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" Solsbury Hill " is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel about a spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England. Gabriel wrote the song after his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception. The song was his debut single. The single was a Top 20 hit in the UK and reached #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. The song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983, reaching #84. Read more about the song

" You're Gorgeous " is a song by the British band Babybird released as a commercial single in 1996. The song remains Babybird's biggest hit and the track that the band are best known for. On their album review of Ugly Beautiful , Allmusic (who gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5), praised " You're Gorgeous " because it "positively radiates with twisted sexuality." Read more about the song

The American dance-pop group Will to Power created a medley of Frampton's song and the 1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd hit, " Free Bird ", in 1988. Titled " Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley ", this version spent one week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Big Moutain Cover (1994) Read more about the song

" Freedom " is a song by British pop duo Wham! in 1984, becoming the group's second No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. It was written and produced by George Michael,. Wham! had already enjoyed a successful 1984 by the time " Freedom " was released in August of the year. " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go " had given them their first UK No. 1 and had then reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. George had then gone to No. 1 with a solo single, " Careless Whisper " Read more about the song

"Born to Make You Happy" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time (1999). It was released on December 6, 1999, by Jive Records, as the fourth single from the album. Before recording the song, Spears had to ask the writers of the song, Andreas Carlsson and Kristian Lundin, to re-write it, since it was a sexual song. The singer first recorded her vocals in March 1998, and re-recorded them later on the same year. The dance-pop and teen pop song alludes to a relationship that a woman desires to correct, not quite understanding what went wrong, as she comes to realize that she was " born to make [her lover] happy ". Read more about the song

" Miss Sarajevo " is the only single from the 1995 album Original Soundtracks 1 by U2 and Brian Eno, under the pseudonym " Passengers ". Luciano Pavarotti makes a guest vocal appearance, singing the opera solo. It also appears on U2's compilation, The Best of 1990-2000 , and was covered by George Michael on his album, Songs from the Last Century . While the song did not reach the Billboard Hot 100, it reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart and was a top-ten hit in many other European countries. Bono, the band's lead vocalist, cites " Miss Sarajevo " as his favourite U2 song. Read more about the song

" Stay " is a song by UK based pop act Shakespears Sister, released by London Records in January 1992 as the second single from their album Hormonally Yours . Upon release, the single became the duo's first and only No. 1 single in numerous territories, including the UK, where it topped the singles chart for eight consecutive weeks; the longest UK No. 1 reign for any girl band, and was the fourth biggest selling single of 1992. The single also held the No. 1 position for six weeks in band member Fahey's native Ireland. At the 1993 Brit Awards it won the award for Best British Video. In November 2010, The X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd performed the song on series 7 of the show. Following this, the original version re-entered the UK, Ireland and the European Hot 100 Singles charts. Read more about the song

Released in the United Kingdom in January 1988, " Father Figure " reached number eleven on the UK Singles Chart - the first time Michael had failed to reach the top ten in his home country. The song remained a live favourite at Michael's concerts for many years and is also one of his most frequently aired songs on the radio in the UK. Read more about the song

" Radio Ga Ga " is a 1984 song performed and recorded by the British rock band Queen, written by their drummer Roger Taylor. It was released as a single with " I Go Crazy " by Brian May on the original B-side (3:42) and was included on the album The Works . The song also features on the band's compilation albums, Greatest Hits II , and Classic Queen . The single was a worldwide success for the band, reaching number one in 19 countries, number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The band performed the song at every concert from 1984 to their last with lead vocalist Freddie Mercury in 1986, with their most notable performance at Live Aid in 1985. Read more about the song

" Praise You " is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as the third single from his second studio album, You've Come a Long Way, Baby , in 1999. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, number two in Belgium, number four in Canada, number six in the Republic of Ireland and number thirty six in the United States. Read more about the song

" Another Night " is a song by German group Real McCoy, released as the first single from their third studio album Another Night in mid-1993 in Germany and in 1994 in the rest of the world. It is one of their biggest hits, reaching number 18 in Germany, number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S. during the holiday season of 1994-1995, number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the Australian ARIA Chart. In the U.S., the single was certified Platinum by the RIAA, spent 40 weeks in the Top 40, and became the best-selling single by a German act in U.S. rock history. It was produced by the Berman Brothers and AxelFF (Axel Wernecke) at the Boogie Park Studios Hamburg. It was mixed by Andreas "Boogieman" Herbig. Read more about the song

" Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) " is a hit song by American dance group C&C Music Factory. It was released in late 1990 as the lead single from the album, Gonna Make You Sweat . The song charted internationally and achieved great success in U.S., Austria, Germany and Switzerland where it reached number one on the charts. Read more about the song

" The Miracle of Love " is a 1986 song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The track was released as the third single from the duo's sixth album Revenge in the UK. It was not released as a single in the United States. Read more about the song

" Back to You " is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Eliot Kennedy. It was first released in 1997 as a live acoustic version for Adams album MTV Unplugged. It was later included on the compilation albums The Best of Me and Anthology . The track features students from the Juilliard School conducted by Michael Kamen. Read more about the song

