“You Might Think” by The Cars is the first single released off of their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City (1984). It by was written by the late Ric Ocasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019) and produced by Mutt Lange and the Cars, with Ocasek also providing the lead vocals. The song peaked at number seven in the United States and number eight in Canada.
The song is best known for its groundbreaking video. The music video is one of the first to use computer graphics. The video features Ocasek and model Susan Gallagher in a series of quirky encounters. “You Might Think” won the first MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year and was nominated for five more awards (Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Viewer’s Choice, Best Concept Video and Most Experimental Video) at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards. The video also won five awards (Best Video, Best Conceptual, Most Innovative, Best Editing and Best Special Effects) at Billboard’s 1984 Video Music Awards and four awards (Best Achievement In Music Video, Best Editing In Music Video, Best Engineering In Music Video and Best Camerawork In Music Video) at the Videotape Production Association’s 1985 Monitor Awards.
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Remember That Song – 1/21/20
Can you name the artist and song:
He take the thunder from the mountain
He take a lightning from the sky
He bring a strong man to his begging knee
He make the young girl’s mama cry.
Last Song: “Shake It Up” by The Cars from the album Shake It Up (1982)
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Dance all night, play all day
Don’t let nothin’ get in the way
Dance all night keep the beat
Don’t you worry ’bout two left feet
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Remember That Song – 10/30/19
Can you name the artist and song:
Cops on the corner always ignore
Somebody’s getting paid
Jimmy’s got it wired, law’s for hire
Got it made in the shade
Last Song: “You Are The Girl” by The Cars from the album Door to Door (1987)
Great job Craig (@cdennis0130) and Adora (@Adora2000)!!!
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Remember That Song – 5/7/19
Can you name the artist and song:
C’mon and hold me
Just like you told me
Then show me
What I want to know
Last Song: “Drive” by The Cars from the album Heartbeat City (1984)
Great job MelRob, sweetpurplejune, Joseph (@StallingJoseph), Lisa (@gabbyg89), and Colleen (@ColleenIrishRo1)!!!
Who’s gonna pay attention to your dreams
Who’s gonna plug their ears when you scream
You can’t go on thinking nothing’s wrong
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Top 40 Songs This Week – November 10, 1984: Songs 40-31
Welcome back to another week of Top 40 music! I am so worn down by this election season. And now it’s time to celebrate the end of this disgusting chapter in U.S. politcs. And what better way to celebrate than to take a shower, and listen to some great music. And this is going to be a great week of music! We are Returning to the week ending November 10, 1984. This week we had just elected Ronald Reagan to his second term as president. I was only 14 at the time, but I don’t remember the campaign being so dirty back then. So let’s go there, and Return to the week ending November 10, 1984, and begin the countdown.
[Reminder: If you want to hear the song/watch the music video, you can click on the song title]
40.”Tears” by John Waite
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This was John Waite’s follow-up to “Missing You“, and was overshadowed. That is a shame because this is a pretty good song. It kind of sounds like a song Bryan Adams would do. A good mid-tempo rocker. Not a bad way to begin the countdown.
39. “Cover Me” by Bruce Springsteen
This song was the second single released from Bruce’s classic Born in the U.S.A. album. It was originally written for Donna Summer, but Jon Landau, Springsteen’s manager, thought the song was a potential hit. So he kept it for the upcoming Springsteen album.
38. “Hello Again” by The Cars
This was the fourth single released off theCars’ classic Heartbeat City album. The video was directed by Andy Warhol. This song is part of the opening montage of the Return to the ’80s podcast.
37. “We Are the Young” by Dan Hartman
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There is not much denying which decade this song is from! This song was Dan “I Can Dream About You” Hartman’s last #1 dance tune. I wish dance music these days sounded like this!
36. “Sugar Don’t Bite” by Sam Harris
I never heard of this song before. It sounds like Loverboy played on high speed. Sam Harris was the grand champion singer of Star Search in its premiere season in 1983.
35. “Girls With Guns” by Tommy Shaw
After the band Styx melted down following the Kilroy Was Here album, Tommy Shaw struck out on his own for a while. This was his debut single, and what a way to start!
34. “Drive” by The Cars
It didn’t take long for The Cars to make another appearance on this countdown! This was the third single released from Heartbeat City. This is a little different sounding Cars song. Not only is it a ballad, but instead of Ric Ocasek singing lead, the band’s bassist, Benjamin Orr sang lead. The music video was directed by actor Timothy Hutton. It is mainly known for featuring model Paulina Porizkova, who would later become Ric Ocasek’s wife.
33. “Valotte” by Julian Lennon
This title track to Julian Lennon’s debut album was his first single released in the U.S. It may be a blessing and a curse that he looks and sounds like his legendary father.
32. “Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince & The Revolution
This is one of my favorite Prince songs. Still can’t believe he’s gone. This song was the opening track on the Purple Rain soundtrack as well as the film.
31. “We Belong” by Pat Benatar
What a great way to end today’s list of songs! This is one of my favorite Benatar tunes. This was the lead single off of her 1984 album Tropico. The song earned Benatar a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance alongside Linda Ronstadt, Tina Turner, Madonna, and Whitney Houston (won by Whitney).
