'War Baby' was the long awaited second top ten hit for which singer in 1983?
"""As to what it's actually about, Tom Robinson himself couldn't tell you – he just wrote what ""sounded right."""" He returned to the UK, recorded and released the song, promoting it in a series of late night cabaret performances at the Edinburgh Fringe. and, once it had charted, also appearing on Top of the Pops. ""War Baby"" was released as a single (Cat No Panic Records 2) on 4 June 1983, peaking at No. 6 on the UK singles chart, on 25 June 1983, and stayed in the Top Ten for a further two weeks, and spent a total of"
"War Child (song) ""War Child"" is a 1982 song by the American rock band Blondie, featured on their sixth studio album ""The Hunter"". The song was released as a second single from the album in various countries, but not in the band's native US. ""War Child"" was written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison, who had previously written the hits ""One Way or Another"" and ""Union City Blue"" together. The lyrics make reference to war in Cambodia and Middle East. The single was the second and final release from the album, and would therefore be the last new Blondie single"
"10. A song of unusual longevity as a hit, it remained on the ""Billboard"" charts until March 1982, long after its peak, ultimately charting for 30 weeks. The following year, co-writer Terry Hall re-recorded the song with his own band, Fun Boy Three. It was included on their second album ""Waiting"" and reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and was the last single to chart in the UK, before their split later in 1983. Backing vocals were provided by Mo-dettes drummer June Miles-Kingston, who also played drums on the single and the ""Waiting"" LP. Sisters Hilary and Haylie"
"The War Song ""The War Song"" is a 1984 song by the British band Culture Club which features background vocals by Clare Torry. It was the lead single from the band's third album ""Waking Up with the House on Fire"". The song became the group's seventh top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two. In the U.S. the single peaked at #17 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and hit the top ten in many countries including Canada (#7), Ireland (#1), Italy (#3) and Australia (#2). While very popular at the time, it was not appreciated by some"
"most proud of. ... I think it's the most truthful song that I've written, because I didn't think about it at all."" Robert Christgau described it as ""a wrenching triumph"", whilst Adam Smith said ""War Baby, with its cryptic, elliptical lyrics, could have been written in 1974, 1984, 1994, or just about any time. It's one of those magical songs which seems to sit like an anchor while times and styles just flow around it."" The song was blacklisted by the BBC during the first Gulf War (1990–91), but later featured in the TV series ""Ashes to Ashes"", appearing on"
"War Child (album) War Child is the seventh studio album by Jethro Tull, released in October 1974. It was released almost a year and a half after the release of ""A Passion Play"". The turmoil over criticism of the previous album surrounded the production of ""War Child"", which obliged the band to do press conferences and explain their plans for the future. The band began recording songs for the album on 7 December 1973, starting with ""Ladies"". They recorded ""The Third Hoorah"" along with the outtake ""Paradise Steakhouse"" on 8 December, ""War Child"" and ""Back-Door Angels"" along with outtake ""Saturation"""
"woman whose husband was stationed on the front lines in World War II. The song is sung in the first person, from the perspective of the teenage boy. War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too) ""War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)"" is a song written by Curly Putman, Bucky Jones and Dan Wilson, and recorded by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. It was released in July 1982 as the first single from the album ""Perfect Stranger"". The song was Sheppard's 11th No. 1 song on the Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1982. The single went"
"Living in a friend's spare room, he began writing again and ended up working in East Berlin with local band NO55. In 1982, Robinson penned the song ""War Baby"" about divisions between East and West Germany, and recorded his first solo album ""North by Northwest"" with producer Richard Mazda. ""War Baby"" peaked at No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart and at No. 1 in the UK Indie Chart for three weeks, reviving his career. His following single, ""Listen To The Radio: Atmospherics"", co-written with Peter Gabriel, peaked at No. 39 in the UK Singles Chart, and provided him further"
