8 of the 80s: 9/6/12...

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time to sample eight more gems from the 80s: this time out it's 8 from 1987, the year Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...


Glenn Jones - "We've Only Just Begun (The Romance Is Not Over)"
from the album Glenn Jones (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #66

Former gospel singer gets into the bedroom and scored a charttopping R&B hit.

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Alexander O'Neal - "Criticize"
from the album Hearsay (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #70

Hearsay is by far the best R&B album of the late 80s - the equal of its female counterpart, Janet Jackson's Control, both Terry Lewis/Jimmy Jam productions.


Cyndi Lauper - "Boy Blue"
from the album True Colors (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #71

Cyndi's ode to a friend who succumbed to AIDS was her most touching, emotional, and amazing moment.


Pepsi & Shirlie - "Heartache"
from the album All Right Now (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #78

Former backup singers for Wham! had the record I would play over and over in Chicago. Such a fanboy I was.


Dead or Alive - "Something In My House"
from the album Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #85

Between the passing of Sylvester and the rise of RuPaul, DoA's Pete Burns filled the epic drag queen void in my life. And he had the musical chops to back it up.


Eddie Money - "We Should Be Sleeping"
from the album Can't Hold Back (1986)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #90

Former cop is on the road in this rocker from his awesome 1986 album.


Suzanne Vega - "Solitude Standing"
from the album Solitude Standing (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #94

I'm entranced by the time signature in this, my favorite Vega single.


Colin James Hay - "Hold Me"
from the album Looking For Jack (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #99

Former Man At Work gets global on this triumphant anthem.

That does it for this week's 80s set. Check back tomorrow for another Song of the Day, candletime, and my top-100 tunes for the week. Cheers!