We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
Now who’s going to dance with me
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
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. Continue reading
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
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
‘Cause in this life
Things are much harder than in the after world
In this life
You’re on your own
Let’s Go Crazy by Prince and the Revolution was released on July 18, 1984, with Erotic City as the B side. It was the opening track on both the album and the film Purple Rain. Continue reading
Yesterday I got so scared,
I shivered like a child,
Yesterday away from you,
It froze me deep inside
In Between Days by The Cure was released on July 15, 1985, with The Exploding Boy as the B side. It was the first single from the band’s sixth album The Head on the Door. Continue reading
Neon lights, Nobel Prize
When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies
Cult of Personality by Living Colour was released on July 14, 1988, with Funny Vibe as the B side. It was a single from the band’s debut album Vivid. Continue reading
I said to my reflection
Let’s get out of this place
Tempted by Squeeze was released in the United Kingdom on July 10, 1981, with Yap. Yap. Yap. as the B side. It was the second single released from the band’s fourth album, East Side Story. The song featured Squeeze keyboardist Paul Carrack on lead vocal. Continue reading
Baby you could never look me in the eye
Yeah you buckle with the weight of the words
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was released on July 8, 1981, with Kind of Woman as the B side. It was the first single from Stevie Nicks’ debut solo album, Bella Donna. Continue reading
This tainted love you’ve given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that’s not nearly all
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
Win big, mama’s fallen angel
Lose big, livin’ out her lies
Wants it all, mama’s fallen angel
Lose it all, rollin’ the dice of her life
Fallen Angel by Poison was released on July 6, 1988, with Bad to Be Good as the B side. It was the second single from the album Open Up and Say … Ahh! Continue reading
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