Pop music enjoyed one of the greatest years in its history in 1984. The charts were filled with songs that would become part of the culture\u2019s fabric, both right after they were released and in years to come.<\/p>\n
Even way down at the bottom of the pop charts, you could find songs of outstanding quality. If you don\u2019t believe us, check out these tracks that should have been bigger hits.<\/p>\n
\u201cToo Young To Fall In Love\u201d by M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce<\/p>\n
They\u2019d eventually get slick and polished and would turn out hits with a regularity that few other glam metal bands could even hope to approach. (Only Bon Jovi could hang with them in that department.) But M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce was a much more unruly beast in 1984, at least in terms of their musical approach. \u201cToo Young To Fall In Love\u201d features a sledgehammer rhythm and a potent call-and-response approach in the chorus, while Vince Neil squeals out the lyrics with abandon. The song manages to feature both Nikki Sixx\u2019s songwriting smarts and the punkish energy of the band back then. But it only reached No. 90 before fading.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo. Central Rain (I\u2019m Sorry)\u201d by R.E.M.<\/p>\n
Had this song arrived in the second half of the 80s, a time during which R.E.M. had ascended to the mainstream elite, the chart results might have been different. But back in \u201984, they were still the darlings of college radio and a national obscurity. Featured on Reckoning, their second studio album, \u201cSo. Central Rain (I\u2019m Sorry)\u201d showed that the band\u2019s knack for rhythmic propulsion didn\u2019t depart from them even on what\u2019s essentially a ballad. Michael Stipe deviates from the somewhat mumbled, wordy verses to deliver the refrain of \u201cI\u2019m Sorry\u201d in his most tortured voice. One of the band\u2019s all-time classics, and yet it only topped out at No. 85.<\/p>\n
\u201cThin Line Between Love And Hate\u201d by The Pretenders<\/p>\n