70's, 80's 'Feel Good' Music

postnew · Nov 28, 2012

"She Drives Me Crazy" is a song recorded by the Fine Young Cannibals, included on their 1988 album The Raw and the Cooked. The song peaked at Number 5 as a single in the band's native UK in January 1989 (it was released on New Year's Day) before hitting Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US on 15 April 1989. It also reached Number 3 on the Dutch Top 40.
The unique snare drum "pop" sound was created by recording the snare drum portion separately. A speaker was then placed on top of the snare drum, and a microphone below. The original recording of the snare drum part was played back through the speaker and re-recorded
Dolly Parton recorded a cover of the song for her 2008 album, Backwoods Barbie, titled "Drives Me Crazy". It was released as a single to Adult Contemporary stations in January 2009.

Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy

Dolly Parton - Drives Me Crazy

postnew · Nov 28, 2012

"With or Without You" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, and was released as the album's first single on 21 March 1987. The song was the group's most successful single at the time, becoming their first number-one hit in both the United States and Canada by topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and the RPM national singles chart for one week.
"With or Without You" features sustained guitar parts played by guitarist The Edge with a prototype of the Infinite Guitar, along with vocals by lead singer Bono and a bassline by bassist Adam Clayton. The song originated from a demo recorded in late 1985 that the group continued to work on throughout The Joshua Tree sessions. Ostensibly a troubled love song, the track's lyrics were inspired by Bono's conflicting feelings about the lives he led as a musician and domestic man.
Critics praised the song upon its release. It is frequently performed on the band's tours, and it has appeared on a number of their compilation albums and concert films. "With or Without You" is U2's second most frequently covered song. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine placed the song at number 132 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

U2 - With or Without You

postnew · Nov 28, 2012

Miquel Brown (born Michael Brown) is a Canadian actress and disco/soul singer from the 1970s and 1980s most popular for the songs "Close to Perfection" and the Hi-NRG songs "So Many Men, So Little Time" and "He's A Saint, He's A Sinner" (both now considered vintage gay anthems) produced in London by Ian Levine. Originally named Michael, her parents changed the spelling (but retained the pronunciation) so as not to confuse her with a male producer and children's author of the time (Michael Brown). Miquel is the step sister of disco singer Amii Stewart.

Miquel Brown - So Many Men, So Little Time {Video Mix By Sergio Luna}

Miquel Brown - So Many Men So Little Time (KEN HIRAYAMA MIX)

postnew · Nov 28, 2012

"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" is the first single by the SOS Band. In the USA, it reached the number one spot in the Hot R&B Songs charts and number three on the pop charts during the summer of 1980. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of two million copies. It is featured on their self-titled debut album S.O.S., which was released in 1980, the same year as the single. . It was covered in 1995 by the group Max-A-Million, sampled in 2002 by Birdman on his self-titled album in the song "Baby You Can Do It" (featuring Toni Braxton) and again in 2004 by September on her debut self-titled album in the single "We Can Do It". Father MC sampled the song from the Close to You album from 1992. Alcazar sampled "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" in their song, "Paradise" from the album "Casino".

SOS Band - Take Your Time - Do it Right

Baby - Baby You Can Do It ft. Toni Braxton

postnew · Nov 28, 2012

"Rapper's Delight" is a song recorded by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang. While it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United States and around the world. The song's opening lyric "I said a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hop" is world-renowned. The song is ranked #251 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and #2 on both About.com's and VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs. The song was recorded in a single take. There are three versions of the original version of the song: 14:37 (12" long version), 6:30 (12" short version), and 4:55 (7" shortened single version). Ten years after its initial release, an official remix by Ben Liebrand entitled "Rapper's Delight '89" was released.

SUGAR HILLL GANG *RAPPERS DELIGHT

postnew · Nov 28, 2012

Kelly Marie (born Jacqueline McKinnon, 16 October 1957, Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish disco singer. Her most notable hit was "Feels Like I'm in Love", a #1 hit in the UK in 1980.

Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Lo♥e

KELLY MARIE-FEELS LIKE I'M IN LOVE(U.S. REMIX)

postnew · Nov 28, 2012

"Together We Are Beautiful" was a popular single by Fern Kinney.
Written by Ken Leray and produced by Caron Whitsett, Wolf Stephenson and Tommy Couch "Together We Are Beautiful" was the first and only #1 single in the UK for Fern Kinney. Originally a b-side to "Baby, Let Me Kiss You" the song was flipped after DJs picked up on it. The song reached #1 on the UK singles chart for a single week in March 1980.

Fern Kinney - Together We are Beautiful

postnew · Nov 28, 2012

"Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. Released as a single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs. The song has been covered numerous times, most notably in 1974 by disco diva Gloria Gaynor and in 1987 by Hi-NRG/dance-pop group The Communards.

