Worst Songs in Pop Music World’s Worst Pop Music Bad music and all of the worst songs are subjective, we admit. Often, the songs on this are loved by many, but hated even more by others. This section is devoted entirely to the worst songs of all time. Well, maybe not the all-time worst written… Read More
Tag: 1980s
Novelty & Comedy Songs Novelty songs are different from most popular songs in that they usually have an invisible expiration date like 1999 or Pac-Man Fever with the exception of Christmas Songs and to a lesser extent, Halloween Songs. Pac-Man Fever really mattered in the early 1980s, but it has long since lost its purpose.… Read More
About Retro Songs: Retro Songs can be songs that capture an era from your youth or a pivotal time from your life. Often they can be that bubblegum pop you heard non-stop as a child. Retro Songs can make you relive a moment, a day, an evening, a summer, or even a lifetime. Retro songs… Read More
Must-have Classic Hip Hop Party Hits 2000s Decade Hip Hop/Rap Hits 1. Yeah! – Usher 2. Get Low – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins 3. Lose Yourself – Eminem 4. Crank Dat – Soulja Boy 5. Gold Digger – Kanye West with Jamie Foxx 6. Hot In Herre –… Read More
Hip Hop Old School Music 1970s-early 1990s Old School DJ Kool Herc is credited with inventing Hip Hop at a block party in 1974, although there were others playing too. All it took was two of the same vinyl record and some skill at cutting between them. That summer, Lovebug Starski started this style of… Read More
December 24, 1988- January 13, 1989: Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison January 14 – January 20: My Prerogative- Bobby Brown January 21 – February 3: Two Hearts – Phil Collins February 4 – February 10: When I’m With You – Sheriff February 11 – March 3: Straight Up – Paula Abdul March 4… Read More
1989 Trivia, Fun Facts and History Quick Facts from 1989: World Changing Events: The Berlin Wall between East and West Germany fell representing the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union on November 9th. China’s Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 included the death of hundreds, possibly thousands of pro-democracy students by the Chinese government.… Read More
Popular and Notable Books From 1980: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum Cosmos by Carl Sagan The Covenant by James A. Michener The Devil’s Alternative by Frederick Forsyth Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card The Fifth Horseman by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre Firestarter by Stephen King… Read More
About Music of the 80s: Things You Need To Know Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’ was released in 1981. The song is arguably the most well-known of the entire rock era. It only reached # 9 on the Billboard charts, making it the #65 biggest pop song of the year. The 120 BPM song breaks several… Read More
1980s Advice Songs Giving and accepting advice is one part of life that helps us through the trials and tribulations we are faced with. The problem with advice is that we often don’t take it, especially if it means doing or admitting something that we’d rather not. Sometimes advice brings up an option you didn’t… Read More
80s Dance Hits 1. Funkytown – Lipps Inc. 2. Electric Boogie – Marcia Griffiths 3. Let’s Groove – Earth Wind and Fire 4. Push It – Salt N Pepa 5. Superfreak – Rick James 6. Celebration – Kool and the Gang 7. It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls 8. Footloose – Kenny Loggins 9.… Read More
Songs of the Summer – 1980s The eighties brought Summer Songs to us via movies (Kokomo, Axel F, Flashdance and Eye of The Tiger), Micheal Jackson’s songs and more ‘sunshine’, ‘hot’ and summer-ready songs. If a song’s title or primary lyrics are about Summer, that usually bumps it in nostalgia value on our Summer Music… Read More
1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards Winners Announced: Wednesday(!), March 29, 1989 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: no one Eligibility Year: 1988 This broadcast is noted for being the final public appearance of actress Lucille Ball, who died a few weeks later. 1989 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: Rain Man – Mark… Read More
1989 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 22, 1989 Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York Host: Billy Crystal Eligibility Year: October 1, 1987 – September 30, 1988 1989 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin Album of the Year: Faith, George Michael (Columbia/CBS) Song of the Year:… Read More
Sexy Songs – 1980s You don’t have to be beautiful To turn me on I just need your body baby From dusk till dawn – Kiss, Prince Sexy Songs can be seductive, soft, soulful and slow. Sexy Songs can be sweltering, steamy and screamingly loud. They can be direct or subtle. Get up, get up,… Read More
December 12, 1987 January 8, 1988: Faith – George Michael January 9 – January 15: So Emotional – Whitney Houston January 16 – January 22: Got My Mind Set on You – George Harrison January 23 – January 29: The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson January 30 – February 5: Need You… Read More
