Used To Be So Good and So Bad

What the heck! What's a second day in a row of Samantha Fox going to do to you? Kill you? I doubt it. So for the fives of tens of you tuning in, here is another Samantha Fox hit - a top 10 one at that. Along with the R&B group Full Force, Samantha is also providing wisdom and sound advice beyond her years with - "Naughty Girls Need Love Too"...




Lyrics | Samantha Fox lyrics - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) lyrics

"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Samantha Fox
B-side "Dream City"
Released 1988
Format Vinyl 12", 7"; Maxi CD
Recorded 1987
Genre Hip Hop, Freestyle, Breakbeat
Length 5:52
Label Jive Records
Writer(s) Full Force
Producer Full Force

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3
UK peak: #31

Are You Strong Enough

OK, I think the UK got this one right as this song peaked at #10 overseas whereas it only reached #87 in the U.S. in 1986. This song has a catchy little beat and was a favorite pin up girl in the bedrooms of young boys. My best friend in 8th grade had her poster hanging on his wall. It is now 45 year old British Samantha Fox with the follow up to "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)." Here is a "live" performance of "Do Ya Do Ya (Want to Please Me)?"...




Lyrics | Samantha Fox lyrics - Do Ya, Do Ya lyrics

"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"

UK 7" Single
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Touch Me
B-side "Drop Me A Line", "Want You To Want Me", or "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again"
Released 1986
Format 7" single, 12" maxi
Recorded Battery Studios, London, UK
Genre Hard Rock, Synth
Length 3:48
Label Jive Records
Writer(s) Graham Richardson, Mike Bissell
Producer Steve Lovell, Steve Power

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #87
UK peak: #10

It Makes You Wonder Who They Really Are

I believe the Men Without Hats went straight from "The Safety Dance" and filmed this video the same day, because it looks like they didn't change their clothes. Check it out, you still get the midget in the jester outfit, and the princess and the lead singer in their respective wardrobes. Anyway, here is the less successful hit for the band from Montreal with "I Like"...




Lyrics | Men Without Hats lyrics - I Like lyrics

"I Like"

by Men Without Hats
from the album: Rhythm of Youth
released: 1982

80's Movie Weekend

Today's 1987 People's Choice award as the funniest movie of 1987 is the first non-Star Trek directing debut for Lenoard Nimoy. It features three actors at the height of their popularity - Ted Danson, Tom Selleck, and Steve Guttenburg playing daddy to an orphaned baby in a nice little 80's flick called "Three Men and a Baby"...

the trailer...



I always liked this scene... "Goodnight Sweetheart"...



Three Men and a Baby

Directed by Leonard Nimoy
Produced by Ted Field
Robert W. Cort
Written by Jim Cruickshank
James Orr
Based on Trois hommes et un couffin written by
Coline Serreau
Starring Tom Selleck
Steve Guttenberg
Ted Danson
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography Adam Greenberg
Editing by Michael A. Stevenson
Studio Silver Screen Partners III
Interscope Communications
Distributed by Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s) November 25, 1987
Running time 102 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $15 million
Box office $167,780,960 (USA)

Oh, You Can Depend On Me, Over and Over

Today's video from 1985 is an interesting one for me, because I remember watching this video and thinking to myself 'who knew Clarence Clemons could sing?' Ok, so the late, great saxophonist that was part of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band is no Marvin Gaye, but he sounds good on this duet. I also remember thinking to myself in 1985, 'who is Jackson Browne?' LOL. Shows you how little I knew about the 70's and some of those great artists.
Also interesting in this video and song is that Jackson's then girlfriend Darryl Hannah appears and sings background vocals on the song. Sure the lyrics are corny and the dancing between Brown and Clemons is awkward at best, but there's still a lot to love about this 80's video. It still makes me tap my foot and bob my head a little every time I hear it. I never really got to pay tribute to Clemons when he passed away in June, so consider this The Excellent 80's little tribute to the big man. Here is "You're A Friend of Mind." Sing it big man! Sing it!




Lyrics | Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne lyrics - You're A Friend Of Mine lyrics

"You're a Friend of Mine"
Single by Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
from the album Hero
Released 1985
Genre Rock
Length 4:48
Label CBS Records
Writer(s) Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen
Producer Narada Michael Walden

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #18

Can't Walk, Can't Talk, Can't Eat, Can't Sleep

I'd say the title of this blog lets you know there are some serious issues going on in this song by the lovely Belinda Carlisle. She really should see a doctor immediately if this is happening frequently. Anyway, she didn't need to see her accountant during her 80's solo work as evidenced by the very successful album "Heaven On Earth." Today's song from that album peaked at #2. Here is "I Get Weak"...




