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"Waiting for a Star to Fall" is a song by American pop music duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988, written by the duo's members, Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill. They wrote the song after witnessing a falling star at a Whitney Houston concert and originally offered the song to Houston, but Arista Records CEO Clive Davis rejected it.
The duo's first album as a recording act was self titled, and its lead-off song, "Oh Girl", a bitter tale of a failed relationship was released as a single by A&M Records. [2] The song reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in May 1985. The Boy Meets Girl album peaked at number 76 on the album chart. [3]
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
"Would You Catch a Falling Star" is a song written by Bobby Braddock, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in April 1982 as the second single from the album I Just Came Home to Count the Memories. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]
Madonna pulled up to the first-ever MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 wearing this now-iconic bridal-inspired look. She would later perform "Like A Virgin" and immediately become an MTV icon.
Live album and soundtrack album to the concert film of the same name. Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of the 1980s: #68 [6] UNCUT: The 500 Greatest Albums of The 1980s: #192 [10] Slant's 100 Best Albums of the 1980s: #61 [62] Popkultur.de's 100 Best Albums of the 1980s: #88 [169] October 2, 1984 () Let It Be: The Replacements: Post-punk; indie rock
In 1997, Sybil terminated her contract with Next Plateau Records with a Greatest Hits album, and later that same year, she released her last album to date, Still a Thrill, which was released in Europe and Japan only. Afterward, Sybil kept a low profile, still touring and releasing new house/dance singles in the new millennium aimed at the club ...
The song's melody is similar to a theme heard in Brahms' Academic Festival Overture. Perry Como's recording features the Ray Charles Singers , who sing the refrain as a repeated round. It was Como's last number one hit in the United States, [ 2 ] reaching number 1 on the Billboard "Most Played by Jockeys" chart, but not in the overall top 100 ...