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A surprising amount of wisdom can be found in the lyrics of ‘80s pop songs…
Never as big as they deserved to be - "Promises, Promises" is a great '80s single, and their cover of "Always Something..." was inspired.
There's a great Jellybean remix of "Promises, Promises" that wasn't released until 2001, featuring a pre-fame Madonna!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh-b...
There's a great Jellybean remix of "Promises, Promises" that wasn't released until 2001, featuring a pre-fame Madonna!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh-b...
September 24, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Never as big as they deserved to be - "Promises, Promises" is a great '80s single, and their cover of "Always Something..." was inspired.
There's a great Jellybean remix of "Promises, Promises" that wasn't released until 2001, featuring a pre-fame Madonna!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh-b...
There's a great Jellybean remix of "Promises, Promises" that wasn't released until 2001, featuring a pre-fame Madonna!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh-b...
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Naked Eyes frontman Pete Byrne dead at 74
Naked Eyes Frontman Pete Byrne Dead At 74
Pete Byrne, frontman for the hit-making English new wave band Naked Eyes, has died. A post on the band’s website today reveals that Byrne “died peacefully in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, Septem...
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September 23, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Naked Eyes frontman Pete Byrne dead at 74
You're the one givin' up the love
Anytime he needs it
But you turn your back, and then he's off and runnin' with the crowd
You're the one to sacrifice
Anything to please him
Do you really think he thinks about you when he's out?
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Anytime he needs it
But you turn your back, and then he's off and runnin' with the crowd
You're the one to sacrifice
Anything to please him
Do you really think he thinks about you when he's out?
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February 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
You're the one givin' up the love
Anytime he needs it
But you turn your back, and then he's off and runnin' with the crowd
You're the one to sacrifice
Anything to please him
Do you really think he thinks about you when he's out?
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Anytime he needs it
But you turn your back, and then he's off and runnin' with the crowd
You're the one to sacrifice
Anything to please him
Do you really think he thinks about you when he's out?
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And now you tell me that you're having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
But one step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough, then how can it be good enough for two?
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I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
But one step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough, then how can it be good enough for two?
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January 19, 2026 at 8:11 AM
And now you tell me that you're having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
But one step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough, then how can it be good enough for two?
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I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
But one step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough, then how can it be good enough for two?
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If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'?
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January 16, 2026 at 5:41 AM
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'?
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Workin' so hard like a soldier
Can't afford a thing on TV
Deep in my heart I am warrior
Can't get food for the kid, good God
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Can't afford a thing on TV
Deep in my heart I am warrior
Can't get food for the kid, good God
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January 14, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Workin' so hard like a soldier
Can't afford a thing on TV
Deep in my heart I am warrior
Can't get food for the kid, good God
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Can't afford a thing on TV
Deep in my heart I am warrior
Can't get food for the kid, good God
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Have you ever been stabbed in the back
By someone you thought was really cool?
Did they steal your lover, or was it money
Or was it lies they told?
Strangers just disguised as your friends
Never again, 'cause now you know
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By someone you thought was really cool?
Did they steal your lover, or was it money
Or was it lies they told?
Strangers just disguised as your friends
Never again, 'cause now you know
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January 12, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Have you ever been stabbed in the back
By someone you thought was really cool?
Did they steal your lover, or was it money
Or was it lies they told?
Strangers just disguised as your friends
Never again, 'cause now you know
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By someone you thought was really cool?
Did they steal your lover, or was it money
Or was it lies they told?
Strangers just disguised as your friends
Never again, 'cause now you know
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Just while the Golden Globes were on, he declared himself President of Venezuela, said "disrespecting officers" should get you shot in the face, announced he's investigating the Fed for not obeying him on interest rates which Jerome Powell rightly called out, possibly crashing the stock market. JFC!
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Just while the Golden Globes were on, he declared himself President of Venezuela, said "disrespecting officers" should get you shot in the face, announced he's investigating the Fed for not obeying him on interest rates which Jerome Powell rightly called out, possibly crashing the stock market. JFC!