"back and say ""I liked that"". That's the only thing. Everything else I can sit there going ""Oh look at that, that's out of place"". So I'm very pleased with that one, artistically. Army Dreamers ""Army Dreamers"" is a 1980 song, the third and final single to be released from the album ""Never for Ever"", by Kate Bush. It was a UK top 20 hit in October 1980. ""Army Dreamers"" was released on 22 September 1980 and peaked at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. The song is about the effects of war and about a mother who grieves"
"In early 1985, he was again triple nominated, for his debut album for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, and its single, ""Yah Mo B There"" (a duet with fellow R&B musician Michael McDonald), for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, winning the latter. Ingram is perhaps best known for his hit collaborations with other vocalists. He scored a No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 chart in February 1983 with Patti Austin on the duet ""Baby, Come to Me"", a song made popular on TV's ""General Hospital"". A second Austin–Ingram duet, ""How Do You"
"Army Dreamers ""Army Dreamers"" is a 1980 song, the third and final single to be released from the album ""Never for Ever"", by Kate Bush. It was a UK top 20 hit in October 1980. ""Army Dreamers"" was released on 22 September 1980 and peaked at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. The song is about the effects of war and about a mother who grieves for her young adult son, who was killed on military manoeuvres. Saddened by his unnecessary death, she wrestles with her guilt over what she could have done to prevent it. The song is"
"Love Wars Love Wars is the 1984 debut album by musical duo Womack & Womack. The album, described by Chris Rizik of Soul Tracks as ""a critical favorite"", charted at number 34 on the ""Billboard"" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In his review of the album, music critic Robert Christgau praised husband Cecil Womack and wife Linda Womack as ""[a]ce singers and songwriters (as opposed to singer-songwriters)"", noting that ""their lyrics about loss and conflict are sharper than those about love and happiness"". Two singles from the album, ""Love Wars"" and ""Baby I'm Scared of You"", were hits in the UK,"
"War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too) ""War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)"" is a song written by Curly Putman, Bucky Jones and Dan Wilson, and recorded by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. It was released in July 1982 as the first single from the album ""Perfect Stranger"". The song was Sheppard's 11th No. 1 song on the Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1982. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart. The story about a teenaged boy's sexual initiation by a married"
"of ""Chinese Revenge"", they began writing songs for other bands, including Baby's Gang (""Happy Song"", ""Challenger""), and helped fellow Italian band ""Hipnosis"" cover Vangelis' song ""Pulstar"". It was released in 1983, going Top 10 in Germany and Top 20 in Switzerland. The same year, Maiola and Cundari released another single ""Japanese War Game"", under the Koto name, which became another hit. In 1985, Koto released ""Visitors"". In an interview with Maiola, he confirmed it was his favourite Koto song. The track contains a sample from Michael Jackson's 1984 hit ""Thriller"". The following year, he released another single, titled ""Jabdah"". Fueled"
"in 1980, she would have two number one singles, and eight top ten hits in the decade. Tina Turner would top the charts with ""What's Love Got to Do With It"", she scored a total of six top ten singles. Donna Summer's She Works Hard for the Money was a continuation of the feminist movement started in the 70s, and a rally cry for those who worked hard and wanted to be treated fairly. She would have five top ten singles in the decade. Bruce Springsteen's ""Born In the USA"", AC/DC's ""Back in Black"", Def Leppard's ""Hysteria"", and Bon Jovi's"
"Me Baby"" (1982). This would start a series of number-one country singles during this period. ""It Ain't Easy"" (1982), her seventh studio record, reached number fifteen on the Top Country Albums list and spawned three number-one hits: ""It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy"", ""He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)"", and ""Tell Me a Lie"". With the inclusion of more up-tempo material, Fricke reached the number one spot two more times in 1983 and 1984 with ""Let's Stop Talkin' About It"" and ""Your Heart's Not in It"". Fricke also collaborated with Merle Haggard in 1984 on ""A Place to"
"Baby', a B-17 Flying Fortress which served during World War II. In 1984, the Norwegian swing/pop duo Bobbysocks! covered the song on their LP ""Bobbysocks!"". R&B girl band Mis-Teeq, covered the song for the soundtrack to the Vanguard Animation film ""Valiant"" in 2005. It was the last track Mis-Teeq recorded before they split to pursue solo careers. Shoo Shoo Baby (song) ""Shoo Shoo Baby"" is a popular song made famous by The Andrews Sisters. They sang it in the 1943 film ""Three Cheers for the Boys"" and it became a big hit for them in 1944, reaching No. 6 in"
