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Starship - We Built This City (1985)

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The lyrics describe a city built on rock n' roll music. The lyrics explicitly mention the Golden Gate Bridge and refer to " the City by the Bay ", a common moniker for Starship's hometown of San Francisco, California. However, the lyrics also refer to "the City That Rocks ", a reference to Cleveland, Ohio, and "the City That Never Sleeps ", a reference to New York City. Capitalizing on the ambiguity, several radio stations added descriptions of their own local areas when they broadcast the song, or even simply added their own ident in its place Read more about the song

Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You (1981)

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" Waiting for a Girl like You" is a 1981 power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The distinctive synthesizer theme was performed by the then little-known Thomas Dolby.It was the second single released from the album 4 (1981) and was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones. It has become one of the band's most famous songs worldwide, peaking at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard's Rock Tracks chart. On the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the song reached the Top Five. In the UK, the song peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (1998)

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" I Don't Want to Miss a Thing " is a power ballad performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon. Written by Diane Warren, the song debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (the first #1 for the band after 28 years together). The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998. The song also stayed at number 1 for several weeks in several other countries. In the UK, the song peaked at number four, becoming Aerosmith's highest charting song in the UK, where it was the 17th best-selling single of 1998, and has sold over a million copies Read more about the song

The Human League - Tell Me When (1994)

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"Tell Me When " is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League. Written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey and Paul C. Beckett, it was recorded at ' Human League Studios ', Sheffield in 1994. The single and the Octopus album were produced by Ian Stanley (formerly of Tears for Fears). Read more about the song

Gloria Estefan - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (1988)

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"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You " is a song written by Enrique " Kiki " Garcia and Gloria Estefan, and released by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine in 1987 as the lead single from the album Let It Loose (and the European version of the album Anything for You). It saw a re-release in the UK only in December of 1988, after the October 1988 re-release of Can't Stay Away From You in Europe. Read more about the song

Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok (1984)

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" One Night In Bangkok " is a song originally sung by the British actor and pop-dance singer Murray Head (verses) and Swedish singer and songwriter Anders Glenmark (choruses) on the 1984 concept album for the musical Chess. Its music was composed by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn K. Ulvaeus, and its lyrics were written by Tim Rice and Ulvaeus. Read more about the song

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (1981)

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" In the Air Tonight " is a song written in 1979 and recorded in 1980 by English singer Phil Collins and popularized by the hit tv series Miami Vice. It first appeared on Collins' 1981 solo album Face Value. Released as a single in the United Kingdom in January 1981, the song was an instant hit, quickly climbing to No. 2 on the UK Singles chart. It was also an international hit peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1981. It later earned a million-selling Gold-certified single from the RIAA. Read more about the song

PF Project feat. Ewan McGregor - Choose Life (1997)

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Tzant was a 1990s British big beat duo, who had three Top 40 singles between 1996 and 1998. Their debut " Hot and Wet (Believe It) ", featuring Verna Francis, made number 36 in the UK Singles Chart during September 1996, and two further singles (" Sounds Of Wickedness ", their most successful single, and " Bounce With The Massive ") would make the Top 40 in 1998. Tzant's first two releases also found moderate success in the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. The duo consisted of Jamie White and Marcus Thomas (aka ODC MC), who also released records under the names of Mirrorball, PF Project featuring Ewan McGregor and Musique vs U2. Read more about the group

Dennis Edwards ft. Siedah Garrett - Don't Look Any Further (1984)

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" Don't Look Any Further " is a 1984 single by former Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards, featuring Siedah Garrett. The single was written by Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert, and Duane Hitchings. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and peaked at No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Guitar, bass and drum programming is by Paul Jackson, Jr. Read more about the song

The Communards - Never can say goodbye (1987)

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In 1987, British pop band The Communards had a hit with a pop-dance cover of the Clifton Davis classic, which was featured on their second album, Red.Their version reached number four in the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart in the U.S. The group had reached number one on those charts covering another 1970s classic, " Don't Leave Me This Way ", in 1986. Read more about the song

Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (1984)

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" Here Comes the Rain Again " is a 1984 song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song was released as the third single in the UK from the album Touch and in the United States as the first single. It became Eurythmics' second Top 10 U.S. hit, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Here Comes the Rain Again " hit number eight in the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fifth consecutive Top 10 single in that country. Read more about the song

The Clash - London Calling (1979)

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London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 by CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 by Epic Records. London Calling is a post-punk album that incorporates a range of styles, including punk, reggae, rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock. R ead more about the song