Closer To Fine

The song "Closer To Fine" made its debut in 1989. The 'Indigo Girls' were formed by Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.

When I first heard this song I found it to be a cool up beat type song. I enjoy singing along whenever I hear it play.

The Indigo Girls music is a modern type of American Folk Rock. Closer to fine did not make it to the top 10 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart, but instead made it to #52. It did however climb higher on the U.S. Modern Rock chart. It reached #26. The song also climbed to #48 on the U.S. Main Rock chart. The only other chart that it showed up on that wasn't in the U.S. was Canada.

I hope that you will enjoy this song as much as I do, but if not no problem because there will be more songs for you to find and enjoy on this blog in the future.

Dr. Feelgood

Mötley Crüe's first American Top Ten hit "Dr. Feelgood" peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 28, 1989.

"Dr. Feelgood" is Mötley Crüe's only Gold single in the U.S. It is their highest ranked single to this day.

When I first heard this song I knew that this band wasn't just another hair band. They were cool when they did a concert and the spinning over head drum set made for Tommy Lee was praised for adding an even cooler element to their concerts.

Here is the video for you to view and rock out to.

Tarzan Boy

The song 'Tarzan Boy' was a cool dance song that came out in 1985. The band who sang it was called 'Baltimora'.
This song made it to #6 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play charts, and made it to #13 on the U.S. Hot 100 charts.

The lead vocalist Jimmy McShane was diagnosed with AIDS in 1994. He then died in 1995 while living in Ireland.

Don't You Want Me?

The song 'Don't you want me?' started playing on the radio when there was a lot of other UK songs on the U.S. Billboard Charts.

This song from the band 'Human League' made it on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S. during the summer of 1982.

The type of music that 'Human League' plays is called synthpop.

Fire Woman

I became a fan of the band 'The Cult' because I thought that the lead singer sounded kind of like Jim Morrison. Call me crazy or not, but if in doubt, you can always play a doors song and then play a Cult song, so that you can compare their voices for yourself.

The song Fire Woman is a totally hot song. It will rock you off your seat if you have never heard it before :)

Here is the video for you to watch and to also decide for yourself if I hit the nail on the head with the voice comparison.

So Alive

The song 'So Alive' is a cool song because it sounds like a mix of New Wave and Alternative music, which then ended up reaching number three on the top 100 chart, and also topped the modern rock tracks chart for five weeks in 1989.

The band 'Love and Rockets' is from England. It was formed in 1985 by band members from the band 'Bauhaus'.

The Lyrics:

I don't know what color your eyes are, baby
But your hair is long and brown
Your legs are strong, and you're so, so long
And you don't come from this town

My head is full of magic, baby
And I can share this with you
The feel I'm on a cross again, lately
But it's nothing to do with you

I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive
I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive

This drug makes me crazy
Makes me see you more clearly.
Oh, baby, now I can see you.
Wish I could stop,
Switch off the clock,
Make it all happen for you.

I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive
I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive

OOOOH
OOOOH

Don't know what color your eyes are, baby
But your hair is long and brown
Your legs are strong, and you're so, so long
And you don't come from this town

My head is full of magic, baby
And I can share this with you
The feel I'm on top again, baby
That's got everything to do with you

I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive
I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive

The video:

Just Like Heaven

The song 'Just Like Heaven' was one of my favorite songs from the band 'The Cure'. It was the third song released from the album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, which came out in 1987.

The lead singer Robert Smith wrote this song about his future wife because of an experience he had at a sea shore with her.

'Just Like Heaven' made it to #40 on the billboard charts and was their first hit in America in 1988.

This is the lyrics to 'Just Like Heaven', so that you can sing along with the video:
"Show me, show me, show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream" she said
"The one that makes me laugh" she said
And threw her arms around my neck
"Show me how you do it
And I promise you I promise that
I'll run away with you
I'll run away with you"

Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face I kissed her neck
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
To make her glow
"Why are you so far away?" she said
"Oh, won't you ever know that I'm in love with you
That I'm in love with you"

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water
You're just like a dream

Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe her name
I opened up my eyes
And found myself alone alone
Alone above a raging sea
That stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep inside of me

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Just like heaven

When Doves Cry

The song, 'When Doves Cry', is the lead single on the album,'Purple Rain'. It was Prince's first hit song in America in 1984, which topped the charts for 5 weeks.

