MUSIC/MOVIES THAT TURN 30
IN 2014
Released June 24,1984 Purple Rain was a tour de force for
Prince and the Revolution. The album garnered 2 Grammy Awards. The album had $13 million records sold with Purple Rain the movie being released the same year.
Purple Rain:
1. Let's Go Crazy"
2. "Take Me with U"
3. "The Beautiful Ones"
4. "Computer Blue"
5. "Darling Nikki"
6. "When Doves Cry"
7. "I Would Die 4 U"
8. "Baby I'm a Star"
9. "Purple Rain"
Released May 29th 1984 Private Dancer by Tina Turner took her out of the shadows after all of the years since leaving Ike Turner. The album sold 5 million records in 1984.
Private Dancer:
1. "I Might Have Been Queen"
2. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
3. "Show Some Respect"
4. "I Can't Stand the Rain"
5. "Private Dancer"
6. "Let's Stay Together"
7. "Better Be Good to Me"
8. "Steel Claw"
9. "Help!"
10."1984"
Released November 12th 1984 Like a Virgin was Madonna's second studio album and launched her in to icon status. With production by Nile Rogers (Chic) the album now certified diamond (over 10 million records sold) is a time capsule of the early 80s pop sound.
Like a Virgin:
1. "Material Girl"
2. "Angel"
3. "Like a Virgin"
4. "Over and Over"
5. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
6. "Dress You Up"
7. "Shoo-Bee-Doo"
8. "Pretender"
9. "Stay"
MOVIES
Beverly Hills Cop was released December 5th 1984 the movie starring Eddie Murphy which spawned 2 sequels (the 3rd one being just plain awful) After this movie which grossed $316,360,478 ($234 domestically) Murphy became one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood.
Released June 22nd 1984 The Karate Kid was a crowd pleasing "fish out of water" story starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita the film budget modest for Hollywood standards ($8 million) went on to gross over $90 million and spawned 2 sequels.
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