“Games Without Frontiers” is a song written and recorded by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released on his 1980 self-titled solo album, where it included backing vocals by Kate Bush. The song’s lyrics are interpreted as a commentary on war and international diplomacy being like children’s games. The video includes film clips of […]
“Biko” is an anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released by Charisma Records as a single from Gabriel’s eponymous third album in 1980. The song is a musical eulogy, inspired by the death of the black South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in police custody on 12 September 1977. Gabriel […]
Private Eyes is the tenth studio album by American pop rock duo Hall & Oates, released on September 1, 1981, by RCA Records. The album includes two number-one singles—the title track and “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)”, as well as the top-10 single “Did It in a Minute”. “I Can’t Go for […]
“Did It in a Minute” is a song performed by American musical duo Hall & Oates. Written by member Daryl Hall with Sara and Janna Allen, the song was released as the third of four singles from their tenth studio album Private Eyes in March 1982. Daryl Hall performs lead vocals, while John Oates provides […]
Torch is the 10th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Warner Bros. Records, on August 1, 1981. It was Simon’s first album devoted to standards, namely torch songs, relating unrequited love or rejection. The album also features one Simon original, “From the Heart”. The album was recorded during her marriage break up […]
Exposure is the debut solo album by guitarist and composer Robert Fripp. Unique among Fripp solo projects for its focus on the pop song format, it grew out of his previous collaborations with David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, and Daryl Hall, and the latter two singers appear on the album. Released in 1979, it peaked at […]
Carried Away is the third solo album by singer Robbie Dupree, released in 1989. Tracks 1 This Is Life (Robbie Dupree; Bill LaBounty, C Shew) 04:33 2 Talk To You (Bill LaBounty; Ann Lang; Kenny Nemiroff) 04:49 3 Shadows On The Wall (Robbie Dupree; Vinnie Martucci; Kenny Nemiroff) 05:13 4 In Real Life (Robbie Dupree; […]
Voices is the ninth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released on July 29, 1980, by RCA Records. It spent 100 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 17. The album slowly became a massive hit, spinning off four singles into the top 40 of […]
“You Make My Dreams” is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates, taken from their ninth studio album, Voices (1980). The song reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981. John Oates said the song came about “through a happy accident, my guitar player friend of mine and myself were […]
“Kiss On My List” is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall and Janna Allen, and produced by Hall and John Oates. It was the third single release from their ninth studio album, Voices (1980), and became their second US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (after “Rich […]