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Artists, Music, Remember That Song?

Remember That Song – 1/23/20

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Can you name the artist and song:

Out on the floor
There ain’t nobody there but us
Girl when you dance
There’s a magic that must be love

Last Song: “Shake Your Love” by Debbie Gibson from the album Out of The Blue (1988)

Great job Adora (@Adora2000) and Denise (@denise_mcaleer)!!!

Do you know why I stop and stare
And smile when you walk by
And how I call you up at night
I hang up the phone and I cry

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Artists, Music, Remember That Song?

Remember That Song – 8/15/19

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Can you name the artist and song:

You need someone to hold you tight
And you’ll think love is to pray
But I’m sorry I don’t pray that way

Last Song: “Only In My Dreams” by Debbie Gibson from the album Out of The Blue (1987)

Great job Adora (@Adora2000) and Bryan (@BryanBoo29)!!!

If I only once could hold you
And remember how it used to be
If only I could scold you
And forget how it feels to be free

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Remember That Song – 4/23/19

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Can you name the artist and song:

I know you understand
The little child inside the man
Please remember my life is in your hands

Last Song: “Out of the Blue” by Debbie Gibson from the album Out of the Blue (1988)

Great job Diane, Melanie (@melanieofoz), and Colleen (@ColleenIrishRo1)!!!

Suddenly my world has changed
And I just wonder why
All it took was just one smile

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Remember That Song – 3/5/19

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Can you name the artist and song:

To make those rainbows in my mind
When I think of you sometime
And I wanna spend some time with you

Last Song: “Lost in Your Eyes” by Debbie Gibson from the album Electric Youth (1989)

Great job Melanie (@melanieofoz)!!!

I just fell, don’t know why
Something’s there we can’t deny
And when I first knew
Was when I first looked at you

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1989, Artists, Music, Top 40

Top 40 Songs This Week – February 11, 1989: Songs 20-11

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Welcome back to this week’s countdown! If you still need to see what the previous songs were, you can check out songs 40-31, and 30-21. I would also like to point out that T.G. Monahan and I started a new Return to the ’80s series called, Return to 1989. This will be a monthly series, going through all the news events, movies, and music from 30 years ago. So, if you’d like to Return to the glory days of 1989, you can check out our inaugural episode about January 1989.
Now, let’s Return to the week ending February 11, 1989, and continue this week’s countdown.

And don’t forget, you can click on the song title to listen to/watch the video on YouTube, and you can click on the album cover to get the song from Amazon.

20. “A Little Respect” by Erasure

We’ll start off today’s songs with a little synth-pop action. There is no mistaking that this is an 80s song. Erasure had some awesome hits in the U.S. in the late 80s. And they were even bigger in the U.K., as they had 24 straight Top 40 hits there. And by 2009, 34 of their 37 chart-eligible singles and EPs had made the UK Top 40, with 17 climbing into the Top 10. They are still very active, and are constantly releasing new albums. The latest was 2018’s World Beyond.

19. “Don’t Rush Me” by Taylor Dayne

This was the fourth single released from Taylor Dayne’s awesome debut album, Tell It to My Heart. This joins a list of songs about not rushing, such as this, “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off”, and “Keep Your Hands to Yourself”.

 

18. “Armageddon It” by Def Leppard

2 years after the release of the legendary Hysteria album, Def Leppard was still dominating the charts. This was the sixth single released off of the album, and had landed at #3.

 

17. “Dial My Heart” by The Boys

This is one of those songs that did not look familiar to me at all. But once I heard the chorus, it all came back to me. This is a cute, fun R&B song. It would peak at #13 on this chart, and it was a #1 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart.

 

16. “Surrender to Me” by Ann Wilson & Robin Zander

In a decade full of incredible duets, this was one of my favorites. It doesn’t hurt that it is Ann Wilson from Heart and Robin Zander from Cheap Trick that are singing it. Also, it was written by Richard Marx, who knows his way around a power ballad. This was featured on the soundtrack to the 1988 film Tequila Sunrise starring Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell.

15. “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” by New Kids On The Block

The second boy band entry on today’s list. I hate to admit it, but this song is kind of catchy. And the New Kids are local to me, so I won’t trash them. You can’t argue with their success. But, I’d rather watch an episode of Blue Bloods, starring Donnie, instead. They have been touring in recent years, and it sounds like they have been very successful tours. If anybody is willing to admit that they have seen them, please let me know how they are singing these songs. I don’t know if it would be cool and fun, or just weird.

14. “Angel of Harlem” by U2

Off of the Rattle and Hum album, this is not one of my favorite U2 songs.

 

 

 

13. “The Way You Love Me” by Karyn White

This was the lead single from Karyn White’s debut, self-titled album. Even though I was definitely more into rock in these days, I still liked Karyn White a lot for some reason. This song was written and produced by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Daryl Simmons, and it was the first of four Top 10 singles from Karyn White.

