I chose 1989 for this thread since that's the year I turned 18 and graduated from high school.  These are some of my fave songs from that year:

Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Like A Prayer, Cherish, and Express Yourself - Madonna
Sowing the Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears
Good Thing and She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
Satisfied - Richard Marx

That's just a few to start with, I'll probably think of more later.  8)

Good choices! A few additions of my own:

I Want It All/Breakthru/The Miracle/The Invisible Man -Queen
One Fine Day -James Freud
Belfast Child -Simple Minds
Twist In My Sobriety -?
Rooms Of Fire -Stevie Nicks

Twist In My Sobriety -?

That was Tanita Tikaram, MH.

And here are my additions:
Billy Joel, "(We Didn't) Start The Fire"
GE & MSM, "Get On Your Feet"
Phil Collins, "Two Hearts" & "Another Day In Paradise"
Rod Stewart, "Downtown Train"
Roxette, "The Look" & "Listen To Your Heart"
Tone Loc, "Wild Thing" & "Funky Cold Medina"
Don Henley, "End Of The Innocence" & "The Last Worthless Evening"
Cyndi Lauper, "I Drove All Night"

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

In 1989 I turned 9 and I didn't know a whole lot of the music at the time. Now I do know quite a few songs from that year.


Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Like A Prayer, Cherish, and Express Yourself - Madonna
Sowing the Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears
Good Thing and She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals

That's just a few to start with, I'll probably think of more later. 8)

Those are good picks. Fine Young Cannibals also had another big hit that year, entitled "Good Thing".

Some that haven't been mentioned yet that I like:

"Free Falling"--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
"Love Shack" and "Roam"--The B52's
"Heaven"--Warrant
"I Remember You"--Skid Row
"Janie's Got A Gun"--Aerosmith

And one that was recorded in '89 but didn't become a U.S. hit until early '90: "All Around The World"--Lisa Stansfield. :D 8)

I'll think of a few more later. :)

Some more to add to my list:

Veronica - Elvis Costello
Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
Walk the Dinosaur - Was Not Was
Toy Soldiers - Martika
Angel Eyes - The Jeff Healey Band
The Thing Called Love - Bonnie Raitt
You Got It - Roy Orbison

That was Tanita Tikaram, MH.

Phil Collins, "Two Hearts" & "Another Day In Paradise"
Your Pal,
Doc
8)


Did you know that 'Another Day In Paradise' was the last No 1 song of the 1980's?  :)

Did you know that 'Another Day In Paradise' was the last No 1 song of the 1980's?  :)

As a matter of fact, I do. :) And I know that Santana's "Smooth" was the last No 1 song of the 1990's.

I just thought of some more hits from '89:

"Paradise City" and "Patience"--Guns N' Roses
"When I See You Smile"--Bad English

Electric Youth - Debbie Gibson
Toy Soldiers - Martika
We Can't Go Wrong - The Cover Girls
Born To Be My Baby - Bon Jovi
Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul
Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli

Did you know that 'Another Day In Paradise' was the last No 1 song of the 1980's?  :)

I sure did, luv. In fact, I still recall listening to the Top 40 countdown in December of 1989, as Billy Joel's "Start The Fire" raced PC up the charts, and I kept wondering who would have the decade's final #1 hit. Of course, BJ got to the top first(which was good enough), but if memory serves, Phil bumped the song off on Christmas Eve with his heart-stirring song, giving him the rightful and literal, to coin a phrase, 'Final Recognition'!

Maybe we should research what was the 1ST #1 song of the 80's!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

I sure did, luv. In fact, I still recall listening to the Top 40 countdown in December of 1989, as Billy Joel's "Start The Fire" raced PC up the charts, and I kept wondering who would have the decade's final #1 hit. Of course, BJ got to the top first(which was good enough), but if memory serves, Phil bumped the song off on Christmas Eve with his heart-stirring song, giving him the rightful and literal, to coin a phrase, 'Final Recognition'!

Maybe we should research what was the 1ST #1 song of the 80's!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)


I think the first #1 song of the 80's was 'Please Don't Go' by KC & the Sunshine Band - it seems ironic to me, that they had all those dance classics throughout the 70's and then their final hit turns out to be a ballad.

