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Stacker consulted Billboard, Time Out, and other expert music sources to determine 20 of the most iconic karaoke songs from the 1980s.
56. “I’ll Cover You” By Jesse L. Martin And Wilson Jermaine Heredia (2005) Yes, Rent has A LOT of great hits, but this duet with Tom (Martin) and Angel (Heredia) is a top tier in our book ...
The song was covered by German rapper and singer Kay One in 2017 as "Louis Louis". The adaptation borrows largely from the original, but with new all-German lyrics and an added rap section, the latter including additional sampling from the song. The single reached No. 9 on the German Singles Chart. The song also charted in Austria and Switzerland.
The original song as recorded by Dobie Gray in 1979 was a love song without a storyline, unlike the later version by Heart.. In the Heart version of the song, which is also played out in the accompanying music video, interspersed with sequences of the band performing the song, singer Ann Wilson sings of a one-night stand with a handsome young male hitchhiker.
"The Power of Love" is a 1985 single by Huey Lewis and the News, written for the soundtrack of the 1985 blockbuster film Back to the Future. The song became the band's first number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] [5] and their second number-one hit on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.
Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and singer/actress Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by Luther Vandross with R&B-pop singer Mariah Carey, and also by country music singer Shania Twain.
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.
The two developed "Your Love" on the porch of the flat. Lewis sat on an amplifier and Spinks began writing the opening lyrics. According to Lewis, the song took only twenty minutes to write. [4] The song's lyrics have no basis in reality: "Josie" was not a real person, and the song is an entirely invented story.