Your Daily 80s Shuffle: 'Angel' by Madonna (1985)

Artist: Madonna
Song: Angel
Year: 1985

Your Daily 80s Shuffle: 'Last Chance On the Stairway' by Duran Duran (1982)

Artist: Duran Duran
Song: Last Chance On the Stairway
Year: 1982

The 80s Hip Hop Rewind: 'Stop Jockin' James (1989)

Welcome back to Your 80s Hip Hop Rewind, its been awhile! Not much info on this one, but its a relevant message to all the Lebron James haters out there. Check it out, its Stop Jockin' James, by The Kings of Swing, and it was released in 1989. 

The Daily 80s: 'You're a Woman by Bad Boys Blue (1985)

Artist: Bad Boys Blue

Song: You're a Woman 

Year: 1985

DJ Akhu's Daily 80s Shuffle: 'What Is Love' by Howard Jones (1983)

Artist: Howard Jones

Song: What Is Love

Year: 1983

DJ Akhu's Daily 80s Shuffle: 'Blue Jean' by David Bowie (1984)

Artist: David Bowie

Song: Blue Jean

Year: 1984

DJ Akhu's Daily 80s Shuffle: 'Love Is a Battlefield' by Pat Benatar (1983)

Artist: Pat Benatar (1983)

Song: Love is a Battlefield

Year: 1983

The Beachy 80s: 'Fire In the Twilight' by Wang Chung (1985)

Ahoy 80s Fans! Its been awhile since I did a proper written post, the quickie posts are just too easy. So, I've got another Beachy 80s track for you, and it is...Fire In the Twilight by Wang Chung. The song was released in February of 1985 on motion picture soundtrack of the über-80s classic movie The Breakfast Club. Now, I don't know what makes it "beachy" persay, but I just had visions of driving down a beach-highway at sunset with the convertible top off, so there it is. If you want more info on Wang Chung, then check out some of me previous song posts of them, or look HERE. Well, that was easy! Til next time, watch this space for more 80s!

DJ Akhu's Daily 80s Shuffle: 'Cry Wolf' by A-Ha (1986)

Song: 'Cry Wolf'

Artist: A-Ha 

Year: 1986

DJ Akhu's Daily 80s Shuffle: 'Naughty Girls Need Love Too' by Samantha Fox (1988)

Artist: Samantha Fox 

Song: Naughty Girls Need Love Too 

Year: 1988

DJ Akhu's Daily 80s Shuffle: 'Some Guys Have All The Luck" by Rod Stewart (1984)

Artist: Rod Stewart

Song: Some Guys Have All the Luck

Year: 1984
 So, as with my other blog I've decided to start doing more regular random music posts with less writing as I figure that will lead to more music being posted and more exposure for artists and their music, so be sure to go find their songs/albums and buy them if you like them. So, here's the first 80s music pick of the day:

The 80s R-and-B Rewind: 'Dial My Heart' by Boys (1988)

Its time for another 80s Hip-Hop Rewind! This post features R-and-B quartet Boys, and their 1988 debut single Dial My Heart. Boys were a Motown act, based out of Carson, California USA and they consisted of the four Abdulsamad brothers, Khiry, Hakeem, Tajh, and Bilal. The group was encouraged by their family to pursue their dreams of a musical career following their early start performing at local areas such as Venice Beach, California. Dial My Heart was released in 1988 on the group's Messages From The Boys debut album and it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.

Tragic Love in the 80s: 'The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)' by Greg Kihn Band (1981)

Ahoy 80s fans! DJ Purple Sneakers here with another cherry-picked Tragic Love in the 80s track for you. This one is more rockin' than some of the previous slower ballad types I've posted under this sub-genre, and the song is The Breakup Song by American rock group The Greg Kihn Band. The Greg Kihn Band was formed back in 1976 by frontman Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright in Berkeley, California, USA. The Breakup Song was released on the band's 4th studio album Rockihnroll in 1981, it would peak at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #5 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. 

The Saxxy 80s: 'Endless Summer Nights' by Richard Marx (1988)

The Saxxy 80s returns, and this time its American rock-pop singer/songwriter/producer Richard Marx and his 1988 hit track Endless Summer Nights. Richard Marx is a Chicago-based artist, he has been active in music circa 1982, and he has produced many hit singles in his day. Endless Summer Nights was released in January of 1988 on his self-titled debut album Richard Marx  and it would peak at #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #50 on the UK Singles chart.

So there is another Saxxy 80s track for you, watch this space for more to come. 

Rockin' In The 80s: 'Ah! Leah!' by Donnie Iris (1980)

Welcome back to Rockin' In The 80s! I've been away for awhile again, but am back with American rocker Donnie Iris, and his epic track Ah! Leah!. Donnie Iris is an American rock artist out of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, he's been active in the music industry circa 1965 playing with bands like The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry in the 1970s as well as his solo work later on. The song Ah! Leah! was a single released in 1980 off of his Back on the Streets album, and that is where it can be found.  For more info and music head over to his website HERE. Stay in there 80s fans, as there's always more posts to come.