“(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” is a 1986 hit by the Beastie Boys from their debut album Licensed to Ill*,...
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“Keep Your Hands to Yourself” is the debut single by the American Southern rock band Georgia Satellites, written by...
This song is almost certainly referencing the story of Jesus fasting in the wilderness for 40 days...
“Walk Like an Egyptian” is a 1986 hit by The Bangles from their album Different Light, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. The...
“Coming Up Close” is a song by the American new wave band ‘Til Tuesday, written by lead...
“Hip to Be Square” is a 1986 pop rock hit by Huey Lewis and the News, written by Huey Lewis, Bill...
“In Your Eyes” is a 1986 single by Peter Gabriel from his fifth studio album, So. The track reached #1 on the US Billboard...
“Guitars, Cadillacs” is a song by Dwight Yoakam released in June 1986 as the second single from his debut album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc.,...
“Nothing Compares 2 U” was originally written by Prince in 1985 for his side project The Family, but became a global...
“Give Blood” is a rock song by Pete Townshend, released in 1985 as the opening track on...
‘Til Tuesday’s 1985 hit “Voices Carry” peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the MTV Video Music Award for...
“Take Me Home” is a track from Phil Collins‘s third solo studio album, No Jacket Required, originally released as a...
Queen’s performance at Live Aid on July 13, 1985, is widely regarded as the greatest live rock...
“Brothers in Arms” is a 1985 anti-war song by Dire Straits, written by frontman Mark Knopfler in 1982 during the Falklands War. The track serves...
Cherish is a romantic ballad by Kool & the Gang, released in May 1985 as the third single from their 1984...
“Life in a Northern Town” is the 1985 debut single by British band The Dream Academy, written by Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert...
We Are the World, recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa, was a 1985 charity single created to...
This is a song that resonates with people for many reasons. The release of the movie “The...
“Take On Me” by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha is one of the most iconic songs of the 1980s, known...
99 Luftballons is a 1983 anti-war protest song by the West German Neue Deutsche Welle band Nena, written by guitarist Carlo Karges and keyboardist Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen. The...
“Bad” is a 1984 song by U2 from their album The Unforgettable Fire, thematically centered on the heroin epidemic in Dublin during the...
“Drive” is a 1984 synth-rock ballad by American new wave band The Cars, serving as the third single from...
Ratt’s 1984 hit “Round and Round” was written by Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, and Robbin Crosby and serves as the lead...
Sammy Hagar wrote the hit song “I Can’t Drive 55” in 1984 following a specific incident in New York. While driving a rental car...
Party Train is a funk and electrofunk song by The Gap Band, released as a single in August 1983 from their...