(Finished July 10th, 2025) Part 4 of The Best Songs 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 Boone 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.

52) Whitney Houston “You Give Good Love”:

53) Dire Straits “So Far Away”:

54) Berlin “When Love Goes To War”:

55) New Order “The Perfect Kiss”:

Why yes that is Run, D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay in this video. 56a) LL Cool J “I Can’t Live Without My Radio”:

56b) LL Cool J “I Can’t Live Without My Radio”:

57) Sade “Promise”:

58) Phil Collins “Don’t Lose My Number”:

59) Tears For Fears “Mother’s Talk”:

60) Freddie Jackson “You Are My Lady”:

61) John Parr “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)”:

I love both of these “St. Elmo’s Fire” songs so much. Both such different songs but both also great songs. 62) David Foster “Love Theme From “St. Elmo’s Fire”: