This week on Sounds of The 80s, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Pretenders, Cyndi Lauper, M. Pat Benatar, Leslie Pearl, Pointer Sisters, Timbuk 3 and more. . .
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In this installment of Sounds of The 80s. Tina Turner, Rolling Stones, Phil Collins, Neil Young, 38 Special, AC/DC, Def Leppard, Rosanne Cash, Cyndi Lauper, Tom Petty, Bon Jovi, Greg Kihn and more. . .
Today Labor Day 2016 we feature Live tracks all day from great artists all day then a special Vinyl Resting Place Labor Day at 5pm with Willie B. Today you will hear Live tracks from Joni Mitchell, Kelly Clarkson, Cyndi Lauper, Journey, Bob Seger, Elton John, Steve Miller Band, Genesis, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Kiss, Nils Lofgren, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madonna, Vixen, Tom Petty, Lisa Marie Presley, John Fogerty and many more.
The Bangles are an American all-female pop rock band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade. The band’s hits include “Walk Like an Egyptian”, “Manic Monday”, “Hazy Shade of Winter”, and the 1989 number-one single “Eternal Flame”.
The Bangles have contributed to several compilations, as well as to many other artists’ works: They provided the song “I Got Nothing” to the soundtrack album for the 1985 film The Goonies, and made a cameo appearance in Cyndi Lauper’s music video for “Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough”. Lauper later enlisted them for backup vocals in her 1986 hit song “Change of Heart”. In 1988, while recording his album Full Moon Fever, Tom Petty and his lead guitarist Mike Campbell called on the group to provide backing vocals for the song “Waiting for Tonight”. The song never made it to the album, but instead made the compilations Playback (1995) and Anthology: Through the Years (2000). A cover version of “Eternal Flame” was a 2001 UK No. 1 for Atomic Kitten. – Wikipedia
| 1 | Eternal Flame |
| 2 | Manic Monday |
| 3 | Walk Like an Egyptian |
| 4 | Be With You |
| 5 | If She Knew What She Wants |
| 6 | Hazy Shade of Winter |
| 7 | Walking Down Your Street |
| 8 | In Your Room |
| 9 | September Gurls |
| 10 | Going Down to Liverpool |
| 11 | Following |
| 12 | I’ll Set You Free |
| 13 | Nickel Romeo |
| 14 | Hero Takes a Fall |
| 15 | Getting out of Hand |
| 16 | The Real World |
| 17 | Everything I Wanted |
| 18 | Mesmerized |
| 19 | James |
| 20 | Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun) |
| 21 | What A Life |
| 22 | Different Drum (Susanna Hoffs / Matthew Sweet) |
| 23 | Let It Go |
| 24 | Under A Cloud |
| 25 | Complicated Girl |
Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958), known by his mononym Prince, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. He has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. He has written several hundred songs and produces and records his own music for his own music label. In addition, he has promoted the careers of Sheila E., Carmen Electra, the Time and Vanity 6, and his songs have been recorded by these artists and others, including Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper, The Bangles, Sinéad O’Connor, and Kim Basinger.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince developed an interest in music at an early age, writing his first song at age seven. After recording songs with his cousin’s band 94 East, 17-year-old Prince recorded several unsuccessful demo tapes before releasing his debut album, For You, in 1978. His 1979 album, Prince, went platinum due to the success of the singles “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?” and “I Wanna Be Your Lover”. His next three records, Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982) continued his success, showcasing Prince’s trademark of prominently sexual lyrics and incorporation of elements of funk, dance and rock music. In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as the Revolution and released the album Purple Rain, which served as the soundtrack to his film debut of the same name.
After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day (1985) and Parade (1986), The Revolution disbanded and Prince released the critically acclaimed double album Sign “O” the Times (1987) as a solo artist. He released three more solo albums before debuting The New Power Generation band in 1991. After changing his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol (Prince logo.svg), also known as the “Love Symbol”, in 1993, he began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations to Warner Bros; he released five records between 1994 and 1996 before signing to Arista Records in 1998. In 2000, he began referring to himself as “Prince” once again. He has released thirteen albums since then, including his latest, 20Ten, released in 2010.
