#32 of VJ Samsonite's Top 100 80's Dance Hits Countdown: "Hello Again" by The Cars (1984)

Now presenting #32 of the Countdown, and the song is.....Hello Again, by American 70's and 80's rock-band legends The Cars. Now, The Cars have appeared on this list once already with Shake It Up clenching the #72 spot, but I must say that Hello Again is one of my favorite Cars songs of all time, among a few others not mentioned here. Most of their songs don't classify that well as 80's Dance, but this one has that rock-tempo that qualifies it here. Hello Again made its initial appearance on their 5th studio album (and my favorite) titled Heartbeat City. Upon its release in 1984 the single Hello Again peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #22 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and #8 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and the Heartbeat City album itself reached #3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and #25 on the UK Album chart. Now, for some previously mentioned trivia; The Cars formed originally back in 1976 in Boston, USA and the band consisted of members Ric Ocasek (vocals and guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards and synth) and David Robinson (drums). Another interesting fact is that the music video for Hello Again was directed by Andy Warhol, who also makes a cameo appearance in the video along with Gina Gershon, and be be patient as the first 30 seconds or so of the video is just a false intro to the start of the song. Keep your ears open, #31 is coming!