Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Take a ride on the West Coast kick
Holiday Road by Lindsey Buckingham was released on June 24, 1983, with The Trip (Theme from Vacation) as the B side. The song appeared on the soundtrack for the film National Lampoon’s Vacation, starring Chevy Chase. The song also was used in sequels of the movie. Continue reading
I hear your name in certain circles
And it always makes me smile
I spend my time thinking about you
And it’s almost driving me wild
Missing You by John Waite was released June 23, 1984, with For Your Love as the B side. It was the first single released from the album No Brakes. Continue reading
She’s so fine, there’s no tellin’ where the money went
Simply irresistible she’s all mine, there’s no other way to
Go
Simply Irresistible by Robert Palmer was released in the United Kingdom on June 22, 1988, with Nova as the B side. It was a single from the album Heavy Nova.
The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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I got me a Chrysler, it seats about 20
So hurry up and bring your jukebox money
Love Shack by The B-52’s was released on June 20, 1989, with Channel Z as the B side. The song was a single from the album Cosmic Thing.
Love Shack was The B-52’s biggest hit song and first million-copy seller. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band’s first single to crack the Top 40. It reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and was a No. 1 hit in several other countries, including Australia and New Zealand.
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Don’t you know she’s coming home with me?
You’ll lose her in the turn
I’ll get her!
Panama by Van Halen was released on June 18, 1984. The U.S. release featured Drop Dead Legs as the B side, while the U.K. release featured Girl Gone Bad. Panama was the third single from the album 1984.
Panama reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 64 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Summer of ’69 by Bryan Adams was released on June 17, 1985, with The Best Was Yet To Come as the B side. It was the fourth single from the album Reckless.
The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 11 in Adams’ native Canada. It peaked at No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Your crime is time and it’s
Eighteen and life to go
18 and Life by Skid Row was released on June 16, 1989, with Midnight/Tornado as the B side. It was the second single from the band’s debut album Skid Row.
The song was a big hit for Skid Row, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Remember how we used to talk
About busting out, we’d break their hearts
Together, forever
Never Say Goodbye by Bon Jovi was released June 15, 1987, with a live version of Shot Through the Heart as the B side. The song was a track off of the band’s album Slippery When Wet.
The song was never released as a single in the United States and, therefore, was ineligible for the Billboard Hot 100. It reached No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Can you hear them
They talk about us
Telling lies
Well that’s no surprise
Our Lips Are Sealed by The Go-Go’s was released June 12, 1981, with Surfing and Spying as the B side. It was the first single from the band’s debut album, Beauty and the Beat.
The song reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 47 on the UK Singles chart. It was a Top 5 hit in Australia and Canada.
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By order of the prophet
We ban that boogie sound
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah sound
Rock the Casbah by The Clash was released on June 11, 1982, with Long Time Jerk as the B side. It was the third single released from the album Combat Rock.
The song reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (The Clash’s only Top 10 hit in the U.S.) and No. 30 on the UK Singles Chart.
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