by AllanW | Sep 15, 2015 | 80's Music, REO Speedwagon
I woke up this morning to the news that Gary Richrath – the guitarist in REO Speedwagon had passed away. REO Speedwagon’s biggest hit here in Australia was Keep On Loving You. It made it to number 3 on the Australian charts but hit number 1 in the US,...
by AllanW | Apr 2, 2015 | 80's Music, Phil Collins
This week back in 1985, One More Night by Phil Collins was the number 1 song on the Billboard charts. It knocked REO Speedwagon’s Can’t Fight This Feeling off the number one position and stayed there for two weeks until it was knocked off by We Are The...
by AllanW | Mar 31, 2015 | 80's Music, Uncanny X-Men
50 Years by The Uncanny X-Men was one of the big songs of 1986 here in Australia. Brian Mannix and the group had a few hits off the Cos Life Hurts album and inspired many Australian teenagers to bleach their hair and wear weird pants! If you were a teenager in the...
by AllanW | Jan 1, 2015 | 80's Music, Tears For Fears
Tears For Fears recently recorded this special to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Songs From The Big Chair. I loved watching this – they talk about the story behind each song. Did you know Everybody Wants To Rule The World was originally called Everybody...
by AllanW | Dec 27, 2014 | 80's Music, Australian Music, INXS, Max Q
In 1986 Michael Hutchence (INXS) and Ollie Olsen had worked together on the Dogs In Space movie and soundtrack. They came together under a new project called Max Q (Max was the name of Ollie’s dog!). Featuring Hutchence, Olsen and other Melbourne musician...
by AllanW | Dec 20, 2014 | 80's Music, Billy Squier, Christmas
Back in the early 80’s Billy Squire performed this song on an MTV Christmas special. Of course, Billy Squire is better known here in Australia for his big 80’s hit, The Stroke. It’s nice to see something else he did in the 80’s....
