Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Friday, September 4, 2015
Rick Astley - "She Wants to Dance With Me"
Rick Astley's "She Wants to Dance With Me" is an audio time machine that will take you right back to 1988. The song checks off all the boxes for 1980's music:
saxophone solo
synthesizer
syrupy pop lyrics
They just don't music like this anymore. Whether that's a good thing or not is up to you to decide...