#99 of VJ Samsonite's Top 100 80's Dance Hits Countdown: Dancing in the Dark (1984) by Bruce Springsteen

Welcome back to VJ Samsonite's top 100 80's Dance Hits Countdown! Today we are presenting #99 of the top 100 countdown! And the song is....Dancing in the Dark, by the all-American rock-singer-songwriter Bruce (The Boss) Springsteen! Dancing in the Dark came to be Springstein's biggest hit of his career and was the first single to be released from his Born in the U.S.A. album (in 1984), which logically also became the best-selling album of his career. This song brings back lots of memories for me, and I imagine for anyone who lived through the turbulent and eclectic 80's. As stated on his wikipedia page:

"Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics,and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey. Springsteen's recordings have tended to alternate between commercially accessible rock albums and somber folk-oriented works. Much of his status stems from the concerts and marathon shows in which he and the E Street Band perform intense ballads, rousing anthems, and party rock and roll songs, amongst which he intersperses whimsical or deeply emotional stories. His most successful studio albums, Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., epitomize his penchant for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily life in America, and the latter album made him one of the most recognized artists of the 1980s within the United States."

You may or may not also know that Springsteen has earned twenty Grammy awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award for his work as a true American legend and musician in his own right. "The Boss" still records and tours with the E Street Band to this day. Check out further stuff about this legend on wikipedia. And for those of you wondering.. Yes this is the music video that made Courtney Cox famous, I believe she went on to star in "Masters of the Universe" (the one starring Dolph Lundgren) not long after this video was made. Hats off to The Boss!