Back to the Miami Sound Machine with Gloria Estefan with "Dr. Beat":

https://tinyurl.com/y3c5mdhs

It's been awhile, but let's go back to Duran Duran for "Girls on Film":

https://tinyurl.com/1jrhy4fw

Over in Michael Classics thread back on September 20, 2020 I had remarked that I eventually had planned to post Midnight Oil's "Beds Are Burning" in my thread but that he had beat me to it. Well, today's the day I go ahead and make that post, but again I concede I was beaten to the punch on this one:

https://tinyurl.com/49rerbzy

It's a great song. It deserves to get posted twice within six months on two different threads.

A little foreign language song today (I've done one before with Falco.) Here's Nena with 99 Luftballons:

https://tinyurl.com/1w8cql17

Or maybe the English translation, "99 Red Balloons":

https://tinyurl.com/4wqzdo8t

In most of the Grand Theft Auto series games I've played, there is a side quest which is some variant of collecting "100 Hidden Packages" for game rewards like weapons powerups at safehouses. But in GTA Vice City Stories, this became a quest to shoot 99 Hidden Red Balloons, an obvious homage to this song. Obviously the song had a clear political meaning, given that this was the era of the "Nuclear Freeze" movement in Europe. But to speak Captain Kirk's name in vain? Blasphemy, I say.

I return to Stevie Wonder, this time for "Part Time Lover":

https://tinyurl.com/yp745ju5

This next group is more known for their work in the 90s. The song I'm posting is dangerously close to the end of the 80s, but I checked and its single release was in 1989, although it also appeared in an album released in 1990. Here's Depeche Mode with "Personal Jesus":

https://tinyurl.com/1jrmelce

Like many other songs I've posted on this thread, "Personal Jesus" was on the soundtrack to a Grand Theft Auto game. Specifically, it was in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fake radio station Radio X. More memories from the good old days.

I just wondered if you own or have ever owned any records,CD's,cassettes etc or ever listened to a radio station?

I'm pretty behind the times as far as technology goes. No Spotify or Pandora or MP3s. But I did amass a pretty big CD collection and despite the fact that CDs are considered obsolete, I still buy them occasionally. I have managed to transfer ("rip" I guess is the word) to my desktop computer and then to my cellphone, but whenever possible, I prefer music videos over just the songs. If I tried to list all the CDs I owned, it would take up several pages. I like "Greatest Hits of ...." and "Best of ...." CDs whenever possible as opposed to specific albums. As you might guess, most of my CDs are of 80s music, but for 70s music I have CDs from The Carpenters, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, ABBA, Pink Floyd and for 90s music I have CDs from Green Day, R.E.M., Britney Spears. Not a lot after 2000. But yeah, some Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. As for listening to the radio, I used to listen to Top 40 type stations a lot in the 80s and 90s, but nothing recently. I don't have satellite radio. I'm sure there are several other non-80s CDs I have that I omitted, but I just listed the things off the very top of my head. No vinyl albums. My parents had them, but not me. Most of the music I encounter nowadays is off YouTube. If I happen to like a song, I may check out other songs by that artist, and if I like several songs from a particular artist, I may go get a CD from that artist. Doesn't happen much nowadays. But sometimes the craziest stuff will just strike my fancy for some hard-to-say reason. Just as an example, here's something non-80s I ran across on YouTube a few years ago that sticks in my head:

https://tinyurl.com/yneu9dq6

Never saw "The Crush". But after seeing that YouTube video, now I would like to if I could find it for free. No Amazon Prime stuff for me. But I digress. Probably should get back to the 80s.

I return to Joan Jett and The Blackhearts for "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)". Yes, it is a cover. But it displays the distinctive Joan Jett style. This song had the dubious "honor" of getting critiqued by Beavis and Butthead in one of their episodes in the 90s. Insightful commentary - right.

https://tinyurl.com/j1gcmtcy

Back to George Thorogood and the Destroyers for "I Drink Alone":

https://tinyurl.com/vqxod6rp

I confess to liking this song (as well as "Bad To The Bone" which I had posted previously) despite the negative message. I should mention I am not a drinker - never have been, never will be. But I kind of like the "thumb in your eye" attitude Thorogood shows in his songs, as well as the name he gave to his group - "The Destroyers".

I've done some songs from the soundtrack to "Beverly Hills Cop", now I think it's time to do one from the soundtrack to "Beverly Hills Cop II". Here's Bob Seger with "Shakedown":

https://tinyurl.com/1b705qwg

Once again, let's go back to Pat Benatar. This time it's for "You Better Run":

https://tinyurl.com/547r8n4o

I return to Huey Lewis and The News for "Hip To Be Square":

https://tinyurl.com/2mx4ofy8

Today I have the duet of Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson with "Say Say Say":

https://tinyurl.com/4d59z6vm

Let's go with "Circle In The Sand" by Belinda Carlisle today:

https://tinyurl.com/ewpnfr9v

Returning to Duran Duran for "A View To A Kill":

https://tinyurl.com/3ups2nj3

Liked the ending of the video:

Aren't you ...?

Yes. Bon. Simon Le Bon.

Here's an artist I haven't featured in this thread before: John Waite with "Missing You":

https://tinyurl.com/2s9sk59u

Apparently the only videos that exist of the next song are from live concerts, which I don't particularly care for, so I am going with a video that basically just contains stills, but whatever...

Here's Stevie Nicks and Don Henley with "Leather and Lace":

https://tinyurl.com/2y6ph4dh

I return to Hall and Oates, this time for "Family Man":

https://tinyurl.com/78hbbpph

Here's something different: "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo:

https://tinyurl.com/4thya9rk

Here's Starship with "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now":

https://tinyurl.com/w428bs3r

Here's David Bowie with "China Girl":

https://tinyurl.com/y5t2rt8n

Today, let's go with "Mr. Roboto" by Styx:

https://tinyurl.com/s2xzc7sz

I return to Scandal today for "Love's Got a Line On You":

https://tinyurl.com/m3tr3ff7

Back to Lionel Richie for "Hello":

https://tinyurl.com/5zdbk33v