Waiting For a Star to Fall is a song released by the pop duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988. It was a worldwide hit, and became the duo’s signature song. The song was inspired by an actual falling star that Shannon Rubicam had seen at one of Whitney Houston’s concerts at the Greek Theatre. Initially the duo did not consider to record it, and instead submitted the song to Clive Davis for consideration on Houston’s next album, but he rejected it, alleging that it didn’t suit her. The song was then offered and recorded by Belinda Carlisle for her 1987 release Heaven On Earth at the insistence of her label. But Carlisle disliked the song, and she ultimately refused to include it on the album, though it has circulated in her trading circles for years on a disc of that album’s outtakes.
Category: 80’s
Christopher Cross – Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” is an Academy-Award-winning song performed by Christopher Cross, which was the theme for the 1981 film Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. It reached number one IN the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and on the VG-lista chart in Norway.
Desireless – Voyage Voyage
“Voyage, voyage” is a 1986 song written by Jean-Michel Rivat and recorded by the French singer Desireless. It was the first single from her album François and became a hit in many countries in Europe. In 2007, Belgian singer Kate Ryan also released a version of the song.
Roxette – Listen To Your Heart
“Listen to Your Heart” is the title of a Billboard Hot 100 number one hit song recorded by Swedish pop duo Roxette. The power ballad was released in September 1988 in Sweden as a single from their album Look Sharp!, and was written by Per Gessle and Mats M.P. Persson. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on November 4, 1989, their second chart-topper of the year.
Queen – I Want It All
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“I Want It All” is a song by English rock band Queen, featured on their 1989 thirteenth studio album The Miracle. Written by guitarist and backing vocalist Brian May (but credited to Queen) and produced by David Richards, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 2 May 1989.