Adicionar legenda Rod Stewart recorded a cover version (Tom Waits original) that became a #3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after being released as a single in late 1989, and was also a number-one single on the album rock and adult contemporary charts. The song went to number-one in Canada and made the top ten on the UK Singles Chart in 1990. Stewart received a Grammy nomination for the song in the category Best Male Pop Vocal performance. Stewart's cover featured the slide guitar playing of Jeff Beck. Read more about the song

Written by Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, this was former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey's third solo single. A number one single in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1985, it fared less well in the US, peaking at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100. Background vocals on the song's choruses were sung by Boy George. Read more about the song

" Get Down on It " is a 1981 song by American funk/R&B/pop band Kool & The Gang. It was originally recorded on the album Something Special in 1981. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard charts in early 1982, displaying some of the characteristics of a blend of pop and funk, with the title of the song repeating continuously. The song entered the UK charts on 19 December 1981 on the record label De-Lite and reached number 3, their highest charting hit in the UK at that time. It spent a total of 12 weeks in the charts. Read more about the song

" No Woman, No Cry " is the fourth single from the Fugees' second studio album, The Score . The song was produced by Salaam Remi. The Fugees' version of the track features Wyclef Jean on lead vocals. An official remix of the track, featuring Stephen Marley (musician), was included on the group's third release, Bootleg Versions. Read more about the song

" In Bloom " is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. Written by frontman Kurt Cobain, the song addresses people outside of the underground music community who did not understand the band's message. Nirvana made its first music video for an early version of " In Bloom " in 1990; however the song did not appear on a commercial release until the release of the group's second album, Nevermind, in 1991. " In Bloom " became the fourth and final single from the album in late 1992. It was accompanied by a new music video which parodied musical performances of 1960s variety shows. The music video for " In Bloom " won Best Alternative Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1993. Read more about the song

Adicionar legenda " Born to Be My Baby " is a song performed by American hard rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child. It was released as the second single from their hugely successful album New Jersey in 1988. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989, #7 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #22 in the UK, and #30 in Australia. Read more about the song

The song was first featured in the 1984 comedy " The Woman in Red ", along with two other songs by Wonder, and scored number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from October 13, 1984, and also became Wonder's only solo UK number-one success, staying at the top for six weeks. It also became his tenth number-one on the R&B chart, and his fourth number-one on the adult contemporary chart. In addition, the song won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song also received three nominations at the 27th Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year and Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Read more about the song

" Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover " is a hit song in the U.S. (#5) by Sophie B. Hawkins. Released in 1992, it is from her album Tongues and Tails . It achieved success in many countries worldwide. The television network MTV deemed the original music video for the song too erotic and the video was banned from airing on the channel. A portion of this original video is featured in the documentary The Cream Will Rise . Read more about the song

" Eternal Flame " is a ballad and love song by The Bangles from their 1988 album Everything . It became a hit single, when released in 1989, peaking at number one in the charts in nine countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was written by popular songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and The Bangles' own Susanna Hoffs. With this song and " Walk Like an Egyptian ", The Bangles became only the third girl group to score multiple number-ones in the United States, after The Supremes (twelve) and The Shirelles (two). Read more about the song

After Freddie Mercury's death, as Queen prepared to complete their posthumous album, Made in Heaven , this song was selected to be re-done by the band as a Queen song. The lead vocal Mercury recorded in 1987 was given a new backing track and new backing vocals. A significant difference between The Cross versions and the Queen version is that there's no spoken introduction, refrain or "end" as done by Taylor on the original. Queen has offered no explanation as to why these elements were dropped. Read more about the song

" Twilight Zone " is a song recorded by the Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. The song has become a staple of National Hockey League teams, as many of them play an instrumental loop of the song during games. Its popularity in the NHL may have been inspired by Ray Slijngaard wearing a Los Angeles Kings hoodie in the music video. Read more about the song

" Sign Your Name " is a song written and performed by Terence Trent D'Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya), released as a single in 1988. Released in his 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby , it was an international success, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in early 1988 and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was remixed by Lee "Scratch" Perry for some European releases. The music video was directed by Vaughan Arnell and was premiered in January 1988. Read more about the song

" Manic Monday " is a song by the American pop rock band The Bangles, and the first single released from their second studio album, Different Light (1986). It was written by Prince, using the pseudonym "Christopher". Originally intended for the group Apollonia 6 in 1984, he offered the song to The Bangles two years later. Lyrically it describes a woman who is waking up on Monday, wishing it were still Sunday. Read more about the song

" Holiday " is a song by American singer Madonna from her self-titled debut album. Released on September 7, 1983 by Sire Records, it later appeared remixed on the 1987 remix compilation You Can Dance and the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection , and in its original form on the 2009 greatest hits album Celebration . Written by Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens of Pure Energy, the track was offered to Madonna by her producer John "Jellybean" Benitez when she was looking for a potential hit track to include in her debut album. After accepting the song, she and Jellybean worked on it and altered its composition by the addition of a piano solo performed by their friend, Fred Zarr. Read more about the song