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"Coward of the County" is a classic Country story song written by Roger Bowling and Billy Ed Wheeler, and recorded by American Country music superstar Kenny Rogers. It was released as the second single from the Triple Platinum album Kenny . A million-selling Gold-certified 45, it is one of Kenny's biggest career hits. Read more about the song

The song was covered by Pato Banton in 1994 who was joined by Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40. This version was different from the original in that it was in a more conventional, commercial reggae style and Banton added his own verses between the Campbells singing the original hook and chorus. Read more about the song

" Disappear " is a single by INXS, the second single taken from their album X . It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's seventh and last top 10 single. It was a lesser hit in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #21. The song was written by Jon Farriss and Michael Hutchence while they were living together in Hong Kong in 1989. Read more about the song

" French Kissin " (also known as "French Kissin in the USA") is a song recorded by the American singer Debbie Harry. Released in 1986, it was the first single to be taken from her album Rockbird . It was written by Chuck Lorre, who would later create the hit television sitcoms Dharma & Greg and Two and a Half Men among others. Read more about the song

" Down Unde r" (also known as " Land Down Under ") is a Platinum-certified single recorded by Australian new wave rock group Men at Work. In 1980, it was originally released as the B side to their first local single titled " Keypunch Operator " released before the band signed with Columbia Records. Both early songs were written by the groups co-founders, Colin Hay & Ron Strykert. The early version of " Down Under " has a slightly different tempo and arrangement than the later Columbia release. The most well known version was then released on Columbia in October 1981 as the second single from their debut album Business as Usual (1981). Read more about the song

" Genie in a Bottle " is a song recorded by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, taken from her self-titled debut album (1999). It was written and produced by Steve Kipner and David Frank, with additional writing from Pamela Sheyne. Following the recording of " Reflection " for Disney's animated film Mulan in 1998, RCA Records decided to approach Aguilera to record material for her debut album during February 1999. The song was released on June 22, 1999 by the label as the lead single from the album. " Genie in a Bottle " is a teen pop and dance-pop track which incorporates elements from R&B. Lyrically, it uses sexual references to present the theme of self-respect. Due to the sexual sounds, the song sparked controversy from media outlets, as it was edited on radio stations for younger children. Read more about the song

" Long Train Runnin '" is a song written by musician Tom Johnston and recorded by The Doobie Brothers. It was included on the band's 1973 album The Captain and Me and released as a single, becoming a top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 8. This song became very famous for its intro with the guitar.It was covered by Italian band Traks in 1982 and was then covered by English girl group Bananarama in 1991. In 1993, the Doobie Brothers version was remixed and charted in several countries. Read more about the song

" Shine On " is a single by The House of Love. It was originally released in 1987, but struggled to become a hit, not making it into the UK Top 40. The band continued to receive song placements outside of the Top 40 until, in early 1990, " Shine On " was re-released and made it all the way to number 20. Their second single "Beatles And The Stones " made it to number 36, but afterwards, the band did not have any more hit singles, usually charting around the 50s. Read more about the song

" Say You, Say Me " is a song written and recorded by Lionel Richie for the film White Nights , starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines. Bowing at #40 on the Hot 100 on 9 November 1985, the single hit number one there and on the R&B singles charts in December 1985. It became Richie's ninth number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The track is not available on the soundtrack album to the film, because Motown did not want Richie's first single since the Can't Slow Down album to appear on another record label. It finally appeared on the Dancing on the Ceiling album released in 1986. The track won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song as well. In 2008, the song was ranked at #74 of the top songs of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, commemorating the first 50 years of the chart. Read more about the song

"Let's Groove " is a song performed by American group Earth, Wind & Fire, taken from their studio album Raise !. Written by Maurice White and Wayne Vaughn (with additional production by White), the song was chosen as the first single from the studio album. Within the late '70s and early '80s, the disco music genre was receiving severe backlash within hate groups and anti-disco campaigns. Within this period, the band decided to revive the disco sound that was later included on their previous works and records. Musically, " Let's Groove " is a post-disco and funk song which includes instrumentation of synthesizers and keyboards along with live electric guitars. Read more about the song

"So Young " is a song by the Irish folk rock band The Corrs from their album Talk on Corners , written by Sharon Corr. It is a song about her parents, Jean and Gerry Corr, who she believed were 'forever young'. The song, released as a single, reached number 29 on the Republic of Ireland pop music charts and number 6 in the United Kingdom. The band initially had to fight with their label to include the song on the album, a decision vindicated by its popularity. Read more about the song

