This month ... it's all about the top 30 jukebox memories (see rules below) -- relevant because it was *our* class who got a jukebox installed in the cafeteria (along with Coke machines and one of those electronic message boards).
At the time (i.e. the end of the 80's), we probably didn't know that the biggest hit from Australian synthpop band 'Icehouse' actually had a local PA connection, but sure enough, thanks to the modern wonder known as the Wiki, it turns out that 'Electric Blue' was co-written by Philadelphian John Oates. Instead, we just knew, courtesy of the video, that those international rockers were still capable of "rocking" American style mullets.
RULES FOR THIS TOP 30 LIST: Songs are as remembered from when they were being played loudly in the cafeteria, making us all raise our voices at mealtimes in order to hear each other. All memories are believed to be accurate and will be fact checked on the interwebs to make sure that featured songs were actually released prior to June of 1989 (but since these memories are thirty years old, there is not a guarantee of 100% accuracy.) Also note that an appearance on this list is not necessarily an endorsement of the song or the artist. And if anyone out there wants to make a mixtape that we can all make copies of at the reunion, now is the time to start working on that task.
JUKEBOX MEMORY TRACK #24:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUFOVu1CurM
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