80s MASSIVE HITS

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a hit song by English pop rock band Tears for Fears. It was written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes and produced by Hughes. The song was first released on 22 March 1985 by Phonogram, Mercury, and Vertigo Records as the third single from the band's second album, Songs from the Big Chair (1985). "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a new wave and synth-pop song with lyrics that detail the desire humans have for control and power and centre on themes of corruption. The song was covered by Lorde for the soundtrack to the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and was remixed by Lil Baby (Titled "The World is Yours for the Taking") for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. LYRICS Welcome to your life There's no turning back Even while we sleep We will find you Acting on your best behaviour Turn your back on mother nature Everybody wants to rule the world It's my own design It's my own r...

No One Is to Blame is a song by British musician Howard Jones. The song, in its original version, can be found on his second studio album, Dream into Action, which was released in 1985. Following the success of the previous singles taken from the album, the original track for "No One Is to Blame" was re-recorded to give the song a more radio-friendly sound. Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham produced the re-recording, with Collins adding his own drum work and mood.This new version of the song was included on the 1986 US EP Action Replay as well as the CD version of Jones' 1986 studio album, One to One. Lyrics  You can look at the menu, but you just can't eat You can feel the cushions, but you can't have a seat You can dip your foot in the pool, but you can't have a swim You can feel the punishment, but you can't commit the sin And you want her, and she wants you We want everyone And you want her and she wants you No one, no one, no one ever is to blame You can ...

" Manic Monday " is a song by the American  pop rock  band  the Bangles , and the first single released from their second studio album,  Different Light  (1986). It was written by American musician  Prince  using the pseudonym "Christopher" and was originally intended for the group  Apollonia 6  in 1984. Lyrically, it describes a woman who is waking up to go to work on Monday, wishing it was still Sunday so she could continue relaxing. LYRICS  Six o'clock already I was just in the middle of a dream I was kissin' Valentino By a crystal blue Italian stream But I can't be late 'Cause then I guess I just won't get paid These are the days When you wish your bed was already made It's just another manic Monday I wish it was Sunday 'Cause that's my fun day My I don't have to run day It's just another manic Monday Have to catch an early train Got to be to work by nine And if I had an air-o-plane I still couldn't make it on time ...

LYRICS  We're leaving together, But still it's farewell And maybe we'll come back To earth, who can tell? I guess there is no one to blame We're leaving ground (leaving ground) Will things ever be the same again? It's the final countdown The final countdown Oh We're heading for Venus (Venus) And still we stand tall 'Cause maybe they've seen us (seen us) And welcome us all, yeah With so many light years to go And things to be found (to be found) I'm sure that we'll all miss her so It's the final countdown The final countdown The final countdown The final countdown Oh The final countdown, oh It's the final count down The final countdown The final countdown The final countdown Oh It's the final count down We're leaving together The final count down We'll all miss her so It's the final countdown It's the final countdown Oh It's the final countdown, yeah Songwriters: Joey Tempest " The Final Countdown " is a ...

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...

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 ,...

ZZ TOP : ROUGH BOY " Rough Boy " was the third single by American rock band  ZZ Top  from their 1985 album  Afterburner . The song reached No. 5 on the  Album Rock Tracks  chart and No. 22 on the  Billboard  Hot 100 , as well as No. 23 in the  UK Top 40 . Unlike the other songs on the album, this song has a much slower tempo and is more of a  power ballad . It also shares a similar tune to their song " Leila " from their album  El Loco . LYRICS  What in the world's come all over me? I ain't got a chance of one in three Ain't got no rap, ain't got no line But if you'll give me just a minute I'll be feelin' fine I am the one who can fade the heat The one they all say just can't be beat I'll shoot it to you straight and look you in the eye So give me just a minute and I'll tell you why I'm a rough boy, I'm a rough boy I don't care how you look at me Because I'm the one and you will see We can make it work, we can...

" Life in a Northern Town " is a song by British group  the Dream Academy . The song was released as a single from the band's debut studio album  The Dream Academy ,  released in 1985. The song was written as an  elegy  to British folk musician  Nick Drake . Written by band members  Nick Laird-Clowes  and  Gilbert Gabriel   the song was produced by Laird-Clowes with help from  Pink Floyd  guitarist  David Gilmour . The single reached No. 7 on the US  Billboard  Hot 100  chart in February 1986. It is the band’s highest-peaking chart single in the United States,   the UK,  and Ireland. LYRICS  A Salvation Army band played And the children drank lemonade And the morning lasted all day All day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away Ah Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Hey-y-yah Life in a northern town Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma-ma The...

Everytime You Go Away  is a song written and composed by  Daryl Hall . It was first recorded in 1980 by the American duo  Hall & Oates  but was not released as a single. The song became an international hit, with corrected word-spacing in the title, when  covered  by English singer  Paul Young  in 1985. Young's version reached No. 1 in the US and No. 4 in the UK. There have also been several other versions of this song Hey!, if we can solve any problem Then why do we lose so many tears Oh, and so you go again When the leading man appears Always the same thing Can't you see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you Go on and go free, yeah Maybe you're too close to see I can feel your body move It doesn't mean that much to me I can't go on sayin' the same thing Just can't you see, we've got everything do you even know we know Every ...