80s Song of the Day: Careless Whisper by Wham! featuring George Michael

We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
Now who’s going to dance with me

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Careless Whisper by Wham! featuring George Michael was released on July 24, 1984, with an instrumental version of the song as the B side. Other than in the United States, Canada, and Japan, the song was credited solely to George Michael. It was included on Wham!’s album Make It Big. Continue reading

80s Song of the Day: True Faith by New Order

I used to think that the day would never come
I’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, displaced by fear

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True Faith by New Order was released on July 20, 1987, with 1963 as the B side. The newly released singles appeared along with all of the band’s previously released singles in their 12-inch versions on the compilation album Substance (also known as Substance 1987). Continue reading

80s Song of the Day: Tainted Love by Soft Cell

This tainted love you’ve given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that’s not nearly all

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Tainted Love by Soft Cell was released on July 7, 1981 in the United Kingdom. It featured Where Did Our Love Go as the AA side. (The U.S. single, released in 1982, featured Memorabilia as the B side.) The song, originally released in 1965 by Gloria Jones, was the second single from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. Continue reading