{"id":696780,"date":"2026-06-11T01:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/696780\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T01:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:37:12","slug":"3-rock-songs-from-1983-that-make-me-want-to-travel-back-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/696780\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Rock Songs From 1983 That Make Me Want To Travel Back in Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 80s have long been considered one of the most memorable decades in rock music, and with good reason. Some of the best songs were released in that decade, including these three. All out in 1983, they are so good, they make me wish I could travel back in time to listen to them again and again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotal Eclipse Of The Heart\u201d by Bonnie Tyler<\/p>\n<p>A multi-platinum hit for <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/bonnie-tyler-is-in-a-medically-induced-coma-after-emergency-surgery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bonnie Tyler<\/a>, \u201cTotal Eclipse Of The Heart\u201d was written by Jim Steinman. On Tyler\u2019s Faster Than The Speed Of Night album, \u201cTotal Eclipse Of The Heart\u201d became a four-week No.1 single for Tyler. It is the biggest single of Tyler\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>The song was originally more than six and a half minutes long. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/bonnie-tyler\/total-eclipse-of-the-heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">edited down<\/a> for radio, still coming in at more than five minutes and 30 seconds. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotal Eclipse Of The Heart\u201d says, \u201c(Turn around, bright eyes) \/ Every now and then I fall apart \/ (Turn around, bright eyes) \/ Every now and then I fall apart \/ \/ And I need you now tonight \/ And I need you more than ever \/ And if you only hold me tight \/ We\u2019ll be holding on forever \/ And we\u2019ll only be making it right \/ \u2018Cause we\u2019ll never be wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe Works Hard For The Money\u201d by Donna Summer<\/p>\n<p>An anthem for working women everywhere, Donna Summer makes \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/3-nostalgic-pop-songs-from-1983-that-we-just-cant-give-up\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">She Works Hard For The Money<\/a>\u201d the title track of a record that was also released in 1983. Written by Summer and Michael Omartian, \u201cShe Works Hard For The Money\u201d is based on Summer\u2019s own life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe Works Hard For The Money\u201d says, \u201cShe works hard for the money \/ So hard for it, honey \/ She works hard for the money \/ So you better treat her right.\u201d After \u201cShe Works Hard For The Money\u201d, Summer had other hits at radio. But this song is her final No. 1 single.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFaithfully\u201d by Journey<\/p>\n<p>Most 80s kids can likely sing every single word of \u201cFaithfully\u201d by Journey. On their Frontiers record, \u201cFaithfully\u201d is written by band member Jonathan Cain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFaithfully\u201d was inspired by the toll life as a touring musician takes on the significant other left at home. The song says, \u201cThey say that the road ain\u2019t no place to start a family \/ Right down the line it\u2019s been you and me \/ And lovin\u2019 a music man ain\u2019t always what it\u2019s supposed to be \/ Oh, girl, you stand by me \/ I\u2019m forever yours. Faithfully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of Journey\u2019s biggest hits, Cain later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/journey\/faithfully\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said<\/a> it was God who gave him the song.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Jean-Jacques BERNIER\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 80s have long been considered one of the most memorable decades in rock music, and with good&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[20278,2617,88,216,2156],"class_list":["post-696780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-1980s","tag-classic-rock","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-rock-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}