Act Members Notable 1980’s Songs Notable Facts
Bon Jovi* Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Bryan,
Richie Sambora, Alec John
Such, Tico Torres
“Born to Be My Baby,”
“Livin’ on a Prayer,” “You
Give Love a Bad Name”Jon Bon Jovi addressed the
Oxford Union debating
society in 2001.David Bowie “China Girl,” “Let’s Dance,”
“Modern Love”
Bowie starred in the stage play
The Elephant Manfrom July,
1980, to January, 1981.Bobby Brown “My Prerogative,” “Roni,”
“Rock Wit’cha”
A former member of New
Edition, Brown later became
tabloid fodder as the
(eventually former) husband
of Whitney Houston.Jackson Browne “Lawyers in Love,”
“Somebody’s Baby,” “Tender
Is the Night”
Browne’s 1985 hit “You’re a
Friend of Mine” featured the
playing of Bruce Springsteen’s
saxophonist Clarence
Clemons and the backing
vocals of Browne’s then-
girlfriend, actress Daryl
Hannah.Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is a Place on
Earth,” “I Get Weak,” “Mad
About You”
Carlisle was the lead singer of
the Go-Go’s and later married
Morgan Mason, the son of
actor James Mason.The Cars Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr,
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes,
David Robinson
“Drive,” “Shake It Up,” “You
Might Think”The cover of the Cars’Candy-
Oalbum featured a painting
by the pin-up girl artist
Alberto Vargas.Peter Cetera “After All,” “Glory of Love,”
“The Next Time I Fall”
Cetera was the lead singer of
Chicago from 1969 to 1985.Cher* “If I Could Turn Back
Time,” “Just like Jesse
James,” “We All Sleep Alone”
Cher won the Academy Award
for Best Actress for her role in
the 1987 filmMoonstruck.Chicago Robert Lamm, Lee
Loughnane, James Pankow,
Walter Parazaider, Danny
Seraphine, Chris Pinnick,
Bill Champlin, Jason Scheff
“Hard Habit to Break,”
“Hard to Say I’m Sorry,”
“You’re the Inspiration”Chicago was originally named
Chicago Transit Authority,
after the city’s rail and bus
management agency.Phil Collins “Against All Odds (Take a
Look at Me Now),” “One
More Night,” “Sussudio”
With the help of a supersonic
Concorde airplane, Collins
performed at both London’s
Wembley Stadium and
Philadelphia’s JFK Stadium as
part of the fund-raising
concert Live Aid on July 13,
1985.1120 Music: Popular Musicians The Eighties in America