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).
As I've said before, the one who makes the lists gets to make the rules ... so if this re-release was a bigger hit in the summer of '89 than it was back when it first came out earlier in the decade, and we graduated at the beginning of that summer ... then was it really likely ever on the jukebox? Or do I just like Real Life's 'Send me an Angel 89' because I own it on cassingle? Doesn't matter -- I declare it to be #9 on the countdown, and I do it long-distance dedication style to all the BMXers out there who swear by the song because of its inclusion in 'Rad' (you know what I mean if you knew any of those kinds of 80's kids).
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 #9:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R6WIbx8ysE
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