Song and Music - 80s (7)

Song title Release datesort descending Singer - Band Singer-Band picture Album Country Musical genre Remarks
Need You Tonight Oct. 1987 INXS Kick Australia ROCK song
Il changeait la vie Nov. 1987 JEAN-JACQUES GOLDMAN Jean-Jacques Goldman in 2002 (Paris) Entre gris clair et gris foncé France Various music
Free Nov. 1987 STEVIE WONDER Characters USA R&B When first released, it had only a limited success. It was only after being used for an advertisement for a bank in 1993 that the single saw its sales take off
John 1988 DESIRELESS François France POP
Gimme Hope Jo'anna 1988 EDDY GRANT File Under Rock England Reggae
Amor de mis amores 1988 PACO Amor de mis amores France Latin Derived from the Peruvian waltz "Que nadie sepa mi sufrir", which was also adapted by Edith Piaf with "La foule"
Soleil d'hiver Apr. 1988 NIAGARA Quel enfer ! France POP song
Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) May 1988 CINDERELLA Long Cold Winter USA ROCK ballad
Stop! Jun. 1988 SAM BROWN Stop! England Slow
Eungenio Salvador Dali Jul. 1988 MECANO Descanso dominical Spain POP song
Mujer Contra Mujer Jul. 1988 MECANO Descanso Dominical Spain Various music
Twist in My Sobriety Sept. 1988 TANITA TIKARAM Ancient Heart England POP
Mala Vida Oct. 1988 MANO NEGRA Patchanka France Latin Written for the first time in 1984 with the former group of Manu Chao "les Hot Pants". This success allowed the Mano Negra to become a famous French rock band
Maldòn (la musique dans la peau) 1989 ZOUK MACHINE Maldòn France Zouk
Black Velvet Mar. 1989 ALANNAH MYLES Alannah Myles Canada Blues ROCK A tribute to Elvis Presley. There is also a country version by Robin Lee
Right Here Waiting Apr. 1989 RICHARD MARX Repeat Offender USA Soft ROCK It was a kind of love letter to his wife Cynthia Rhodes
Goodbye Marylou Jun. 1989 MICHEL POLNAREFF Michel Polnareff in 2007 (Paris) Kâmâ Sutrâ France POP It speaks about sentimental relations on the Minitel, the Internet's french ancestor!
Wicked Game Jun. 1989 CHRIS ISAAK Heart Shaped World USA Soft ROCK
Pure Jun. 1989 THE LIGHTNING SEEDS Cloudcuckooland United Kingdom ROCK
Lambada Jul. 1989 KAOMA Lambada France Latin Its lyrics and music are an unauthorized translation of the song "Llorando se fue", originally composed, performed and recorded by the Bolivian Andean group Los Kjarkas in 1981
Song for Whoever Jul. 1989 THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH Wellcome to the Beautiful South England POP It is sung from the point of view of a cynical songwriter who romances women solely to get material for love songs ...
Hearts for Sale Aug. 1989 THE ROLLING STONES Steel Wheels England ROCK
Don't Ask Me Why Sept. 1989 EURYTHMICS Eurythmics in 1987 (Adenau) We Too Are One United Kingdom POP
The Road to Hell Oct. 1989 CHRIS REA The Road to Hell England ROCK song It was inspired by the frustrations of a motorway peak-hour traffic
Les Valses de Vienne Nov. 1989 FRANÇOIS FELDMAN Une présence France Various

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