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50+ Music"Fox on the Run" is a song by English <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/glamRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#glamRock</a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sweet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sweet</a>, first recorded in 1974. It was the first Sweet single with the A-side written by the band, rather than by producers <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a>, and was their 14th single overall. The song became the best charting single in Australia in 1975, with six weeks at number one. Two versions were recorded by Sweet. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN-ldsWbFe8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN-ldsWbFe8</a>

50+ Music"Ricky" is a 1983 song by American parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic, duetting with voice actress <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TressMacNeille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TressMacNeille</a>. It is a parody of the 1982 song "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mickey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mickey</a>" by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ToniBasil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ToniBasil</a>, which itself, is a cover of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>'s "Kitty" recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Racey</a>. The song focuses on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LucyAndRickyRicardo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LucyAndRickyRicardo</a> in 1950's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sitcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sitcom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ILoveLucy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ILoveLucy</a>, and their general discussions and hobbies within the show. "Ricky" was one of the last two tracks added to ""Weird Al" Yankovic". <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyEhnMaKXhM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyEhnMaKXhM</a>

BrandUnbrandTina Turner // <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TinaTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TinaTurner</a> //Better Be Good to Me [album Private Dancer, 1984]//via // <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CapitolRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CapitolRecords</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EMIRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EMIRecords</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ParlophoneRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParlophoneRecords</a> //<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brandunbrand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#brandunbrand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#youtube</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TinaTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TinaTurner</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivateDancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivateDancer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BetterBeGoodToMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BetterBeGoodToMe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RupertHine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RupertHine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamieWestOram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JamieWestOram</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrevorMorais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrevorMorais</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyCurnin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyCurnin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HollyKnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HollyKnight</a>link youtube: <a href="https://youtu.be/qyU7BbQSm98" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/qyU7BbQSm98</a>

50+ Music"The Best" is a song by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Welsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Welsh</a> singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BonnieTyler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BonnieTyler</a> from her seventh studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HideYourHeart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HideYourHeart</a> (1988). It was written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HollyKnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HollyKnight</a>. Produced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DesmondChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DesmondChild</a>, Tyler's version became a top-10 hit in Norway but was a minor hit elsewhere. In 1989, American singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TinaTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TinaTurner</a> released a cover version of "The Best" for her seventh studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ForeignAffair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ForeignAffair</a>. It became a worldwide hit, receiving a double platinum certification in the UK. In 1992. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTBFy4rc6Lw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTBFy4rc6Lw</a>

50+ Music"Stumblin' In" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>, performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChrisNorman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChrisNorman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SuziQuatro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SuziQuatro</a>. Originally released as a standalone single, it was later added to some editions of the Quatro album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IfYouKnewSuzi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IfYouKnewSuzi</a> It was Norman's first single as a solo artist. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AbvnTgGH8s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AbvnTgGH8s</a>

50+ Music"Little Willy" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/songwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#songwriters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and performed by the British <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/glamRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#glamRock</a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheSweet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheSweet</a>, released in 1972 as a non-album single in the UK, peaking at number 4 in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKSinglesChart</a>. It was released in the US in January 1973 and also appeared on their US debut album The Sweet and became their biggest hit in the US, reaching number 3 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/number18SongFor1973" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#number18SongFor1973</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6I-pmV0RA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6I-pmV0RA</a>

50+ Music"Love Is a Battlefield" is a song by American singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PatBenatar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatBenatar</a>, released on September 12, 1983, as a single from Benatar's live album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LiveFromEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiveFromEarth</a> (1983), though the song itself was a studio recording. It was written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HollyKnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HollyKnight</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a>. The song was ranked at number 30 in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VH1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VH1</a>'s list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LoveIsABattlefield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveIsABattlefield</a> went on to sell over a million records. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVZOLV9SPo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVZOLV9SPo</a>

50+ Music"Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HollyKnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HollyKnight</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>, recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TinaTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TinaTurner</a> for her solo studio album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PrivateDancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivateDancer</a> (1984) and released as a single in early September 1984. The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spider</a>, a band from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYorkCity</a> that featured co-writer Knight as a member. Turner's version was successful in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> and peaked at No. 5 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDrVyauFyCo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDrVyauFyCo</a>

50+ Music"Love Is a Battlefield" is a song by American singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PatBenatar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatBenatar</a>, recorded and released on September 12, 1983, as a single from Benatar's live album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LiveFromEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiveFromEarth</a> (1983), though the song itself was a studio recording. It was written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HollyKnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HollyKnight</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a>. The song was ranked at number 30 in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VH1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VH1</a>'s list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LoveIsABattlefield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveIsABattlefield</a> went on to sell over a million records. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVZOLV9SPo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVZOLV9SPo</a>

50+ Music"The Best" is a song by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Welsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Welsh</a> singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BonnieTyler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BonnieTyler</a> from her seventh studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HideYourHeart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HideYourHeart</a> (1988). It was written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HollyKnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HollyKnight</a>. Produced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DesmondChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DesmondChild</a>, Tyler's version became a top-10 hit in Norway but was a minor hit elsewhere. In 1989, American singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TinaTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TinaTurner</a> released a cover version of "The Best" for her seventh studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ForeignAffair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ForeignAffair</a>. It became a worldwide hit, receiving a double platinum certification in the UK. In 1992. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Afffdv5Tfg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Afffdv5Tfg</a>

50+ Music"The Ballroom Blitz" (often called "Ballroom Blitz") is a song by British <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/glamRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#glamRock</a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheSweet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheSweet</a>, written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a>. The song reached number one in Canada, number two in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKSinglesChart</a> and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqketmsRz1E" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqketmsRz1E</a>

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