And here are the votes from Germany  ;)

Buffalo Stance -  Neneh Cherry 
Das Omen  - Mysterious Art 
The First Time - Robin Beck 
Ride On Time - Black Box 
In The Air Tonight '88 - Phil Collins  (almost from 88 but also in 89 a hit)

Pretty much anything from When in Rome's album, although most people just know "The Promise".

1989 was a pretty sh*tty year for me -and no doubt for my parents, I did turn 13 after all ;)- but some of the music just rocked!

Poison -Alice Cooper
Over Tomorrow -Pseudo Echo
Wild Thing -Sam Kinison & Friends (Everytime I kiss you, I taste what other men had for lunch! ;D)
The Living Years -Mike & The Mechanics
Mystery Girl -The Big O (how beautiful was that song!)

Some of the music sucked too! I would dearly love to forget:
NKOTB
Indecent Obsession
Milli Vanilli
Brother Beyond
BROS
Sonia
Jason Donavan
Collette ::)

Some from 1989 that I always liked

Cherish -- Madonna
Electric Boogie -- Marcia Griffiths
Buffalo Stance -- Neneh Cherry
Capitol Tropical -- Two Man Sound
Have I Told You Lately -- Van Morrison
Turned Away -- Chuckii Booker
A Groovy Kind of Love -- Phil Collins
Me Myself and I -- De La Soul
You Will Know -- Stevie Wonder

Not a bad year for music. Getting to be more like the '90s than the '80s.

Not yet mentioned  8)


"Lost In Your Eyes" Debbie Gibson
"Bust A Move" Young MC
"Higher Ground" Red Hot Chili Peppers

Also The Cure's "Love Song"  8)

There were 2 cool cover songs that came out in '89 as well:

Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison (originally done by Loggins & Messina), and 'Rock On' by Young & the Restless star Michael Damian, which was a re-make of the David Essex classic from 15 years earlier.  :)

Best song of 1989?  Guns N Roses live version of 'Knockin on Heaven's Door'. It wasn't released as a single but was in HEAVY rotation at every rock/top 40 radio station. Only GNR could've pulled that off.

Best song of 1989?  Guns N Roses live version of 'Knockin on Heaven's Door'. It wasn't released as a single but was in HEAVY rotation at every rock/top 40 radio station. Only GNR could've pulled that off.

Not relaesed as a single? In Australia it was, but not until 1990. I loved it too! Can still see Axl prancing around in his kilt! :)

The laid back version was released in 1990 on the Days of Thunder soundtrack. In 1991,that same version was on Use Your Illusion 2. The live version that preceded that was the one that got all the airplay here in the U.S. I think this was the only time in history that a song was played so much on the radio but wasn't released as a single.

Can't believe I forgot the Rolling Stones -Mixed Emotions, what a great song!
And also:
Eurythmics -Don't Ask Me Why, beautiful!

You wanna know a really awesome Stones song from that same album? 'Almost Hear You Sigh". One of the best love songs of the 80's.

"Summer Girls" from Dino  :D

Metallica "One"  8)... Must've been funny watching the video between pop, hair metal, & early hip hop videos, which most weren't as dark as Metallica. (Still a classic!)  8)

'Second Chance' by .38 Special  :)

Some more  8)


Debbie Gibson "No More Rhyme"
Jesus & The Mary Chain "Head On"
Paula Abdul "Coldhearted"
Beastie Boys "Hey Ladies"
Bobby Brown "Every Little Step"
Pixies "Here Comes Your Man"
Tone Loc "Funky Cold Medina"
The Cure "Fascination Street"
Fine Young Cannibals "Good Thing"
Motley Crue "Dr. Feelgood"
Tom Petty "Free Fallin"
Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation"
Aerosmith "Love In An Elevator"

Got some more

Cher- If I Could Turn Back Time

Madonna- Express Yourself (LAP Album Version)

Got some more

Cher- If I Could Turn Back Time



I like the song too, but I thought the video was a bit tacky due to the fact that Cher was baring her butt throughout it while her then 12-yr old son was playing guitar in the background (I would have been embarrassed if I was him, but that's just me)

U2 -"All I Want Is You" & "Angel Of Harlem" 8)

My personal fave: Scandalous by Prince. Hot Hot Hot  8)

U2's 'Angel of Harlem' is from 1987, not 1989.

