I HEART 80s

O... M... G.  I fell for this in a big way.  These Dreams, the B side, was my preference of the two and hence the reason I bought it.  Originally released in 1986 These Dreams made number 1 in the Billboard US Hot 100, but had only managed number 62 in the UK singles chart.  Following the success of 1987's Alone, it was re-released in 1988, together with Never - a song that had not previously been released in the UK.  This time, the Bernie Taupin (and Martin Page) penned power ballad made it to number 8 in the UK singles chart.  Unusually for me, I didn't note the date that I had bought this single on the sleeve - most of my collection has my untidy scrawl somewhere, either directly on the sleeve or on a tatty sticker barely hanging on these days.

I think that I probably bought this as much for the fact that I loved Alone, rather than for the merits of These Dreams.  Some of my record buying choices were strange you see, although they were also probably pragmatic too - I missed out on one record by a band so I bought their follow up single... One to ponder there.  Anyway, Heart were a visual manifestation of a certain 80s music feeling.  Overblown, with the hair and the costumes, they were like Dynasty on vinyl.  I hated Dynasty, but loved Heart.  Is that a strange admission to make?