segunda-feira, março 30, 2026
MC Hammer faz hoje sessenta e quatro anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:40 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, dance, gospel, hip hop, MC Hammer, pop, U Can't Touch This
Sign o' the Times foi lançado por Prince há 39 anos...
Sign o' the Times (often stylized as Sign "☮︎" the Times) is the ninth studio album by American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Prince. It was first released on March 30, 1987 as a double album by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album is the follow-up to Parade and is Prince's first solo album following his disbanding of the Revolution. The album's songs were largely recorded during 1986 to 1987 in sessions for releases Prince ultimately aborted: Dream Factory, the pseudonymous Camille, and finally the triple album Crystal Ball. Prince eventually compromised with label executives and shortened the length of the release to a double album.
Many of the drum sounds on Sign o' the Times came from the Linn LM-1 drum machine, and Prince used the Fairlight CMI synthesizer to replace other instruments. Minimal instrumentation is heard on the stripped-down "Sign o’ the Times", the lead single. Four songs contain higher-pitched vocals to represent Prince's alter ego "Camille". The album's music touches on a varied range of styles, including funk, soul, psychedelic pop, electro, and rock.
Sign o' the Times' release was supported by several singles, among them the socially conscious "Sign o' the Times" and "If I Was Your Girlfriend"; in addition to a well-received concert film of the same name. The album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) four months after its release. It also reached the top 10 in Austria, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the UK and number one in Switzerland. "Sign o' the Times", "U Got the Look" and "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" were all top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Following Prince's death in 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 20.
Though not as commercially successful as Purple Rain, Sign o' the Times was Prince's most acclaimed album, being voted 1987's best album in the Pazz & Jop critics poll. Included in many lists of the greatest albums of all time, it has been appraised by many critics as Prince's best album, ahead of Purple Rain. Writing for The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Michaelangelo Matos regarded it as "the most complete example of [Prince's] artistry's breadth, and arguably the finest album of the 1980s". In 2017, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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Sign O’ the Times - Prince
Oh yeah
In France a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name
By chance his girlfriend came across a needle and soon she did the same
At
home there are seventeen-year-old boys and their idea of fun Is being
in a gang called The Disciples, high on crack, totin' a machine gun
Time
Time
Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling off a church and killed everyone inside
You turn on the telly and every other story is tellin' you somebody died
Sister killed her baby 'cause she couldn't afford to feed it
And we're sending people to the moon
In September my cousin tried reefer for the very first time
Now he's doing horse; it's June
Time
Time
It's silly, no?
When a rocket ship explodes
And everybody still wants to fly
Some say a man ain't happy
Unless a man truly dies
Oh, why?
Time
Time
Baby make a speech, star wars fly
Neighbors just shine it on
But if a night falls and a bomb falls
Will anybody see the dawn
Time
Time
Is it silly, no?
When a rocket blows up
And everybody still wants to fly
Some say man ain't happy, truly
Until a man truly dies
Oh, why?
Oh, why?
Sign o' the Times
Time
Time
Sign o' the times mess with your mind
Hurry before it's too late
Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby
We'll call him Nate, if it's a boy
Time
Time
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:39 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, avant-pop, contemporary rhythm and blues, funk, música, Prince, Rock, Sign o' the Times, soul
terça-feira, março 24, 2026
A cantora Nena comemora hoje 66 anos
A letra de "99 Luftballons" foi idealizada pelo guitarrista da banda, Carlo Karges. A ideia surgiu quando ele assistiu a um show dos Rolling Stones em 1982, em Berlim Ocidental e viu vários balões subirem ao céu. Então ele imaginou o que seria se os balões voassem sobre a fronteira que dividia a cidade e fossem para Berlim Oriental, gerando lá uma reação paranoica.
