Transvision Vamp – I want your love
“I want your love” was the proof that the recipe for success was still valid in 1988. We talked about that: if a group wanted to reach success, they needed a good sounding song (good, not really a masterpiece), they had to create an engaging video,
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George Michael – Monkey
Of course it’s George Michael’s Monkey. It followed other major hits like “I want your sex“, “Faith“, “Father Figure” and “One more try“. And also this song easily reached number one in the charts.
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Sade – Paradise
Sade launched “Paradise” in early July 1988. She released this song as the third single from the album “Stronger than pride”. I think she liked to release singles at the beginning of the month. In fact she launched the first single “Love is stronger than pride”
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Elton John – I don’t wanna go on with you like that
At the end of June 1988, when “I don’t wanna go on with you like that” climbed the charts, Elton John was clearly an artist of the 80s, but not only of the 80s. Elton John wrote fantastic songs in the 80s,
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Bros – I owe you nothing
…and sometimes time helps having success, like it happened to “I owe you nothing”. Actually Bros released this song for the first time one year before, in 1987, but it found only minor success. But many things changed in the space of one year.
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Eurythmics – You have placed a chill in my heart
It took few weeks to “You have placed a chill in my heart” to reach the top places of the charts. It happened in June 1988. Eurythmics launched the third single from the album “Savage” in this very long and hot summer.
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Matt Bianco – Don’t blame it on that girl
When “Don’t blame it on that girl” climbed the charts, in June 1988, we were wondering if it was the same Matt Bianco as few years before. The Matt Bianco of “Sneaking out the back door” and “Whose side are you on”,
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The Pasadenas – Tribute (Right on)
When “Tribute (Right on)” climbed the charts, it was June 1988. The first huge success by Pasadenas went at top positions in England, Netherlands and many other countries. The story seemed weird: an unknown group, british with American people. So american in their sounds and name,
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Betti Villani – De nuevo tu
“De nuevo tu”, the spanish sentence for “It’s you again”, is the spanish version of a very popular song in Italy. Lucio Battisti, one of the greatest italian singers ever, recorded it at the end of the 70s. In 1988, Betti Villani recorded this version whis is perfect for dancing in summer nights.
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