Well that wraps up today’s list of songs. Not a bad way to start the week, right? Is everybody else ready for this election season to end too? We’ll be back tomorrow to continue the countdown.
Follow @returntothe80sRemember That Song: 9/28/16
Can you name the artist and song:
Maybe it’s the way you touch me
With the warmth of the sun
Maybe it’s the way you smile
I come all undone
Last Song: “Drive” by The Cars from the album Heartbeat City (1984)
Great job Candy (@candyissodandy)!!!
Who’s gonna pick you up
When you fall
Who’s gonna hang it up
When you call
Top 40 Songs This Week – March 9, 1985: Songs 40-31
Welcome to the Return of the Top 40!!! And what a week to jump back into this! These were the biggest hits in the U.S. 30 years ago this week. There are going to be some true classics this week. Remember, you can click on the song title to see the video. This is going to be exciting, so let’s get to it, and Return to the week ending March 9, 1985, and begin the countdown.
40. “Along Comes a Woman” by Chicago
What better way to Return to the countdown than to begin with one of my favorite Chicago songs. Not only is this a fun, upbeat song, but the video is totally awesome! The first half is Indiana Jones-like, and the second half was influenced by Casablanca.
39. “The Boys of Summer” by Don Henley
Boy, summer does sound good about now! This classic Don Henley song went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. The video won the Video of the Year at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards, and also won that year’s awards for Best Direction, Best Art Direction, and Best Cinematography.
38. “The Borderline” by Jeffrey Osborne
It’s always great to hear Jeffrey Osborne, who is from my home state of Rhode Island. This song is off of his 3rd album, Don’t Stop. I had never heard this song before. It is more uptempo than most of his other songs that have been released. I’m liking this one!
37. “Rhythm of the Night” by DeBarge
This is a very fun dance song by the family DeBarge. This song was written by legendary songwriter Diane Warren. This song reached all the way up to #3 on the Hot 100 charts, making it the biggest hit by DeBarge.
36. “Why Can’t I Have You” by The Cars
This was the fifth and final single released from the classic album, Heartbeat City. This is another song that I was unfamiliar with. This ballad isn’t too bad. Not one of my favorites by them, but not too bad.
35. “This is Not America” by David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group
This collaboration between David Bowie and the jazz fusion band the Pat Metheny Group, was recorded for the soundtrack to the film The Falcon and the Snowman – a movie I never heard of, which starred Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn. This has that classic David Bowie new wavey sound to it.
34. “Missing You” by Diana Ross
This is a nice song, written, composed, and produced by Lionel Richie as a tribute to Marvin Gaye, who had died earlier in the year. This is one of those songs that I remembered as soon as I heard it. This song was Diana Ross’ last major hit on the US pop singles chart, hitting the Top 10 in the spring of 1985.
33. “Take Me With U” by Prince & The Revolution
Well, I’m getting better at digging up these Prince videos! If you are new to these countdowns, Prince usually makes an appearance. However, he is about the only artist that does not allow their music on YouTube, or just about anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. So I normally substitute it with another song. The is the second Prince song in a row I was able to find. This song was the final single to be released from the Purple Rain soundtrack.
32. “Obsession” by Animotion
This awesome song is about as ’80s as you can get! I think I remember this synth-pop classic as the opening theme to one of the WWF shows. Hulk Hogan always comes to mind when this song comes on.
31. “Turn Up the Radio” by Autograph
Turn it up!! Now, we’re in my wheelhouse! This was the lead single released from Autograph’s debut album, Sign in Please. It would be their only Top 40 hit, reaching No. 29 in the Billboard 100. In 1985, Guitar Player magazine awarded Steve Lynch “Guitar Solo of the Year” for this song.
Well, that wraps up the countdown for today. It will continue tomorrow. Did you like these first 10 songs so far? Even though I was 14 at the time of this countdown, I only remembered about half of these songs. I would have thought it would have been more. Did you discover any new music here? Give me your thoughts on the countdown, and what you were doing at this time in 1985.
Follow @returntothe80sRemember That Song: 10/29/14
Can you name the artist and song:
We heard he opened up a brand new door
well you know that’s what I’m lookin’ for
we’ll have to wait and see if it makes you shout for more
Last Song: “Magic” by The Cars from Heartbeat City (1984)
Great job Robert (@mishouenglish) and Andrew (@andytorah)
Oh, twisted
Under, sideways, down
I know you’re getting twisted
And you can’t calm down
Remember That Song – 4/18/14
Hair’s to Friday!! Can you name the artist and song:
You know that I can hardly wait
Just to see you
And I know you cannot wait
Wait to see me too
Last Song: “you Might Think” by The Cars from Heartbeat City (1984)
Maybe you think i’m lucky
to have something to do
but I think that you’re wild
and inside me is some child
One of the greatest music videos of the ’80s:
Follow @returntothe80sRemember That Song: 1/2/13
Can you name the artist and song:
I could feel her coming from a mile away
There was no use talking, there was nothing to say
When the band began to play and play
Last Song: “You Might Think” by The Cars
But I think that you’re wild
and inside me is some child
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