A canção crítica a Guerra Fria e ficou no topo das paradas de sucesso em diversos países. Foi número um em Portugal, na Suécia, na Polónia, no México, no Canadá e na Austrália. Nos Estados Unidos, a versão alemã atingiu o segundo lugar na parada da Billboard. O sucesso de Nena ganhou novas versões, sendo inclusive interpretado por um coro infantil no seu CD com canções para crianças. Em inglês, foi gravado por diversas bandas internacionais. Em 2008, foi gravada uma versão em japonês, com o título "99 Love Balloons".
A versão em inglês da música de Nena, "99 Red Balloons", também aparece nos filmes Eurotrip e Os Fura-Casamentos, enquanto a original no filme Watchmen. Em 2017 entrou na banda sonora de Atomic Blonde - Agente Especial, filme baseado na graphic novel The Coldest City, produzido e feito por Charlize Theron. Já a versão gravada pela banda Goldfinger, em 2000, foi usada num jogo de computador.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:06 0 comentários
Marcadores: 99 Luftballons, 99 Red Balloons, Alemanha, anos 80, música, NDW, Nena, Neue Deutsche Welle, new wave, pop, punk rock, synthpop
domingo, março 15, 2026
Terence Trent D'Arby faz hoje 64 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:40 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, música, Sananda Maitreya, Terence Trent D'Arby, wishing well
Rockwell celebra hoje sessenta e dois anos

Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:20 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, Michael Jackson, Motown, música, pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rockwell, Somebody's Watching Me, synthpop
Hoje é dia de ouvir cantar Terence Trent D'Arby...
Fortunately you have got
Someone who relies on you
We started out as friends
But the thought of you just caves me in
The symptoms are so deep
It is so much too late
to turn away
We started out as friends
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my lady
Time I’m sure will bring
Disappointments in so many things
It seems to be the way
When your gambling cards on love you play
I’d rather be in Hell with you baby
Than in cool Heaven
It seems to be the way
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my lady
Birds never look into the sun
Before the day is gone
But oh the light shines brighter
On a peaceful day
Stranger blue leave us alone
We don’t want to deal with you
We’ll shed our stains showering
In the room that makes the rain
All alone with you
Makes the butterflies in me arise
Slowly we make love
And the Earth rotates
To our dictates
Slowly we make love
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my lady
Postado por Pedro Luna às 00:06 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, música, Sananda Maitreya, Sign your name, Terence Trent D'Arby
sábado, março 14, 2026
Hoje é dia para ouvir música de Rockwell...
Postado por Pedro Luna às 12:21 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, Knife, Motown, música, pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rockwell, synthpop
domingo, março 01, 2026
Nik Kershaw - 68 anos

Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:08 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me, música, new wave, Nik Kershaw, pop, Rock, synthpop
Música de aniversariante de hoje...
Postado por Pedro Luna às 00:06 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, música, new wave, Nik Kershaw, pop, Rock, synthpop, Wouldn’t It Be Good
sexta-feira, fevereiro 20, 2026
Cindy Crawford celebra hoje sessenta anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:06 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, Cindy Crawford, modelo, supermodelo
quinta-feira, fevereiro 19, 2026
Falco nasceu há 69 anos...
sexta-feira, fevereiro 06, 2026
Saudades de Falco...
Falco - Der Kommissar
Two, three, four
Eins, zwei, drei
Na, es is nix dabei
Na, wenn ich euch erzähl' die G'schicht'
Nichts desto trotz,
Ich bin es schon gewohnt
Im TV-Funk da läuft es nicht. -
Ja, sie war jung,
Das Herz so rein und weiß
Und jede Nacht hat ihren Preis,
Sie sagt: "Sugar Sweet,
Ya got me rappin' to the heat!"
Ich verstehe, sie ist heiß,
Sie sagt: "Baby, you know,
I miss my funky friends,"
Sie meint Jack und Joe und Jill.
Mein Funkverständnis,
Ja, das reicht zur Not,
Ich überreiss', was sie jetzt will. -*
Ich überleg' bei mir,
Ihr' Nas'n spricht dafür,
Währenddessen ich noch rauch',
Die Special Places sind ihr wohlbekannt,
Ich mein', sie fährt ja U-Bahn auch.
