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"Call Me" is a 1987 song recorded by the Italian singer Spagna. It was the second single from her debut album Dedicated to the Moon, on which it features as first track. The single was released in 1987 in most European countries. The video for the song was filmed in and around Nottingham. The majority of the video was filmed in and around the 'Ritzy' nightclub, with the nearby Belvoir Castle also featuring. Read more about the song

"True Faith" is a song by New Order, co-produced by Stephen Hague. It was the first New Order single since their debut "Ceremony" to be issued in the UK as two separate 12" singles. The second 12" single features two remixes of "True Faith" by Shep Pettibone. Both versions of the 12" (and also the edited 7") include the song "1963". "True Faith" is one of New Order's most popular songs Read more about the song

" La Bamba " has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Los Lobos, whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba and reached No. 1 in the U.S. and UK singles charts in the same year. The Los Lobos version remained No. 1 for three weeks in the summer of 1987. The music video for Los Lobos' version, directed by Sherman Halsey, won the 1988 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film. Read more about the song

" I Heard a Rumour " is a song by the English girl group Bananarama from their fourth album Wow ! (1987). It was also featured in the 1987 comedy film Disorderlies (starring The Fat Boys) and included on its soundtrack. " I Heard a Rumour " peaked at number 14 in their native United Kingdom, and was one of their biggest singles in the United States, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a hit in nightclubs, reaching number three on the Billboard Dance Club Songs. Read more about the song

" Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You " is a song written by composers Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. It was originally recorded in 1984 by American singer and guitarist George Benson, and released in 1985 on his studio album 20/20 , by Warner Bros. Records. This original version was produced by its own author Michael Masser, and was released as a single only in Europe in 1985. The song was not released as a single in the United States, but nevertheless, Benson recorded two video clips in the U.S. the same year, which were displayed on television programs. Two years later, the song became even more well known for a re-recording by Hawaiian singer Glenn Medeiros, whose 1987 cover eventually topped the charts in several countries. Read more about the song

" Here I Go Again " is a song by British rock band Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners , the power ballad was re-recorded for their 1987 self-titled album. The song was re-recorded again that year in a new "radio-mix" version, which was released as a single and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 10 October 1987, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart on 28 November 1987. The 1987 version also hit number one on the Canadian Singles Chart on 24 October 1987. In 2006, the 1987 version was ranked number 17 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.[ Read more about the song

Heart released the song as the first single from their ninth studio album, Bad Animals , in May 1987. Their version is a power ballad that begins with a piano line and a subdued vocal from Ann Wilson before exploding into an amplified hard rock and synth-led chorus. Read more about the song

" The Living Daylights " is a song performed by Norwegian pop group A-ha for the 1987 James Bond film of the same name. It was written by guitarist Pål Waaktaar. After first appearing in the context of the film, a revised version was included in the band's Stay on These Roads studio album, which came out in 1988. Read more about the song

" Throwing It All Away " is the seventh track on the 1986 album Invisible Touch by Genesis. It was the second single from the album in 1986, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 22 in Britain, where it was released as the last single of the album in 1987. In the U.S., it also went to No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in October 1986 and the Album Rock Tracks chart in August 1986. The working title was " Zephyr and Zeppo ". Read more about the song

Three singles were released from the album Whiplash Smile , with " Don't Need a Gun " and " Sweet Sixteen " peaking into the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the album

"Wishing Well" is a song by Terence Trent D'Arby. The second single from the 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby , the song reached number one on both the Soul Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100 on May 7, 1988. " Wishing Well " was certified "Gold", indicating sales of 500,000, by the Recording Industry Association of America in October 1991. Read more about the song

" Don't Dream It's Over " is a song by the Australian rock band Crowded House, recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album. The song was written by band member Neil Finn, and released in October 1986 as the fourth single from the album. Read more about the song

" When Smokey Sings " is a song by the English duo ABC. The lyrics and name of the song are a tribute to R&B and Soul singer Smokey Robinson. It was released in mid-1987, on ABC's album Alphabet City . Robinson himself was on the pop charts with his single " One Heartbeat " at the same time as this tribute song, marking one of the only times to date that a singer simultaneously was the performing artist of one Top 40 hit, while the subject of another chart hit. For the week ending 3 October 1987, both songs were in the Top 10 simultaneously. Read more about the song

" I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For " is a song by the Irish rock band U2. It is the second track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree and was released as the album's second single in May 1987. The song was a hit, becoming the band's second consecutive number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 while peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

" Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now " is a pop song performed by British singer Samantha Fox and written and produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman. It was released as the first single from Samantha’s eponymous second album, Samantha Fox, in the spring of 1987. Read more about the song

" Hold Me Now " is a song composed and performed by Irish singer Johnny Logan. It became the winner of the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest. Logan had previously won with " What's Another Year? " in the 1980 Contest and would go on to write the winner of the 1992 Contest (" Why Me? " for Linda Martin for whom he had previously written " Terminal 3 " at the 1984 Contest). The song is usually sung by Bohemians at home matches in Dalymount Park. Read more about the song

" I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) " is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album Whitney . It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously written the number-one Whitney Houston hit "How Will I Know ." The original arrangement was more of a country tune, but was transformed by Walden to make it a dance song. Read more about the song

" Tom's Diner " is a song written in 1981 by American recording artist Suzanne Vega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. When first featured on one of her own studio albums, it appeared as the first track of her Solitude Standing album in 1987. It was later used as the basis for a remix by the British group DNA in 1990. Read more about the song

" Strangelove " is Depeche Mode's 18th UK single, released on 13 April 1987, and the 1st single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses . It reached number 16 in the UK singles chart, but hit number 2 in West Germany and in South Africa, and was a Top 10 success in several other countries (Sweden, Switzerland, etc.). In the US, " Strangelove " initially went to number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first of 9 number-ones on the US Dance charts, where it stayed for 3 weeks at the top. Read more about the song

" She's Like the Wind " is a 1987 power ballad from the film Dirty Dancing , performed by Patrick Swayze. Though Swayze is the primary vocalist on the single, it was billed as being performed by " Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser "; Fraser is heard throughout much of the song, specifically in the final chorus. The single reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. Read more about the song