UK #77. Went absolutely nowhere in America (I didn't even hear it myself until @6 years ago) Now I can't get enough of it. This single version is, unfortunately nowhere to be found on cd. Red Box-Chenko
It'll soon be brand new again. And has always been in print and available for purchase. Which amply proves XTC has neither "faded away" nor been forgotten.
Ok - last one...really. But I was thinking on this one. Quirky, catchy, sonically you can crank this and sounds killer. Lene Lovich - New Toy 1981 Peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Song number 53 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 29 on the Australian Kent Music Report. It was written by Thomas Dolby, about his new Fairlight CMI synthesizer. He created the song specifically for Lovich after seeing her perform live.
I don't know where or if this song charted, but I certainly remember it getting lots of airplay. Treat Her Right- "I Think She Likes Me"
Dear Enemy : Computer One It got a US release on Capitol. I never, ever saw the video for this song until Youtube, though... Cool video with some shots of computer hardware circa 1983. Those reel-to-reel tapes are 9-track tapes--the favored format for storing "a lot" of data at the time (max: 175mb). And those things that look like washing machines in that computer room are disc drives!
This was never a hit ... but should have been... Mark Edwards "Worlds Away" from his (only) album "Land of the Living":
This didn't make the Hot 100, but it made the top 20 on the Adult Contemporary charts in late 1986. I found it catchy and bubbly and very cool, and I still do. It should have been a much bigger hit. Here's "Stay for Awhile" by Amy Grant.
