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Throwback Friday: “We Don’t Need Another Hero” by Tina Turner

Now here's a song that's for rolling up the windows in your car and singing at the top of your lungs or in the shower while you're getting crunked for your work day- especially the chorus.  The year is 1985, and the movie "Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome" was in theaters.  Tina Turner was at the prime of her singing career, although we can argue that her music is timeless.  "We … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “We Don’t Need Another Hero” by Tina Turner

Throwback Friday: “Wild Wild West” by Kool Moe Dee

Just thinking of this song makes me smile as I think back to my days of listening to this tape on my boom box and the old dances we used to do to this song.  My favorite line "break out before you get bum-rushed."  Oh, and for you 90s babies, the Will Smith version is not the original one. Enjoy this trip back to 1987 with "Wild Wild West" by Kool Moe Dee! A little … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “Wild Wild West” by Kool Moe Dee

Throwback Friday- “Forever Young” by Alphaville

I know... I've been slacking.  It's been a few weeks since I posted my last Throwback Friday song, but I'm bizzack!!!  Jay Z has once again landed a chart topping hit with "Young Forever."  The moment, I heard it, I knew I wanted to do a post dedicated to the original song that's sampled from German pop group Alphaville called "Forever Young."  Released in 1984, "Forever Young" … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday- “Forever Young” by Alphaville

Throwback Friday: “Holding Back the Years” by Simply Red

Rounding out my music related posts for today, I wanted to pick something mellow from the 80s and "Holding Back the Years" by Simply Red came to mind.  It's on their album entitled "Picture Book" originally released in 1985.  Simply Red's lead singer Mick Hucknall (aka "Red") from the UK wrote the song when he was 17 years old.  The song is inspired by Red's childhood having … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “Holding Back the Years” by Simply Red