“The Tide Is High” was covered by the American new wave band Blondie in 1980, in a reggae style that included horns and strings. It was released as the lead single from the band’s fifth studio album, Autoamerican (1980), giving Blondie their third number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and their […]
Read More “The Tide Is High” sung by BlondieAn inspire from: http://www.freddiemercuryonline.com “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track is included on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band’s compilation album, Greatest Hits in 1981. The song peaked at number two in the UK […]
Read More Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”D’Arby, a mega 80’s pop-rock music star whose persona and talent, took flight on the mainstreaming of music videos is still on high. “Sign Your Name”, released as a single in 1987, was written and performed by D’Arby. His 1987 album “Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby”, was an international success, reaching number […]
Read More Sign Your Name | Terence Trent D’Arby“Walking on Sunshine” is a song written by Kimberley Rew for Katrina and the Waves‘ 1983 eponymous debut full-length album. The re-recorded version was at first released on the band’s 1985 self-titled album as the album’s second single and reached No. 4 in Australia, No. 9 in the United States, and No. 8 in the […]
Read More “Walking On Sunshine” Katrina and the WavesThe Bananarama’s “Cruel Summer” was an immediate success when it was released in the UK, reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart, and the group performed the song live on the BBC’s Top of the Pops in July 1983.[4] Its international popularity soared after its inclusion in the 1984 feature film The Karate Kid; […]
Read More Bananarama | Cruel SummerToploader is an English alternative rock band from Eastbourne who formed in 1997, with over two million album sales to their name and a string of top 20 hits both home and abroad. Their debut album, Onka’s Big Moka, sold over one million units and remained in the Top 5 of the UK Albums Chart […]
Read More “Dancing in the Moonlight”This 7-year old gives a “bravo” performance in 2014 singing Fly Me To The Moon on Senkveld The Late Show… On a March appearance on Norwegian late-night show Senkveld, the 7-year-old Norway’s Got Talent alum sang Sinatra’s classic “Fly Me to the Moon” in a jazzy style that belied her young age. (She has since […]
Read More Angelina Jordan – a seven-year-old sings ‘Fly Me To The Moon’Lionel Richie’s career followed with more successes when he went solo in 1982. His talents as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter expanded into more music ventures, awards and honors. Analyzing Richie’s new song styles and his beginnings of funk and soul with the Commodores, clearly indicate just how interchangeable and talented he is. AmericaOnCoffee “‘Stuck On […]
Read More Lionel Richie – Stuck On YouLook What You’ve Done to Me” is a 1980 song recorded by Boz Scaggs, composed by Scaggs and David Foster for the movie Urban Cowboy. It reached #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in November, #13 on the Cash BoxTop 100, and went to #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song reached #30 […]
Read More “Boz Scaggs – Look What You’ve Done To Me”The Superbs, from California, USA, were one of the best mid-60s sweet-soul groups to meld doo-wop harmonies into the sound of soul. The members were Eleanor ‘Punkin’ Green’ (lead), Walter White, Bobby Swain, Gordy Harmon and Ronny Cook. Green possessed a soprano lead that sounded much like a male falsetto and it was an […]
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