"End of the Road" is a song recorded in 1991 by Boyz II Men for the Motown label. Written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons. It is Boyz II Men's most successful single and replaced Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's "Endless Love" as Motown's most successful single.[ Read more about the song

Waiting for a Star to Fall is a song released by the pop duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988. It was a worldwide hit and became their signature song. The song was inspired by an actual falling star that Shannon Rubicam had seen at one of Whitney Houston's concerts at the Greek Theatre. Initially the duo did not consider to record it, and instead submitted the song to Clive Davis for consideration on Houston's next album, but he rejected it, alleging that it did not suit her. Read more about the song

" I Should Have Known Better " was a UK number one single for one week in December 1984 for Jim Diamond. The song was displaced after one week by Frankie Goes to Hollywood's song " The Power of Love ". Diamond publicly requested that people not buy his single, but instead buy " Do They Know It's Christmas? " Read more about the song

" Woman " is a song written and performed by John Lennon from his 1980 album Double Fantasy . Lennon wrote it as an ode to his wife Yoko Ono, and to all women. The track begins with Lennon whispering, " For the other half of the sky ... ", a paraphrase of a Chinese proverb, once used by Mao Zedong. Read more about the song

" Let a Boy Cry " is a song recorded by the Italian singer known under the name of Gala. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from her second album, Come into My Life , and her third single overall. The song achieved success in France, Belgium, Italy and Spain where it topped the singles charts. Read more about the song

" I Can't Dance " is the fourth track from the Genesis album We Can't Dance and was the second single from the album (" No Son of Mine " being the first). The song peaked at number seven on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals in 1993. Read more about the song

" (I've Had) The Time of My Life " is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing , by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison (who also played Vivian in the film). Read more about the song

" Girls Just Want to Have Fun " is a song recorded by American recording artist Cyndi Lauper. It was the first major single released by Lauper as a solo artist and the lead-off single from her debut album She's So Unusual . Lauper’s version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and promoted by an award-winning video. It has been covered on either an album or in live concert by over 30 other artists. Read more about the song

" Babe " was the lead single from Styx's 1979 triple-platinum album Cornerstone . The song was Styx's first, and only, U.S. number-one single. It additionally held the number-one spot for six weeks on the Canadian RPM national singles chart, charting in December 1979 and becoming the opening chart-topper of the 1980s. Read more about the song

"Salva Mea" is a song recorded by British dance group Faithless (the title is clearly intended to mean "Save Me", but the Latin is incorrect, translating instead as " Save My " - the correct wording would be the not quite so snappy " Salvum me fac "). It was released in 1995 as the group's first single and became a hit on the Dance Charts, and then, following its re-relea(se in 1996, #9 in the UK. The album version is more than ten minutes long and contains Maxi Jazz's distinctive rapping. The female vocals on all versions are by Dido . Read more about the song

" Land of Confusion " is a rock song written by the band Genesis for their 1986 album Invisible Touch . The song was the third track on the album and was the fourth track from the album to become a single, which reached number 4 in the US and number 14 in the UK in late 1986. It made number 8 in the Netherlands. The music was written by the band, while the lyrics were written by guitarist Mike Rutherford. The song's video featured puppets from the 1980s UK sketch show Spitting Image Read more about the song

" Rio " is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on 1 November 1982.The song was the fourth, final, and title single lifted from the band's album of the same name, and was edited for its release. It was issued worldwide in January 1983 and became an immediate Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #9 on 11 December 1982. Read more about the song

" Blue (Da Ba Dee) " is a song released in 1999 by Italian group Eiffel 65, as a single from their debut album Europop (1999). The song is the group's most popular single, reaching number one in many countries such as Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, Norway, Australia, and Germany, as well as reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the song originally entered the Top 40 purely on import sales. It was only the third single to do this. The song also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 2001 Grammy Awards.

" The Universal " is a song by English alternative rock band Blur and is featured on their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It was released 13 November 1995 as the second single from that album, charting at #5 in the UK Singles Chart . In keeping with the song's science fiction theme, the single's cover art is an allusion to the opening shot of 2001: A Space Odyssey , and the music video is a tribute to the movie A Clockwork Orange, with the band dressed up in costumes similar to Alex and his droogs. Both movies were directed by Stanley Kubrick. Read more about the song

" I Wish It Would Rain Down " is a song by Phil Collins from his 1989 album ...But Seriously, featuring the guitar of Eric Clapton. The song was a significant chart hit in 1990, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and number one on the RPM Top 100 in Canada. It also reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

Song from the album " Hatful of Rain " who was the fifth album by Del Amitri, released in September, 1998. It is a compilation of their greatest hits. Read more about the group