You gotta swing your hips now
Come on baby, jump up, hmmm jump back
Oh well I think you got the knack
Originally released on July 20, 1987, a re-recorded version of The Loco-Motion by Kylie Minogue was released worldwide on July 28, 1988, with I’ll Still Be Loving You as the B side. This version, which appeared on the album Kylie, was a major international success. It is a cover of the 1962 song by Little Eva. Continue reading
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx was released on June 29, 1989, with Wait for the Sunrise as the B side. It was the second single from the album Repeat Offender.
The song was an international hit, reaching No. 1 in several countries, including the United States and Canada. It peaked at No. 2 in the United Kingdom.
Watch the music video for the song.
The future only belongs to the future itself
And the future is electric youth
Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson was released in the United States on June 26, 1989, with We Could Be Together as the B side. It was the second single released from the album of the same name. Continue reading
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