Tears For Fears on Countdown
This one takes me back – August 1985 and Tears For Fears were on Countdown. For those readers who aren’t Australian, Countdown was HUGE here during the 80’s It was a one-hour TV show that screened at...
View ArticleFairground Attraction – Perfect
I didn’t think this was an 80’s song – I thought it came out in the 90’s. But I was looking on an old singles chart today and there it was – Perfect by Fairground Attraction. You can find it on this...
View ArticleChristmas Is The Time To Say I Love You – Billy Squier Christmas Music
Back in the early 80’s Billy Squire performed this song on an MTV Christmas special. Of course, Billy Squire is better known here in Australia for his big 80’s hit, The Stroke. It’s nice to see...
View ArticleWay Of The World – Max Q
In 1986 Michael Hutchence (INXS) and Ollie Olsen had worked together on the Dogs In Space movie and soundtrack. They came together under a new project called Max Q (Max was the name of Ollie’s dog!)....
View ArticleSpotify Landmark Sessions – Tears For Fears
Tears For Fears recently recorded this special to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Songs From The Big Chair. I loved watching this – they talk about the story behind each song. Did you know...
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50 Years – The Uncanny X-Men
50 Years by The Uncanny X-Men was one of the big songs of 1986 here in Australia. Brian Mannix and the group had a few hits off the Cos Life Hurts album and inspired many Australian teenagers to bleach...
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One More Night – Phil Collins
This week back in 1985, One More Night by Phil Collins was the number 1 song on the Billboard charts. It knocked REO Speedwagon’s Can’t Fight This Feeling off the number one position and stayed there...
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Thriller By Michael Jackson
Back in 1984, Michael Jackson’s Thriller album was enjoying a long run at number one on the Billboard charts. It was top at the start of the year, and remained in the number one position until April 21...
View ArticleStatus Quo at Live Aid 1985
Status Quo opened the UK Live Aid concert. The story goes that they had all but broken up, but Bob Geldof wanted them to commit to playing at Live Aid. In fact the problem that Bob had was getting most...
View ArticleREO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You
I woke up this morning to the news that Gary Richrath – the guitarist in REO Speedwagon had passed away. REO Speedwagon’s biggest hit here in Australia was Keep On Loving You. It made it to number 3 on...
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