“Smalltown Boy” is the debut single by British synth-pop band Bronski Beat, released in June 1984. It is from their debut album, The Age of Consent, released in December 1984. The song was a big commercial success, reaching number 3 in the band’s native UK. It was also a number one hit in the Netherlands […]
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“Land of Confusion” is a song by the English rock band Genesis from their 1986 album Invisible Touch. The song was the third track on the album and was the third track released as a single, reaching No. 4 in the U.S. and No. 14 in the UK in late 1986. It also reached No. […]
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“I Can’t Wait” is a song by American group Nu Shooz, originally recorded in late 1984 and featured on the band’s second album Tha’s Right the following year. The song was remixed by Dutch DJ and producer Peter Slaghuis: this remixed version is the one that appears on the 1986 album Poolside. In the US, […]
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“Somebody’s Watching Me” is a song recorded by American singer Rockwell, released by the Motown label in 1984, as the lead single from his debut studio album of the same name. Rockwell’s debut single release, the song features guest vocals by brothers Michael Jackson (in the chorus) and Jermaine Jackson (additional backing vocals). “Somebody’s Watching […]
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We are moving now into the 1980’s for our selections of songs that once were on everyone’s lips but have faded from somewhat our memories and playlists. “Best Years of Our Lives” is a song recorded by Modern Romance. It was released in October 1982 as a single by WEA. Japanese and German editions were […]
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“Le Freak” is a 1978 funk / disco song by American R&B band Chic. It was the band’s third single and first Billboard and R&B number-one hit song. Along with the tracks “I Want Your Love” and “Chic Cheer”, “Le Freak” scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. The single achieved sales […]
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“All the Young Dudes” is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by the English rock band Mott the Hoople in 1972 by Columbia Records. Produced by Bowie, it is regarded as an anthem of glam rock, the song has received acclaim and was a commercial success. […]
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“Lady Eleanor” is a song written by Alan Hull, featured on the first Lindisfarne album, Nicely Out of Tune. Initially released as a single in May 1971, it failed to chart. In 1972, following the success of the band’s single “Meet me on the Corner” (which reached No. 5 in the UK), and the highly […]
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Fanfare for the Common Man is a musical work by the American composer Aaron Copland. It was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eugene Goossens and was inspired in part by a speech made earlier that year by then American Vice President Henry A Wallace, in which Wallace proclaimed the dawning […]
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“What a Diff’rence a Day Made“, also recorded as “What a Difference a Day Makes”, is a popular song originally written in Spanish by Maria Grever, a Mexican songwriter, in 1934 with the title “Cuando vuelva a tu lado” (“When I Return to Your Side”) and first recorded by Orquesta Pedro Via that same year. […]