"Hot in the City" - Single by Billy Idol from the album Billy Idol Released: May 27, 1982 Songwriter: Billy Idol Charted: No.13 in UK, No.24 in US "Hot in the City" is a song by Billy Idol, released as the lead single from his 1982 self-titled debut album. It charted at No. 23 in the US and No. 58 in the UK. A remix of the song was released […]

“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 […]

“It Must Have Been Love” originally “It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)” is a song written by Per Gessle. The song was first released as “It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)” in December 1987 reaching #4 in Sweden. A performance from a Swedish TV chart show in 1987 acted as the song’s first music video. “It Must Have Been Love” became a […]

"Welcome to the Jungle" - Single by Guns N' Roses from the album Appetite for Destruction, released September 28, 1987. This song is about Los Angeles. It exposes the dark side of the city many people encounter when they go there to pursue fame. Guns N' Roses knew this side of the city well: in 1985, they lived in a place on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles that they called […]

"Home Sweet Home" - Single by Mötley Crüe from the album Theatre of Pain Released: September 30, 1985 Songwriters: Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee Originally released on the band's 1985 album, Theatre of Pain, the song was accompanied by a music video which documented the band's undertakings over the course of one or several concerts. Some of the original video was shot in Houston, Texas live at The Summit during the […]

"Slipping Through My Fingers" - is promotional single by ABBA, from the album The Visitors. Released in June 1981 Songwriters: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. The inspiration for the song was Ulvaeus' and Fältskog's daughter, Linda Ulvaeus, who was seven at the time the song was written. The song was released as a single only in Japan, where it was a red vinyl promo single for The Coca-Cola Company with […]

"Bad" - Single by Michael Jackson from the album Bad, with B-side "I Can't Help It" Released on September 7, 1987. Michael Jackson wrote and recorded "Bad" in 1986. It was co-produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones, and included on his seventh studio album, Bad, in 1987. Jackson planned to duet on "Bad" with Prince, but Prince declined the invitation. Jackson wrote this song, which crafted a new image for […]