Kraze – The party
The Party, crazy, house… It’s a pun to introduce one of the greatest House music hits overall. Kraze obtained a fantastic success! He has haitian roots, and obtained a deal by a great music house who heard his demo version of “the Party”. And he sold almost a million copies in 1988!
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Michael Jackson – Smooth criminal
“Smooth criminal” is one of the songs that Michael Jackson’s fans love the most. He realeased it at the end of October 1988. The song came out of the album “Bad, like many other songs we have already met: “I just can’t stop loving you“,
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U2 – Desire
“Desire” definitely marks one of the most prolific periods for 80s pop music, October 1988. U2 released “Rattle and Hum”, their sixth album, on October 10, 1988. Actually they released the first single, “Desire”, some weeks earlier. People had great expectations for this album. And it continued the pattern of the previous album,
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Duran Duran – I don’t want your love
“I dont want your love” marked a great day and a big thing for all Duran Duran fans in 1988. A great day because, two years after “Notorious“, the guys were releasing their fifth studio album.
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Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona
“Barcelona” raised great expections even before being released, in October 1988. For many reasons, people talked a lot about it. Maybe it wasn’t really a wonderful song. They mixed world class elements, but the outcome in my opinion didn’t meet the expectations.
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Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing
“Domino Dancing” announced, in September 1988, the incoming of a new Pet Shop Boys’ album. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe came from two album of incredible success. They really stood among the icons of the 80s. They really stood at the same level of Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet,
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T’Pau – Secret garden
“Secret garden” introduced the second album of T’Pau, “Rage”. I think it was a good album with beautiful songs, and it actually found a good success especially in England. Yet it did not reach the magic heights of the previous album, outside of the United Kingdom.
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Tracy Chapman – Baby can I hold you
“Baby can I hold you” is surely one of the most beautiful songs of Tracy Chapman. In October 1988 Tracy released this song as the third single form her eponymous album. This song followed the success of “Fast car”
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