Ace of Base - "Cruel Summer"

Ace of Base is responsible for so many of the songs you hear on the radio today because today's artists grew up hearing to the Swedish Pop group on the radio.  Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are two such artists who credit Ace of Base as an influence on their sound.  As huge as Ace of Base was in the 1990's, the group simply could not sustain the international success they found--let's be real, no one could sustain that sort of worldwide success.  The group's second album after their breakthrough The Sign was Flowers.  Flowers yielded a hit in the form of a remake of Bananarama's pop hit "Cruel Summer".

Spandau Ballet - "True"

Spandau Ballet struck gold with "True"--a ballad clocking in at 5:19. "True" came out in 1983 and the rules from then certainly don't apply today as most songs average about three minutes in length. Can you imagine if Katy Perry put out a five minute ballad? The kids would lose interest about 20 seconds into it and begin feverishly Snapchatting their friends...