{"id":802703,"date":"2026-08-04T19:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/802703\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:16:13","slug":"3-rock-songs-from-1982-that-every-80s-kid-still-knows-word-for-word-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/802703\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Rock Songs From 1982 That Every 80s Kid Still Knows Word for Word Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

The music of the 1980s will always be distinct. Among the many great rock songs in the 1980s are these three singles. All out in 1982, it\u2019s likely that every 80s kid still knows them word for word today.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrimson And Clover\u201d by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts<\/p>\n

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\u201cCrimson And Clover\u201d is Joan Jett and the Blackhearts\u2019 second hit single. It follows \u201cI Love Rock \u2019N\u2019 Roll\u201d, the band\u2019s first No. 1 hit. Both songs are from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts\u2019 sophomore I Love Rock \u2019N\u2019 Roll record. \u201cCrimson And Clover<\/a>\u201d was written by Tommy James and Peter Lucia. It was first released in 1968 by Tommy James and the Shondells.<\/p>\n

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But it\u2019s Jett\u2019s version that most people remember. \u201cCrimson And Clover\u201d says, \u201cAh, now when she comes walkin\u2019 over \/ Now I\u2019ve been waitin\u2019 to show her \/ Crimson and clover \/ Over and over \/ Yeah, if I\u2019m not such a sweet thing \/ I wanna do everything \/ What a beautiful feelin\u2019 \/ Crimson and clover \/ Over and over.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven The Nights Are Better\u201d by Air Supply<\/p>\n

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One of the most successful rock ballads from the early 80s, \u201cEven The Nights Are Better\u201d is on Air Supply\u2019<\/a>s Now And Forever record. The song was written by J. L. Wallace, Kenneth Bell, and Terry Skinner.<\/p>\n

A four-week No. 1 single, \u201cEven The Nights Are Better\u201d says, \u201cI used to think I was tied to a heartache \/ That was the heartbreak \/ But now that I\u2019ve found you \/ Even the nights are better \/ Now that we\u2019re here together \/ Even the nights are better \/ Since I found you, oh \/ Even the days are brighter \/ When someone you love\u2019s beside you \/ Even the nights are better \/ Since I found you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCaught Up In You\u201d by 38 Special<\/p>\n

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38 Special\u2019s first No. 1 single, \u201cCaught Up In You\u201d is on Special Forces, the band\u2019s fifth studio album. \u201cCaught Up In You\u201d was written by Survivor\u2019s Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan, along with 38 Special\u2019s Jeff Carlisi and Don Barnes. It is their first big hit since \u201cHold On Loosely<\/a>\u201d came out in 1981.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaught Up In You\u201d says, \u201cI\u2019m so caught up in you \/ Little girl \/ That I never did suspect that I\u2019d be \/ So caught up in you \/ Little girl \/ That I never wanna get myself free \/ And baby it\u2019s true \/ You\u2019re the one \/ Who caught me, baby you taught me \/ How good it could be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Special Forces also includes \u201cYou Keep Runnin\u2019 Away\u201d, one of 38 Special\u2019s biggest hits.<\/p>\n

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