"Too Shy" - Single by Kajagoogoo from the album White Feathers, released on January 10, 1983. "Too Shy" was written by Kajagoogoo and produced by Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston, the latter of whom had produced Duran Duran's first two albums. In 2006, "Too Shy" was ranked number 27 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's and number 9 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders […]

"That's What Friends Are For" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded in 1982 by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift, but it is better known for the 1985 cover version by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder. This recording, billed as being by "Dionne Warwick & Friends", was released as a charity single for […]

"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" -  is the first single as solo artist for Cindy Lauper from the 1983's album She's So Unusual. The song was a huge part of '80s culture. It became an anthem for female attitude and set fashion trends as the video showed Lauper wearing bright, outrageous clothes that looked like they came from a thrift store (they often did). It set the stage for […]

"Walk Like an Egyptian" - Single by the Bangles from the album Different Light. Released in September 1986. Liam Sternberg said he was inspired to create the song while on a ferry crossing the English Channel. When the vessel hit choppy water, passengers stepped carefully and moved their arms awkwardly while struggling to maintain their balance, and that reminded Sternberg of the depiction of human figures in ancient Egyptian tomb […]

“Here Comes The Rain Again” was released by Eurythmics, on 12 January 1984. This classic was the opening track of their third studio album Touch. It became their second Top 10 U.S hit when it peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also soared to number eight in the UK Singles Chart. This made it their fifth consecutive Top 10 single in their own country. “Here Comes […]

"Time After Time" - Single by Cyndi Lauper from the album She's So Unusual, released January 27, 1984 with B-side "I'll Kiss You" Cyndi Lauper wrote this highly emotional song with Rob Hyman of The Hooters, who also sang backup on the track. She came up with the title when she saw it in the magazine TV Guide. Time After Time is the name of a 1979 science fiction movie […]

"Dancing in the Dark" - Single by Bruce Springsteen from the album Born in the U.S.A. Released May 3, 1984 Recorded February 14, 1984 Songwriters Bruce Springsteen This was the last song written for Born In The U.S.A.. Springsteen wrote it after his manager, Jon Landau, demanded a hit single for the album. After a brief altercation, he complied and wrote it that same night - a classic case of […]