From American Songwriter · Kat Caudill · · 30s
80s One-Hit Wonder Lyrics
Three 1980 songs every 80s kid remembers.
In brief
Three 1980 songs every 80s kid remembers. Three 1980 one-hit wonder songs with lyrics that 80s kids still recall. Originally reported by American Songwriter.
Whip It by Devo
Jerry Casale wrote 'Whip It' after reading Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow.
“When a problem comes along, you must whip it / Before the cream sets out too long, you must whip it.”
Turning Japanese by The Vapors
David Fenton said the song wasn't meant to be Japanese slander.
“You got me turning up and turning down / I'm turning in, I'm turning 'round / I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese.”
Steal Away by Robbie Dupree
Robbie Dupree described 'Steal Away' as a simple yacht rock song.
“Why don't we steal away Why don't we steal away Into the night I know it ain't right.”
What matters most
Three 1980 one-hit wonder songs with lyrics that 80s kids still recall.
