(Finished June 18th, 2025) Part 2 of The Best of 1985-1986

Hello,

The years 1985 and 1986 were some of the most monumental days in my life. I was working my first job at Safeways grocery stores and boy I learned at that job. Some of the stuff was actually good for me. I graduated high school-our 40th graduation anniversary is this year. After that I froze my butt off at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. The only good thing with that is I got over being homesick for what was quickly coming. Ricks College was later renamed BYU-Idaho and much later Benson went there for a semester. So I have that going for me. After coming home and working for the summer I went on a mission to the Mississippi-Jackson Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

There are so many good memories associated with many of these songs.

18) Billy Idol “To Be A Lover”:

19) Mr. Mister “Broken Wings”:

20) OMD “So In Love”:

21) Pat Benatar “Invincible”:

22) Paul Hardcastle “19 (Destruction Mix)”:

23) Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin “Separate Lives”:

24) The Power Station “Some Like It Hot”:

25) Erasure “Sometimes”:

26) Ready For The World “Oh Sheila”:

27) Restless Heart “Wheels”:

28) The Call “I Still Believe (Great Design)”:

29) Cameo “Word Up”:

30) Chicago “If She Would Have Been Faithful”:

31) Depeche Mode “But Not Tonight”:

32) Prince “Pop Life”:

“Shout” was released as a single in 1984. The CD which it is from was released in 1985 is “Songs From The Big Chair”. Since the single was releaased in 1984 I won’t be including it on these blogs. 33) Tears For Fears “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”:

A Sinatra cover, interesting choice. 34) David Lee Roth “That’s Life”:

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