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Indeep – Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
In February 1983, a song achieved resounding success in nightclubs around the world, starting in New York city and conquering all of Europe. We’re talking about Indeep’s Last night a DJ saved my life. In those days many people called it friendly “the song of the phone”
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Cock Robin – The promise you made
Let’s say that Cock Robin finally kept the promise to follow us for a slice of the ’80s. Certainly an original group, it is impossible not to remember them; their name comes from a story of the 17th-century, “The Marriage of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren”;
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INXS – Devil inside
On February 13, 1988, INXS released Devil Inside, the second single from their fantastic album “Kick” . The album had been out for a few months so the song was not completely new, but let’s be honest, it was irresistible.
Before the release of “Kick”
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Paul Hardcastle – 19
Only one song managed to reach the top of the charts with the title consisting exclusively of a number: 19 by Paul Hardcastle. And this title should be written with the number, not in letters. After being a successful keyboardist for various artists and groups in the early 80s,
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Howard Jones – Things Can Only Get Better
The beginning of 1985 marked an important test for Howard Jones’ career and ambitions. Within a year and a half he made himself famous and appreciated almost everywhere, since his first single “New Song”, which was released in August 1983.
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Prince & The Revolution – Kiss
On February 5, 1986, a very famous song came out. It was the first single from Prince’s eighth album, which was to be released in March. The album was “Parade”, and followed the previous “Around the world in a day” alter less than one year.
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Blondie – Call Me
One of the very first hits released in the 1980s was definitely Blondie’s “Call me”. Even if it can really be considered a song that is always modern and timeless, this song was released in early February 1980, and was included in the soundtrack of a famous film,
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Commodores – Nightshift
On January 31, 1985, a song marked a special moment in the history of a famous American group. This group formed in the late 1960s in Detroit, and established as one of the leading soul and funk groups throughout the following decade. The group was recognizable above all by the particularly warm voices,
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USA For Africa – We Are The World
January 28, 1985, really saw the second part of one of those miracles that made the 80s unrepeatable. That night, America’s biggest stars gathered to record “We are the World.” For some, this was an attempt to copy the idea of Bob Geldof,
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