The Beachy 80s: '(Bop Bop) On the Beach' by The Flirts and Jan and Dean (1984)

Welcome back to The Beachy 80s! Its been a long winter, and the 'beachy' posts have been suffering as well, so its time to break the cold spell and inject some sun...and the song is (Bop Bop) On the Beach, by collaboration of The Flirts and Jan and Dean. Jan and Dean are a popular rock and roll duo from Southern California, and The Flirts are a female trio from New York City, and they came together in 1984 for their contribution to The Karate Kid soundtrack with the song Bop Bop On the Beach. Im going to try and get another post up within the next week as I have been busier lately and getting fewer posts in, but there is always more 80s, so stay tuned. 

The Metal 80s: 'Somebody Save Me' by Cinderella (1987)

I don't know why I haven't already had an 80s metal series, but here it begins, and it starts with American heavy-metal/glam-metal band Cinderella and their 1987 hit Somebody Save Me. Cinderella originated out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and was founded in 1983 by Tom Keifer (singer-songwriter, keyboardisand bassist Eric Brittingham and also included guitarist Michael Smerick and drummer Tony Destra. The band would produce many multi-platinum albums in the 1980s. Somebody Save Me was the third single off of the band's 1987 triple platinum album Night Songs.  It would peak at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and hit #37 on the Album Rock Chart. And so, there is the first heavy-metal 80s post, stay tuned for more 80s fans.  :-)

Your 80s Hip Hop Rewind: 'Supersonic' by J.J. Fad (1987)

Its been awhile since I posted anything, much less an 80s Hip Hop Rewind song, so today I have the 1988 hit Supersonic, by American hip-hop/rap group J.J. Fad. J.J Fad originated out of Los Angeles, California in 1988, and consisted of members MC J.B. (Juana Burns), Baby-D (Dania Birks), and Sassy C. (Michelle Franklin), who regrouped in 2009 and are active to this day. The name J.J. Fad originally stood for Just, Jammin', Fresh And Def. Supersonic was the first album by the group, released in June of 1987 it would be certified Platinum, and the song itself came to be ranked #76 in VH1's 2009 special "100 Greatest One-Hit wonders of the '80s." Stay tuned for more great 80s!

Hot 80s Nights!: 'Bad Boy' by Den Harrow (1985)

Hot 80s Nights! is back once again, after a bit of a holiday, and tonight I present to you the song Bad Boy, by Italian pop project Den Harrow. Den Harrow is an Italo-disco project out of Nova Milanese , Italy, which was fronted (the songs were actually sung by other various vocalists, including American vocalist Tom Hooker) by fashion model Stefano Zandri, who enjoyed a string of hit singles in the 1980s. Bad Boy was released as a single in 1985, where it would reach #11 in Switzerland, #17 in France, #5 in Italy, and #20 in Germany. Check out the video, pretty cool!