more brave than me
more blond than you
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September 10, 1988: "When It's Love" by Van Halen peaked at Number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 single's chart.
In his 2011 memoir Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock, Sammy Hagar recalls being picked up by Alex and Eddie Van Halen at the Los Angeles airport after returning from a promotional trip to Japan for his 1987 solo project, I Never Said Goodbye.
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May 28, 1983: Irene Cara's "Flashdance: What a Feeling" hit Number 1 in America.
“Flashdance (What a Feeling)” was not the first hit song from a movie soundtrack for Irene Cara, whose star was launched by the 1980 film Fame.
May 21, 1994: Pulp Fiction is shown at the Cannes film festival.
Made for less than $10 million, Pulp Fiction earned more than $100 million at the box office and was also a huge critical hit, winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and earning seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
February 5, 1983: "Africa" by Toto replaces "Down Under" by Men At Work at Number 1 in the United States.
Since the soft-rock, synth-heavy “Africa” was released in 1982, the Toto masterwork has made appearances on countless television shows, internet memes, and, as of late, been reimagined on the airwaves by the likes of Weezer and Pitbull.
January 2, 1983: Michael Jackson released the single "Billie Jean."
There is before Thriller, and there is after. Michael Jackson’s sixth solo album has nine songs. Jackson released seven of those songs as singles, and all seven of them made it into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
October 1, 2004: John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M. launched the Vote for Change tour in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They closed with show in Orlando, Florida.
The Vote for Change tour’s final show in Orlando, Florida, served as the grand finale for modern rock’s most earnest guerrilla campaign to date.
September 24, 1983: Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon" led the UK chart in the first of six-weeks.
According to Boy George, “Karma Chameleon” is about the cause and effect of not being true to oneself for fear of being ostracized by other people.
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“We are going in with clear heads and hoping for the best,” an optimistic Paul McCartney announced as sessions for the Beatles‘ new album lurched forward in the late spring of 1968.
In 1982, Michael Jackson wasn’t yet Michael Jackson, megastar. Before Thriller, the then–24-year-old had released five solo albums but was still defining his own sound separate from the success of the Jackson 5.
Some album covers are memorable because they perfectly express an artist’s image (or brand, if you will), as well as music.