12. “Lost in Your Eyes” by Debbie Gibson

80s CRUSH ALERT!!!! This would be Debbie’s biggest hit, staying at the top of the charts for 3 straight weeks. This was the first single released from her Electric Youth album, ensuring that there would be no sophomore slump. And this was the third song on today’s list for the teen crowd.

11. “What I Am” by Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians

This was the debut single for Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. This was the beginning of the end of the ’80s. It could have easily blended in with the ’90s and the singer/songwriters from that period.

 

That wraps up today’s songs. I’d love to hear what you think so far. We will wrap up the top 10 songs of the week, on Friday.

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Artists, Movies, Music, News, Podcast, Return to 1989

Return to 1989: Episode 1 – January

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Welcome to a new podcast series called, Return to 1989. Inspired by T.G Monahan’s Dreamin’ in ’89, we decided to take a look back and see what happened 30 years ago. Todd “T.G.” Monahan Return to 1989 to go over news events, movie releases, and album releases. This month, we Return to January. If you have anything you would like us to discuss, or if you had any personal stories or milestones from this year, please let us know. You can either comment below, or email us at Returntothe80s@gmail.com.

– Jan 8 “42nd Street” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 3,486 performances and “Starlight Express” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 761 performances

– Jan 9 “Pat Sajak Show” premieres on CBS
The Pat Sajak Show is an American late-night television talk show which aired on CBS from January 9, 1989 to April 13, 1990.

 

 

 

– Jan 10 LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season & playoff points; 4 assists in 5-4 home win over Edmonton brings his total to 2,011, 1 more than Gordie Howe.

 

 

 

 

 

– Jan 13 “Ryan’s Hope” ends 13½ year run on ABC-TV

 

– Jan 20 George H. W. Bush inaugurated as 41st US President, Dan Quayle becomes 44th Vice President

 

 

– Jan 22 Super Bowl XXIII, Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, FL: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16; MVP: Jerry Rice, SF, WR

 

 

– Jan 28  46th Golden Globes: “Rain Man”, Dustin Hoffman, & Jodie Foster win

Movies

January 13

Gleaming the Cube

DeepStar Six

The January Man

January 27

No Retreat, No Surrender 2

Parents

Physical Evidence

Three Fugitives

 

Music

 

January 9 A Show of Hands – Rush

January 10 New York – Lou Reed

January 23 Oh Yes I Can – David Crosby

Lōc-ed After Dark – Tone Lōc

January 24 Electric Youth – Debbie Gibson

Skid Row – Skid Row

January 25 After the War – Gary Moore

January 30 Fabulous Disaster – Exodus

Technique – New Order

January 31 Life Is…Too Short – Too Short

 

 

 

Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich – Warrant

If you’d like to contact Todd, and/or order the book, he can be reached in the following places:

– tgmonahan.com – can get a signed copy

Amazon: Dreamin’ in ’89: A Novel

Twitter: @tgmonahan
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Artists, General, Music, Remember That Song?

Remember That Song – 7/6/18

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Can you name the artist and song:

All those who remember the war
They won’t forget what they’ve seen
Destruction of men in their prime

Last Song: “Foolish Beat” by Debbie Gibson from the album Out of the Blue (1988)

Great job Bryan (@BryanBoo29)!!!

But now is a new time
There is a new place
Where dreams just can’t come true
It started the day when I left you

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Remember That Song – 3/14/18

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Can you name the artist and song:

Well I’m heavenly blessed and worldly wise
I’m a peeping-tom techie with x-ray eyes

Last Song: “Foolish Beat” by Debbie Gibson from the album Out of the Blue (1988)

There was a place where
All you could do was wish on a four-leaf clover

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Remember That Song: 10/17/17

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Can you name the artist and song:

Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls, peeling out of sight

Last Song: “Only In My Dreams” by Debbie Gibson from the album Out of the Blue (1987)

Great job, Andy (@Torahguy)!!!

Now I see I’m up to no good (no, no good)
And I wanna start again
Can’t remember when I felt good (felt good baby)
No I can’t remember when

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Artists, Music, Remember That Song?

Remember That Song: 9/1/16

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Here is another Remember That Song submission from another faithful member of the Return to the ’80s gang – bierpumpe from https://bierpumpe.wordpress.com/

Can you name the artist and song:

And I’m lookin’ in the mirror all the time
Wondering what she don’t see in me, I’ve been funny
I’ve been cool with the lines
Ain’t that the way love supposed to be

Last Song: “Foolish Beat” by Debbie Gibson from Out of the Blue (1987)

Happy birthday to Debbie Gibson who turned 46 yesterday, and is exactly 2 days older than me! Oh shit. Seeing that in print makes me realize that 50 is quickly approaching! Ugh!

There was a place where all you could do was wish on a four-leaf clover

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