The Tracks Quest –
Documenting the 80s Vinyl Hits From Swedish Radio Show Trackslistan

Following the dizzying, multi-platinum rush of Slippery When Wet, the world was waiting to see if Bon Jovi could do it again. Under intense pressure, front man Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora retreated into a creative crucible, emerging not just with a new…

The moment Belinda Carlisle’s voice soars into the final, glorious chorus of “Heaven Is a Place on Earth,” the air changes. It’s not just the sudden, unexpected musical lift, the famous key change that critics have rightly called one of the greatest in pop history….

Imagine standing at the precipice of global stardom, having just conquered the charts with a song you initially dismissed as a “throwaway”. This was Simple Minds in 1985, fresh off the monumental success of “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” The world was watching, and the…