My personal fave: Scandalous by Prince. Hot Hot Hot  8)


I liked Prince's song 'Batdance' from the first Batman movie that came out that year.  :)

Same here  ;D. Then again, I'm biased to anything Prince does.  :-\\  :D

Def leppard-Rocket
Guns`n`roses-Paradise City
Bon jovi-Born to be mey baby,I`ll be there for you,Living in Sin
Cinderella-Last mile,Gypsy Road
Skid row-Youth gone wild
Living colour-Cult of personality,Glamour boys
Great White-Once bitten Twice shy
And Red hot chili peppers-songs from Mother`s milk

1989 wasn't a bad year for me, and the music was pretty good. Here are my favorites from that year....

Janie's Got a Gun---Aerosmith
Look Away---Chicago
Love Song---The Cure
So Alive----Love and Rockets
Toy Soldier---Martika

The Smithereens "A Girl Like You"  8)

Also The Cure's "Love Song"  8)

I certainly like that one better than 311's cover. ::)

I also like 'Cult of Personality' by Living Color, which I heard on the radio yesterday for the first time in ages - I think it came out in late '89 - early '90.  8)

The Cult "Fire Woman"  8)

One more great song from that year I just thought of: '18 and Life' by Skid Row  8)

GREAT choice, woops! Most people in this thread picked a song that came out in 87 or 88. Not only did you get the year right, you picked a truly kick ass song!

So Alive----Love and Rockets


Ooh...I forgot to mention that one. Good pick. 8)

And Red hot chili peppers-songs from Mother`s milk


I loved their cover of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground from that album.  8)

I bumped this thread up because I thought of a couple more good songs from '89 - 'Iko Iko' by the Belle Stars from the film
Rain Man and 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' by Garth Brooks from his debut No Fences.  :)

' Like a Prayer' by madonna is an emazing song! so soulful and religious! i luv it! Best song form 1989 :D ;) :)!

Just a quick note Phil would also have 2 hits in 1990 with "I wish It Would Rain Down" and "Something Happened On the Way To Heaven". That would be off his "But Seriously" album released in 89. How fitting I just posted something a couple weeks about how Phil Coolins about how Phil Collins had all those hits in the 80's and he had the last #1 hit of the 80's. I think "It Would It Rain Down" did go to #1 in 90. I;m not sure where "Something Happened On the Way to Heaven" charted even though it did chart high I think in 90.


Expose's "What You Don't Know", Sheena Easton's "Days Like This", Paula Abdul's "Knocked Out" and Madonna's "Keep It Together". That wasn't released in the uk as a single but I think i've got the wrong year. I've got a feeling that one's from 1990.

'I wish it would rain down' is a great song. I hated it when it first came out, they played it constantly to the point of overkill. Plus, I was only 15 at the time. Now that I'm older, I really appreciate the song. It has beautiful lyrics. I've cried several times to it.

Expose's "What You Don't Know", Sheena Easton's "Days Like This", Paula Abdul's "Knocked Out" and Madonna's "Keep It Together". That wasn't released in the uk as a single but I think i've got the wrong year. I've got a feeling that one's from 1990.


If I remember correctly (and I might not), "Keep It Together" was released as a single in the fall of '89?  I don't think it made it very far up the charts, though.

If I remember correctly (and I might not), "Keep It Together" was released as a single in the fall of '89?  I don't think it made it very far up the charts, though.


