She’s got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I’d hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses was released in the United States on August 17, 1988, with a live version of It’s So Easy as the B side. It was the third single from the band’s debut album Appetite for Destruction. Continue reading
I get frightened in all this darkness
I get nightmares I hate to sleep alone
I need some company a guardian angel
To keep me warm when the cold winds blow
Take Me Home by Eddie Money was released on August 16, 1986, with Calm Before the Storm as the B side. It was the lead single from the album Can’t Hold Back. The song features vocalist Ronnie Spector singing “be my little baby” from the chorus of her 1963 hit Be My Baby with The Ronettes. Continue reading
I’ve been running hot
You got me ticking gonna blow my top
If you start me up
If you start me up I’ll never stop
Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones was released on August 14, 1981, with No Use in Crying as the B side. It was the first single released from the album Tattoo You. Continue reading
Crack that whip
Give the past a slip
Step on a crack
Break your momma’s back
Whip It by Devo was released on August 13, 1980. It was the second single from the band’s third studio album, Freedom of Choice. There were two 7″ single releases of the song, one with a remix of the track Snowball, which appears on Freedom of Choice, as the B side and one with Turn Around as the B side. Continue reading
All we need is music, sweet music
There’ll be music everywhere
There’ll be swingin’, swayin’ and records playin’
And dancing in the street
Dancing in the Street by David Bowie and Mick Jagger was released on August 12, 1985, with an instrumental version as the B side. It was issued as a single with all profits going to the Live Aid famine relief cause.
The song was a No. 1 hit in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. It peaked at No. 7 in the United States.
Watch the song’s music video, which was shown twice at the Live Aid event.
So many nights I longed to hold you
So many times I looked and saw your face
Nothing could change the way I feel
No one else could ever take your place
Human by The Human League was released on August 11, 1986, with an extended instrumental version of the song as the B side. The song was the first single from the album Crash. Continue reading
I bought you drinks, I brought you flowers
I read you books and talked for hours
What Have I Done to Deserve This? by the Pet Shop Boys was released August 10, 1987, with A New Life as the B side. The song, featuring Dusty Springfield, was a single from the album Actually. Continue reading
Don’t save a prayer for me now
Save it til the morning after
Save a Prayer by Duran Duran was released on August 9, 1982, with Hold Back the Rain (Remix) as the B side. It was the third single from the album Rio. Continue reading
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom’s a junkie
Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie was released on August 8, 1980, with Move On as the B side. It was a single from the album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Continue reading
Sometimes in my head
I can still see pictures of you
And I laugh to myself
When I think of all those crazy things that we used to do
I Won’t Forget You by Poison was released on August 5, 1987, with Blame It On You as the B side. It was the fourth single from the band’s debut album Look What the Cat Dragged In. Continue reading
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