One must give Billy Ocean a lot of credit. Back in the 80’s he (or perhaps Jive Records) was pretty savvy marketing dude. In 1984 he recorded a song using several titles over different parts of the world, changing literally just one word for each. It’s confirmed he released African Queen and European Queen. Who … Read More
I don’t know about you guys, but for me nothing facilitates homicide-thirsty adversarial gangs coming together to form a bond more than the art of dancing to Eddie Van Halen guitar riffs and the King of Pop vocals on a momentous record. Like every wannabe Michael Jackson fanatic out there in the 80s, I owned … Read More
I’m just going to come out say it— Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) by Phil Collins is my favorite sentimentally sad ballad of the 80s. When I’m being kicked to the curb or just overall feeling like shit as it pertains to my relationship, it’s my undisputed go-to song for that … Read More
I can already sense the skeptics chirping. “If you had to put a Bryan Adams song in your countdown and especially in the Top 10, why the hell did you pick Heaven?” I readily admit there’s a handful of Adams tunes more universally appreciated that better stood the test of time. Summer of ’69, Everything … Read More
Anquan Boldin signing with the Buffalo Bills, even as a well past his prime veteran is still a good thing, as I wrote about yesterday. There’s a factoid I didn’t touch on yesterday that I probably should’ve. The adding of Boldin could directly lead to Buffalo gaining an extra draft selection next year—quite possibly a … Read More
He had several others, but Footloose is the crowning achievement for Kenny Loggins— the undisputed, undefeated King of movie soundtrack hits. How you feel about the song, released in 1984 probably varies but one thing’s assured —Loggins’ Footloose is one of the most distinguishable dance songs of the 80s, if not all-time. Deal with it, … Read More
The Buffalo Bills signed 36-year old veteran wide receiver Anquan Boldin to a one-year contract on Monday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Boldin originally reached an agreement with Buffalo last week before backing out but ultimately signing Monday a deal that will pay him $2.75 million while having incentives that could see Boldin earn up to … Read More
I’m going to throw this out there, and it’s likely an opinion not shared by many. Rocky III was my favorite movie of the 1980s. Yes, in a decade that featured Brat Pack cult classics Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo’s Fire, Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club as well as memorable giants Back to the … Read More
One of the biggest questions from the 1980’s music diehards always wanted to know was—exactly who is Jessie’s Girl? Sadly it’s a mystery Rick Springfield fanatics like myself may never see solved, but thanks to my recent revelation that Songfacts.com is the greatest website on the internet, we were allowed some perspective. In a 2009 … Read More
If you ever needed evidence Michael Jackson had the ability to make everything better, look no further than Rockwell’s Somebody Watching Me, which except for Jackson slaying the chorus is otherwise at best a novelty song—and that’s a generous assessment. I really don’t care about Rockwell when it comes to music, although the story behind … Read More
