3 Forgotten Rock Hits Even 80s Kids Don’t Remember
The article revisits three 1980s rock-related hits that have largely faded from popular memory.
– “Pac-Man Fever” by Buckner & Garcia (1982), a Pac-Man tribute that reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
– “What About Me” by Australian band Moving Pictures (1981), a synth-led song about vulnerability and wanting to be noticed.
– “Rock On” by Michael Damian (1989), a late-decade rock track presented as a celebration of the genre.
- Three largely forgotten 1980s hits are revisited.
- “Pac-Man Fever” reached the US top ten.
- The selection spans novelty, synth rock and late-1980s pop rock.