{"id":992837,"date":"2026-08-10T10:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/992837\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:40:14","slug":"3-one-hit-wonders-from-the-1980s-id-stay-home-from-school-to-listen-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/992837\/","title":{"rendered":"3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s I\u2019d Stay Home From School To Listen To"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the 1980s, there was every reason to stay home from school. Maybe the bully wanted to get you after class. Maybe you were sick. Maybe you wanted to watch reruns of your favorite game show. Or maybe you just needed to hear your favorite song on repeat. Here below, we wanted to dive into that very dynamic. Indeed, these are <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/3-one-hit-wonders-from-the-1980s-i-vividly-remember-listening-to-on-the-school-bus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">three one-hit wonders from the 1980s<\/a> I\u2019d stay home from school to listen to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Ran (So Far Away)\u201d by A Flock Of Seagulls from \u2018A Flock Of Seagulls\u2019 (1982)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783129999_112_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As a music fan, when you hear a new sound, sometimes all you can think about is how you just want more of it. It\u2019s like discovering birthday cake or pizza for the first time\u2014your eyebrows shoot up, and you think to yourself, What is this?! That\u2019s what happened for many young music fans in the 1980s when they heard the strange, yet catchy song \u201cI Ran (So Far Away)\u201d by A Flock Of Seagulls. There\u2019s a reason we still hear this track on TV commercials and other media even today. It\u2019s one of a kind.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tVideos by American Songwriter\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Melt With You\u201d by Modern English from \u2018After The Snow\u2019 (1982)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783129999_786_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps more than any other decade over the past 120 years, the 1980s had a specific and signature sound. If you were taken away in a time machine and dropped back in the past at some random moment, you could likely figure out where (and when) you were based on the music. And if you found yourself in the 1980s, you\u2019d assuredly be surrounded by synths and new wave songs. Indeed, you\u2019d be surrounded by Modern English and the popular track \u201cI Melt With You\u201d. That\u2019s just what culture sounded like back then. That\u2019s what kids would skip school to hear. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cManiac\u201d by Michael Sembello from \u2018Flashdance: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture\u2019 (1983)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786358414_87_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of 1980s traditions\u2014back then, the movie soundtrack was an essential piece of pop culture. And when it came to high-energy, dance-based movies like Flashdance, well, the soundtrack became even that much more crucial. If you asked any kid from back in the day, all they wanted to do was skip school and stare at MTV. One of the reasons was the great music. Another was the fun videos that got you off your couch and dancing. \u201cManiac\u201d by Michael Sembello offered fans both. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by Fin Costello\/Redferns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Back in the 1980s, there was every reason to stay home from school. 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