80s Song of the Day: Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen

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We just sit around talking about the old times,
She says when she feels like crying
She starts laughing thinking about
Glory days

GloryDaysSpringsteenGlory Days by Bruce Springsteen was released on May 31, 1985, with Stand on It as the B side. It was the fifth single from the Born in the U.S.A. album.

Glory Days reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the fifth of seven Top 10 singles from Born in the U.S.A.

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80s Song of the Day: Venus by Bananarama

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Goddess on the mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
And Venus was her name

venus 2Venus by Bananarama was released on May 30, 1986, with White Train as the B side. A remake of the 1969 song by Shocking Blue, Venus was a single from the band’s third album, True Confessions.

Venus was a worldwide hit for Bananarama. It was a No. 1 hit in the United States, Australia, and a handful of other countries. In the United Kingdom, it reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

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80s Song of the Day: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

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And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watching us all with the
Eye of the tiger

Eye_of_the_Tiger_SurvivorEye of the Tiger by Survivor was released on May 29, 1982, with Take You on a Saturday as the B side. It was a single from Survivor’s third album of the same name. It also appeared on the Rocky III soundtrack.

Eye of the Tiger was an international success, topping charts worldwide. In the United States, it held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks.

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80s Song of the Day: She Works Hard for the Money by Donna Summer

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She’ll never sell out
She never will
Not for a dollar bill
She works hard

she works hardShe Works Hard for the Money by Donna Summer was released on May 27, 1983, with I Do Believe (I Fell in Love) as the B side. It was the first single from the album of the same name.

The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.

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80s Song of the Day: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2

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I have climbed the highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2still haven't foundwas released on May 25, 1987. It was the second single released from the album The Joshua Tree.

The song was U2’s second consecutive No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

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80s Song of the Day: Dreams by Van Halen

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And in the end on dreams we will depend
Cause that’s what love is made of

DreamsDreams VHby Van Halen was released May 24, 1986, with Inside as the B side. It was the second single from the album 5150, Van Halen’s first album with new lead singer Sammy Hagar.

Dreams only reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The first single from the album, Why Can’t This Be Love, had peaked at No. 3.

Watch the music video for the song, which featured the Blue Angels performing aerial stunts.

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