1980s Music

1988 *Several rock veterans, including Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison, get together to form the Traveling Wilburys *Heavy metal is going strong *Bobby McFerrin says "Don't Worry, Be Happy" top singles of 1988 Could've Been (Tiffany) Faith (George Michael) Got My Mind Set On You (George Harrison) Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Belinda Carlisle) Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley) One More Try (George Michael) Roll With It (Steve Winwood) So Emotional (Whitney Houston) Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns n' Roses) Wishing Well (Terrence Trent D'Arby)	-----	songs from 1988 Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) Enya (midi) Circle In The Sand Belinda Carlisle (midi) I Know You're Out There Somewhere The Moody Blues (midi)
1989 *Milli Vanilli's star is on the rise, but their success will be destroyed by scandal in the following year *Paula Abdul makes her debut *Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have a banner year *Madonna's "Like A Prayer" sparks controversy		top singles of 1989 The Living Years (Mike & the Mechanics) Lost In Your Eyes (Debbie Gibson) Eternal Flame (The Bangles) The Look (Roxette) She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals) Forever Your Girl (Paula Abdul) Like A Prayer (Madonna) Wicked Game (Chris Isaak) Free Falling (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) Girl You Know It's True (Milli Vanilli) songs from 1989 Straight Up Paula Abdul (midi) Wicked Game Chris Isaak (midi)

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1980s Music Trends

general sites Ultimate 80s Songs 80s Pop Reviews Sifting Through The Wasteland Feeling Groovy: Singing Teen Idols Cash Box Top 100 Of The 80s 80s Music Central Grammy Awards Year-By-Year behind the music Farm Aid The Milli Vanilli Scandal We Didn't Start The Fire dancing Breakdancing, or b-boying, was invented in the mid 1970s as a way for urban street gangs to express themselves and compete in a non-violent manner. Rock Steady Crew was the first b-boy group to become famous, and they helped introduce the dance to mainstream society. B-Boy Rock Steady Crew Origins Of Breakdancing other 1980s dances.... Electric Boogie Moonwalk Worm Running Man Roger Rabbit RoboCop Cabbage Patch Popping Locking music videos Videos added a new dimension to popular music in the 1980s... my Music Videos page will tell you all about it!	-----	musicians "band together" for Africa In 1984, British musicians gathered under the name Band Aid to record "Do They Know It's Christmas?" All proceeds were donated to famine relief in Africa. In 1985, American musicians did the same, calling their group USA For Africa and recording "We Are The World." In 1985, musicians on both sides of the Atlantic staged a mega-concert known as Live Aid, which also raised money for Africa. Band Aid Song Facts USA For Africa We Are The World USA For Africa Photos Live Aid: A Celebration Live Aid punk & new wave The Women Of Punk The New Wave Outpost Punk Rock metal Sleaze Roxx Hair Metal top 40 radio There was a time when the top 40 radio format was found exclusively on the AM dial. FM was the home of jazz, classical music and progressive album cuts. Everything changed when mainstream radio stations began moving to FM in the late 1970s. By the mid 1980s, most music stations had found a new home in the land of FM stereo, and AM was finding a new audience with stations devoted to news, talk and sports programming. Rick Dees Casey Kasem Casey Kasem's "American Top 40"

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