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I Was Made For Loving You "I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album Dynasty. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" draws heavily from the disco style that was popular in late-1970s United States. Paul Stanley, who cowrote the song with Desmond Child and Vini Poncia, has stated that it was a conscious effort on his part to prove how easy it was to write and record a hit disco song. The single reached No. 11 on 11. Like A Prayer "Like a Prayer" is a song recorded by the American singer Madonna for her 1989 studio album of the same name. Like a Prayer" is a pop rock song with elements of gospel music. A choir provides background vocals that heighten the song's spiritual nature, and arock guitar keeps the music dark and mysterious. Madonna introduced liturgical words in the lyricsinspired by her Catholic upbringingbut changed the context in which

10 . The Loco- Motion "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The 1987 "Locomotion" release was a huge hit in Minogue's native Australia, reaching No. 1 on the AMR singles chart and remaining there for seven weeks. The song was also used in the hit film around the world at the time, Arthur 2: On the Rocks starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli.

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Lets do some melodic and rhythmic dictations based on the songs on this sheet!

Pick one of the above songs or another song from the 80s and create a fact sheet about the artist/ band, the song and some other famous songs.

5. Beat It "Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones. It is the third single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller and was recorded in 1982. Producer Quincy Jones had wanted to include a rock 'n' roll song in the vein of the Knack's "My Sharona", though Jackson reportedly had never previously shown an interest in the genre.

6. Eye of The Tiger "Eye of the Tiger" is a song by American rock band Survivor. It was released in May 1982 as a single from their third album Eye of the Tiger. It was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust. The song was to be the theme song for the movie Rocky III.

7. Another One Bites The Dust "Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the English rock band Queen. "Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the English rock band Queen. John Deacon's bass line was inspired by the song "Good Times" by the disco group Chic. In the early 1980s, "Another One Bites the Dust" was one of many popular rock songs that Christian evangelists alleged contained subliminal messages through a technique called backward masking.

The movie version of the song is different from the album version because it features tiger growls. It gained tremendous MTV and radio airplay and topped charts in 1982. is 8. worldwide Every Breath YouIt Take memorable for its guitar Every Breath Take" is a riff andYou chorus. song by The Police on the band's 1983 album Synchronicity, written by Sting. The single was one of the biggest hits of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks and the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. It also topped the Billboard Top Tracks chart for nine weeks. The song had a music video that was praised for its blackand-white cinematography. Both MTV (1999)

The 1980s saw the emergence of pop, dance music and new wave. Rock music continued to enjoy a wide audience; sub-genres such as new wave, soft rock, and glam metal emerged and developed a significant following The 1980s are commonly associated with the usage of synthesizers, thus, synthpop music and other electronic genres featuring non-traditional instruments exploded in popularity. Also during this decade, several major electronic genres were developed, including electro, techno, house and

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Is a song written by Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson. John Farnham recorded the song for his album Whispering Jack released in 1986. The song appeared in the 2007 film Hot Rod, the video game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and a 2012 Ford Australia TV commercial to advertise the 3. Fame!

We Gotta Get out of This Place", is a rock song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and recorded as a 1965 hit single by The Animals. It has become an iconic song of its type and was immensely popular among United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. The Angels also performed a version of this song in1986.
4. Axel F

"Fame" is a pop song, written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics) that was released in 1980 The song was performed by Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original movie. It achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame film and TV series. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1980, and the Golden Globe Award for the same

is Axel F is the electronic instrumental from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy), in the film. In 2005, Crazy Frog recorded the song, releasing it as "Axel F" but also known as the "Crazy

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