Dance in the supermarket
Dig it in the fast lane
Listen to the countdown
They're playing our song again
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Dig it in the fast lane
Listen to the countdown
They're playing our song again
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January 11, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Dance in the supermarket
Dig it in the fast lane
Listen to the countdown
They're playing our song again
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Dig it in the fast lane
Listen to the countdown
They're playing our song again
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You want a better kind of future
One that everyone can share
You're not alone, we all could use it
Stick around, we're nearly there
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One that everyone can share
You're not alone, we all could use it
Stick around, we're nearly there
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January 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
You want a better kind of future
One that everyone can share
You're not alone, we all could use it
Stick around, we're nearly there
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One that everyone can share
You're not alone, we all could use it
Stick around, we're nearly there
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Johnny's playroom
Is a bunker filled with sand
He's become a third world man
Smoky Sunday
He's been mobilized since dawn
Now he's crouching on the lawn
He's a third world man
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Is a bunker filled with sand
He's become a third world man
Smoky Sunday
He's been mobilized since dawn
Now he's crouching on the lawn
He's a third world man
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January 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Johnny's playroom
Is a bunker filled with sand
He's become a third world man
Smoky Sunday
He's been mobilized since dawn
Now he's crouching on the lawn
He's a third world man
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Is a bunker filled with sand
He's become a third world man
Smoky Sunday
He's been mobilized since dawn
Now he's crouching on the lawn
He's a third world man
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Ya hate me
Hate me
Hate me for living
Hate me for living my life
Ya hate me for living my life
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Hate me
Hate me for living
Hate me for living my life
Ya hate me for living my life
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January 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Ya hate me
Hate me
Hate me for living
Hate me for living my life
Ya hate me for living my life
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Hate me
Hate me for living
Hate me for living my life
Ya hate me for living my life
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Under a blood red sky
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined, the chosen few
The newspaper says, says
Say it's true, it's true
And we can break through
Though torn in two
We can be one
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A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined, the chosen few
The newspaper says, says
Say it's true, it's true
And we can break through
Though torn in two
We can be one
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January 2, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Under a blood red sky
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined, the chosen few
The newspaper says, says
Say it's true, it's true
And we can break through
Though torn in two
We can be one
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A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined, the chosen few
The newspaper says, says
Say it's true, it's true
And we can break through
Though torn in two
We can be one
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The beer was empty, and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away
Just for a moment, I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away
Just for a moment, I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The beer was empty, and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away
Just for a moment, I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away
Just for a moment, I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain
Now I'm a jet fuel genius
I can solve the world's problems
Without even trying.
I've got dozens of friends
And the fun never ends
That is, as long as I'm buying.
Is it any wonder I'm not the President.
Is it any wonder I'm null and void.
I can solve the world's problems
Without even trying.
I've got dozens of friends
And the fun never ends
That is, as long as I'm buying.
Is it any wonder I'm not the President.
Is it any wonder I'm null and void.
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Now I'm a jet fuel genius
I can solve the world's problems
Without even trying.
I've got dozens of friends
And the fun never ends
That is, as long as I'm buying.
Is it any wonder I'm not the President.
Is it any wonder I'm null and void.
I can solve the world's problems
Without even trying.
I've got dozens of friends
And the fun never ends
That is, as long as I'm buying.
Is it any wonder I'm not the President.
Is it any wonder I'm null and void.
"But where should we go next?" they said
They killed a tree of 97 years
And smothered it in lights and silver tears
They all got wrecked
They laughed too loud
I started to feel queasy in the crowd
I caught a cab back to my flat
And wept a bit
And fed the cat
They killed a tree of 97 years
And smothered it in lights and silver tears
They all got wrecked
They laughed too loud
I started to feel queasy in the crowd
I caught a cab back to my flat
And wept a bit
And fed the cat
December 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
"But where should we go next?" they said
They killed a tree of 97 years
And smothered it in lights and silver tears
They all got wrecked
They laughed too loud
I started to feel queasy in the crowd
I caught a cab back to my flat
And wept a bit
And fed the cat
They killed a tree of 97 years
And smothered it in lights and silver tears
They all got wrecked
They laughed too loud
I started to feel queasy in the crowd
I caught a cab back to my flat
And wept a bit
And fed the cat
My boyfriend said, "It's really sweet the way you go for Christmas cheer."