According to the Billboard Chart it made number 6

Good Thing  - Fine Young Cannibals
Billy Joel - (We Didn't) Start The Fire
Don Henley - End Of The Innocence
Don Henley - The Last Worthless Evening
The B52's - Roam
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Free Falling
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
When in Rome - The Promise
Was Not Was - Walk the Dinosaur
Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind of Love
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Fine Young Cannibals - Don't Look Back
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Was Not Was - Anything Can Happen

"We Could Be Together" from Debbie Gibson  :)

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'Someone to Dance With' - Michael Penn (a forgotten classic by an artist whose more well-known brother and sister-in-law were all over the news at the time)

Electric Youth - Debbie Gibson
Toy Soldiers - Martika
We Can't Go Wrong - The Cover Girls
Born To Be My Baby - Bon Jovi
Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul
Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli



We Can't Go Wrong - The Cover Girls is from 1990

I also like 'Cult of Personality' by Living Color, which I heard on the radio yesterday for the first time in ages - I think it came out in late '89 - early '90.  8)


that was from 1988 i believe

'It Takes Two' - Seduction (I think it came out in late '89 - early '90)

(FYI: One of the members of Seduction, Michelle Visage, went on to be Rupaul's sidekick on his VH1 talk show in the late 90's)

If I remember correctly (and I might not), "Keep It Together" was released as a single in the fall of '89?  I don't think it made it very far up the charts, though.


Keep It Together came out in 1990 Madinna had anouther hit in the Fall of 1989 with oh Father

'It Takes Two' - Seduction (I think it came out in late '89 - early '90)

(FYI: One of the members of Seduction, Michelle Visage, went on to be Rupaul's sidekick on his VH1 talk show in the late 90's)



that songs from 1990

'Closer to Fine' - The Indigo Girls (another forgotten song from '89 that I like)  :)

Straight Up - Paula Abdul

'It Takes Two' - Seduction (I think it came out in late '89 - early '90)

(FYI: One of the members of Seduction, Michelle Visage, went on to be Rupaul's sidekick on his VH1 talk show in the late 90's)
Michelle Visage was a member of the 103.5 KTU(new York Radio Station) morning show in the early 00's. Michelle now is a member of the morning show on 102.7(another dance station out of New York I believe.) 102.7 plays pop Pop/Dance songs that were hit aongs in the late 70's-early 00's time period.

I'm bumping this thread once more because I heard another song from '89 I like:  'Soldier of Love' by Donny Osmond (big comeback year for him in 1989 with that song and 'Sacred Emotion' - I venture to say that those songs are better than his bubble-gum stuff he put out in the 70's, IMO)  :)

I'm bumping this thread once more because I heard another song from '89 I like:  'Soldier of Love' by Donny Osmond (big comeback year for him in 1989 with that song and 'Sacred Emotion' - I venture to say that those songs are better than his bubble-gum stuff he put out in the 70's, IMO)  :)


Looks like 2005 is another comeback year for Donny Osmond. I've been hearing his "Breeze on By" song on a smooth jazz station I listen to.
It don't sound too bad since it's based on George Benson's "Breezin'" instrumental song from 1976.

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"The Wonder Years" sountrack was released, though wasn't a success, but had great songs & covers...


Like Escape Club's cover of "20th Century Fox", Jullian Lennon's cover of "Ruby Tuesday", and Debbie Gibson's cover of "In The Still Of The Night" and an original song titles "Come Home (Wonder Years)"  :)

King Diamond- Victimized, Amon Belongs to Them

WASP- Mean Man, Forever Free

Doro (ex-Warlock)- Angels with Dirty Faces, Hard Times

Savatage- When the Crowds Are Gone, Thorazine Shuffle

Some more to add to my list:

Veronica - Elvis Costello
Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
Walk the Dinosaur - Was Not Was
Toy Soldiers - Martika
Angel Eyes - The Jeff Healey Band
The Thing Called Love - Bonnie Raitt
You Got It - Roy Orbison


In the uk, Was Not Was' "Walk The Dinosaur" was released in 1987. Don't know why it took two years to get released in the US  :o

These aren't neccesarily my best or favourite songs of 1989 from these bands, these were just the popular songs & hits from them in 1989 in Australia:
*Dr. Feelgood, Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue
*Poison, Bed Of Nails, Only My Heart Talking - Alice Cooper
*Sweet Child O' Mine, Patience - Guns N Roses
*18 & Life - Skid Row 
*Nothin But a Good Time, Your Mamma Don't Dance, Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison
*Pour Some Sugar On Me, Rocket, Love Bites - Def Leopard
*Epic (was at number 1 in the top 40 by 1990) - Faith No More
*Thunderstruck - AC/DC
*Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi (hate this band)
There are probly more i can't think of right now i'm sure.