These are the lyrics:
Dig if you will the picture
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me
Can you my darling
Can you picture this?

Dream if you can a courtyard
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses
They feel the heat
The heat between me and you

How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry

Touch if you will my stomach
Feel how it trembles inside
You've got the butterflies all tied up
Don't make me chase you
Even doves have pride

How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world so cold? (World so cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry

How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world that's so cold? (A world that's so cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding (Maybe, maybe I'm like my father)
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold (Ya know he's too bold)
Maybe you're just like my mother (Maybe you're just like my mother)
She's never satisfied (She's never, never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other? (Why do we scream? Why?)
This is what it sounds like

When doves cry
When doves cry (Doves cry, doves cry)
When doves cry (Doves cry, doves cry)

Don't Cry (Don't Cry)

When doves cry
When doves cry
When doves cry

When Doves cry (Doves cry, doves cry, doves cry)
Don't cry
Darling don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry

Blister In The Sun

I became a fan of Alternative Rock music back in the early 80's. When I first heard the song 'Blister in the sun', it had the right kind of quirky sound that almost made it sound like a punk pop song.

This song debuted in 1982, but was re-released in 1997 to coincide with the movie 'Grosse Point Blank'.

If you have never heard of this song, then you should definitely check it out by watching the video.

The lyrics are kind of funny and strange, but that's what makes it such a cool song to listen to.

The lyrics:

When I'm out walking
I strut my stuff
And I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite
I just might stop to check you out.

Let me go on like I
Blister in the sun
Let me go on
Big hands, I know you're the one.

Body and beats,
I stain my sheets
I don't even know why
My girlfriend, she's at the end,
She is starting to cry.

Let me go on like I
Blister in the sun
Let me go on
Big hands, I know you're the one.

When I'm out walking
I strut my stuff
And I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite
I just might stop to check you out.

When I'm out walking
I strut my stuff
And I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite
I just might stop to check you out.

Body and beats,
I stain my sheets
I don't even know why
My girlfriend, she's at the end,
She is starting to cry.

When I'm out walking
I strut my stuff
And I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite
I just might stop to check you out.

Let me go on like I
Blister in the sun
Let me go on
Big hands, I know you're the one.

And now for the video:

Run Runaway

Slade was a popular rock band, which sounded like an Irish rock band. The band originated from West Midlands, United Kingdom.

The song Run Runaway sounded cool because of the way that the song made you feel like dancing around the living room with your kids (guilty) LOL

These are the lyrics, just in case you would like to sing along with the video:

I like black and white (dreaming of black and white)
You like black and white
Run run away

[chorus]
See chameleon
Lying there in the sun
All things to everyone
Run run away

If you're in the swing (money ain't everything)
If you're in the swing
Run run away

If you gotta crush (don't beat about the bush)
When I gotta crush
Run run away

Oh now can't you wait (love don't come on a plate)
Oh now can't you wait
Run run away

See there chameleon
Lying there in the sun
All things to everyone
Run run away

Run run away
Run run away
Run run away

Welcome To The Jungle

I was a big fan of Guns N Roses, when the band began it's adventure into the rock industry music world. I kind of thought that Axel Rose was a hot looking front man. Now ... not so much.
There eventually were allegations of him being a 'wife beater', which of course took a lot of the hotness factor away for me, but I still like the song, 'Welcome to the jungle'.

Lyrics:

Welcome to the jungle
We've got fun n' games
We got everything you want
Honey, we know the names
We are the people that can find
Whatever you may need
If you got the money, honey
We got your disease

In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your knees, knees
I wanna watch you bleed

Welcome to the jungle
We take it day by day
If you want it you're gonna bleed
But it's the price you pay
And you're a very sexy girl
That's very hard to please
You can taste the bright lights
But you won't get them for free
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Feel my, my, my serpentine
I, I wanna hear you scream

Welcome to the jungle
It gets worse here everyday
Ya learn ta live like an animal
In the jungle where we play
If you got a hunger for what you see
You'll take it eventually
You can have anything you want
But you better not take it from me

In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your knees, knees
I wanna watch you bleed

And when you're high you never
Ever want to come down, YEAH!

You know where you are
You're in the jungle baby
You're gonna die
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your
knees, knees
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Feel my, my, my serpentine
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your
knees, knees
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your
It' gonna bring you down-HA!