Who remembers the iconic music video for this song from 1986, featuring puppets from the 1980s British sketch show Spitting Image? “Land of Confusion” is by the English rock band Genesis from their 1986 album Invisible Touch and it reached No. 4 in the U.S. in late 1986. Many of your are more familiar with lead singer Phil Collins, who gives a great LIVE performance here. And if you miss…
“Like No Other Night” was by the southern rock band 38 Special was off their seventh studio album Strength in Numbers which was released in 1986. From what I can tell, it made it to about #14 on the Pop Charts that year. Were you a fan back in the day?
Who remembers when this first rap/rock crossover was released in 1986? Here’s more from Wikipedia about this unique mix which many say helped revitalize Aerosmith’s career: “Walk This Way” is a song by the American hard rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the album Toys in the Attic (1975). It peaked at number 10 on the…
Great LIVE performance by the 80’s all girl group, The Bangles, who had a string of hits during the decade. “James” was not one of them, but I thought it was an interesting live performance of song that we haven’t heard a million times already! The song is from their debut album, All Over the Place, released in 1984. Here’s more on the album from Wikipedia: All Over the Place…
Why can’t life be like an 80’s music video? Or at least some 80’s music videos, as this might not be the best example, but more on that later. The Moody Blues “Your Wildest Dreams” is a 1986 single written by the band’s lead singer, principal songwriter and lead guitarist Justin Hayward and was first released as a single, and later released on their album The Other Side of Life….
Another great LIVE video! Not only do the Satellites have fun with the audience participation portion of “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” but they also transition seamlessly into the Rolling Stones classic “It’s Only Rock and Roll.” “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” was written by the group’s lead singer, Dan Baird, and was released in 1986 as their debut single from their self-titled first album which ultimately reached #2 on…