“Angel of the Morning” is a popular song written by Chip Taylor that has been recorded numerous times and has been a hit single for various artists including Merrilee Rush, Juice Newton, Nina Simone, P.P. Arnold, Olivia Newton-John, The Pretenders/Chrissie Hynde, Dusty Springfield, Mary Mason, Melba Montgomery, and Billie Davis.
Written and composed by New York-born songwriter Chip Taylor, “Angel of the Morning” was originally offered to Connie Francis to sing, but she turned it down because she thought that it was too risqué for her career. The song’s narrator describes the breakup of a presumably illicit love affair: “If morning’s echo says we’ve sinned, well, it was what I wanted now.”
Category: 80’s
Black – Wonderful Life
“Wonderful Life” is a song by British singer Black from his 1987 album of the same name. Written by Black himself, the song was released twice as a single and was successful the second time, becoming a top ten hit in Switzerland, Germany, UK, France, Austria and Italy.
The music video was shot in black and white around the English seaside resort of New Brighton, near Black’s hometown Liverpool, and features New Brighton Lighthouse and Promenade. It was directed by Gerard De Thame, husband of Rachel De Thame, and won an award at the NY Film Festival in 1988.
The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up (live)
“Start Me Up” is a song by the Rolling Stones featured on the 1981 album Tattoo You. Released as the album’s lead single, it reached #1 on Australian Kent Music Report, #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the UK Singles Chart.
Live at Sweet Summer Sun (Hyde Park).
Joe Cocker – Up Where We Belong (live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaLizIVcY3o
“Up Where We Belong” is a Platinum-certified, Grammy Award-winning hit song written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Will Jennings. It was recorded by Joe Cocker (lead vocals) and Jennifer Warnes (lead and background vocals) for the smash 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman.
Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
“Total Eclipse of the Heart” is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her studio album Faster Than the Speed of Night. Released as a single in early 1983 in the UK and later that summer in the US, it was the first release from the album and became Tyler’s biggest career hit, reaching number one in several countries including the UK, where it was the fifth-best-selling single in 1983, and the US, making her the first and only Welsh singer to reach the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100. It was Billboard’s number-six song of the year for 1983.