"nine weeks in the Top 40. The No. 6 spot was just short of the achievement of his 1977 single ""2-4-6-8 Motorway"" with the Tom Robinson Band, which reached No. 5. It reached No. 1 on the UK Indie chart and stayed at No. 1 for three weeks. It later appeared on Robinson's 1984 album ""Hope and Glory"" and revived his career. Robinson has said that although ""My flip answer to the question of what song am I the most proud is ""(Wish I Had a) Grey Cortina"" ... the true answer is ""War Baby"" is the song that I'm"
"War Babies (band) War Babies was an American rock band formed in Seattle, WA in 1988, fronted by former TKO vocalist Brad Sinsel. Although associated with hard rock, the band's sound incorporated some elements of grunge music. They only released one album, in 1991, the self-titled War Babies. After the break-up of TKO, vocalist Brad Sinsel and guitarist Rick Pierce (ex-TKO, Q5, Ze Whiz Kidz) teamed up for a project called Suicide Squad, aided by well-known Seattle drummer, Richard Stuverud who had played with punk rock band, The Fastbacks, and was working with the power metal band Fifth Angel. Suicide"
"was Culture Club's last UK top 5 hit before 1998's ""I Just Wanna Be Loved"". A. The War Song B. La Cancion De Guerra A. The War Song B. La Chanson De Guerre A1. The War Song (Ultimate Dance Mix) B1. The War Song (Shriek Mix) B2. La Cancion De Guerra The War Song ""The War Song"" is a 1984 song by the British band Culture Club which features background vocals by Clare Torry. It was the lead single from the band's third album ""Waking Up with the House on Fire"". The song became the group's seventh top-five hit on"
"band Splash was the first major bubblegum star, followed by Chicco Twala. Twala introduced some politically oriented lyrics, such as ""We Miss You Manelo"" (a coded tribute to Nelson Mandela) and ""Papa Stop the War"", a collaboration with Mzwakhe Mbuli. In 1983 a major new South African star was born, in the lithe, lissom, lusty form of the irrepressible Brenda Fassie. Her single, ""Weekend Special"", announced her as the pre-eminent female South African vocalist of her generation. She remained unmatched in popularity, talent, and sheer sass to boot, until her untimely death in 2004. The late 1980s saw the rise"
"War Babies (War Babies album) War Babies is the debut and only album by the band War Babies, who disbanded in 1993. The album was released by Columbia Records in 1991 and re-issued by German label UlfTone Music in 2003 and French company Bad Reputation in 2007, respectively. The album produced three singles, ""Hang Me Up"" (co-written by Tommy McMullin and Paul Stanley), ""Cry Yourself to Sleep"" (co-written by Brad Sinsel and Stanley), and ""Blue Tomorrow"" (a song dedicated to Andrew Wood from Mother Love Bone, who overdosed two years earlier). In addition, the song ""In the Wind"" features in"
"producer for a third time. The recording sessions featured contributions from violinist Steve Wickham and the female singers of Kid Creole and the Coconuts. For the first time, Mullen agreed to play drums to a click track to keep time. After completing the album, U2 undertook a short tour of Western Europe in December. ""War""s lead single, ""New Year's Day"", was released on 1 January 1983. It reached number 10 in the UK and became the group's first hit outside of Europe; in the US, it received extensive radio coverage and peaked at number 53. Resolving their doubts of the"
"War Three"" (October 1980), produced by Todd Hunter and was written by Pigott and Hunter. Rendall left to form Le Hoodoo Gurus, became a music video director and then a second unit director for the latter two Matrix series movies. He was replaced by Hunter (guitar), Michael Churnside (bass) joined, Anderson left to be replaced by Barry Blackler (drum), Michael Farmer (drum) also joined. First album was ""Where's Hank?"" (March 1981, produced by Hunter). Gooding wrote ten songs including two with Pigott: ""Red Bikini Runaway"" (single, April 1981) and ""Hi Rise Heart"". Pigott also wrote ""Evelyn"". 'Hank' was a German"
"war"", recalls the English version of Nena's 1983 hit ""99 Luftballons"". Lyrically, the song expresses the existential angst of a young protagonist who is a long way from home. Lead singer Nate Ruess explained to Mesfin Fekadu of the ""Associated Press"": ""I'm always thinking about, 'Who am I and why did I do something like that?' And I think then it harkens back to my family, and I have such a strong tie to them and it's always therapeutic to sing about them."" Ruess came up with the song and album title while on tour in Scotland; he wrote the"
