40 years ago this week, "Why Can't I Have You" by #TheCars entered the #Top40 at 36. It peaked at 33 on 30 Mar 1985. It was the final US single off the "Heartbeat City" album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxGO23cI92U #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

40 years ago this week, "This Is Not America" by #DavidBowie and the #PatMethenyGroup entered the #Top40 at 35. It peaked at 32 on 23 Mar 1985. It was written for the soundtrack of "The Falcon and The Snowman", with Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubc3o2KZA4w #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

Z #NowPlaying at the top of the hour, The UK Top 40 Show Presented by Simone Wilson. Running down the UK #Top40 every week. https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #TGVRadio #music #pop

40 years ago this week, "Take Me With U" by #Prince And The Revolution with #Apollonia entered the #Top40 at 37. It peaked at 25 on 23 Mar 1985. It was the last single from the "Purple Rain" soundtrack, and the only one of the five singles not to make it into the top 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEtEsBf3iRg #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

Z #NowPlaying at the top of the hour, The UK Top 40 Show Presented by Simone Wilson. Running down the UK #Top40 every week. https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #TGVRadio #music #pop

40 years ago this week, "Somebody" by #BryanAdams entered the #Top40 at 35. It peaked at 11 on 06 Apr 1985. The video was filmed at Toronto's Massey Hall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqhELBUdYqM #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

Z #NowPlaying at the top of the hour, The UK Top 40 Show Presented by Simone Wilson. Running down the UK #Top40 every week. https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #TGVRadio #music #pop

Listening to Alessia Cara's new album Love & Hyperbole for the first time.

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40 years ago this week, "Save A Prayer" by #DuranDuran entered the #Top40 at 35. It peaked at 16 on 16 Mar 1985. The video was shot in Sri Lanka. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uxc9eFcZyM #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

Z #NowPlaying at the top of the hour, The UK Top 40 Show Presented by Simone Wilson. Running down the UK #Top40 every week. https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #TGVRadio #music #pop

40 years ago this week, "Keeping The Faith" by #BillyJoel entered the #Top40 at 37. It peaked at 18 on 23 Mar 1985. A classic song, and a great video with lots of cameos. I didn't recognize Christie Brinkley, probably because of the hair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph7oZnBH05s #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

40 years ago this week, "Ooh Ooh Song" by #PatBenatar entered the #Top40 at 38. It peaked at 36 on 16 Feb 1985. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Zv3x6lwG4 #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

Z #NowPlaying at the top of the hour, The UK Top 40 Show Presented by Simone Wilson. Running down the UK #Top40 every week. https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #TGVRadio #music #pop

40 years ago this week, "Rockin' At Midnight" by #TheHoneydrippers entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 25 on 23 Feb 1985. Among the many big names in the band is Paul Shaffer, David Letterman's band leader. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vRUnT-TeRg #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

40 years ago this week, "Tenderness" by #GeneralPublic entered the #Top40 at 37. It peaked at 27 on 16 Feb 1985. It was used in two John Hughes films: "Sixteen Candles" and "Weird Science". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKyVQid8Ch4 #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

Z #NowPlaying at the top of the hour, The UK Top 40 Show Presented by Simone Wilson. Running down the UK #Top40 every week. https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #TGVRadio #music #pop

40 years ago this week, "Operator" by #MidnightStar entered the #Top40 at 36. It peaked at 18 on 02 Feb 1985, and was the band's biggest hit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTFu1ns-fJ4 #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

40 years ago this week, "Money Changes Everything" by #CyndiLauper entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 27 on 09 Feb 1985. It was a cover of a song by #TheBrains from 1980. I can't see any safety gear in the flying garbage pail, can you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp4suZ4jNXg #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

Z #NowPlaying at the top of the hour, The UK Top 40 Show Presented by Simone Wilson. Running down the UK #Top40 every week. https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #TGVRadio #music #pop

40 years ago this week, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by #BandAid entered the #Top40 at 20. It peaked at 13 on 19 Jan 1985. Boy George barely made it to the recording, going straight to the studio after getting off the Concorde from New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH-xd5bPKTA #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo