03 August 2011

80's August - Day 3 ...

Day 3

The nominees are:- 

Song A –  Tommy Tutone - 8675309/Jenny

Tommy Tutone is a New Wave band best known for its 1982 hit 8675309/Jenny which peaked at #4 on the UD Hot 100. The song became so popular that people in the US to this day dial this telephone number and ask for Jenny as a prank. Although the band is frequently remembered as a one hit wonder it had another top 40 hit on the Hot 100 with "Angel Say No" in 1980, predating "Jenny" by a couple of years.


Song BJefferson Starship – We built this city

Jefferson Starship is an American rock band that was formed in the early 1970s. Its recording career and popularity peaked in the early '80s,with a series of hits in the mid-'80s, including the chart-toppers "We Built This City," "Sara," and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" in a polished, mainstream pop/rock style before splitting up in the early '90s.


 And the winner is ….


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