Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2 was released on September 3, 1984, with Boomerang II as the B side. Written about Martin Luther King Jr., it was the lead single from the album The Unforgettable Fire. Continue reading
All my instincts, they return
And the grand facade, so soon will burn
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside
In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel was released on September 2, 1986, with In Your Eyes (Special Mix) as the B side. It was the third single from the album So. Continue reading
It’s a lonely ol’ night
Can I put my arms around you?
It’s a lonely ol night
Custom made for two lonely people like me and you
Lonely Ol’ Night by John Cougar Mellencamp was released on August 24, 1985, with The Kind of Fella I Am as the B side. It was the lead single from the album Scarecrow. Continue reading
Are you ready,
Are you ready for this
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat
Another One Bites the Dust by Queen was released on August 22, 1980. The U.S. release included Don’t Try Suicide as the B side, while the U.K. release featured Dragon Attack on the B side. The song was a single from the band’s eighth studio album The Game. Continue reading
She’s got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I’d hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses was released in the United States on August 17, 1988, with a live version of It’s So Easy as the B side. It was the third single from the band’s debut album Appetite for Destruction. Continue reading
I get frightened in all this darkness
I get nightmares I hate to sleep alone
I need some company a guardian angel
To keep me warm when the cold winds blow
Take Me Home by Eddie Money was released on August 16, 1986, with Calm Before the Storm as the B side. It was the lead single from the album Can’t Hold Back. The song features vocalist Ronnie Spector singing “be my little baby” from the chorus of her 1963 hit Be My Baby with The Ronettes. Continue reading
I’ve been running hot
You got me ticking gonna blow my top
If you start me up
If you start me up I’ll never stop
Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones was released on August 14, 1981, with No Use in Crying as the B side. It was the first single released from the album Tattoo You. Continue reading
This whole world is out there just trying to score
I’ve seen enough I don’t wanna see any more,
Cover me, come on in and cover me
Cover Me by Bruce Springsteen was released July 31, 1984, with Jersey Girl as the B side. The song, which Springsteen originally wrote for Donna Summer but then recorded himself, was the second single from the album Born in the U.S.A. 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
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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