80's Movie Weekend

Since I've already posted Ghostbusters and Ray Parker Jr.'s hit song, I had to go with the decent sequel here in our month of October 80's Movie Weekends and its' hit single...



Ghostbusters II

Directed by Ivan Reitman
Produced by Ivan Reitman
Written by Dan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis
Starring Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Sigourney Weaver
Peter MacNicol
Harold Ramis
Rick Moranis
Ernie Hudson
Annie Potts
Wilhelm von Homburg
Music by Randy Edelman
Cinematography Michael Chapman
Editing by Donn Cambern
Sheldon Kahn
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) June 16, 1989
Running time 102 min.
Country United States
Language English
Preceded by Ghostbusters
Followed by Ghostbusters III


And of course, here is the hit single by Bobby Brown from the Ghostbuster II soundtrack before he married Whitney and they ended up all crazy...

Bobby.Brown"On.Our.Own"
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On Our Own Lyrics

from the album Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack
Released 1989
Genre New jack swing
Length 4:55
Certification Platinum
Peak chart positions
#2 (U.S. Pop)
#1 (U.S. R&B)
#4 (UK)

80's Gameshow Television

Remember the 80's game show called Starcade where contestants battled it out against each other playing various video games? The show had the lamest host ever and some pretty ridiculous players and is just campy enough to be classic 80's television viewing. You can click here and watch many of the episodes.

80's Television

One of my most favorite short-lived sitcoms from the 80's... Jason Bateman and David Garrison (Norman Lamb from "Married With Children") star in "It's Your Move"... MTV's Nina Blackwood even makes a special guest appearance in the sequel...

"The Dregs of Humanity" episode
Many fans consider the two-part episode "The Dregs of Humanity" to be one of the classic moments of '80s television. [citation needed] In this episode, Matthew crafts the rise and fall of a band--The Dregs of Humanity--posing as their manager, booking them for his high school dance, selling them to MTV, the Palladium, and Rolling Stone magazine, and finally sending them to a watery grave over a cliff into the ocean--all the while never letting on that the "band" in fact consisted of four skeletons stolen from the biology lab.

KISS

It's the boys without their famous face-paint which makes for a scary video in itself. From 1983, "Heaven's On Fire"...




Heaven's On Fire Lyrics

from the album Animalize
Released 1984 (US)
Format 7"
Recorded Right Track Studios,
New York City: 1984
Genre Hard Rock
Length 3 min 18 sec
Label Mercury 880 205-7 (US)
Producer(s) Paul Stanley
Peak chart positions
#49 (United States)
#43 (United Kingdom)
#48 (Canada)
#62 (Auz)
#19 (Sweden)

80's Movie Weekend (The Lost Boys)

It's the Halloween month, so we've got to go with some classic monster movies this month. Two Coreys and a Kiefer make for this classic vampire tale...



Loved the soundtrack to this movie as well. Here is the Lost Boys' theme (Cry Little Sister) by Gerard McMann...


GERARD MC MANN - CRY LITTLE SISTER (THE LOST BOYS)
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Lyrics | Gerard McMann lyrics - Cry Little Sister lyrics

The Lost Boys

Directed by Joel Schumacher
Produced by Harvey Bernhard
Richard Donner
Written by Janice Fischer
James Jeremias (story and screenplay)
Jeffrey Boam (screenplay only)
Starring Jason Patric
Kiefer Sutherland
Corey Haim
Corey Feldman
Jami Gertz
Edward Herrmann
Barnard Hughes
Dianne Wiest
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography Michael Chapman
Editing by Robert Brown
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) July 31, 1987
Running time 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Followed by Lost Boys 2: The Tribe

I Always Feel Like...

... somebody's watching me! Rockwell's only hit with a little help from Michael Jackson on the chorus and a psycho mailman... too bad Michael doesn't appear in the video... "Somebody's Watching Me"...

rockwell - somebody's watching me
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Somebody's Watching Me Lyrics

from the album Somebody's Watching Me
Released January 1984
Format 7" single
Cassette tape
Recorded 1983
Genre R&B
Length 3:59
Label Motown
M 1702
Writer(s) Kennedy Gordy
Curtis Anthony Nolen
Producer(s) Curtis Anthony Nolen
Peak chart positions
#2 (US Pop Singles)
#1 (US R&B Singles)

Keep Pushing Me

Madonna, back in the 80's, when she was still cool and had good music...




Borderline Lyrics

from the album Madonna
Released February 15, 1984
June 1984 (UK)
January 1986 (UK re-entry)
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop
Length 5:22
Label Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Reggie Lucas
Producer(s) Reggie Lucas for Kalisa, Inc.
Certification Gold
Peak chart positions
#2 (UK) (1986 re-entry)
#12 (Australia)
#10 (U.S.)

Just A Shot In the Dark

It's October 1st and kids all across the country begin the countdown to Halloween. I say what's an October without Ozzy? So, I'm kicking off the month of October with Ozzy's "Shot in the Dark."




Shot In The Dark Lyrics

from the album The Ultimate Sin
Released 1986
Format 7" Vinyl (45RPM)
Recorded 1986
Genre Heavy Metal
Length 4:16
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Ozzy Osbourne
Phil Soussan
Producer(s) Ron Nevison
Peak chart positions
#68 (U.S. Hot 100)
#10 (U.S. Mainstream Rock)
#20 (UK singles chart)

80's Movie Weekend

A little look back at the time we were all first introduced to the man named Indiana Jones...







Raiders of the Lost Ark

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Produced by Frank Marshall
George Lucas
Howard Kazanjian
Written by Lawrence Kasdan
Story:
George Lucas
Philip Kaufman
Starring Harrison Ford
Karen Allen
Paul Freeman
Ronald Lacey
Wolf Kahler
Music by John Williams
Cinematography Douglas Slocombe
Editing by Michael Kahn
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) June 12, 1981
Running time 115 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget USD $20,000,000 US (est.)
Gross revenue USD $384,140,454[1]
Followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

I Wish That I Had Jessie's Girl

I couldn't wrap up "A Springfield September" without the biggest of his hits, right? Anybody named Jessie with a half decent looking girlfriend hated this song I guarantee it. Rick still performs it well live on stage even though he is in his 50's now.




Jessie's Girl Lyrics

If you never saw the Frickin' A remake of Jessie's Girl, here it is with a guest appearance from the man himself...



from the album Working Class Dog
Released 1981
US Hot 100 peak: 1
UK Singles: 43
Length 3:15
Label RCA Victor Records
Writer(s) Rick Springfield
Producer(s) Keith Olsen

The Wagon Roars into The Excellent 80's

Babies and teddie bears in this video... what? I thought this song was created specifically for my 8th grade girlfriend. I always felt bad for the old man at the end of the video (sniff, sniff), and man did Kevin Cronin have some hair! Yikes. One of the sappiest songs of the 80's, but I know you sang along to it just like I did.




Can't Fight This Feeling Lyrics

1985 "Can't Fight This Feeling"
from the album "Wheels Are Turnin'"
US Hot 100 Peak: 1
UK Peak: 16

We All Need...

...the Human Touch... Rick actually walks through the crowd while performing this song these days and instead of a bunch of 15-25 year old women screaming for him, it's a bunch of 35-45 year old women instead... Instead of getting up for school the next day, they're getting their kids up for school the next day. We all need it, and I need it to...

Rick Springfield - Human Touch
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Human Touch Lyrics

from the album: Living in Oz
1983
"Human Touch"
US Hot 100 Peak: 18
UK Peak: 34