Genius Meanings
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The Pointer Sisters – Neutron Dance
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“Neutron Dance” was written by Allee Willis and Danny Sembello and was introduced by the Pointer Sisters on their 1984 album Break Out. The song became a Top Ten hit in 1985 and
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Bosson – Duck Tales Theme
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It’s not similar enough to qualify as copyright infringement or anything, but it’s fairly clear that this song was inspired in part by The Pointer Sisters' 1984 track Neutron Dance
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The Pointer Sisters – Jump (For My Love)
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[Verse 1] / Your eyes, tell me how you want me / I can feel it in your heartbeat / I know you like what you see / Hold me, I'll give you all that you need / Wrap your love around
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Read All The Lyrics To The Official ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Soundtrack
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It features classic hits by The Who, Madonna, Foreigner, Wham!, & REO Speedwagon.
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The Pointer Sisters – Automatic
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[Verse 1] / Look what you're doing to me / I'm utterly at your whim / All of my defenses down / Your camera looks through me / With its X-ray vision / And all systems run aground
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The Pointer Sisters – Nightline
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In the place of the track “Nightline”, the remixed version of their 1982 hit “I’m So Excited” which was included on later editions of the album, “Break Out” by the pop group The
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The Pointer Sisters – Baby Come and Get It
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A sixth single from Break Out: “Baby Come and Get It” featuring June Pointer on lead, became a minor hit in the spring of 1985 (#44 Hot 100/ #24 R&B).
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The Pointer Sisters – I Need You
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Including the remix of “I"m So Excited” added to pressings of the album from mid-1984 a total of six singles would be issued from Break Out beginning with “I Need You” a track
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Patti LaBelle – Stir It Up
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Stir it Up was also featured on the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop.
It peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart in 1985.
This was one of
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Patti LaBelle – New Attitude
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“New Attitude” was featured on the soundtrack to the film Beverly Hills Cop.
The song peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart and topped
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The System – Rock 'N Roll Me Again
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Now the time is right / Time is on my side / Now the band is grovoe / Let's hit the road, get on the move / Late at night come and hold me tight, rock 'n roll me again / Feel so
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Wang Chung – Everybody Have Fun Tonight
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I'll drive a million miles / To be with you tonight / So if you're feeling low / Turn up your radio / The words we use are strong / They make reality / But now the music's on / Oh
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Stacey Q – Two of Hearts
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“Two of Hearts” became Stacey Q.’s biggest hit to date, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, peaked at #4 on
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Glenn Frey – The Heat Is On (Soundtrack Version)
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The heat is on, on the street / Inside your head, on every beat / And the beat's so loud, deep inside / The pressure's high, just to stay alive / 'Cause the heat is on / Oh-wo-ho
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Karyn White – Secret Rendezvous
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“Secret Rendezvous” peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on Billboard’s R&B chart.
It also topped Billboard’s dance music chart for a week in July of 1989.
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Howard Jones – Things Can Only Get Better
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[Verse 1] / We're not scared to lose it all, security thrown through the wall / Future dreams we have to realise / A thousand sceptic hands won't keep us from the things we plan
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Bananarama – Venus
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[Verse 1] / Goddess on the mountain top / Burning like a silver flame / The summit of beauty and love / And Venus was her name / [Chorus] / She's got it / Yeah, baby, she's got it
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Timbuk 3 – The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
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I study nuclear science, I love my classes / I got a crazy teacher, he wears dark glasses / Things are going great, and they're only getting better / I'm doing all right, getting
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Pretenders – Don't Get Me Wrong
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This song charted at No. 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The music video for this song parodies the 1960s British TV spy show The Avengers.
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Talking Heads – Wild Wild Life
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[Verse 1] / I'm wearing fur pajamas / I ride a hot potato / It’s tickling my fancy / Speak up, I can't hear you / [Chorus 1] / Here on this mountain top, oh-oh-oh / I got some wild
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Danny Elfman (Ft. Oingo Boingo) – Gratitude
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[Intro] / Oh! / [Verse 1] / Life's been so good to me, has it been good to you? / Has it been everything that you expected it to be? / Was it as good for you as it was good for me
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