Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran (1982-83) 8/24/23
In the early '80s, Duran Duran released several songs that became solid hits in the UK, Europe and Australia, but they couldn't seem to...
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Michael Cook
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Shanghai Breezes - John Denver (1982) 8/23/23
The '70s were quite a decade for John Denver: hit after hit, millions of of albums and singles sold, TV specials and guest appearances,...
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Michael Cook
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Our Lips Are Sealed - Go-Gos (1981) 8/22/23
The Go-Gos are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...and rightfully so! Their brand of infectious "new wave power pop" was a hit from the...
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Michael Cook
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Don't fall in Love with a Dreamer - Kenny Togers/Kim Carnes (1980) 8/21/23
Many of you are either singers and/or musicians. With that in mind, I'd like to present a Great Song of 1980 that offers up the sort of...
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Michael Cook
Aug 19, 20231 min read
On Our Own - Bobby Brown (1989) 8/20/23
Everybody remembers Ghostbusters II, right? That's when the original cast got back together for another round of supernatural hjinx. In...
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Michael Cook
Aug 17, 20231 min read
When Smokey Sings - ABC (1986) 8/18/23
The old saying "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" certainly holds true for today's Great Song of 1987. When he British group...
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Michael Cook
Aug 17, 20231 min read
(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew (1986) 8/17/23
In an effort to keep this post PG, let's just say that today's Great Song of 1986 is the true story of a night of passion, and the regret...
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Michael Cook
Aug 16, 20231 min read
Stuck with You - Huey Lewis & The News (1986) 8/16/23
Huey Lewis and guitarist Chris Hayes wrote today's Great Song of 1986 about a girl that Huey was in love with. "Stuck with You" was a...
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Michael Cook
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin (1985) 8/15/23
Irony: Scoring a Great Song of the '80s about taking a joyride in a pink Cadillac convertible when you've never learned to drive. Such...
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Michael Cook
Aug 13, 20231 min read
The Warrior - Scandal w/Patti Smyth (1984) 8/14/23
It's entirely possible that you've never heard of songwriter Holly Knight, but during the '80s, she wrote or co-wrote a number of Great...
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Michael Cook
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Dirty Laundry - Don Henley (1983) 8/13/23
Don Henley's first big solo hit. 1983's "Dirty Laundry" (from the album "I Can't Stand Still," is both a condemnation of the mass media...
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Michael Cook
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth (1982) 8/12/23
In early 1982, a Jamaican reggae group called The Mighty Diamonds released a song called "Pass the Kutchie," which went absolutely...
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Michael Cook
Aug 10, 20232 min read
Robbie Robertson Tribute 8/11/23
The list just keeps getting longer. Singer/Songwriter Robbie Robertson has passed away at the age of 80. Robbie, of course, was THE key...
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Michael Cook
Aug 10, 20231 min read
Caught Up in You - 38 Special (1982) 8/10/23
38 Special released handful of Great Songs of the '80s, and we'll get to them all eventually...but today, we're highlighting their first...
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Michael Cook
Aug 7, 20232 min read
All Out of Love -Air Supply (1980) 8/8/23
Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock met in 1975, when they were both appearing in a production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in their...
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Michael Cook
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul (1989) 8/7/23
Most of us remember Paula Abdul as a judge on "American Idol." Before that, of course, we most likely remember she had some hit records,...
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Michael Cook
Aug 5, 20231 min read
I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne (1988) 8/6/23
For those of you who may not be acquainted with today's Great Song of 1988, "I'll Always Love You" is NOT the Dolly Parton/Whitney...
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Michael Cook
Aug 5, 20232 min read
The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera/Amy Grant (1987) 8/5/23
Today we have a case of "Great Song Serendipity" In 1986, Singer/songwriter Bobby Caldwell and his collaborator Paul Gordon came up with...
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Michael Cook
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen (1976) 8/4/23
I986 was a pivotal year for Van Halen. First and foremost, it's the year Sammy Hagar replaced David Lee Roth as lead singer, just in time...
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Michael Cook
Aug 3, 20232 min read
One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head (1985) 8/3/23
Sir Timothy Rice is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and rightfully so. If the name doesn't quite ring a bell, let me ring it...
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