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80s Song of the Day: Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work

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If he hears, he’ll knock all day
I’ll be trapped and here I’ll have to stay

Who can it be nowWho Can It Be Now? by Men at Work was released in Australia on June 6, 1981, with Anyone for Tennis? as the B side. The song was released prior to the recording of the band’s debut album, Business as Usual. It was later included on the album.

The song reached No. 2 on the Australian singles chart. In the United States, it went all the way to No. 1 when it was released there more than a year after its Australian release. It had mixed reception elsewhere, only reaching No. 45 in the United Kingdom and in New Zealand.

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80s Song of the Day: Shout by Tears for Fears

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Come on
I’m talking to you
Come on

ShoutShout by Tears for Fears was released in the United States on June 4, 1985, with The Big Chair as the B side. It was the second single released from the album Songs from the Big Chair.

Shout was a No.1 hit for Tears for Fears in the United States. It reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. An international success, it was a Top 10 hit in more than 20 other countries.

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80s Song of the Day: I Want Your Sex by George Michael

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There’s things that you guess
And things that you know
There’s boys that you can trust
And girls that you don’t

I want yourI Want Your Sex by George Michael was released on June 1, 1987. The song consisted of three separate parts called Rhythms. The first, titled Rhythm One: Lust, was the version released as a single from the Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack.

The first version mixed with the second version, Rhythm Two: Brass in Love, appeared on George Michael’s debut solo album Faith. The second version also appeared by itself as the B side of the single.

A third part, Rhythm Three: A Last Request, appeared as a B side to the Hard Day 7″ and Kissing a Fool 12″ singles, and as a bonus track on the CD version of Faith. All three versions were mixed continuously as one 13-minute song for the 12″ single release.

The controversial song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

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80s Song of the Day: Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen

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We just sit around talking about the old times,
She says when she feels like crying
She starts laughing thinking about
Glory days

GloryDaysSpringsteenGlory Days by Bruce Springsteen was released on May 31, 1985, with Stand on It as the B side. It was the fifth single from the Born in the U.S.A. album.

Glory Days reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the fifth of seven Top 10 singles from Born in the U.S.A.

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80s Song of the Day: Venus by Bananarama

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Goddess on the mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
And Venus was her name

venus 2Venus by Bananarama was released on May 30, 1986, with White Train as the B side. A remake of the 1969 song by Shocking Blue, Venus was a single from the band’s third album, True Confessions.

Venus was a worldwide hit for Bananarama. It was a No. 1 hit in the United States, Australia, and a handful of other countries. In the United Kingdom, it reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

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80s Song of the Day: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

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And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watching us all with the
Eye of the tiger

Eye_of_the_Tiger_SurvivorEye of the Tiger by Survivor was released on May 29, 1982, with Take You on a Saturday as the B side. It was a single from Survivor’s third album of the same name. It also appeared on the Rocky III soundtrack.

Eye of the Tiger was an international success, topping charts worldwide. In the United States, it held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks.

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80s Song of the Day: She Works Hard for the Money by Donna Summer

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She’ll never sell out
She never will
Not for a dollar bill
She works hard

she works hardShe Works Hard for the Money by Donna Summer was released on May 27, 1983, with I Do Believe (I Fell in Love) as the B side. It was the first single from the album of the same name.

The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.

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80s Song of the Day: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2

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I have climbed the highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2 still haven't foundwas released on May 25, 1987. It was the second single released from the album The Joshua Tree.

The song was U2’s second consecutive No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

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80s Song of the Day: Dreams by Van Halen

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And in the end on dreams we will depend
Cause that’s what love is made of

Dreams Dreams VHby Van Halen was released May 24, 1986, with Inside as the B side. It was the second single from the album 5150, Van Halen’s first album with new lead singer Sammy Hagar.

Dreams only reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The first single from the album, Why Can’t This Be Love, had peaked at No. 3.

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80s Song of the Day: I Know You’re Out There Somewhere by The Moody Blues

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I know you’re out there somewhere
Somewhere you can hear my voice
I know I’ll find you somehow
Somehow, somehow

I Know You’re Out There Somewhere by EnglishI know you're out there progressive rock band The Moody Blues was released on May 23, 1988, with Miracle as the B side. The song was a single from the album Sur La Mer.

The song reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the band’s final Top 40 hit in the United States.

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