Oh i forgot I Want It All by Queen at least i think that was the name of the song. Also i can't find the post but who ever posted Invisable Man by Queen, that's a good one, i forgot about that one. That had a great clip that was set in a little kids bedroom. I loved that film clip, i can't forget that clip .

In the uk, Was Not Was' "Walk The Dinosaur" was released in 1987. Don't know why it took two years to get released in the US  :o
It is strange that for Was Not Was were from Detroit, formed in 1980.

It is strange that for Was Not Was were from Detroit, formed in 1980.


Yeah, well that doesn't really answer my qiestion does it?

Yeah, well that doesn't really answer my qiestion does it?
I did not know that you had posed a question.

Have you Google?

"keep on movin" and "back to life" by soul 2 soul

OMG!!! how could i forget?????

ME SO HORNY by the 2 LIVE CREW!!!!

"Cheer Down" George Harrison
"No Myth" Michael Penn
"Devil Made Me Do It" Golden Earring
"Eternal Flame" The Bangles

If I had made this list when I was 7 1/2 years old in 1989, these would have been my choices:
"Cold hearted" Paula Abdul
"Eternal Flame" The Bangles
"Hangin' Tough" NKOTB
"Wind Beneath My Wings" Bette Midler
"Forever Your Girl" Paula Abdul
"The Living Years" Mike + the Mechanics
"Lost In Your Eyes" Debbie Gibson

P.S. I was about 7 1/2 in the picture to the left. I was at Disneyland for my last time since last year! 15 years too late!

I sure did, luv. In fact, I still recall listening to the Top 40 countdown in December of 1989, as Billy Joel's "Start The Fire" raced PC up the charts, and I kept wondering who would have the decade's final #1 hit. Of course, BJ got to the top first(which was good enough), but if memory serves, Phil bumped the song off on Christmas Eve with his heart-stirring song, giving him the rightful and literal, to coin a phrase, 'Final Recognition'!

Maybe we should research what was the 1ST #1 song of the 80's!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)


Good question! I'm reading my Billboard book, and here's the answer...on 1/1/80, the song at the #1 slot was "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes. It had been #1 since 12/22/79 and the song that bumped it off that slot was "Please Don't Go" by KC & the Sunshine Band, which got to the #1 position on 1/5/80 and was at that slot for 1 week.

I chose 1989 for this thread since that's the year I turned 18 and graduated from high school.  These are some of my fave songs from that year:

Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Like A Prayer, Cherish, and Express Yourself - Madonna
Sowing the Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears
Good Thing and She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
Satisfied - Richard Marx

That's just a few to start with, I'll probably think of more later.  8)


Eternal Flame was actually released in 1988.

I chose 1989 for this thread since that's the year I turned 18 and graduated from high school.  These are some of my fave songs from that year:

Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Like A Prayer, Cherish, and Express Yourself - Madonna
Sowing the Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears
Good Thing and She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
Satisfied - Richard Marx

That's just a few to start with, I'll probably think of more later.  8)



Eternal Flame was actually released in 1988.


In the UK, Eternal Flame by The Bangles was released on 4th February 1989.

Patience
Lovesong
Me So Horny
Love Shack
18 and Life
Dr. Feelgood
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Bust A Move
What I Am
The Look
Hangin' Tough (yes, I said it)
When I See You Smile
You Got the Right Stuff (yes, I said it again)
Every Little Step
Eternal Flame
Heaven
If I Could Turn Back Time
Keep On Movin'
Sowing the Seeds of Love
Dreamin' (Vanessa Williams)
When the Children Cry
Veronica
Two Hearts

and so many more...a great music year

"She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals (I don't know why anyone hasn't mentioned this song)

"Janie's Got A Gun" by Aerosmith

"Back To Life" by Soul II Soul

"One" by Metallica

"Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode

"Wild Thing" by Tone Loc

a few more ...

Shooting From My Heart - Big Bam Boo
Twist in My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram
Everything But My Pride - Cutting Crew
Dream of Satin - Colin James
Do You Believe - One to One
Seeing is Believing - Mike + the Mechanics
Another Man's Gun - Ray Lyell and the Storm
Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
Good Times - Tom Cochrane and Red Rider