Back to Life– Soul II Soul So a long time ago, we would occasionally go dancing at a club. This song was big at the time

Fast Car– Tracy Chapman Great song with wistful/hopeful lyrics.  Simply Irresistible– Robert Palmer Oops… I realized I had written in an earlier post that it was Addicted to

Sweet Child O’ Mine–  Guns N’ Roses I wasn’t a huge fan of this song when it came out… I liked it, but didn’t love it.

Higher Love– Steve Winwood This is a cool song with a great soulful sound.   The Way It Is– Bruce Hornsby Bruce Hornsby also played piano on Bonnie

Addicted to Love– Robert Palmer Cool song, but the classic video is kind of what seals it. Four models dressed in little black dresses, supposedly playing

Careless Whisper– Wham!/George Michael George Michael made the list a bunch of times. I love this song.  Wake Me Up– Wham!/George Michael This was the first time

Time after Time– Cyndi Lauper This one quickly became a kind of standard… for a good reason. It’s a great song.  Every Breath You Take– the

Sweet Dreams– The Eurythmics I liked the Eurythmics, and they had a bunch of songs that I really liked. No More I Love You’s from

Don’t Stop Believing– Journey Yes, yes, it was overplayed, but it was one of the two best songs on the Escape album and in my opinion,

I graduated from high school in 1980. Three months later turned 18, and started college. I don’t think any of these songs were personal favorites