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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Not even close! I was so focused on "Canadian Top 10" that I got tunnel vision, and kept looking for a lesser known hit by the likes of Bryan Adams or Corey hart.

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Andres's avatar

Same here!

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Mark Nash's avatar

Granted, I did purposely try to point people in that direction with my first hint!

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Steve Goldberg's avatar

I don't even know this song. I thought I knew the hits from that album, but either it didn't get airplay in So Cal in 1985 or whenever this was, or it fell through the cracks. And wow - Don Henley's hair in this video is so....I can't find the right word for it. Frighteningly amazing?

Even if you chose The Boys of Summer, I might not have gotten it. I haven't played all the rounds, but I am really bad at this.

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Mark Nash's avatar

Maybe it’s not as well known a song as I thought but it was huge in Canada. The first thing I noticed when I pulled up the video yesterday was Henley’s hair but funnily enough I don’t remember it standing out in 1989.

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Steve Goldberg's avatar

In 1989 his hair didn’t stand out - wait that song was 1989? No wonder I never heard it. I was a junior in college and only listened to 70s funk and punk rock.

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Mark Nash's avatar

That would explain it then. Have you heard either of the other singles? “The End of the Innocence” and “Heart of the Matter”?

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Steve Goldberg's avatar

I do know “The Age of Innocence” well and “Heart of the Matter” slightly. I can’t remember if it was at the exact time they came out or later though. And as a recovered mullet wearer I have empathy for ex-mulleters.

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Andres's avatar

As suspected, I had zero idea. I don’t even know who Don Henley is!

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Mark Nash's avatar

He was the drummer and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles

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Andres's avatar

Thanks. I’ve never actually paid much attention to them which would probably explain why I was completely in the dark 🤪

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Kristin DeMarr's avatar

I wouldn’t have guessed Don Henley! I was also thinking Bryan Adams 😂

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