Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is something about early '80s songs that have the power to transport us to a simpler, more care-free and wild time: In 1981, ...

Remember humming along to those infectious tunes from the 1980s, the ones that got stuck in your head for days? You probably sang every word without even thinking about who created these musical ...

Steinberg is best known for his work with writing partner Tom Kelly on ‘80s and ‘90s songs like Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” ...

The 80s stood out as a decade in music history where fresh new styles tended to dominate the proceedings. But that didn’t stop artists from occasionally reaching back into the past for inspiration.

Genesis began the ’80s in transition and ended the decade on top of the pop world. Whether that was a good or bad thing might ...

Music from the 1980s often faced an uphill battle compared to earlier decades like the 1960s. Classics from the '60s, cherished by Baby Boomers, have had decades to embed themselves into the global ...

During the 1980s, a plethora of British and European artists were exposed on MTV and radio in America. It was a little trickier for artists from Down Under. While certain artists like AC/DC, INXS, ...

The best 80s songs do more than trigger nostalgia, they still light up dance floors, karaoke nights, and streaming playlists. These ten tracks keep hitting because their hooks, stories, and cultural ...

One of the coolest left-field elements of John Mellencamp’s concert Thursday night at Proctors was the absence of an opening act. Instead, the audience got roughly 20 minutes of scenes from classic ...

“Heat of the Moment,” the rock hit by Asia that dominated the radio in summer 1982, started far different from its final form. “It was a country song on the piano,” recalls Asia keyboardist Geoff ...

Turn on the radio in the ’70s and ’80s and you were bound to hear a Little River Band song. It likely would have been their biggest hit — 1978’s “Reminiscing”: “Hurry, don’t be late, I can hardly wait ...