80s MASSIVE HITS

" Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now " is a song co-written by  Albert Hammond  and  Diane Warren ,  recorded by the American rock band  Starship  in 1986. It is a  power ballad   duet  featuring Starship vocalists  Grace Slick  and  Mickey Thomas . It is the theme to the romantic comedy  Mannequin  along with a themed music video. The song hit No. 1 in the  Billboard  Hot 100  and became Warren's first number one single. LYRICS Looking in your eyes I see a paradise This world that I've found is too good to be true Standing here beside you, want so much to give you This love in my heart that I'm feeling for you Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that Put your hand in my hand baby don't ever look back Let the world around us just fall apart Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart And we can build this thing together Standing strong forever Nothing's gonna stop us now And if th...

The Power of Love  is a song co-written and originally recorded by American singer  Jennifer Rush  in 1984. It has been covered by several artists, most notably by  Air Supply ,  Celine Dion  and  Laura Branigan . Rush's original version, released in her native United States in late 1984 and in Europe during 1985, reached number one on the  UK Singles Chart  in October 1985 and became the biggest-selling single of the year in that country. It also topped the charts in several other European countries, as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Dion's version peaked at number one in the United States, Canada and Australia in 1994. The song has been translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard. LYRICS The whispers in the morning Of lovers sleeping tight Are rolling by like thunder now As I look in your eyes I hold on to your body And feel each move you make Your voice is warm and tender A love that I c...

" Cherish " is a song by American  R&B  band  Kool & the Gang , released in 1985. It was the third single released from the band's album,  Emergency . It was certified Gold by the  RIAA  and held the number 1 position on  Billboard 's  Adult Contemporary  chart for six weeks running. It would ultimately rank as the biggest Adult Contemporary chart hit of the 1980s Lyrics Let's take a walk together near the ocean shore Hand in hand you and I Let's cherish every moment we have been given The time is passing by I often pray before I lay down by your side If you receive your calling before I awake Could I make it through the night Cherish the love we have We should cherish the life we live Cherish the love Cherish the life Cherish the love Cherish the love we have For as long as we both shall live Cherish the love Cherish the life Cherish the love The world is always changing Nothing stays the same ...

Every Beat Of My Heart This song is by  Rod Stewart  and appears on the album  Every Beat Of My Heart (1986)  and on the compilation  Knuffelrock 4 (1992) . Lyrics Through these misty eyes I see lonely skies Lonely road to Babylon Where's my family And my country Heaven knows where I belong Pack my bags tonight Here's one Jacobite Who must leave or surely die Put me on a train In the pouring rain Say farewell but don't say goodbye Seagull carry me, over land and sea To my own folk, that's where I want to be Every beat of my heart Tears me further apart I'm lost and alone in the dark I'm going home One more glass of wine Just for auld lang syne And the girl I left behind How I miss her now In my darkest hour And the way our arms entwine Seagull carry me, over land and sea To my own folk, that's where I want to be Every beat of my heart Tears me further apart I'm lost and alone in the dark I'm going home And we...

" Dancing in the Dark " is a song written and performed by American  rock  singer  Bruce Springsteen . Adding uptempo  synthesizer  riffs to his sound for the first time, the song spent four weeks at number two on the  Billboard  Hot 100 [4]  and sold over one million singles in the U.S. It was the first single released from his 1984 album,  Born in the U.S.A. , and became his biggest hit, helping the album become the best-selling album of his career. LYRICS I get up in the evenin' And I ain't got nothin' to say I come home in the mornin' I go to bed feelin' the same way I ain't nothin' but tired Man, I'm just tired and bored with myself Hey there, baby, I could use just a little help You can't start a fire You can't start a fire without a spark This gun's for hire Even if we're just dancin' in the dark Messages keeps gettin' clearer Radio's on and I'm movin' 'round my place I check my look i...

" Chain Reaction " is an  R&B  song, sung by  Diana Ross , and written by the  Bee Gees . The track was released on Ross's 1985 album  Eaten Alive , and as a single twice - in 1985 and again in 1986 According to the Gibbs’ biography, the brothers had initial reservations about offering the song to Ross in case it was too Motown-like for her. The single became Ross's second No. 1 hit in the  UK Singles Chart . The song also hit No. 1 in Australia, also reaching the top of the charts in Ireland and Zimbabwe. In  New Zealand , it peaked at No. 3 and also made the top 5 in South Africa. In 1993, the song broke the UK top 20 again (also breaking the top 40 in the  Republic of Ireland  and France) when it was re-released to commemorate her 30th anniversary in show business. The song fared poorly in the US, where it initially peaked at a disappointing No. 95 on the  Billboard  Hot 100  late in 1985. A few months later, a ...

" We Built This City " is a 1985 song written by  Bernie Taupin ,  Martin Page ,  Dennis Lambert  and  Peter Wolf , and originally recorded by US  rock  group  Starship  and released as their debut single on their album  Knee Deep in the Hoopla LYRICS  We built this city We built this city on rock and roll Built this city We built this city on rock and roll Say you don't know me, or recognize my face Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place Knee-deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight Too many runaways eating up the night Marconi plays the mamba Listen to the radio Don't you remember? We built this city We built this city on rock and roll We built this city We built this city on rock and roll Built this city We built this city on rock and roll Someone always playing corporation games Who cares, they're always changing corporation names We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage They call us irresponsible, wri...

Freddie Mercury's mesmerising performance with Queen at Wembley Stadium is one of the most enduring memories of Live Aid. Now the band's 1985 performance of We Will Rock You has been crowned the most iconic festival moment of all time. Everyone remembers where they were when this was televised The old Wembley Stadium was the setting, on 13 July 1985, for one of the greatest live concerts ever staged:  Live Aid .  Sting ,  U2 ,  Dire Straits ,  The Who ,  Elvis Costello ,  Elton John  and  George Michael  were among the acts performing in London that day ( Bob Dylan ,  Eric Clapton , Mick Jagger,  Madonna  and  Tom Petty  were at the John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia for the American counterpart). But of all the high-calibre artists on display that day, there was unanimous agreement that  Queen ’s Live Aid performance stole the whole show with a magnificent, 21-minute tour-de-force set. “We ...