The song was written by Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) for his rock band The Police. “Every Breath You Take” was the biggest hit of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States for eight weeks, the RPM Chart in Canada for four weeks, and Official Read more…
The power ballad was written by British keyboardist, singer and songwriter Mick Jones, the last remaining original member of the British-American rock band Foreigner. “I Want To Know What Love Is” was released November 13, 1984 (with “Street Thunder (Marathon Theme)” on the B-side) as the lead single from their Read more…
The song was written by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, along with the founding member of the rock band The Hooters, Rob Hyman. “Time After Time” on January 27, 1984 with “I’ll Kiss You” on the B-side topping the singles charts in the United States, Canada, and Chile. In the UK, Read more…
Simply Red’s cover of “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” is one of the most iconic renditions of this soulful ballad, originally recorded by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in 1972. Released by Simply Red in 1989 on their album A New Flame, the song became a massive Read more…
Roxette’s song “It Must Have Been Love” originally “It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)” is a song written by Per Gessle, one half of the duo. The song was first released as “It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)” as a Christmas single Read more…
“Never Ending Story” is the title song from the English version of the 1984 fantasy film The NeverEnding Story based on the 1979 novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. The song was composed by Giorgio Moroder with lyrics by English pop musician Keith Forsey, and performed by former Kajagoogoo lead singer Limahl. Read more…
“One More Try” is a song written and recorded by the British singer George Michael for his debut solo studio album, “Faith” (1987). The single was released on 11 April 1988 as the album’s fourth single with “Look at Your Hands” on the B-side. The song hit number one on Read more…
The song was written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was first recorded in 1966 by American girl group the Supremes, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. American rock band Vanilla Fudge released a cover version in June of the following year, which reached number Read more…
The song was written by Chris Isaak and produced by American record producer Erik Jacobsen. “Wicked Game” was released as the single from his third studio album Heart Shaped World (1989). Despite being released as a single on July 14, 1989 (with “Don’t Make Me Dream About You” on the Read more…
“Black Velvet” is a song written by Canadian songwriters Christopher Ward and David Tyson. It was recorded in October 1988 and released in January 1990 with “If You Want To” on the B-side. as one of four singles from Myles’ self-titled debut album (released in March 1989. The song’s sultry Read more…