We give it up for DeBarge in the next-to-last installment of our ranking of each #1 R&B hit of the ’80s.
Posts tagged "Beat It"
Spin Cycle: Easy Star All-Stars, Easy Star’s Thrillah
After tackling Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and Beatles records, Easy Star All-Stars give the King of Pop the reggae royalty treatment with Easy Star’s Thrillah. Read our review!
bLISTerd: Happy Anniversary, MTV!:The Best Videos of the Eighties (20-11)
20. “Every Breath You Take” The Police (1983) Simplicity, ladies and gentlemen. Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers went straight for the heart with “Every Breath You Take”, their biggest hit single (and the #1 song of 1983, according to Billboard magazine). The greatness of this video is all in the incidentals-the shadows moving from one side of Sting’s face to the other, his standup bass, the way the video seemed to fit seamlessly with the quiet intensity of the […]
bLISTerd: The 20 Best Michael Jackson Songs (Part Two)
Make sure you check out the first part of our list here . I’ll admit that this is where you’ll find the more “no-brainer” Michael songs, but I think that speaks less to predictability and more to a general consensus of his genius. There are certain things that make a great pop single-captivating lyrics, hooks that won’t leave your head, unique vocal performances. These ten songs have all those qualities and more. If your iPod only had room for 10 Michael […]
