Tag: Repeat Offender

26-Aug

This Day In 80s Music, August 26th

On this day in 1987: Sonny Bono, who once said that he never voted until he was 53, announced that he was running for mayor of Palm Springs, California. He won the election in 1988 and went on to win a seat in Congress in 1996. On this day in 1989: Richard Marx was starting […]

12-Aug

This Day In 80s Music, August 12th

On this day in 1984: As The Olympic Games came to a close, Lionel Richie performed, ‘All Night Long’ live from Los Angeles to an estimated television audience of 2.6 billion people around the world. On this day in 1986: Prince started a run of five nights at Wembley Arena, London, his first U.K. shows […]

24-Jun

This Day In 80s Music, June 24th

On this day in 1989: Richard Marx went to #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Satisfied.’ It would spend one week in the top spot. “Satisfied” was the lead single from Richard Marx’s highly anticipated second album, ‘Repeat Offender’. Heavy radio, video and retail attention led to the single’s #39 debut on the Billboard Hot […]

26-Aug

This Day In Music, August 26th

On this day in 1989: Richard Marx was enjoying his third and final week at #1 on the U.S. Singles Chart with “Right Here Waiting.” “Right Here Waiting” was the second single from ‘Repeat Offender’, after “Satisfied”. Marx wrote the song on the road as a love letter to his then wife, actress Cynthia Rhodes, who […]

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