What Was the Song of the Summer of 1986? A Thirty-Year Retrospective
Summer of 1986– the summer of Ferris Bueller and Max Headroom. The summer of Maverick, Goose, and Ice-Man. The summer I first read Catcher in the Rye and the summer when I finally committed to memory the words to “Hotel California.” And the summer where a dance song about a pregnant teen and her disapproving dad ruled the airwaves…well, according to Billboard, that is. In my opinion, the summer of 1986 gets...
Here’s Sheila E’s Prince Tribute From the 2016 BET Awards
While we shared some of our favorite Prince tributes earlier on this year, Sheila E’s Prince Tribute may be the most fitting one yet. The tribute featured an energized Sheila E who played the drums and sang along to some of Prince’s big hits. “Shelia E performs a medley of Prince songs and pays tribute to his legacy with an incredible display of musicianship,” according to the caption of the video below from...
80s Walk-Up Music: 2016 Edition
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball.” So intoned Terrence Mann (James Earl Jones) in 1989’s Field of Dreams. And one constant in Major League Baseball in the twenty-seven years since that pronouncement? 1980s music. Go to any MLB park in North America, and you’ll most likely hear 80s tunes over the PA at some point during the game. The San Diego Padres play “Let’s Go Crazy” during the 7th inning...
The ’80s lasted until 1991: More Hits From Spring 25 Years Ago
History declares the ‘80s ended on Dec. 31, 1989, but the decade was still alive and well on the radio in the early ‘90s (at least until Nirvana showed up). You’ll hear the ‘80s all over the top 30 songs from a recent countdown aired on XMs 90s on 9. We’ll reveal six songs a day each day this week. More Hits From Spring 25 Years Ago 18.) “Save Some Love,” Keedy The lone hit by Keedy produced a sound and a video clearly influenced by...
5 Music Videos You Watched This Week In 1984
To have come of age during the music video revolution means hearing a song on the radio and replaying the video in your head. Here’s five music videos of top 40 songs you were probably watching this week in 1984 (countdown courtesy of XM’s 80s on 8, which uses the Billboard charts): 5 music videos you were watching this week in 1984 35.) Infatuation, Rod Stewart: The hype back then was presumably about Stewart’s reunion with former...
