What was the number one song in August 1983?
List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1983
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| Issue date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| August 13 | “Every Breath You Take” | The Police |
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | ||
| September 3 | “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” | Eurythmics |
Who sang the original version of Total Eclipse of the Heart?
singer Bonnie Tyler
“Total Eclipse of the Heart” is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was written and produced by Jim Steinman, and released on Tyler’s fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983). The song was released as a single by CBS/Columbia in 1983.
Did Meatloaf cover Total Eclipse of the Heart?
Music lore has long alleged that “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” a Steinman piece that launched Tyler’s career in 1983, was initially offered to — and rejected by — Meat Loaf before it reached the Welsh singer. Tyler, however, corrected the record in July, telling an Australian radio show that that’s not how it happened.
What movie was the song Total Eclipse of the Heart in?
BanditsTotal Eclipse of the Heart / Movie
What was Meat Loaf first hit?
What You See Is What You Get
The album, titled Stoney & Meatloaf (with Meat Loaf spelled as one word), was released in September 1971 and included the single “What You See Is What You Get”; it reached number 36 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart and number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
What famous songs did Meat Loaf sing?
Meat Loaf
- “Hot Patootie” (1975)
- “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” (1977)
- “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” (1977)
- Meat Loaf, “You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth” (1977)
- “Dead Ringer for Love” (1981)
- “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” (1993)
- “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through” (1993)
