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
For your eyes only, only for you.
You’ll see what no one else can see, and now I’m breaking free.
For your eyes only, only for you.
For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton was released on August 3, 1981, with an instrumental version of the song as the B side. It was the theme song for the 12th James Bond movie of the same name and appeared on the movie’s soundtrack. Continue reading
I wanna rock right now
I’m Rob Base and I came to get down
I’m not internationally known
But I’m known to rock the microphone
It Takes Two by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock was released on August 2, 1988, with an instrumental version of the song as the B side. It was a single from the album It Takes Two. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
This whole world is out there just trying to score
I’ve seen enough I don’t wanna see any more,
Cover me, come on in and cover me
Cover Me by Bruce Springsteen was released July 31, 1984, with Jersey Girl as the B side. The song, which Springsteen originally wrote for Donna Summer but then recorded himself, was the second single from the album Born in the U.S.A. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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