The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells what you gonna do with your life
Oh daddy dear you know you’re still number one
But girls they want to have fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper was released on September 6, 1983, with Right Track Wrong Train as the B side. It was the lead single from Lauper’s debut album She’s So Unusual. Continue reading
A man walks down the street
He says why am I short of attention
Got a short little span of attention
And wo my nights are so long
You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon was released September 5, 1986, with Gumboots as the B side. It was the lead single from the album Graceland. Continue reading
Lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice
Oh, and it lights up the night
And you see your gypsy
You see your gypsy
Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac was released September 4, 1982, with Cool Water as the B side. It was the second single from the album Mirage. Written by Stevie Nicks, she has said that the song is about her life with bandmate Lindsey Buckingham before Fleetwood Mac. Continue reading
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2 was released on September 3, 1984, with Boomerang II as the B side. Written about Martin Luther King Jr., it was the lead single from the album The Unforgettable Fire. Continue reading
All my instincts, they return
And the grand facade, so soon will burn
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside
In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel was released on September 2, 1986, with In Your Eyes (Special Mix) as the B side. It was the third single from the album So. Continue reading
Everybody sing, everybody dance
Lose yourself in wild romance
We’re going to party, karambo, fiesta, forever
All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie was released August 31, 1983, with Wandering Stranger as the B side. It was a single from Richie’s second solo album, Can’t Slow Down. Continue reading
Feeling unknown
And you’re all alone
Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode was released August 29, 1989, with Dangerous as the B side. It was the lead single from the band’s seventh studio album, Violator. Continue reading
And I hope this message stays in your mind
‘Cause you almost lost a girl who is right on time
There’s one more thing that ya got to know
Just cool it down and stay in control
Cool It Now by New Edition was released August 27, 1984, with Cool It Now (Sing Along Version) as the B side. It was the first single from the group’s second album New Edition. Continue reading
If this world makes you crazy
And you’ve taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I’ll be there
True Colors by Cyndi Lauper was released August 25, 1986, with Heading for the Moon as the B side. It was the first single released from Lauper’s second album of the same name. Continue reading
It’s a lonely ol’ night
Can I put my arms around you?
It’s a lonely ol night
Custom made for two lonely people like me and you
Lonely Ol’ Night by John Cougar Mellencamp was released on August 24, 1985, with The Kind of Fella I Am as the B side. It was the lead single from the album Scarecrow. Continue reading
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