“Invisible Touch” is the title track of the 1986 Genesis album of the same name. It is the most successful single in the band’s lengthy history and was their only #1 single in the United States. It reached #4 in Canada, and #15 in the United Kingdom. Its B-side is the second part of “Domino”, titled “The Last Domino”. (The album includes both parts of “Domino” combined together.)
Category: 80’s
Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start The Fire
“We Didn’t Start the Fire” is a song by Billy Joel. Its lyrics include brief, rapid-fire allusions to more than 100 headline events between January 1949 (Joel was born on May 9 of that year) and 1989, when the song was released on his album Storm Front. The song was a No. 1 hit in the US.
Limahl – Never Ending Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpGdLsG87qo
“The NeverEnding Story” (titled “The NeverEnding Story (L’histoire sans fin)” in the French version) is the title song from the English version of the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story. It was performed by Limahl. Limahl released two versions of the song, one in English and one in French. The English version featured vocals by Beth Anderson, and the French version featured vocals by Ann Calvert, though neither singer was credited for the single.
Queen – Made In Heaven
“Made in Heaven” is the third single recorded by Freddie Mercury, and his fourth release as a solo artist. Originally featured in Mercury’s debut album, the song was slightly edited and published as a 45rpm paired with “She Blows Hot and Cold”, described on the record sleeve as ‘A Brand New Track’. The single reached #57 on the UK Singles Chart. After Mercury’s death, the song’s title gave the name to Queen’s 1995 posthumous album Made in Heaven. The song was also chosen, along with “I Was Born to Love You”, to be re-recorded for the album, with the previous vocals over a newly recorded instrumental track.
Nena – 99 Luftballons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lur-SGl3uw8
“99 Luftballons” (German Neunundneunzig Luftballons, “99 balloons”) is an anti-nuclear protest song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English version titled “99 Red Balloons” written by Kevin McAlea was also released after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan. The English version is not a direct translation of the German and contains a somewhat different set of lyrics. The later-released English translation, “99 Red Balloons”, was the version that became popular outside of Germany and neighbouring countries, with it topping the charts in the UK, Canada,and Ireland.