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
80s Song of the Day
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
80s Song of the Day: Nightshift by the Commodores
Nightshift by the Commodores was released on January 31, 1985, with I Keep Running as the B side. It was a single from the band’s eleventh album of the same name. The song was a tribute to singers Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, who had both died in 1984. The lyrics reference the singers’ respective hits, (Your Love Is Lifting Me) Higher and Higher and What’s Going On. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship was released on January 30, 1987, with Layin’ It on the Line as the B side. The song appeared on Starship’s second album No Protection and was featured in the 1987 film Mannequin, starring Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Rock This Town by the Stray Cats
Rock This Town by the Stray Cats was released in the United Kingdom on January 29, 1981, with Can’t Hurry Love as the B side. It was a single from the band’s U.K. debut album Stray Cats. In the United States, the song was first released on the 1982 album Built for Speed. Continue reading
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