Men nu över till kvinnorna. Först ut en megahit från 1981, som faktiskt skrevs och spelades in redan 1974. Artisten som fick en hit med "Bette Davis Eyes" var Kim Carnes (f. 1945).
Bette Davis Eyes, performed by Kim Carnes
(Text & Music: Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. Label: EMI America, 1981.)
Her hair is Harlow gold, her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold, she's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll turn the music on you, you won't have to think twice
She's pure as New York snow, she got Bette Davis eyes
And she'll tease you, she'll unease you
All the better just to please you
She's precocious
And she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush
She got Greta Garbo standoff sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll let you take her home, it whets her appetite
She'll lay you on the throne, she got Bette Davis eyes
She'll take a tumble on you, roll you like you were dice
Until you come up blue, she's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll expose you, when she snows you
Hope you'll feed with the crumbs she throws you
She's ferocious
And she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush
All the boys think she's a spy, she's got Bette Davis eyes
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Nästa sång handlar om droger och beroende och skrevs av Martika (eg. Marta Marrero). Låten släpptes på hennes debutalbum 1988 och sedan som singel i januari 1989.
Martika är en amerikansk sångerska med rötter i Kuba. Hon föddes som Marta Marrero Martinez i Whittier, Kalifornien den 18 maj 1969.
Martika medverkade i filmversionen av musikalen Annie 1982, men fick sitt genombrott som sångerska 1988 när hon placerade låten "More than you know" på Billboardlistan.
Året efter fick hon sitt definitiva genombrott, med låten "Toy Soldiers", vilken toppade både Billboardlistan och Trackslistan.
Toy Soldiers, performed by Martika
(Text: Marta Marrero, Music: Marta and Michael Jay. Label: CBS, 1989.)
Step by step
Heart to heart
Left, right, left
We all fall down
Like toy soldiers
It wasn't my intention to mislead you
It never should have been this way
What can I say
It's true, I did extend the invitation
I never knew how long you'd stay
When you hear temptation call
It's your heart that takes, takes the fall
Won't you come out and play with me
Step by step
Heart to heart
Left, right, left
We all fall down
Like toy soldiers
Bit by bit
Torn apart
We never win
But the battle wages on
For toy soldiers
It's getting hard to wake up in the morning
My head is spinning constantly
How can it be?
How could I be so blind to this addiction?
If I don't stop, the next one's gonna be me
Only emptiness remains
It replaces all, all the pain
Won't you come out and play with me
...
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Jag avslutar musikkvällen med världsstjärnan Madonna (f. 1958). Hennes hit "Like a Prayer" var den första singeln från hennes fjärde studioalbum [med samma namn] och släpptes den 3 mars 1989. Låten skrevs och producerades av Madonna tillsammans med Patrick Leonard och markerade en förändring i hennes låtskrivande med fokus på en mer vuxen publik. Okej, den handlar om kärleken till Gud och spelades in kort efter seperationen från Sean Penn. Hon hade behov av kärlek, det behöver vi alla.
Like a prayer, performed by Madonna
(Text & Music: Madonna and Patrick Leonard. Label: Sire, Warner Bros, 1989.)
Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like home
When you call my name it's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
In the midnight hour I can feel your power
Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing
I have no choice, I hear your voice
Feels like flying
I close my eyes, Oh God I think I'm falling
Out of the sky, I close my eyes
Heaven help me
Like a child you whisper softly to me
You're in control just like a child
Now I'm dancing
It's like a dream, no end and no beginning
You're here with me, it's like a dream
Let the choir sing
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