I said, "We can't afford the tree."
He said, "Love is free."
So we trimmed the cactus with my earrings that we'd meant to pawn.
There wasn't any snow
But there was rain.
He licked me like a candy cane.
I said, "We can't afford the tree."
He said, "Love is free."
So we trimmed the cactus with my earrings that we'd meant to pawn.
There wasn't any snow
But there was rain.
He licked me like a candy cane.
December 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
My boyfriend said, "It's really sweet the way you go for Christmas cheer."
I said, "We can't afford the tree."
He said, "Love is free."
So we trimmed the cactus with my earrings that we'd meant to pawn.
There wasn't any snow
But there was rain.
He licked me like a candy cane.
I said, "We can't afford the tree."
He said, "Love is free."
So we trimmed the cactus with my earrings that we'd meant to pawn.
There wasn't any snow
But there was rain.
He licked me like a candy cane.
My mother said, "I'm a survivor
I pull together Christmas every year"
"Something has to last," she said
"Once a year let's have the past."
And then one year to reach up high
To hang an angel from the tree
Became a painful thing
I pull together Christmas every year"
"Something has to last," she said
"Once a year let's have the past."
And then one year to reach up high
To hang an angel from the tree
Became a painful thing
December 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
My mother said, "I'm a survivor
I pull together Christmas every year"
"Something has to last," she said
"Once a year let's have the past."
And then one year to reach up high
To hang an angel from the tree
Became a painful thing
I pull together Christmas every year"
"Something has to last," she said
"Once a year let's have the past."
And then one year to reach up high
To hang an angel from the tree
Became a painful thing
So the graduations hang on the wall
But they never really helped us at all
No they never taught us what was real
Iron and coke
And chromium steel
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But they never really helped us at all
No they never taught us what was real
Iron and coke
And chromium steel
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December 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
So the graduations hang on the wall
But they never really helped us at all
No they never taught us what was real
Iron and coke
And chromium steel
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But they never really helped us at all
No they never taught us what was real
Iron and coke
And chromium steel
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Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Days go by
Leaving me with a hunger
I could fly
Back to when we were younger
When adventures like cars, we would ride
And the years lied ahead still untried
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Leaving me with a hunger
I could fly
Back to when we were younger
When adventures like cars, we would ride
And the years lied ahead still untried
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December 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Days go by
Leaving me with a hunger
I could fly
Back to when we were younger
When adventures like cars, we would ride
And the years lied ahead still untried
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Leaving me with a hunger
I could fly
Back to when we were younger
When adventures like cars, we would ride
And the years lied ahead still untried
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What is wrong in my life that I must get drunk every night?
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December 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
What is wrong in my life that I must get drunk every night?
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Young bodies, listen to them talking
New languagism in their veins
Same face in a new situation
The mirrorball holds mesmerised
He looks around, he's the new Clark Gable
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New languagism in their veins
Same face in a new situation
The mirrorball holds mesmerised
He looks around, he's the new Clark Gable
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December 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Young bodies, listen to them talking
New languagism in their veins
Same face in a new situation
The mirrorball holds mesmerised
He looks around, he's the new Clark Gable
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New languagism in their veins
Same face in a new situation
The mirrorball holds mesmerised
He looks around, he's the new Clark Gable
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I guess I should’ve closed my eyes
When you drove me to the place where your horses run free
‘Cause I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures
Of the jockeys that were there before me
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When you drove me to the place where your horses run free
‘Cause I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures
Of the jockeys that were there before me
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November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I guess I should’ve closed my eyes
When you drove me to the place where your horses run free
‘Cause I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures
Of the jockeys that were there before me
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When you drove me to the place where your horses run free
‘Cause I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures
Of the jockeys that were there before me
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You play with desire like it was a toy
How much affection can you destroy?
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How much affection can you destroy?
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November 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
You play with desire like it was a toy
How much affection can you destroy?
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How much affection can you destroy?
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