Lyrics | Belinda Carlisle lyrics - I Get Weak lyrics

"I Get Weak"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Heaven on Earth
Released February 15, 1988
Format CD single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1987
Genre Pop
Length 4:52 (Album Version)
3:43 (US Single Edit)
Label MCA Records
Writer(s) Diane Warren
Producer Rick Nowels

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2

The Hardest Part is When You're In It

It's the English band led by vocalist Nick Van Eede for you today. Featured one other time in The Excellent 80's in 2007 with their most successful single "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight," here is Cutting Crew with another slow, sappy love song - "I've Been In Love Before"...




Lyrics | Cutting Crew lyrics - (I've Been) In Love Before lyrics

"I've Been in Love Before"

by Cutting Crew
from the album: "Broadcast"
released: 1986

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #9

You Turn Him Away, You Tell Him You're Mine

Whoever came up with some of these music video concepts back in the 80's should either be hailed as a hero or banished to Iceland forever. You choose. The person that thought up the concept of today's video thought it up in five minutes, no longer. But, I won't spoil the surprised guest under the motorcycle helmet at the end of the video. I just wouldn't do that to you. You'll have to watch it yourself if you don't remember. Let's Ratt and Roll today with "Back for More"...




Lyrics | Ratt lyrics - Back For More lyrics

"Back for More"

by Ratt
from the album: "Out of the Cellar"
released: 1984

U.S. Mainstream Rock tracks peak: #27

My Favorite Blog, Ooooh, It's My Favorite Blog

Missed this six minute video from the boys back when I ran a New Kids on the Block November. I probably missed it because it was the least successful single on the "Hangin' Tough" album. Here are those Boston kids with "My Favorite Girl"...




Lyrics | New Kids On The Block lyrics - My Favorite Girl lyrics

"My Favorite Girl"

Single by New Kids on the Block
from the album Hangin' Tough
Released January 27, 1990
Format CD single
Recorded 1988
Genre Pop
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Maurice Starr
Jordan Knight
Donnie Wahlberg
Danny Wood
Producer Maurice Starr

80's Movie Weekend

Directed by Oliver Stone, this weekend's movie takes us back to 1986 to a movie that was widely hailed as a great war movie. The movie garnered many Academy Awards and nominations for its realistic portrayal of the Vietnam War. Starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and William Dafoe, it's "Platoon"...

the trailer...



I got a bad feeling...



Platoon

Directed by Oliver Stone
Produced by Arnold Kopelson
Written by Oliver Stone
Starring
Tom Berenger
Willem Dafoe
Charlie Sheen
Music by Georges Delerue
Cinematography Robert Richardson
Editing by Claire Simpson
Studio Hemdale Film Corporation
Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Orion Pictures
Release date(s) December 19, 1986 (1986-12-19)
Running time 120 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $6.5 million
Box office $138,530,565

The Way the Morning Broke Was Quite Unusual

It's a Belgium band for you today. I can just hear you yelling hooray! Anyway, it's a clever little industrial music video from 1987 with a dance beat. Here is the Belgium electronic group known as Front 242 with "Quite Unusual"...




Lyrics | Front 242 lyrics - Quite Unusual lyrics

"Quite Unusual"

by Front 242
from the album: "Official Version"
released: 1987

When I First Saw You Baby

It's one of the lesser hits from the album that sent today's group's popularity soaring through the roof. Unfortunately for this video, there is no Tawny Kitaen anywhere to be seen which is why it didn't receive as much airplay or fanfare when it was released. The song is pretty good, but without Tawny in the video, it's crap! And David Coverdale was unfortunately going through his tassles-phase as well during this time. From 1988, here is Whitesnake with "Give Me All Your Love"...




Lyrics | Whitesnake lyrics - Give Me All Your Love lyrics

"Give Me All Your Love"

Single by Whitesnake
from the album Whitesnake
B-side "Fool for Your Loving", "Don't Break My Heart Again" and "Here I Go Again"
Released May 27, 1988
Format Vinyl LP
CD
Recorded 1986
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 3:26
Label Geffen
EMI
Writer(s) David Coverdale
John Sykes
Producer Mike Stone
Keith Olsen

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #48