Prince – Sign o’ the times
“Sign o’ the times” is the typical song that leaves a mark. I think we agree on this. It happens to many songs. Maybe suddenly, maybe it takes longer. But for some songs it becomes immediately clear that the song is bound for history.
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Nick Kamen – Loving you is sweeter than ever
“Loving you is sweeter than ever” brought Nick Kame from jeans to covers. Covers like the songs, I mean.
Denim, because Nick Kamen reached success with the famous denim ad that is said to have impressed Madonna as well.
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Billy Idol – Don’t need a gun
You don’t need a gun to have success. Surely not, but I think that such things like having a great album like “Whiplash smile”, having plenty of personality and talent (still today), and performing with great artists like Stevie Stevens, well, this might definitely help,
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Whitney Houston – All at once
“All at once” had a strange road to success. Even the greatest stars there may face moments when a song reaches success with a delay. It may depend on release plans, but also on other reasons, and maybe on the destiny too. The unforgettable Whitney released this song in 1985.
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Spagna – Call me
“Call me” tells the story of a really incredible success. In fact it seemd incredible, or at least unlikely, that one year after “Easy lady” Spagna could find an even bigger success. “Easy lady” revealed to the world, in Summer 1986,
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Drum Theatre – Eldorado
“Eldorado” is the typical spring song. After all, even in 1987 in early March winter was over and spring was in the air. I remember, every saturday night there was a party somewhere, the feeling was great, and you could feel sounds and colors in the air.
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Duran Duran – Skin trade
When Duran Duran released “Skin trade” in February 1987, we all thought that it was a great title. I mean, the title was weird, some sort of provocation. But it sounded well, few months after “Notorious“, another weird title.
But This title has a really weird story!
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The Communards – You are my world
“You are my world” shows us how Jimmy Somerville was definitely a fantastic singer, both with Bronski Beat and with Communards, but look at his videos! He got talent! I mean, he could as well be a great director! Absolutely stylish art!!!
And we must remember that Communards released this song in late 1985.
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Simply Red – The right thing
Doing the right thing is always fundamental. And for Simply Red at the beginning of 1987, the right thing was to write a message to men and women. In fact, “Men and women” was the title of the new album ready to be released.
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