Mr. Roboto by Styx was released on February 11, 1983, with Snowblind as the B side. It was a single from the band’s eleventh studio album, Kilroy Was Here. Snowblind had appeared on Styx’s previous album, Paradise Theatre. Continue reading
Month: February 2017
80s Song of the Day: Little Red Corvette by Prince
Little Red Corvette by Prince was released on February 9, 1983, with All the Critics Love U in New York as the B side. It was a single from Prince’s fifth studio album 1999. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: It’s Tricky by Run-D.M.C.
It’s Tricky by Run-D.M.C. was released on February 8, 1987, with Proud to Be Black as the B side. It was the final single from the group’s third album, Raising Hell. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Poison Arrow by ABC
Poison Arrow by ABC was released on February 5, 1982, with the Theme from “Mantrap” (an alternate version of Poison Arrow) as the B side. It was the second single from the band’s debut studio album Lexicon of Love. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Photograph by Def Leppard
Photograph by Def Leppard was released on February 3, 1983. The U.K. release featured Bringin’ on the Heartbreak as the B side, while the U.S. release had Action! Not Words as the B side. Photograph was the lead single from the band’s third studio album Pyromania. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads
Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads was released on February 2, 1981, with Seen and Not Seen as the B side. It was the first single from the band’s fourth studio album Remain in Light. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Call Me by Blondie
Call Me by Blondie was released on February 1, 1980, with an instrumental version of the song as the B side. It appeared on the soundtrack for the movie American Gigolo, starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. Continue reading
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