Prince has a wide vocal range and is known for his flamboyant stage presence and costumes. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year he was eligible. Rolling Stone has ranked Prince No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Prince’s music has been influenced by rock, R&B, soul, funk, hip hop, blues, new wave, electronica, disco, psychedelia, folk, jazz, and pop. His artistic influences include Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament-Funkadelic, Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, the Isley Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Duke Ellington, Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder. Prince pioneered the “Minneapolis sound”, a hybrid mixture of funk, rock, pop, R&B and new wave that has influenced many other musicians.
On April 18, 2014, Prince released a new single entitled, “The Breakdown”. Along with the surprise release, news came that a new album was in the works, an expanded edition of Purple Rain would be released for the 30th anniversary, and he has re-signed with his former label, Warner Bros. Records after an 18-year split. He also gained the rights to his master recordings from the 1980s, which had been a point of contention for his initial split with the major label. – Wikipedia
| 1 | Batdance |
| 2 | Kiss |
| 3 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World |
| 4 | When Doves Cry |
| 5 | Gett Off |
| 6 | Sign o’ the Times |
| 7 | Purple Rain |
| 8 | Thieves in the Temple |
| 9 | Alphabet St. |
| 10 | My Name Is Prince |
| 11 | Cream |
| 12 | Sexy MF |
| 13 | Diamonds and Pearls |
| 14 | Money Don’t Matter 2 Night |
| 15 | Letitgo |
| 16 | Partyman |
| 17 | Raspberry Beret |
| 18 | 1999 |
| 19 | Peach |
| 20 | U Got the Look (with Sheena Easton) |
| 21 | Let’s Go Crazy |
| 22 | I Hate U |
| 23 | Mountains |
| 24 | I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man |
| 25 | 7 |
| 26 | Betcha by Golly Wow! |
| 27 | Little Red Corvette |
| 28 | Pop Life |
| 29 | If I Was Your Girlfriend |
| 30 | Glam Slam |
| 31 | Gold |
| 32 | I Wanna Be Your Lover |
| 33 | I Would Die 4 U |
| 34 | Te Amo Corazón |
| 35 | Black Sweat |
| 36 | Musicology |
| 37 | Anotherloverholenyohead |
| 38 | I Wish U Heaven |
| 39 | Girls & Boys |
| 40 | Controversy |
| 41 | The Arms of Orion (with Sheena Easton) |
| 42 | Paisley Park |
| 43 | New Power Generation |
| 44 | Purple Medley |
| 45 | Delirious |
| 46 | Scandalous! |
| 47 | The Greatest Romance Ever Sold |
| 48 | The Future |
| 49 | Guitar |
| 50 | Pink Cashmere |
Cynthia Ann Stephanie “Cyndi” Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and LGBT rights activist whose career has spanned over four decades. Her debut solo album She’s So Unusual (1983) was an instant commercial success. The album was the first debut female album to chart four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—”Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “Time After Time,” “She Bop,” and “All Through the Night,” earning Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack from the motion picture “The Goonies” and her second record, True Colors (1986), which included the number one hit of the same name, and “Change of Heart,” which peaked at number 3 and earned Lauper two nominations at the 29th Grammy Awards in 1987.
Lauper has been celebrated for her ongoing humanitarian work over the last 30 years, particularly as an advocate for gay and transgender rights in the U.S. Her charitable efforts were recognized in 2013, when the singer was invited as a special guest to attend President Barack Obama’s second-term inaugural ceremony. – Wikipedia
| 1 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun |
| 2 | Time After Time |
| 3 | She Bop |
| 4 | True Colors |
| 5 | I Drove All Night |
| 6 | All Through the Night |
| 7 | Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) |
| 8 | Change of Heart |
| 9 | What’s Going On |
| 10 | The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough |
| 11 | Money Changes Everything |
| 12 | Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China) |
| 13 | My First Night Without You |
| 14 | The World Is Stone |
| 15 | Who Let in the Rain |
| 16 | You Don’t Know |
| 17 | That’s What I Think |
| 18 | Into the Nightlife |
| 19 | Ballad of Cleo and Joe |
| 20 | Same Ol’ Story |
| 21 | I’m Gonna Be Strong |
| 22 | When You Were Mine |
| 23 | Boy Blue |
| 24 | A Night to Remember |
| 25 | Sisters of Avalon |
