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Posted in 1989, United States
Madonna – Cherish
Yes, mermen, not mermaids! Madonna released in early August 1989 her third single from the album “Like a prayer”. After “Like a prayer” in March and “Express yourself” in May, she released “Cherish”. It’s an extremely happy and joyful song.
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Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam
When you hear the word Technotronic, even of you don’t know them, you think exactly of this: techno, electronic music and dance. It’s the perfect name, and they knew it. The made a minor mistake, one year before, when they produced a hit under the name “The Pro 24s”
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Posted in 1989, United Kingdom
Shakespears Sister – You’re History
Diabolic sisters. Not only in the video, where they spread incredible attire and personality, but also in the story behind them, starting from their very name. In fact the sister was supposed to be just one, Siobhan Fahey, who decided to go with her solo career after marrying Eurythmics’
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Posted in 1989, United Kingdom
Simply Red – A new flame
We are talking about the flame of Simply Red’s success. We are in July 1989, and they had released their album, with the same title “A new flame”, six months before. Since that day, the success was growing day after day. The first singles,
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Posted in 1989, Europe - other countries, Other
Kaoma – Lambada
Summer 1989 ran very quickly. I lived a very beautiful summer that year. I was just 20. I had understood that my beloved 80s were about to end, but being that age, I was also confident that I could enjoy the 90s as well! Summer music was great like every year,
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Posted in 1989, United States
Richard Marx – Angelia
We all know, by now, that every song tells a story, and this is a story about names. First, the name of Richard Marx. Wow! what a family name! I wonder, when you hear it, does your mind go to Groucho Marx and his brothers,
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Posted in 1989, United States
Michael Jackson – Liberian girl
In July 1989 we saw something uncommon in the world of pop and in the 80s. In fact, we saw one album with 9 tracks released as singels and videos! Of course we talk about “Bad” and Michael Jackson. The album was very famous because it was released two years before,
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Posted in 1989, United States
Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time
Maybe Cher was not really an 80’s icon; she was famous before, in the 70s with her former husband Sonny Bono and their tormented story, and after a decade of oblivion shecame back to celebrity in mid 1989. And she stayed on the crest of the wave ever since!
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Posted in 1989, United States
Chris Isaak – Wicked game
“Wicked game” is the typical song that all of us heard at least one time. Or maybe many more times, maybe one thousand times. We heard in on the radio, in the tv ads, in the soundtracks of the seriel and movies we love,
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