Cure was released on July 15, 1985, with The Exploding Boy as the B side. It was the first single from the band’s sixth album The Head on the Door. Continue reading
Neon lights, Nobel Prize
When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies
Cult of Personality by Living Colour was released on July 14, 1988, with Funny Vibe as the B side. It was a single from the band’s debut album Vivid. Continue reading
I said to my reflection
Let’s get out of this place
Tempted by Squeeze was released in the United Kingdom on July 10, 1981, with Yap. Yap. Yap. as the B side. It was the second single released from the band’s fourth album, East Side Story. The song featured Squeeze keyboardist Paul Carrack on lead vocal. Continue reading
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