Gloria Gaynor -- Never Can Say Goodbye

Michael Jackson - Never Can Say Goodbye (Neptunes Remix)

postnew · Nov 29, 2012

Shakin' Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy

postnew · Nov 29, 2012

Billy Idol - White Wedding

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postnew · Nov 30, 2012

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Bananarama cover 'Long Train Running' by The Doobie Brothers

Bananarama - Long Train Running

Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'

postnew · Nov 30, 2012

"Sweet Talkin' Woman" is a 1978 single by The Electric Light Orchestra from the LP Out of the Blue. Its original title was "Dead End Street", but it was changed during recording, perhaps to avoid confusion with a 1966 hit of the same title by The Kinks. Some words that survived from that version can be heard in the opening of the third verse, "I've been livin' on a dead end street".
The track became the third top ten hit from the LP in the UK, peaking at No. 6. As a novelty, initial copies of the 12" and 7" formats were pressed in transparent purple vinyl.
The version released in the United States was 10 seconds shorter than its British counterpart due to a slightly faster mix. In the US, it reached number 17 on the Billboard chart in spring 1978.

Electric Light Orchestra ~ Sweet Talkin' Woman

postnew · Nov 30, 2012

"Last Train to London" is the fifth track from the Electric Light Orchestra album Discovery.
The song was released in 1980 in the UK as a double A-side single with "Confusion". It peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.
In 1982 Taiwanese singer Frankie Kao had a cover version of this song renamed as 夏天的浪花(The wave of summer).

Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train To London

夏天的浪花 - 高凌風

11月16日消息，据台湾媒体报道，近日艺人高凌风被曝患上血癌(白血病)。

postnew · Dec 1, 2012

"Sweet Love" is the title of a popular song from 1986 by R&B singer Anita Baker. It was the second single from her critically acclaimed album, Rapture, Baker's second studio album.
The song was Baker's first big hit single, peaking at #2 on the Billboard R&B chart, #3 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the fall of 1986. The song also reached #13 on the UK Singles Chart that same year.
Baker won two Grammy Awards at the 1987 ceremony. The song "Sweet Love" won in the category Best R&B Song, earning her (along with Gary Bias and Louis Johnson) a songwriting award. Also, the album containing this song, Rapture, won in the category Best Female R&B Vocal performance.

Anita Baker *** Sweet Love

postnew · Dec 1, 2012

The Style Council - You're The Best Thing

postnew · Dec 1, 2012

"Teardrops" is a song on Womack & Womack's fourth studio album, Conscience (1988). The songwriters were listed as Dr Rue & The Gypsy Wave Banner, a pseudonym of Cecil and Linda Womack, who also served as the producers of the track alongside Chris Blackwell. Released as the album's lead single during the third quarter of 1988 (see 1988 in music), it charted highly around the world, reaching number one in Australia and the Netherlands, number two in Germany and Switzerland, and number three in the UK.

Womack & Womack - Teardrops

Womack & Womack - Teardrops (12" Extended)

Womack & Womack: Teardrops Live

postnew · Dec 1, 2012

"Bizarre Love Triangle" is a single released in 1986 by the English rock band New Order. A version is included on their album Brotherhood.
Though it is one of the group's best known singles, it failed to make the Top 40 in either the United Kingdom or the United States. In the band's native England, "Bizarre Love Triangle" only reached No. 56. In the United States, the song reached 4 on the Hot Dance Music/ Club Play Singles chart and 8 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in its original 1986 release. However, a new mix included on the The Best of New Order was released in 1994 and finally made a brief appearance on Billboard Hot 100 in the 1995 as a minor hit. The one country where it was a sizable chart hit was Australia, where it reached No. 5 (and No. 1 in the Victoria state chart), initiating a string of five consecutive Top 20 hits.
In 2004 the song was ranked number 201 in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix) - New Order

postnew · Dec 1, 2012

"Secret Lovers", released in 1985, was the third single from As the Band Turns, the sixth album from R&B group, Atlantic Starr. "Secret Lovers" was Atlantic Starr's true breakthrough hit on the pop charts in both the US and UK, though the group had previously minor pop and R&B hits in both countries.
Sung as a duet between Atlantic Starr members Barbara Weathers and David Lewis, "Secret Lovers" is the story of a man and a woman who are having an affair with each other even though they are both married to other people. Although they know their actions are wrong and are forced to keep their relationship secret as a result (hence the title of the song), they love each other too much to let the affair end. They also justify the affair by trying to convince themselves that maybe their spouses have their own "secret lovers" as well.

Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers

postnew · Dec 1, 2012

"Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, recorded first by Brenda Lee in 1972.
Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. While Brenda Lee's version had stalled at #45 on the country charts in 1972, other performers would reach the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere with their own versions: Elvis Presley in 1972; John Wesley Ryles in 1979; Willie Nelson's Grammy Award winning version in 1982; Pet Shop Boys in 1987.

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind

postnew · Dec 1, 2012

"Boogie Oogie Oogie" is the name of a popular song by disco/R&B group A Taste of Honey. Released from their self-titled album in 1978, it became an extremely popular "crossover" song. The lyrics urge listeners to "boogie oogie oogie till you just can't boogie no more." It topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the Hot Soul Singles chart, and the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It would eventually sell over two million copies and has become one of the most recognizable songs from the late 1970s disco era. It would also help the group win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1978. It also reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart.

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