The Music

Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters

Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters

The song was written by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the 1984 Ivan Reitman’s American supernatural comedy film of the same name. It was included on the film’s soundtrack. The single was released on June 8, 1984 with the instrumental version of the song on the B-side. “Ghostbusters” peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (staying there for three weeks),Canada, South Africa and other countries. In the UK and Australia, it reached number two. The song re-entered the UK Top 75 on November 2, 2008, at No. 49 and again on November 5, 2021, at No. Read more…

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ABBA - Super Trouper

ABBA – Super Trouper

The song was written by ABBA members – Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. “Super Trouper” is a song the title track from their 1980 studio album of the same name. The song’s name refers to the Super Trouper, a make of followspot used in large venues. “Super Trouper” – with lead vocals by Anni-Frid Lyngstad – was released on November 3 1980 as the album’s third single with “The Piper” on the B-side. “Super Trouper” was ABBA’s ninth (and final) No. 1 in the United Kingdom. The song sold 709,000 copies in United Kingdom in 1980 alone. The single topped Read more…

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Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme

Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme

The song was composed by Czech-American musician, composer and record producer Jan Hammer who composed and produced 14 original motion picture soundtracks, the music for 90 episodes of Miami Vice and 20 episodes of the television series Chancer. “Crockett’s Theme” is included on the soundtrack album Miami Vice II, the second volume of music from the television show. It also appears on Hammer’s 1987 album Escape from Television. The surname Crockett refers to Don Johnson’s character, James “Sonny” Crockett. The initial version of the theme was featured in the episode “Calderone’s Return: Part 1 – The Hit List”(1984). The single Read more…

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Toto Africa

Toto – Africa

The song was written by band members keyboardist David Paich and drummer Jeff Porcaro, produced by the band, and mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Elliot Scheiner. “Africa” is the tenth and final track on their fourth studio album Toto IV (1982). It was released as the second single from the album through Columbia Records on 25 June 1982 in the UK (Ocober 1982 in the US) with “Good for You” and “We Made It” on the B-side. The song became the band’s only number one in the Unite States. It topped also the singles charts in Canada, and reached the top Read more…

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Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen

Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen

The song was written by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean and American songwriter and producer Keith Diamond. “Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)” was released as the lead single from Ocean’s fifth studio album “Suddenly” in September 1984. The song was recorded under different titles for different parts of the world—resulting in versions such as “European Queen” and “African Queen”. In the United States, the song was released under the title “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)” reaching number-one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Black Singles chart. The song reached number Read more…

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Whitesnake - Here I Go Again '87

Whitesnake – Here I Go Again ’87

The song was written by the Whitenake lead singer, David Coverdale, and former Whitesnake guitarist, Bernie Marsden. “Here I Go” was originally released as the first single from their fifth studio album, “Saints & Sinners” (with “Bloody Luxury” on the B-side) reaching #34 in the UK. The ’82 music video features the band performing the song onstage.   In 1987, the power ballad was re-recorded for their seventh self-titled album. “Here I Go” was re-recorded again the same year in a new “radio-mix” version, which was released as a single with “Guilty of Love” on the B-side. The ’87 version Read more…

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Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You

Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You

The song was written by American songwriter Michael Masser and lyricist Gerry Goffin. “Saving All My Love For You” was originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. for their album Marilyn & Billy (1978). Whitney Houston recorded a cover of the song for her self-titled debut studio album. It was released on August 13, 1985, by Arista Records as the second single from the album with “All at Once” on the B-side (U.S.). The song became a global success and represented a commercial breakthrough for Houston, topping the charts in four countries (the United States, Canada, the UK Read more…

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Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time

Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time

The song was written by American award-winning songwriter, musician and record producer Diane Warren. “If I Could Turn Back Time” was recorded by American singer and actress Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) for her 19th studio album Heart of Stone (1989). It was released on July 1, 1989, by Geffen Records as the album’s lead single with “Some Guys” on the B-side. The single charted at number one in Australia as well as reaching #2 in Canada, #3 in the U.S. and #6 in the UK. “If I Could Turn Back Time” also became Cher’s second consecutive solo number-one hit on Read more…

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Depeche Mode - People Are People

Depeche Mode – People Are People

The song was written by Martin Lee Gore. “People Are People” is Depeche Mode‘s first single from their forth studio album “Some Great Reward” (September 24, 1984). The single was released on March 12, 1984 with “In Your Memory” (written by Allan Wilder) on the B-side. “People Are People” was the band’s first hit single in the United States, reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single reached the top ten in many European countries, incl. #1 in Germany and #4 in the UK. The song was used as the theme to West German TV’s coverage of the 1984 Read more…

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Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You

Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially For You

The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (abbreviated as SAW) English songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. “Especially For You” was released as the second single from Donovan’s debut album “Ten Good Reasons” on 28 November 1988 with “All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine” on the B-side.The song had commercial success, topping the singles charts in the UK, Ireland, Greece and Belgium. It reached the top ten in many other countries: incl. #2 in Australia and New Zealand, #3 in France and #10 in Germany.   “Especially Read more…

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