Daily Eighties Flashback: Spandau Ballet “Round and Round”
Four songs from Spandau Ballet‘s 1984 Parade album hit the Top 20 on the UK singles chart. On yesterday’s date in 1985, the last of those four songs, “Round and Round,” rose to a...
Category: 1980s Flashback
Daily Eighties Flashback: Jerrold Immel “Theme from Berrenger’s
Exactly 40 years ago today, the television show Berrenger’s began its eleven-episode run on NBC. The show’s theme music was written by Jerrold Immel.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Tangerine Dream “Le Parc”
Exactly 40 years ago, the television show Street Hawk began its fourteen-episode run on ABC. The show’s theme music was “Le Parc” by Tangerine Dream.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Billy Ocean “Love Is Forever”
Four songs from Billy Ocean‘s 1986 Love Zone album hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1987, the last of those four hits, “Love Is Forever,” was in its...
Daily Eighties Flashback: George Harrison “Devil’s Radio”
Four songs from George Harrison‘s 1987 Cloud Nine album hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Album Rock Tracks chart. On this date in 1988, the second of those four songs, “Devil’s Radio,” was in...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Bar-Kays “Do It (Let Me See You Shake)
Two songs from the Bar-Kays’ 1982 Propositions album hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Black Singles chart. On this date in 1983, the first of those two songs, “Do It (Let Me See You Shake),”...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Herb Alpert “Red Hot”
Two tracks from Herb Alpert‘s 1983 Blow Your Own Horn album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the second of that pair of singles, “Red Hot,” was in...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Mark Snow “Theme from Crazy Like a Fox”
Exactly 40 years ago, the television show Crazy Like a Fox began its two-season run on CBS. The show’s theme music was composed by Mark Snow.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Toy Dolls “Nellie the Elephant”
Toy Dolls hit the Top 40 on the UK singles chart one time. Exactly 40 years ago, that song, their version of the children’s song “Nellie the Elephant,” rose to a peak position...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Boney M. “O Christmas Tree”
The Christmas album turned compilation album (New) Christmas with Boney M. was released for the 1984 holiday season. The album’s first track is their version of “O Christmas Tree.”
