I Used to Think That Love Was Such a Fairy Tale

I thought this QVC video from 2010 was really interesting when I stumbled across it the other day because I hadn't seen Billy Ocean probably since the late 80's, maybe early 90's. The thing that's cool about this is that he sings live with just an acoustic guitarist accompanying him and he still has magic in that voice. Though this is not one of my favorite Ocean songs, you sure can hear that voice that made him so popular during the 80's. Born in Trinidad, here is the now 61 year old Billy Ocean singing one of his biggest hits from 1985... "Suddenly"...




Lyrics | Billy Ocean lyrics - Suddenly lyrics

"Suddenly"
Single by Billy Ocean
from the album Suddenly
Released May 10, 1985
Format 7" (45 rpm)
Recorded 1984
Genre Soul, R&B, soft rock
Length 3:55
Label Jive Records
Writer(s) Billy Ocean
Producer Keith Diamond, Billy Ocean

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #4
UK peak: #4

#53

Today's video coming in at #53 is the first single I had ever heard from the soulful voice of one Mr. Billy Ocean. It's a #1 hit from 1984 featuring a video where Billy explodes into a puff of smoke - magic! He was in search of a good time just running his game, and love was the furthest thing from his mind, yet, he falls for a queen. Not any queen mind you, but a caribbean one. His dance moves in this video are very Temptations-like if I do say so.

#53 "Caribbean Queen"
by Billy Ocean


Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen
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Lyrics | Billy Ocean lyrics - Caribbean Queen lyrics

Sometimes I Wonder By the Look in Your Eyes

Probably one of my favorite ballads of 1986 for you today as The Excellent 80's slows it down for you a little bit and brings you the Grammy-award winning man born Leslie Sebastian Charles in January 1950 in Trinidad... you might know him as Billy Ocean, and here is his #1 hit that features an evil twin in the video... I hate it when my evil twin gets the girl! Enjoy "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"...




Lyrics | Billy Ocean lyrics - There'll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry) lyrics

"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"

by Billy Ocean
from the album: Love Zone
released: 1986

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

Want to Whisper Sweet and Tender in Your Ear

What the hell was Billy Ocean thinking with this video? Apparently his Star Wars fascination got the better of him with all the weird looking creatures in this video... where was Han Solo blasting Greedo or Jabba the Hutt in all of this I ask?... I actually enjoyed this song back in 1985, but I could do without seeing this video ever again... here is some jacked up looking creature riding a horse on a beach near Durdle Dor in England and the video for Billy Ocean's "Loverboy"...

Lover Boy [Billy Ocean]
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Lyrics | Billy Ocean lyrics - Loverboy lyrics

“Loverboy”

Single by Billy Ocean
from the album Suddenly
Released 1985
Recorded 1984
Genre Pop
Label Jive
Writer(s) Keith Diamond,
Robert John "Mutt" Lange,
Billy Ocean
Producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange

US Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #2
UK Peak: #15

No More Love On the Run

It's the song and video that made Billy Ocean a rich man and a household name... puppet band members way before N'Sync ever decided to do it... here is "Caribbean Queen"...




Caribbean Queen Lyrics

"Caribbean Queen"

Single by Billy Ocean
from the album Suddenly
Released 1984
Genre R&B
Length 7:55
Label Jive
Writer Billy Ocean
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Certification Gold

US Peak: #1