Is This Love - Alison Moyet

Is This Love - Alison Moyet

"Is This Love?" is a song performed by the English singer Alison Moyet and co-written by Moyet and Jean Guiot. The name Jean Guiot is a false one given by Dave Stewart who actually co-wrote and produced the song. The song was released as the first single from the yet-to-be released album Raindancing in November 1986.

Live is Life - Opus

Live is Life - Opus

"Live Is Life" is their second single, released in 1985, and achieved huge success, topping the charts of many countries, including Austria (eight weeks), Germany, France (seven weeks) and Sweden (four weeks). In France, the song is the 149th best-selling single of all time with about 857,000 units sold.

One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head

One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head

"One Night in Bangkok" is a song originally sung by the British actor and pop-dance singer Murray Head (verses) and Swedish singer and songwriter Anders Glenmark (choruses) on the 1984 concept album for the musical Chess. Its music was composed by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and its lyrics were written by Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus.

The release topped the charts in many countries, including South Africa, West Germany, Switzerland and Australia. It peaked at number 3 in both Canada and the United States in May, 1985,^[1] and at number 12 in Head's native United Kingdom.

Sunshine Reggae - Laid Back

Sunshine Reggae - Laid Back

Laid Back are a Danish electronic music duo from Copenhagen, formed in 1979. The duo consists of John Guldberg (vocals, guitar, bass) and Tim Stahl (vocals, keyboards, drums, bass). They are best known for the hits "Sunshine Reggae", "Bakerman" and "White Horse" from 1982 and 1983, respectively.

Amanda - Boston

Amanda - Boston

"Amanda" is a song by American rock band Boston written by Tom Scholz. The album was released as the first single from the band's third album, Third Stage, in 1986, a 6-year-delay after it was recorded. It was the band's first officially released single since 1978 and their first released by MCA Records. The 12-string guitar parts are played by Scholz.

"Amanda" became the band's highest charting single in the United States and Canada. In the former country, the single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the Mainstream Rock charts,^[2] while in the latter the single topped RPM magazine's Top Singles and Adult Contemporary charts

The Look - Roxette

The Look - Roxette

"The Look", written by Per Gessle and performed by Roxette, was released as a single in early 1989 from the album Look Sharp!. The song became Roxette's international "breakthrough" song, finally exposing the duo to music consumers outside of the duo's native Sweden and Europe after more than one attempt. It topped the U.S. singles chart in 1989 becoming their first U.S. #1 success and scored #7 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also topped the charts in 24 other countries.

You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi

You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi

"You Give Love a Bad Name" is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, and Richie Sambora about a woman who has jilted her lover. The track was released as the first single from the albumSlippery When Wet and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 29, 1986, Bon Jovi's first number one hit.^[1] The song reentered the charts at #29 after Blake Lewis performed it on American Idol. In 2009 it was named the 20th-greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.