You're a Polished Diamond

It's the Wilson sisters for you again today in The Excellent 80's. Today's song from 1987 features Nancy Wilson on lead vocals which deviated from the usual fronting vocals of Ann Wilson (Nancy also sang lead on "These Dreams."). A song that peaked at #12 in the U.S., here is "There's the Girl"...




Lyrics | Heart lyrics - There's The Girl lyrics

"There's the Girl"

Single by Heart
from the album Bad Animals
B-side "Bad Animals"
Released November 7, 1987
Format 7", 12", CD Single
Genre Rock Length 3:50 (Remix)
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Holly Knight Nancy Wilson Producer Ron Nevison

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak:  #12

Don't You Want Someone to Care About You?

Hot sisters, explosions, and plenty of fire dominate today's video. Anytime you have all of that plus an outstanding song then you just have video magic! The only thing that struck me as dangerous was watching Nancy Wilson playing guitar atop a winding staircase that was lit on fire. Given the amount of hairspray I'm guessing the sisters (and the rest of the band) probably used I'm surprised her head didn't catch on fire. It's Heart with "What About Love?"
Heart - All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You by Heart-Official
Lyrics | Heart lyrics - What About Love lyrics

 "What About Love"

 Single by Heart
from the album Heart
B-side "Heart of Darkness"
Released June 1, 1985 [1]
Format 7", 12", CD Single (UK only)
Genre Hard rock
Length 7:19 (album version) 3:42 (single version)
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Brian Allen Sheron Alton Jim Vallance Producer Ron Nevison

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #10

You're Not Sure What You Want to Do With Your Life

Check out the crazy, high-tech animation from today's Heart video. I guess those animations are supposed to be "Bad Animals." From the album, "Bad Animals," here is the top 10 Heart hit "Who Will You Run To?"...




Lyrics | Heart lyrics - Who Will You Run To lyrics

"Who Will You Run To?"

by Heart
from the album: Bad Animals
released: 1987

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7

I Would Walk Home Every Evening Through the Pyramids of Life

It's another round of the sisters and their band Heart for you today. I'm not sure who came up with this video concept, but apparently someone thought to themselves "it sure would be cool to have a black panther in the video." What the black panther has to do with anything is beyond me, but I guess it just added to the cool factor. So, check out the sleek black panther and the band Heart with their top 10 hit from 1985 - "Nothin' At All"...




Lyrics | Heart lyrics - Nothing At All lyrics

"Nothin' at All"

Single by Heart
from the album Heart
B-side "The Wolf"
Released April 19, 1986
Format 7", 12", CD Single (UK only)
Genre Rock
Length 4:13
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Mark Mueller
Producer Ron Nevison

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #10

Spare a Little Candle, Save Some Light For Me

OK, cue the wind, cue the smoke machine... now, where's Nancy? Ahh, there she is! Crazy blond hair - check. Boots - check. Leather - check. Let's go! It's the sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson today with a #1 hit from their band Heart. From 1986, here is "These Dreams"...




Lyrics | Heart lyrics - These Dreams lyrics

"These Dreams"

Single by Heart
from the album Heart
B-side "Shell Shock"
Released January 18, 1986[1]
Format 7", 12" (picture sleeve), CD Single (UK only)
Recorded The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA (January-April 1985)
Genre Rock, pop, power pop
Length 4:15
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Martin Page
Bernie Taupin
Producer Ron Nevison

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

#62

In 1987, whenever this video came on, I watched it really just to see the piano explode at the beginning of the video and for any shots of Nancy Wilson showing some cleavage in those hot bustiers that she would wear in the videos. Seriously though, when you watch this video there is the one shot of Nancy riding a horse. What did that add to the video? I guarantee you the director wanted a shot of her bouncing bosom, and I for one thank him for it. I always felt bad that Ann had to always be in the dark or wearing a long trench coat or whatever to cover up her weight problem, but I tell you, she was looking good in this video as well.

#62 "Alone"
by Heart


Heart - alone
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Lyrics | Heart lyrics - Alone lyrics

Hey Baby, I'm Talking to You!

Was never a big fan of theirs in the late 70's, but when they hit it big again in the 80's, I was on board, especially if Nancy Wilson kept jumping around in those tight leather pants and continued to show some nice cleavage... unfortunately for the Wilson sisters, the best hair in this video belongs to the bass player in the pink jacket... you take a look at that dude, and tell me I'm lying... here are the sexy Wilson sisters again in The Excellent 80's with "Never"...




Lyrics | Heart lyrics - Never lyrics

"Never"

Single by Heart
from the album Heart
B-side "Shell Shock"
Released September 14, 1985 [1]
Genre Hard rock
Length 4:07
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Ann Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Greg Bloch
Holly Knight
Producer Ron Nevison

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #4

We Walked In The Garden, We Planted a Tree

No, today's title doesn't suggest some environmentally friendly song to promote green, instead it provides a totally different positive vibe... it promotes picking up strangers in the rain, taking them back to a hotel (that you know well), having a romp in the hay, leaving him a note, becoming pregnant and bearing that poor bastard child while married to another man... even though this hit from Heart came out in 1990, I couldn't resist including it in The Excellent 80s for the sheer silliness of the lyrics and the promotion of promiscuity... here is the Wilson sisters, Heart, with "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You"...


Heart - All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You by Heart-Official


Lyrics | All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You lyrics

“All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You”

Single by Heart
from the album Brigade
B-side "Call of the Wild"
"Cruel Tears" (non-LP)
Released March 1990
Genre Rock/Pop
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer Richie Zito

US Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #2
UK Peak: #8
Canada and Australia: #1

You've Got to Have Heart

These chicks could really rock and this was one of their biggest hits of the 80's...

Heart - alone
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Alone Lyrics

from the album Bad Animals
Released May 1987
Genre Hard Rock (Power ballad)
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Tom Kelly
Billy Steinberg
Producer(s) Ron Nevison
Peak chart positions
#1 (U.S.)
#3 (UK)