80s MASSIVE HITS

LYRICS  Growin' up, you don't see the writing on the wall Passin' by, movin' straight ahead, you knew it all But maybe sometime if you feel the pain You'll find you're all alone, everything has changed Play the game, you know you can't quit until it's won Soldier on, only you can do what must be done You know in some way you're a lot like me You're just a prisoner and you're tryin' to break free I can see a new horizon underneath the blazin' sky I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher Gonna be your man in motion, all I need's this pair of wheels Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire (Ooh, oooh, oooh) Burning up, don't know just how far that I can go (Just how far I go) Soon be home, only just a few miles down the road I can make it, I know, I can You broke the boy in me but you won't break the man I can see a new horizon underneath the blazin' sky I'll be where the eagle...

True  is a song from the 80s by the English  new wave  band  Spandau Ballet with lead singer Tony Hadley and the brothers Gary and Martin Kemp . It was released on 15 April 1983 as the third single from  their third studio album of the same name . The song was written by band member  Gary Kemp . The song was a worldwide hit, peaking at  number one  in the UK Singles Chart on 30 April 1983 for four weeks, becoming the sixth-biggest-selling single of the year, and reaching the top ten in the weekly charts of many other countries. It is Spandau Ballet's biggest hit and their only top ten hit in the U.S., reaching number four on the  Billboard  Hot 100  in the autumn of 1983 and topping the  adult contemporary  chart for one week.  I n 2011, it received a  BMI  award as one of the most played songs in US history with four million airplays. LYRICS  So true, funny how it seems Always in time, but never in...

SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART  by Gene Pitney featuring Marc Almond. If your a lover of 80s music then you will love this treat Originally recorded by David and Jonathan, and then Gene Pitney in 1967, the latter's version of the song reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1967, but failed to chart in the United States. The song was subsequently covered by a number of other acts including Cilla Black, Allison Durbin (dubbed "Australia's Queen of Pop" in the 1960s) on her 1968 album  I Have Loved Me a Man , Terry Reid, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 1986 album of covers  Kicking Against the Pricks . It was sung in French by Herbert Léonard in 1968 with the title "Quelque chose tient mon cœur" and in Italian by Pitney himself with the title "Uomo, non sai" ("Man, you don't know"). It achieved its greatest success in 1988 when it was covered by  Marc Almond . Originally recorded b...

 BELFAST CHILD by Simple minds This song was inspired by the 1987 Enniskillen bombing, when a bomb planted by the IRA exploded during a Remembrance Day service at Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, killing 11 people and injuring at least 63. Simple Minds lead singer Jim Kerr explained to Q magazine in 1989: "In the second part of 'Belfast Child' I'm trying to relate to people in Northern Ireland who've also lost loved ones. I'm trying to talk about the madness and sadness and emptiness. I'm not saying I have any pearls of wisdom, but I have a few questions to ask. When I'm asked on American TV who my heroes are, rather than saying Lou Reed or Bob Dylan or someone who goes without saying, I say there are these people called Amnesty International and what they are doing I think is rather heroic. It only takes about 30 seconds."  The music is based on a traditional song alled "She Moved Through The Fair," which Jim Kerr hea...

Yet another massive music hit from the 80s Something About You  is a single released by British band  Level 42  in 1985, in advance of its inclusion on the album  World Machine  the same year. The song was written by  Mark King ,  Mike Lindup ,  Phil Gould ,  Boon Gould , and  Wally Badarou . "Something About You" was released in several countries beyond the United Kingdom, including  United States ,  Germany ,  Italy ,  Canada , and many countries of  South America  and  Asia . It is the only Level 42 song to be a top 10 hit in the  United States , where it reached #7 on the  Billboard  Hot 100  chart, and it is their second top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6 on the  UK Singles Chart . The single was certified gold in Canada in 1986. "Something About You" was released in several countries beyond the United Kingdom, including  United States ,  Germany ,...

Boy George became one of the most iconic popstars of his generation when Culture Club burst onto the scene in the early '80s. Their song 'Karma Chameleon' was a huge hit around the world, and Boy George's androgynous appearance and soulful voice inspired many artists, and helped further the New Romantic movement. The song was written by Culture Club members Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay and Phil Pickett. It was recorded for the group's second album Colour by Numbers, released in 1983. What is the meaning behind 'Karma Chameleon'? Boy George once explained about the song: "It is about the terrible fear of alienation that people have, the fear of standing up for one thing. The song is about trying to suck up to everybody. Basically, if you aren't true, if you don't act like you feel, then you get Karma-justice, that's nature's way of paying you back." Boy George wrote most of the band's lyrics, and many of his words w...

She's Like the Wind is a 1987 song by American actor and singer Patrick Swayze from the soundtrack to the film Dirty Dancing. The song features additional vocals from singer Wendy Fraser. The ballad reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart Swayze and Stacy Widelitz co-wrote the song in 1984. It was originally intended for the soundtrack of Grandview, U.S.A. and was meant to be about Jamie Lee Curtis' character in the film.[citation needed] However, the song was not used in that film. During production of Dirty Dancing in 1987, Swayze played the demo for producer Linda Gottlieb and director Emile Ardolino. They loved it and passed it on to Jimmy Ienner and Bob Feiden, the soundtrack's executive producers. It was recorded for the soundtrack in November 1986, with Michael Lloyd producing. The song, like the film in which it was featured, was a success, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Adult...

Feels Like I'm in Love Song by Kelly Marie Ray Dorset, who was the lead vocalist for Mungo Jerry, wrote this for Elvis Presley, who was one of his idols. Unfortunately, Elvis' untimely death ruled this out and the song ended up as the B-side of a Mungo Jerry single released in France. In the book 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, Dorset explains: "I wrote Feels Like I'm In Love in 1977 with Elvis Presley in mind and even recorded it Elvis-style on my demo. My producer, Barry Murray, was about to send it to Elvis when he got a phone call saying Elvis had died. After that, I kinda put it to bed for a while. Kelly Marie had a few minor hits in France and had been hanging around our office a bit. I thought she had a good voice, so I asked her if she wanted to record the song." This was originally released 18 months earlier but it failed to chart. It then became a northern club hit before finally topping the UK charts. Kelly Marie was born Jacqueline McK...

You Win Again  is a 1987 song written by  Barry ,  Robin  and  Maurice Gibb  and performed by the  Bee Gees . Released as a single in late 1987, it marked the start of the group's comeback, becoming a No. 1 hit in many European countries, including topping the  UK Singles Chart  — their first to do so in over eight years — and making them the first group to score a UK No. 1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. LRYICS I couldn't figure why You couldn't give me what everybody needs I shouldn't let you kick me when I'm down, my baby I find out everybody knows that You've been using me I'm surprised you Let me stay around you One day I'm gonna lift the cover And look inside your heart We gotta level before we go And tear this love apart There's no fight, you can't fight this battle of love with me You win again, so little time, we do nothing but compete There's no life on earth, no other could see me through You win again...