Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I Want Candy" was originally released by The Strangeloves in 1965, peaking at No. 11 on the U.S. charts. The band Bow Wow Wow's ...

If there ever was a decade that had music meant for people to sing along to, it’s the 80s. But just because people can sing songs from that decade by heart doesn’t mean all of the songs are understood ...

Pop music hits dominated the cultural discussion in the 80s at an unprecedented level. Songs weren’t just hits. They were ubiquitous staples of the radio and also, thanks to the rise of video, major ...

The 80s were one of the most iconic and influential decades in music. In fact, many 80s songs remain popular hits to this day. Here are 25 80s songs that still feel relevant today.

The 1980s were a tumultuous time for Motown. The label's Queen, Diana Ross, jumped ship in 1980. Two years later, Lionel Richie left the Commodores to launch a solo career. Ross returned to Motown in ...

Earlier this summer, Paste began its big, multi-month project: picking the greatest songs of all time. The plan is to go decade by decade and choose our favorite singles and deep cuts before producing ...

Yacht rock suffers from a naming problem. "Yacht rock" sounds elitist and exclusive, like rich people are just hiring live bands like the dudes on the Titanic. And ... maybe they are! But that's not, ...

If you're going to tease legions of daytime TV fans as part of a band called Blackie and the Riff Raff, you better be able to back it up. Fortunately for Jack Wagner, he could. And did. "The soft-rock ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

10 giant ’80s hits that make us cringe nowadays: Do you agree? Many of us find it hard to let go of the ’80s for many multicolored reasons. The decade taught us about quality music, drum machines, ...