Daily Boom Lost Hit: Val Young- 'If You Should Ever Be Lonely'

Daily Boom Lost Hit: Richard Marx - 'Hazard'

Daily Boom 90's Nostalgia: Queen - 'The Show Must Go On'

Empty spaces, what are we living for
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for
Another hero, another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore
The show must go on

"The Show Must Go On" is probably one of my most favorite songs by Queen. It was recorded in 1990 at the height of Freddie Mercury's battle with full blown AIDS and there was concern that he wouldn't be able tp actually hit the necessary high notes. While the rest of the band may have thought that he was too weak to actually perform it Mercury knew better and pulled off the tough vocals in spite of his fading health. The song itself is filled with innuendo about Mercury's health and how change was pretty imminent. 

The press had speculated that the legendary front man was ill but no confirmation of Mercury's HIV-positive status was ever given until the day before his death in 1991. "The Show Must Go On" was also released in 1991 and the video that accompanies it features the band performing together at various gigs over the years. Check out the late, great Freddie Mercury and the rest of Queen below.

Daily Boom Lost Hit: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - 'Let The Beat Hit 'Em'

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: Eddie Murphy 'Party All the Time'

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December of 1985 was a pretty cheesy month for music. Lots of sappy songs hit Billboard's Hot 100 and then there were some tracks that were a bit weird. Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time" was one of those strange ones. It hit number 2 on the charts and was pretty darn catchy. While Murphy wasn't exactly known for his singing ability this song came at a point in time when he could really do no wrong.

Murphy was coming off of four successful years on Saturday Night Live and he had just struck box office gold with Beverly Hills Cop so if he wanted to make a song then no one was going to say no. Murphy teamed up with the legendary Rick James and the rest was easy. At the time James was also riding a nice wave of success, both with his own album and with his girl group, The Mary Jane Girls.

Murphy's name was going to sell records and putting James in the mix ensured that "Party All the Time" would be worth the airplay that it eventually received.

Daily Boom Lost Hit: The Pointer Sisters - 'Dare Me'

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: Mr. Mister - 'Broken Wings'

Baby, don't understand
Why we can't just hold on to each others' hands
This time might be the last, I fear
Unless I make it all too clear
I need you so, ohh
Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
Learn to live so free

Mr. Mister's "Broken Wings" isn't exactly a one-hit-wonder, the band did hit the charts with a few other songs in the mid-80's. in fact, "Kyrie" also went to number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 but "Broken Wings"  was far more successful. It's one of those songs that you recognize as soon as it starts. I think just about everyone has belted out the chorus at least once.

Check out the video below!

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: Rod Stewart- 'Crazy About Her'

Last night I was cleaning up and I had a DVR'ed episode of Totally 80's videos on and was reminded of an old Rod Stewart song. He had a LOT of stuff out in the 80's and some songs seem to have stuck in my head better than others. Stewart's Out of Order album back in 1988 introduced us to a string of hits like "Lost In You", "Forever Young" and "My Heart Can't Tell Me No" but I had completely forgotten about another track- "Crazy About Her".

It was actually the fourth single off of the album and reached number 11 on Billboard's charts back in 1989. It actually probably ranks as one of my very favorite Stewart songs. Check out the video below. Do you guys remember this one?