The Music

Sandra - Maria Magdalena

Sandra – Maria Magdalena

(I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena was written by Hubert Kemmler (aka Kubert Kah), Markus Löhr, Richard Palmer-James and Sandra’s then husband, Michael Cretu. It was her third single as a solo artist, but the first solo single to be released internationally. The song was released as the lead single from Sandra’s debut solo studio album “The Long Play” (11 November 1985). The single was released in March 1985 with “Party Games (instrumental)” on the B-side. “Maria Magdalena” became a major chart hit in Europe, reaching number one in many countries, incl. Germany (for four consecutive weeks between 13 September and Read more…

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Enya - Orinoco Flow

Enya – Orinoco Flow

The song was written by Enya Patricia Brennan and Irish poet Roma Ryan. “Orinoco Flow”, also released as “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)”, is a song from Enya’s second studio album, Watermark (1988). The song was released on 3 October 1988 by WEA Records in the United Kingdom as the first single from the album with “Out of the Blue” on the B-side (by Geffen Records in the United States in 1989). “Orinoco Flow” topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. It reached #1 also in Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and on Eurochart Hot 100. In the United States, Read more…

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Cyndi Lauper True Colors

Cyndi Lauper – True Colors

The song was written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. The song was originally submitted to Anne Murray, who passed on recording it and then to Cyndi Lauper. “True Colors” is the the title track from Cyndi Lauper’s second album (September 16, 1986). It was the only original track on the album that Cyndi Lauper did not help to write. The song was released as the lead single from the album on August 28, 1986 with “Heading for the Moon” on the B-side. “True Colors” became a major hit, spending two weeks at number one on the Billboard Read more…

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Madonna - Crazy For You

Madonna – Crazy For You

The song was written by lyricist John Bettis and songwriter Jon Lind for Harold Becker’s romantic drama film Vision Quest based on Terry Davis’ novel of the same name (starring Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling and Ronny Cox). “Crazy for You” was released on March 2, 1985 as the lead single from the film’s soundtrack album with Berlin’s “No More Words” on the B-side. The song became Madonna’s second number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and reached #1 also in Australia and Canada. In the UK, it peaked at #2. “Crazy For You” earned Madonna her first Read more…

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Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger

The song was written by Survivor’s founding members, guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik. “Eye Of The Tiger” was released as a lead single from their third album of the same name. It the theme song for the 1982 Sylvester Stallone’s sports drama film Rocky III as Queen denied Stallone permission to use “Another One Bites the Dust”. The single was released on May 31, 1982 with “Take You on a Saturday” on the B-side. The song gained tremendous radio airplay and topped charts worldwide during 1982, including the U.S., the U.K., Japan and Australia. In the U.S., it Read more…

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Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana

Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana

The song was written by Michael Jackson. “Dirty Diana” is the ninth track on his seventh studio album, “Bad”. It was released as the fifth single off the album on April 18, 1988 with the instrumental version of the song on the B-side. The song features a guitar solo played by Steve Stevens (best known as Billy Idol’s guitarist and songwriting collaborator). The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached the top ten in numerous countries, incl. #3 in Germany and #4 in the UK. The music video for the song was directed by American director Joe Pytka. Read more…

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Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise

Phil Collins – Another Day In Paradise

Another Day In Paradise was written by Phil Collins. It was released as the lead single from his number-one album “…But Seriously” on 23 October 1989 with “Heat on the Street” on the B-side. As with his song for Genesis, “Man on the Corner“, the track has as its subject the problem of homelessness. “Another Day In Paradise” was Collins’ seventh Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single. It reached #1 in many other countries, incl. Canada and Germany. In the UK, it peaked at #2. The song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year at the 1991 awards Read more…

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Bananarama - Cruel Summer

Bananarama – Cruel Summer

The song was written by Bananarama members, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward, along with successful songwriting and record production duo. Steve Jolley & Tony Swain. The single was released on 27 June 1983 (2 July 1984 in the U.S.) with “Cairo” on the B-side. “Cruel Summer” was initially a stand-alone single but was subsequently included on their self-titled second album in April 1984.   “Cruel Summer” is an uptempo pop song with a distinctive ’80s sound. It features synthesizers, a driving rhythm, and catchy vocal harmonies. The lyrics explore the feeling of loneliness and heartbreak during the summer Read more…

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Duran Duran Save A Prayer

Duran Duran – Save A Prayer

The song was written by Duran Duran members, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, and Nick Rhodes. It was released as their sixth single on 9 August 1982 with “Hold Back the Rain” (Remix) on the B-side. “Save A Prayer” was the third single off their second studio album “Rio”. “Save A Prayer” was not originally released in the U.S., special US single version was released in January 1985 and peaking at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Save a Prayer (Live)” was included on the live album Arena (November 1984). “Save a Prayer” achieved significant success Read more…

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Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus

Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus

The song was written by Depeche Mode primary songwriter, Martin Lee Gore. “Personal Jesus” was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Violator (1990), on 29 August 1989 with “”Dangerous” on the B-side. The single reached #3 in Italy, #5 in Germany, #13 on the UK Singles Chart, and #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #3 on Alternative Airplay chart). The single was the band’s first to make the US Top 40 since 1984’s “People Are People”. In Germany, “Personal Jesus” is one of the band’s longest-charting songs, staying on the singles chart for 23 weeks. Read more…

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