80s MASSIVE HITS

" 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 ...

" When I See You Smile " is a song written by  Diane Warren  and performed by American-British  glam metal  band  Bad English . It was released in September 1989 as the second single taken from their  self-titled debut album  released in 1989. The  power ballad   is the band's most successful song, reaching number-one in both the U.S. and Canada In the video the band are performing on a stage, which contains close-up shots of its members. The footage was taken at one of their arena concerts. It shows  Jonathan Cain 's distinctive synthesizer opening and moves into the soft initial vocal work of  John Waite . The tempo picks up with  Deen Castronovo 's drum work and  Neal Schon 's trademark guitar during which Waite becomes more emphatic vocally; the song finishes with Waite's soft vocals. The video was directed by Jonathan Cain. LYRICS  Sometimes I wonder How I'd ever make it through, Through this world without havin...

Take On Me    was  a song by Norwegian  synth-pop  band  A-ha , first released in 1984. The original version was produced by  Tony Mansfield  and remixed by John Ratcliff. A new version was released in 1985 and produced by  Alan Tarney  for the group's debut studio album  Hunting High and Low  (1985). The song combines  synthpop  with a varied instrumentation that includes  acoustic guitars , keyboards, and drums. It is considered to be the band's  signature song . THEN NOW LYRICS  We're talking away I don't know what I'm to say I'll say it anyway Today's another day to find you Shying away I'll be coming for your love, okay? Take on me, (take on me) Take me on, (take on me) I'll be gone In a day or two So needless to say I'm odds and ends I'll be stumbling away Slowly learning that life is OK Say after me It's no better to be safe than sorry Take on me, (take on me) Take me on, (take on me) I'll be gon...

You Came  is the second single from the album  Close  by  Kim Wilde . The song was written by Wilde and  Ricky Wilde , after the birth of his first child, Marty. The single became one of the biggest hits of Wilde's career, peaking at number three on the  UK Singles Chart  and reaching the top 10 in several other European countries, including Denmark, where it reached number one for five weeks. In the United States, it was her fourth (and, to date, final) single to reach the top 50, peaking at number 41 on the  Billboard  Hot 100 . It also reached number 10 on the  Billboard   Hot Dance Club Play  chart. The song was released during the summer of 1988, while Wilde was supporting  Michael Jackson  on the European leg of his  Bad  tour (the video for "You Came" showed material from the concerts as well as backstage footage). With the  Close  album becoming a best-seller, this was arguably the point wh...

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...