DEF: Billy Idol “Hot In The City”
British musician Billy Idol has hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart nine times in his career, with all nine appearances occurring between 1982 and 1990. On this date in 1982, Idol’s first...
Monthly Archive: September 2014
DEF: Men Without Hats “The Safety Dance”
Montreal-based band Men Without Hats have hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times in their career, with all three appearances occurring in the 1980s. Of those three, their first hit, “The Safety Dance,” was their...
Title Title On The Tenth: Angel Eyes
In last month’s Title Title on the Tenth, Bad Company and Roberta Flack tied for the title of best song named “Feel Like Makin’ Love.” Perhaps in the future, we’ll run that Title Title...
DEF: Soul II Soul “Keep On Movin'”
London-based group Soul II Soul have hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice, with both appearances occurring in the late 1980s off their Club Classics Vol. One album. Their single “Back To Life”...
DEF: Billy Squier “Rock Me Tonite”
Boston-born musician Billy Squier has hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 11 times, with all of those appearances occurring in the 1980s. Of those 11 songs, four hit the Top 40, with the biggest of those...
DEF: Survivor “First Night”
Thursday’s Daily Eighties Flashback paid tribute to former Survivor lead singer Jimi Jamison, who passed away a week ago, with “It’s The Singer, Not The Song,” a track from Vital Signs, the band’s first album...
Live From Daryl’s House
Daryl Hall has been selling out venues around the world with John Oates for decades. Now Daryl has a hit TV show on Palladia entitled “Live From Daryl’s House” in which he brings in...
DEF: The Rolling Stones “Emotional Rescue”
The Rolling Stones are generally regarded as one of the most significant bands in rock ‘n’ roll history. Â Their time of biggest success occurred in the 1960s, though they did continue to score hit...
MOTW: It Takes Two To Kiss Mashup
The Mashup of the Week is by DJ John called It Takes Two To Kiss from 2005. It features songs by Prince, Rob Base, MARRS and EMF. The two main songs you can ascertain...
DEF: Foreigner “Urgent”
After scoring eight Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in the late 1970s, New York-based band Foreigner hit the Top 40 eight more times in the 1980s, beginning with “Urgent” in 1981. The...
