Word Up! By Cameo was released on May 27, 1986, with Urban Warrior as the B side. It was a single from the funk group’s album of the same name. Continue reading
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80s Song of the Day: Raspberry Beret by Prince and The Revolution
Raspberry Beret by Prince and The Revolution was released on May 15, 1985, with She’s Always in My Hair as the B side. It was a single from the album Around the World in a Day. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Little Red Corvette by Prince
Little Red Corvette by Prince was released on February 9, 1983, with All the Critics Love U in New York as the B side. It was a single from Prince’s fifth studio album 1999. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Rapture by Blondie
Rapture by Blondie was released January 12, 1981, with Walk Like Me as the B side. It was the second single from the band’s fifth studio album Autoamerican. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Fresh by Kool and the Gang
Fresh by Kool and the Gang was released November 24, 1984, with In the Heart as the B side. It was a single from the band’s sixteenth studio album Emergency, which would become their biggest selling album.
Although it wasn’t released until 1984, Fresh dates back to 1978. According to Wikipedia and Songfacts.com, the song is credited for coining the slang “fresh” to mean “cool.”
The song peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a No. 1 hit on the R&B and dance charts. In the United Kingdom, it reached No. 11 on the UK Singles chart.
80s Song of the Day: It’s Raining Men by The Weather Girls
God bless Mother Nature, she’s a single woman too
She took off to heaven and she did what she had to do
She taught every angel to rearrange the sky
So that each and every woman could find her perfect guy
It’s Raining Men by The Weather Girls was released on September 10, 1982, with an instrumental version of the song as the B side. It was a single from the album Success.
The song, which had previously been rejected by Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Cher, and Barbara Streisand, was an international hit, selling 6 million copies worldwide. It reached No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Continue reading
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