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
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80s Song of the Day: Tempted by Squeeze
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
80s Song of the Day: Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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
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
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
80s Song of the Day: Fallen Angel by Poison
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
80s Song of the Day: Walk This Way by Run DMC
It wasn’t me she was foolin
Cause she knew what was she was doin
when she told me how to walk this way
Walk This Way by Run DMC was released on July 4, 1986, with King of Rock as the B side. It was a single from the hip hop group’s album Raising Hell. The song was a cover of an Aerosmith song originally released in 1975 and featured Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on guest vocals and guitar, respectively. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Hangin’ Tough by New Kids on the Block
Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance.
Just get on the floor and do the New Kids’ dance.
Hangin’ Tough by New Kids on the Block was released on July 3, 1989, with Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind) as the B side. It was the fourth single from the group’s second album of the same name. The song featured Donnie Wahlberg on lead vocals. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: She Bop by Cyndi Lauper
Hey, they say that a stitch in time saves nine
They say I better stop – or I’ll go blind
Oop – she bop – she bop
She Bop by Cyndi Lauper was released on July 2, 1984, with Witness as the B side. It was the third single from the singer’s debut album She’s So Unusual. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Laura Branigan
And how can I blame you
When I build my world around
The hope that one day we’d be so much
more than friends
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Laura Branigan was released July 1, 1983, with Mama as the B side. It was the second single from the singer’s second album Branigan 2. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Who’s That Girl by Madonna
Quien es esa nina, who’s that girl
Senorita, mas fina, who’s that girl
Who’s That Girl by Madonna was released on June 30, 1987, with White Heat as the B side. It was a single from the soundtrack album of the same name. The movie also starred Madonna, along with Griffin Dunne. Continue reading
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