Category: 80’s

Sandra – In The Heat Of The Night

Music video: Sandra – In The Heat Of The Night

In the Heat of the Night” is a Disco song by German singer Sandra. The song was released in November 1985 as the second single from the album The Long Play, where it charted at #1 in Switzerland and Israel, #2 in Germany, and #8 in South Africa (in mid-1986).

The song was covered by Hong Kong pop singer Anita Mui in 1986 called 將冰山劈開, by Finnish gothic metal band To/Die/For in 2000, and Swedish progressive rock band Odyssey in 2009. The song was also redone by a group named E-Rotic for PlayStation 2’s Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2. Also in 1999, a remix version of the song by Sandra was released as a promo single only in France. In 2006 Sandra recorded a new mix of this song. This mix appeared on her compilation Reflections – Reproduced Hits (2006).

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(Sandra_song)

Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (live with David Gilmour)

“Running Up That Hill” is a song by the English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. It was the first single from her 1985 album, Hounds of Love, released in the United Kingdom on 5 August 1985. It was her first 12″ single. It was the most successful of Bush’s 1980s releases, entering the UK chart at No. 9 and eventually peaking at No. 3, her second-highest single peak. The single also had an impact in the United States, providing Bush with her first chart hit there since 1978, where it reached the top 30, and featured prominently within the Dance Charts. Bush also performed the song with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd at the Secret Policeman’s Third Ball. The song’s title for Hounds of Love and all subsequent releases was “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God).”

Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights

“Wuthering Heights” is a song by Kate Bush, released as her debut single in January 1978. It became a #1 hit in the UK singles chart and has remained her biggest-selling single. The song appears on her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside. The B-side of the single was another song by Bush named “Kite” – hence the kite imagery on the record sleeve. “Wuthering Heights” came 32nd in Q magazine’s Top 100 Singles of All Time, as voted by readers. It is also #14 on Rate Your Music’s Top Singles of All Time.

The guitar solo is played by Ian Bairnson, best known for his work with Alan Parsons. It is placed rather unobtrusively in the mix, and later engineer Jon Kelly would regret not making the solo a little louder in the mix. The song was significantly re-mixed and given a new lead vocal in 1986 for Bush’s greatest-hits album The Whole Story. This version also appeared as the B-side to her 1986 hit “Experiment IV”.

Talk Talk – It’s My Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXQYyKzyDaE

“It’s My Life” is a song by the British synthpop band Talk Talk. Written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, it was the title track on the band’s second album and released as its first single in January 1984.The single was re-released in the UK in 1985, but this time only reached #93. However, in 1990, “It’s My Life” was reissued again to promote the compilation album Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk. This time, the song was a hit in the UK, reaching #13, the band’s highest chart-placing single in its native country.

Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

“Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car” is a single by British singer Billy Ocean, based on a line from Ringo Starr’s song “You’re Sixteen”. Part of its popularity lay in its cutting-edge (for the time) video, which featured cartoon mixed with live-action sequences. The song went to number one on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Black Singles charts. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also featured in the soundtrack of the 1988 film License to Drive. The song was covered by Fenix TX for the soundtrack of NASCAR Thunder 2003. In 2013, Gwar covered the song in a video featured on The A.V. Club website as part of the site’s A.V. Undercover series. Approximately three minutes into the performance, the band incorporates The Who’s “Baba O’Riley” into the song.