1988 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Quick Facts from 1988: World Changing Event: The Morris worm was one of the first computer worms distributed via the Internet, on November 2, 1988. The Top Song was Roll With It by Steve Winwood Influential Songs include: It Takes Two by Rob Base & E-Z Rock, Push It… Read More
1988 Oscars 60th Academy Awards Winners Announced: April 11, 1988 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: Chevy Chase Eligibility Year: 1987 1988 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: The Last Emperor – Jeremy Thomas, producer (WINNER) Broadcast News – James L. Brooks, producer Fatal Attraction – Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, producers… Read More
1988 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: March 2, 1988 Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York Host: Billy Crystal Eligibility Year: October 1, 1987 – September 30, 1988 1988 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Graceland – Paul Simon Album of the Year: Joshua Tree, U2 (Island) Song of the Year: Somewhere Out There… Read More
December 20, 1986 – January 16, 1987: Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles January 17 – January 23: Shake You Down – Gregory Abbott January 24 – February 6: At this Moment – Billy Vera and The Beaters February 7 – February 13: Open Your Heart – Madonna February 14 – March 13: Livin’… Read More
1987 History, Trivia and Fun Facts Quick Facts from 1987: World Changing Event: The Black Monday crash on Oct. 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 508 points, or 22.6%. The Top Song was Faith by George Michael The Movies to Watch include The Princess Bride, Good Morning Vietnam, Moonstruck, Dirty Dancing, Wall Street and Lethal Weapon The Most… Read More
1987 Oscars 59th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 30, 1987 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Hosts: Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan Eligibility Year: 1986 Best Actress winner Marlee Matlin became the first (and only, so far) deaf Oscar winner. 1987 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: Platoon – Arnold Kopelson, producer… Read More
1987 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 24, 1987 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles Host: Billy Crystal Eligibility Year: October 1, 1985 – September 30, 1986 1987 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Higher Love – Steve Winwood Album of the Year: Graceland, Paul Simon (Warner Bros.) Song of the Year: That’s What Friends… Read More
December 21, 1985 – January 17, 1986: Say You, Say Me – Lionel Richie January 18 – February 14: That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder February 15 – February 28: How Will I Know – Whitney Houston March 1 – March 14: Kyrie – Mr.… Read More
1986 Trivia, Fun Facts and History Quick Facts from 1986: World Changing Event: Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Explosion killed more than 7,000 people in the USSR. The Top Song was That’s What Friends are For by Dinone Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder The Movies to Watch include Top Gun, Pretty in Pink, Little Shop of Horrors,… Read More
1986 Oscars 58th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 24, 1986 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Hosts: Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams Eligibility Year: 1985 1986 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: Out of Africa – Sydney Pollack, producer (WINNER) The Color Purple – Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and… Read More
1986 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 25, 1986 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles Host: Kenny Rogers Eligibility Year: October 1, 1984 – September 30, 1985 1986 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: We Are the World – USA for Africa Album of the Year: No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic) Song of the… Read More
December 22, 1984 – February 1, 1985: Like a Virgin- Madonna February 2 – February 15: I Want to Know What Love Is – Foreigner February 16 – March 8: Careless Whisper – Wham! featuring George Michael March 9 – March 29: Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon March 30 – April 12: One… Read More
1985 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Quick Facts from 1985: World Changing Event: Mikhail Gorbachev became the Soviet Premier, beginning the era of “Glasnost” – openness and transparency. Microsoft Windows 1.0 was released. The Top Song was Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie The Movies to Watch include Back to the Future, The Color… Read More
1985 Oscars 57th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 25, 1985 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Host: Jack Lemmon Eligibility Year: 1984 Upon winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Places in the Heart, Sally Field exclaimed, “I haven’t had an orthodox career and I wanted more than anything… Read More
