Red, red wine, stay close to me
Don’t let me be alone
It’s tearing apart my blue heart

Red Red Wine by UB40 was released August 20, 1983, with Sufferin’ as the B side. It was a single from the band’s cover versions album, Labour of Love. The song was written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond; however, according to UB40, they were only familiar with Tony Tribe’s version of the song.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don’t you remember?
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll

We Built This City by Starship was released on August 1, 1985, with Private Room (Instrumental) as the B side. It was a single from the album Knee Deep in the Hoopla.

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.

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.