{"id":799194,"date":"2026-05-15T22:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/799194\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T22:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:41:16","slug":"3-rock-songs-from-1981-that-every-80s-kid-definitely-knows-by-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/799194\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Rock Songs From 1981 That Every 80s Kid Definitely Knows by Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 1980s will likely always be revered as one of the best decades in rock music. Included in that era are these three incredible songs. All out in 1981, it\u2019s likely that every 80s kid can still sing all the lyrics word for word today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d by Kim Carnes<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/meaning-behind-the-song-bette-davis-eyes-by-kim-carnes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bette Davis Eyes<\/a>\u201d, out ten years after Kim Carnes released her debut \u201cI Won\u2019t Call You Back\u201d single, is her first No. 1 single. On Carnes\u2019s Mistaken Identity album, Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon are the song\u2019s writers. Written in 1974, Weiss first recorded \u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d. But it wasn\u2019t until Carnes recorded her version that \u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d became a big hit.<\/p>\n<p>A tribute of sorts to the iconic actress, and movies of that era, \u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d says, \u201cAnd she\u2019ll tease you \/ She\u2019ll unease you \/ All the better just to please you \/ She\u2019s precocious, and she knows just \/ What it takes to make a pro blush \/ She got Greta Garbo\u2019s standoff sighs \/ She\u2019s got Bette Davis eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d spent nine nonconsecutive weeks in the No. 1 spot on the charts. It is Carnes\u2019s only single as a solo artist to reach No. 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEndless Love\u201d by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross<\/p>\n<p>By the time Lionel Richie and Diana Ross released \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/5-romantic-80s-duets-that-dominated-the-charts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Endless Love<\/a>\u201d, Ross was already having hits as a solo artist, after leaving The Supremes. But \u201cEndless Love\u201d is Richie\u2019s first solo single, after he left The Commodores.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Richie and James Anthony Carmichael, \u201cEndless Love\u201d is part of the soundtrack for a movie of the same name. The romantic song says, \u201cI want to share \/ All my love with you \/ No one else will do \/ And your eyes \/ Your eyes, your eyes \/ They tell me how much you care \/ Ooh yes, you will always be \/ My endless love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEndless Love\u201d also spent nine weeks at the top of the charts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArthur\u2019s Theme (Best That You Can Do)\u201d by Christopher Cross<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArthur\u2019s Theme (Best That You Can Do)\u201d is written by Christopher Cross, along with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen. The song appears on the soundtrack for the Arthur film.<\/p>\n<p>The sweet song says, \u201cWhen you get caught between the moon and New York City \/ I know it\u2019s crazy, but it\u2019s true \/ If you get caught between the moon and New York City \/ The best that you can do \/ The best that you can do \/ Is fall in love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cross was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/christopher-cross\/arthurs-theme-best-that-you-can-do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">originally<\/a> supposed to do all the music for Arthur. But when the film\u2019s director didn\u2019t feel Cross had enough experience, the role went to Bacharach instead. After \u201cArthur\u2019s Theme (Best That You Can Do)\u201d, Cross only had one other No. 1 single, with \u201cThink Of Laura\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Gary Gershoff\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 1980s will likely always be revered as one of the best decades in rock music. 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