8 of the 80s: 10/9/14 (1989)

It's throwback Thursday's 80s post time, and this week I'm back to 1989, the year that civil unions become legal in Denmark (the world's first step toward marriage equality)...

Saraya - "Love Has Taken Its Toll"
from the album Saraya (1989)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #64
Songwriters: Tony Rey, Sandy Saraya

The New Jersey rock band led by singer and namesake Sandi had their second hit with this overlooked gem.

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Tangier - "On The Line"
from the album Four Winds (1989)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #67
Songwriter: Doug Gordon

This Philly rock band got their moment with this downtempo brooder....

Bulletboys - "For The Love Of Money"
from the album Bulletboys (1988)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #78
Songwriters: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson

The L.A. metal band covered the Philly International soul classic for the headbangers who probably have never heard the original.

Choirboys - "Run To Paradise"
from the album Big Bad Noise (1988)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #80
Songwriters: Brad Carr, Mark Gable

The Australian hard rockers crossed over the Pacific for this minor pop hit that was a top-40 rock radio single in the U.S.

Michael Morales - "I Don't Know"
from the album Michael Morales (1989)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #91
Songwriter: Michael Morales


The Texan who had the only top-40 pop version of the classic "What I Like About You" also had this as a minor hit. His brother Dan was the attorney general in Texas under Governor Ann Richards.

Diving For Pearls - "Gimme Your Good Lovin'"
from the album Diving For Pearls (1989)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #84
Songwriters: Dan Malone, Jack Moran

This New York band were named from a line in an Elvis Costello song, but their sound was totally hair rock with their sole pop hit..

Guns N' Roses - "Nightrain"
from the album Appetite For Destruction (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #93
Songwriters: Steven Adler, Saul (Slash) Hudson, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin

The fourth single from the band's debut, it went relatively unnoticed in America, though it became a top-20 pop hit in England.

Skid Row - "Youth Gone Wild"
from the album Skid Row (1989)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #99 
Songwriters: Rachel Bolan, Dave Sabo

Sebastian Bach and the boys nicked the pop chart for a couple weeks with this song before their next two went top-10.