FLASHBACK: MY MUSIC IN 1985; OCTOBER 27, 1985

Well, October 27, 1985 was quite a week in pop music for little ol' me. Living legends of pop music Scritti Politti and Arcadia debut on my top 30. I mean, they are a veritable Who's That of the 80s, right? Ha. But seriously folks, I'm here all week. Arcadia is actually a side project for three members of Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor) who made the record while DD was on a break.  My Madonna-before-Madonna, Olivia Newton John, was creeping her way onto the pop music charts for the last time with the under-appreciated Soul Kiss. Love that song and she is like 300 months pregnant in the video. Nice granny panties, girl. Aretha Franklin jumps up the chart 8 spots with Who's Zooming Who. That is the only time I have ever heard the words "jumps" and "Aretha Franklin" in the same sentence. Try to picture THAT! There are some great 80s throwbacks showing up though. Classic rockers ZZ Top pops on at #18. Tina Turner was gunning for the top 10 with her mostly-forgotten (unfortunately) track One of the Living. This was also from Tina's movie Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome and the follow up to her #2 song We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome). ROCK ON, TINA! Former Eagle Glenn Frey was riding high with one of two songs from the Miami Vice Sountrack, and we have a brand new #1 song from a seminal 80s New Wave band. Needless to say, my little world was all aflutter. Hunker down and enjoy the links posted below, peeps.

30. Pop Life - Prince & The Revolution
29. Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
28. Election Day - Arcadia
27. Soul Kiss - Olivia Newton John
26. Oh Sheila - Ready for the World
25. Lover Come Back To Me - Dead or Alive
24. And We Danced - The Hooters
23. Boy In the Box - Corey Hart
22. There Must Be An Angel (Playing with My Heart) - Eurythmics
21. Part All the Time - Eddie Murphy
20. Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves - Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
19. Screams of Passion - The Family
18. Sleeping Bag - ZZ Top
17. A Love Bizarre - Sheila E. and Prince
16. America - Prince & The Revolution
15. Who's Zoomin' Who - Aretha Franklin
14. One of the Living - Tina Turner
13. Separate Lives - Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
12. Oak Tree - Morris Day
11. Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire - David Foster
10. Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
09. Sister Fate - Sheila E.
08. You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey
07. Be Near Me - ABC
06. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
05. Never - Heart
04. Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
03. We Built This City - Starship
02. Head Over Heals - Tears for Fears
01. Lay Your Hands On Me - Thompson Twins