"Miki Howard Alicia Michelle ""Miki"" Howard (born September 30, 1960) is an American singer and actress who had a string of Top 10 hit songs in the mid–1980s and early–1990s, including ""Baby, Be Mine""(1987), ""Come Share My Love"" (1986) and ""Love Under New Management"" (1990). ""Ain't Nobody Like You"" (1992) and ""Ain't Nuthin' in the World"" (1989) both peaked at number one on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Top R&B Singles chart. Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is the daughter of gospel singers Josephine Howard of The Caravans, and Clay Graham (1936-2018) of The Pilgrim Jubilees. Howard's mother took her"
"Canadian pop charts. While that association undoubtedly buoyed the song's success and contributed to its lingering appeal, the single had not yet peaked when the war officially ended on February 28, 1991. The song was Styx's fourth and final top 5 single to date (and 8th top 10 single), and comes in at No. 68 on the ""Billboard"" rankings of the top Hot 100 singles of 1991. The song also placed Styx among a handful of artists to have top 10 singles in three different decades, the 1970s (""Lady,"" ""Come Sail Away"", ""Babe""), the 1980s (""The Best of Times,"" ""Too"
"songs, many World War II songs focused more on romance and strength instead of propaganda, morale, and patriotism. Songs that were overly patriotic or militaristic were often rejected by the public. Popular singers of the era included Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, the Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby. Notable wartime radio songs were ""Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"", ""Shoo Shoo Baby"", ""I'm Making Believe"", ""I'll Be Seeing You"", and ""I'll Be Home for Christmas"". Songs that ridiculed the Axis Powers were also popular. These songs include We'll Knock the Japs Right into the Laps of the Nazis, Yankee Doodle Ain't Doodlin' Now,"
"in 1944. It is a topical song, with references to World War II political figures (its flip side is titled ""Win the War Blues""). Although it has a different melody and lyrics, the refrain includes the line ""I've got to check up on my baby, I've got to see how my baby been getting along"", similar to ""I'm checkin' up on my baby, find out what she's puttin' down"", which later appears in the Sonny Boy Williamson II song. In 1958, Otis Rush recorded a slow blues titled ""Checking on My Baby"" (Cobra 5027) with different lyrics, with Rush listed"
"Baby (Ashanti song) ""Baby"" is the third single by American R&B singer Ashanti from her debut album. It was written by Ashanti, Irving Lorenzo, Andre Parker, Brad Jordan, Mike Dean and producer 7 Aurelius. It contains musically interpolates of Scarface's ""Mary Jane"" which was also ghosted produced by 7 Aurelius. A remix of the song also features Scarface whom his song is already sampled on. The song was released as the album's third and final single on November 17, 2002 (see 2002 in music). ""Baby"" reached number 15 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number seven on the U.S. ""Billboard"""
"Linda as the duo Womack & Womack, releasing the album, ""Love Wars"", which boosted the hit single, ""Baby I'm Scared of You"", which Cecil and Linda wrote. The duo later had a hugely successful international hit with ""Teardrops"". Friendly Womack and Curtis Womack continued to provide background vocals for brother Bobby's recordings until the nineties when both singers announced retirements. An estrangement in the family occurred following the 1977 divorce of Cecil Womack and Mary Wells as it was alleged that a reason for the divorce (filed by Cecil) was due to Mary Wells carrying on an extramarital affair with"
"John Travolta, Erik Estrada and Greg Evigan PSA of 1980: Give a Kid a Book PSA Mr. & Ms. 1980: Ronald Reagan & Daisy Duke Born in 1980: Christina Aguilera, Post-it notes, ethnic Barbie dolls and Macaulay Culkin End Credit Video is Devo's ""Whip It"" Makeout songs of 1981: REO Speedwagon - ""Keep on Loving You"", Foreigner - ""Waiting For a Girl Like You"", Lionel Richie & Diana Ross - ""Endless Love"" Babes of 1981: Olivia Newton-John, Donna Dixon, Valerie Bertinelli, Kathleen Turner and Sandra Day O'Connor Hunks of 1981: Patrick Duffy, Burt Reynolds, Harrison Ford, Mick Jagger and Richard"
"up."" Warwick's next single release was another major hit. ""Deja Vu"" was co-written by Isaac Hayes and hit #1 Adult Contemporary as well as #15 on ""Billboard""s Hot 100. In 1980, Warwick won the NARAS Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for ""I'll Never Love This Way Again"" and Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female for ""Déjà Vu"". She became the first female artist in the history of the awards to win in both categories the same year. Her second Arista album, 1980's ""No Night So Long"" sold 500,000 U.S. copies and featured the title track which became a"