3 One-Hit Wonder Lyrics From 1985 That Every 80s Kid Remembers

The article highlights three songs released in 1985 that it says remain memorable to people who grew up in the 1980s. Their association with popular films and MTV helped bring them to a wide audience, while their lyrics connect to themes of friendship, growing up and feeling constrained in a relationship.

Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” reached No. 1 in the US and Canada and closes *The Breakfast Club*. John Parr’s “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” is tied to the coming-of-age film of the same name and its college friends’ bar. ’Til Tuesday’s “Voices Carry” became a US Top 10 hit and won the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist; Aimee Mann said its inspiration was a male friend whose partner did not want to show affection publicly.