In 1988, the decade of iconic 80s music was beginning to make way for the new sounds of the 90s. Still, the 80s sound remains very much alive and well in these three rock songs. All out in 1988, almost every 80s kid can likely still sing them word for word today.<\/p>\n
\u201cSweet Child O\u2019 Mine\u201d by Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/p>\n
Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/a>\u2019 first No. 1 single, \u201cSweet Child O\u2019 Mine<\/a>\u201d is on their debut album, Appetite For Destruction. Written by band members Steven Adler, Saul Hudson, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, and Izzy Stradlin, Rose was inspired to write \u201cSweet Child O\u2019 Mine\u201d as a tribute<\/a> to his then-girlfriend, Erin Everly. <\/p>\n \u201cSweet Child O\u2019 Mine\u201d says, \u201cShe\u2019s got eyes of the bluest skies \/ As if they thought of rain \/ I hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain \/ Her hair reminds me of a warm, safe place \/ Where as a child I\u2019d hide \/ And pray for the thunder and the rain to quietly pass me by \/ Who,\u00a0 sweet child o\u2019 mine \/ Oh, sweet love of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t You Know What The Night Can Do\u201d by Steve Winwood<\/p>\n On Steve Winwood\u2019s Roll With It album is \u201cDon\u2019t You Know What The Night Can Do\u201d. Written by Winwood and Will Jennings, \u201cDon\u2019t You Know What The Night Can Do\u201d became a No. 1 hit for the singer.<\/p>\n A feel-good anthem, \u201cDon\u2019t You Know What The Night Can Do\u201d says, \u201cNow\u2019s the time that our dreams are finally coming true \/ Feels so good we\u2019re crying \/ Now\u2019s the time when it\u2019s down to me and you \/ Spread these wings \u2013 we\u2019ll be flying \/ Don\u2019t you know what the night can do? \/ Don\u2019t you know when it\u2019s touching you? \/ Don\u2019t you know what the night can do?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFast Car\u201d by Tracy Chapman<\/p>\n Tracy Chapman\u2019s debut single, \u201cFast Car\u201d is on her eponymous freshman record. Written solely by Chapman, she won two Grammys for this song.<\/p>\n \u201cFast Car\u201d says, \u201cYou got a fast car \/ I want a ticket to anywhere \/ Maybe we make a deal \/ Maybe together we can get somewhere \/ Any place is better \/ Starting from zero got nothing to lose \/ Maybe we\u2019ll make something \/ Me myself I got nothing to prove.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2023, Luke Combs released a cover of \u201cFast Car\u201d. His version became a massive hit. It gave Chapman a CMA Award for Song of the Year and earned Combs a Grammy nomination.<\/p>\n