Old Playlist

" Suddenly " is a popular song from 1985 written and performed by the Trinidadian-born, British-based pop music singer Billy Ocean. It is the title track to the singer's 1984 breakthrough album, which was produced by Keith Diamond. Read more about the song

" Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car " is a single by British singer Billy Ocean, based on a line from Ringo Starr's song " You're Sixteen ". Part of its popularity lay in its cutting-edge (for the time) video, which featured cartoon mixed with live-action sequences. The song went to number one on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Black Singles charts. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

" When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going " is a song co-written and originally recorded by English singer Billy Ocean in 1985. Written by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Billy Ocean, the song was used as the theme song for the Michael Douglas film, The Jewel of the Nile , the sequel to the hit blockbuster film, Romancing the Stone . Boyzone 1999 Version Read more about the song

" Loverboy " was Billy Ocean's second single from his 1984 album, Suddenly . It was produced by Keith Diamond and reached a chart high of number 20 on the soul chart and number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1985. It also reached the top spot of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the U.S., in an extended version. The song gained a reputation in the first episode of the 1986 soap opera Casualty when nurse Charlie Fairhead drives into Holby A&E in 1986. The song also featured in the sitcom Dear John where the character Kirk St Moritz played by Peter Blake can be seen dancing to the song in a highly amusing fashion. Read more about the song