Dort singen's:
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh
Er wird di anschau'n
und du weißt warum.
Die Lebenslust bringt di um."
Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?
Hey man, wanna buy some stuff, man?
Did you ever rap that thing Jack?
So rap it to the beat!
Wir treffen Jill and Joe
Und dessen Bruder Hip
Und auch den Rest der coolen Gang
Sie rappen hin, sie rappen her
Dazwischen kratzen's ab die Wänd'. -
Dieser Fall ist klar,
Lieber Herr Kommissar,
Auch wenn sie and'rer Meinung sind:
Den Schnee auf dem wir alle
Talwärts fahr'n,
Kennt heute jedes Kind.
Jetzt das Kinderlied:
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh oh
Er hat die Kraft und wir san klan und dumm,
dieser Frust macht uns Stumm."
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh oh
Wenn er di anspricht
und du waßt warum,
Sag ihm: 'Dein Leb'n bringt dich um.'"
Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?
Cha Cha Cha Cha ...
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh
Two, three, four,
one two three
Nothing about it,
if I tell you the story.
Anyhow,
I am used to
that it won't run at the TV.
Well she was young,
her heart true and white
And every night got to pay off
She says:" Sugar sweet,
ya got me rappin' to the heat:"
I understand! She 's hot.
She says:" Baby you know,
I miss my funky friends."
She means Jack and Joe and Jill
I think about what she wants right now
I think her nose talks about it
While I am smoking,
I mean the special places are well known to her
I mean, she goes by train ,too
They sing there:
Don't turn around, oh,oh,oh- watch it
the chief of police is going around! Oh, oh,oh
He will watch you
and you know why,
because your pleasure of life is going to kill you.
Everything allright, Sir?
Hey man, wanna buy some stuff, man?
Did you ever rap that thing Jack?
So rap it to the beat.
We meet Jill and Joe
and his brother Hip
And the rest of that cool gang.
They rap it back and forth.
Between that they scratch the walls.
This is a clear case,
My dear Sir,
even if you don't share that opinion:
Every kid knows nowadays
that snow on wich we ride downwards.
Don't turn around, oh,oh,oh, watch it
the chief of police is going around.
If he talks to you
and you know why
tell him,
your life is killing you.
Everything alright, Sir?
Cha Cha Cha Cha
Don't turn around, oh,oh,oh, watch it
the chief of police is going around.
Don't turn around, oh,oh,oh, watch it
the chief of police is going around.
Falco deixou-nos há vinte e oito anos...
quinta-feira, janeiro 22, 2026
Steve Perry celebra hoje 77 anos
Steve Perry (nascido Stephen Ray Perry em 22 de janeiro de 1949) é um vocalista e escritor de músicas norte-americano. Perry nasceu em Hanford, Califórnia, e é mais conhecido por ter sido o vocalista da banda Journey de 1977 até 1987 e também de 1995 até 1998.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:07 0 comentários
Marcadores: Açores, anos 80, Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey, Pico, Steve Perry, USA
quarta-feira, janeiro 21, 2026
Música adequada à data...!
Postado por Pedro Luna às 06:00 0 comentários
Marcadores: alternative Rock, anos 80, I Want Your Love, música, pop-punk, Rock, Transvision Vamp, Wendy James
Wendy James, a vocalista dos Transvision Vamp, celebra hoje sessenta anos...!
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:06 0 comentários
Marcadores: alternative Rock, anos 80, Baby I Don't Care, música, pop-punk, Rock, Transvision Vamp, Wendy James
segunda-feira, janeiro 19, 2026
Saudades de Robert Palmer...
Postado por Pedro Luna às 07:07 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, Johnny and Mary, música, Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer nasceu há 77 anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:07 0 comentários
Marcadores: Addicted To Love, anos 80, música, Robert Palmer
sábado, janeiro 17, 2026
Música de aniversariante de hoje...
Postado por Pedro Luna às 07:00 0 comentários
Marcadores: anos 80, blue-eyed soul, Everytime You Go Away, música, Paul Young, Rock




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