May 16, 2024 · This issue we will cover "When Doves Cry" by Prince. This is the lead single released in May of 1984 from the Purple Rain album and featured prominently in the film Purple Rain as well. "When Doves Cry" became Prince's first #1 single holding the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 five straight weeks for basically for the entire month of July in 1984.

Nov 18, 2024 · The catchy theme song was written by Michael and Patty Silversher. The now formerly married couple went on to create lots of music for Disney animated programming including songs used in DuckTales, Chip n Dale's Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, The Little Mermaid animated series among many others.

Jul 14, 2023 · It occurred to me upon publication of my previous article, Reflections On Writing About The 1980s, that I left out several parts about the bad writing that paved way for the good wriing. Whether it was a website that served as a source for my early raves about the 80s or another forum where I wrote about the 1980s with a passion that wasn't exactly shared by the majority of the posters, some ...

Aug 2, 2024 · The instrumental theme song for Scarecrow and Mrs. King was composed by Arthur Rubinstein. He is probably better known for his film scores, here are some of the soundtracks that Rubinstein worked on: Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Lost in America (1985), The Best of Times (1986), Stakeout (1987), The Hard Way (1991) among many others. He also scored two early episodes of The Simpsons in ...

Jul 17, 2024 · This time we will cover the theme song for Hart to Hart. The series debuted in August of 1979 on ABC running for five seasons and 110 episodes into the '80s. After the series ended in 1984, it was later followed by eight made-for-television movies that aired from 1993 to 1996. Hart to Hart starred Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as wealthy married couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart who find ...

Oct 15, 2024 · The music video for "The Safety Dance" was directed by Tim Pope who was quite prolific when it came to music video directing. In the early '80s, he created several videos for Soft Cell and The Style Council as well as almost every video for The Cure. Pope directed the video for one of my favorite non-traditional Christmas songs in The Pretenders "2000 Miles". He also came over the U.S. and, in ...

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Jun 21, 2024 · The Benson theme song was written by George Tipton who was a composer/arranger/conductor who worked in pop music mostly in the 60s and 70s, but also extensively in television. Tipton co-wrote the theme song for Soap, so it only made sense for him to also do Benson. He also co-wrote theme songs for Empty Nest, I'm a Big Girl Now and It's a …

Mar 19, 2021 · Anne Bryant composed the music and Barry Harman wrote the lyrics for the show's featured songs including "Truly Outrageous". Britta Phillips provided the singing voice for the title character Jem. This one didn't necessarily connect to me personally, but many people who grew up in the '80s remember the theme song well.

Jan 18, 2024 · The theme song for Kids Incorporated was composed by Michael Cruz who was a producer/arranger/composer on the show during the first season. Cruz had previous experience writing several songs used for the television series Fame. The song was performed by the cast of the show. Here is the opening from each season for Kids Incorporated featuring the theme song...