80s MASSIVE HITS

Take It on the Run  is the fifth track on the  REO Speedwagon  album  Hi Infidelity . It was released as a single in  1981  and reached number five on the  Billboard  Hot 100  chart.  It also reached number 19 in the  UK Singles Chart.  The song was written by lead guitarist  Gary Richrath . "Take It on the Run" was the follow-up single behind the group's number one hit, " Keep on Loving You ". The single went  gold  on April 17, 1981. "Take It on the Run" has appeared on dozens of 'various artists'  compilation albums , as well as several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums. LYRICS  Heard it from a friend who Heard it from a friend who Heard it from another you been messin' around They say you got a boy friend You're up late every weekend They're talkin' about you and it's bringin' me down But I know the neighborhood And talk is cheap when the story is good And the tales grow taller on down the line ...

Just Can’t Get Enough Song by Depeche Mode " Just Can't Get Enough " is a song by the English  electronic music  band  Depeche Mode . It was their third single, released in September 1981, a month before the release of their debut album,  Speak and Spell . It was recorded during the summer of that year at  Blackwing Studios , and was the band's first single to be released in the United States, on 18 February 1982. A  riff -driven  synthpop  song, "Just Can't Get Enough" was the final single to be written by founding member  Vince Clarke , who left the band in November 1981. LYRICS  When I'm with you baby I go out of my head And I just can't get enough And I just can't get enough All the things you do to me And everything you said I just can't get enough I just can't get enough We slip and slide as we fall in love And I just can't seem to get enough of We walk together We're walking down the street And I just can'...

Wired for Sound  is a  studio album  by  Cliff Richard , released in September 1981. The album peaked at number 4 in the  UK album charts  upon release, and spent a total of 25 weeks on the chart in 1981–82.   The album was certified Platinum by the  BPI , and achieved global sales of over one million LYRICS  I like small speakers, I like tall speakers If they've music they've wired for sound Walkin' about with a head full of music Cassette in my pocket and I'm gonna use it Stereo out on the street you know, woh oh woh Into the car go to work I'm cruisin' I never think that I'll blow all my fuses Traffic flows into the breakfast show, woh oh woh Power from the needle to the plastic A.M., F.M. I feel so ecstatic now It's music I've found and I'm wired for sound I was small boy who don't like his toys I could not wait to get wired for sound I met a girl and she told me she loved me I said you love me then love means you must like what I like M...

The  Theme from  The Greatest American Hero  (Believe It or Not) " is a song composed by  Mike Post  with lyrics by  Stephen Geyer , and sung by American singer  Joey Scarbury . It serves as the theme song for the 1980s television series  The Greatest American Hero . The track was later included on Scarbury's 1981 debut album  America's Greatest Hero . The theme song became a popular hit during the run of  The Greatest American Hero . "Believe It or Not" entered the Top 40 of the  Billboard  Hot 100  on June 13, 1981, eventually peaking at number 2 during the weeks ending August 15–22, 1981, kept off the top spot by " Endless Love " by  Diana Ross  and  Lionel Richie , and spending a total of 18 weeks in the Top 40. On the  Adult Contemporary  Chart, "Believe It or Not" went to number 3.  It also peaked at the number 1 position on the Record World chart.

Mickey " is a 1981 song recorded by American singer and choreographer  Toni Basil  on her debut album  Word of Mouth . Written by  Mike Chapman  and  Nicky Chinn  as " Kitty ", it was first recorded by UK music group  Racey  during 1979, appearing on their debut album  Smash and Grab . Toni Basil changed the name from Kitty to Mickey to make the song about a man. The original Racey song did not include the famous "Oh Mickey, you're so fine, you're so fine, you blow my mind" chant, which Basil added. For years, it had been rumored that the name was changed to Mickey because Basil developed a crush on  the Monkees ' drummer and lead vocalist  Micky Dolenz , after meeting him on the set of their movie,  Head , for which she was the  choreographer ; however, this claim was denied by Basil, who has said she did not know Dolenz that well. LYRICS  Oh Mickey, you're so fine You're so fine, you blow my mind Hey Mickey, he...

Vienna i s a 1980 song by British  new wave  band  Ultravox . It was released as the third single from the band's fourth album  Vienna  on 9 January 1981 through  Chrysalis Records . It spent four consecutive weeks at number two in the  UK Singles Chart  without ever getting to number-one;  it was kept off the number-one spot by  John Lennon 's " Woman " for a week,  and then by  Joe Dolce's  " Shaddap You Face ", for a further three weeks.  "Vienna" is ranked as the eighth best-selling UK single for 1981. The single was certified Gold by the  British Phonographic Industry  in February 1981, for UK sales exceeding 500,000 copies. Nevertheless, the single peaked at number one on the Top 40 charts in many European areas including the  Netherlands ,  Belgium  and  Ireland . LYRICS  Walked in the cold air Freezing breath on a window pane Lying and waiting A man in the dark in a picture f...