The 1980s was a decade of change. The impact of MTV cannot be over-estimated. Katrina and the Waves’ “Talking on Sunshine” became used in TV commercials for 40 years–it makes about a million dollars per year.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax” still gets airplay on our local Oldies radio station. And, so does Foreigner’s “I Want to Know What Love Is.” I never hear the Miami Vice Theme anymore. But I do hear one of Trump’s favorite songs: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears for Fears.
I’m a big fan of The Honeydrippers’ “Sea of Love.” Do you remember these songs from the mid-Eighties? Any favorites here? GRADE: B+
TRACK LIST:
| 1 | a-ha– | Take On Me Written-By – Mags (2), Harket*, Waaktaar* | 3:50 |
| 2 | Starship (2)– | We Built This City Written-By – Taupin*, Lambert*, Page*, Wolf* | 4:56 |
| 3 | ZZ Top– | Sleeping Bag Written-By – Gibbons*, Hill*, Beard* | 4:05 |
| 4 | The Power Station– | Some Like It Hot Written-By – Taylor*, Taylor*, Palmer* | 3:44 |
| 5 | Paul Young– | Everytime You Go Away Written-By – Daryl Hall | 4:30 |
| 6 | Katrina And The Waves– | Walking On Sunshine Written-By – Kimberley Rew | 3:58 |
| 7 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood– | Relax Written-By – Johnson*, O’Toole*, Gill* | 3:57 |
| 8 | The Honeydrippers– | Sea Of Love Written-By – Khoury*, Baptiste* | 3:05 |
| 9 | Foreigner– | I Want To Know What Love Is Written-By – Mick Jones (2) | 5:01 |
| 10 | Jan Hammer– | Miami Vice Theme Written-By – Jan Hammer | 2:29 |
| 11 | Glenn Frey– | The Heat Is On Written-By – Faltermeyer*, Forsey* | 3:47 |
| 12 | David Lee Roth– | California Girls Written-By – Brian Wilson | 2:48 |
| 13 | John Parr– | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) Written-By – Foster*, Parr* | 4:11 |
| 14 | Tears For Fears– | Everybody Wants To Rule The World Written-By – Hughes*, Stanley*, Orzabal* | 4:12 |
| 15 | Mr. Mister– | Broken Wings Written-By – Lang*, Page*, George* | 4:44 |
| 16 | ‘Til Tuesday– | Voices Carry Written-By – Mann*, Pesce*, Hausmann*, Holmes* | 4:24 |
| 17 | Aretha Franklin– | Freeway Of Love Written-By – Cohen*, Walden* | 5:51 |
| 18 | Commodores– | Nightshift Written-By – Lambert*, Golde*, Orange* | 4:20 |