

Maybe it's the guitars shaped like lightning bolts or the shaggy hairstyles, but the retro music era has not-so-quietly slipped its way back into our lives at exactly the right time and with a surprisingly similar effect as the first time around. The return of these hits has even spilled over into pop releases from artists like Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, and The Weeknd, bringing with them a vibrant energy reminiscent of the '70s and '80s.

(What a feeling) what a feeling.Image Source: Getty / JMEnternational, Getty / Kevin Mazur, Getty / Denise TruscelloĬlick through your recommended TikTok sounds and you might find Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" sandwiched between Doja Cat's "Say So" and MGMT's "Little Dark Age." Even for those who weren't alive to hear these hits on the radio firsthand, TikTok has helped resurface dozens of musical gems from decades past that introduce us to new artists, new genres, and lend insight to a time that parallels our own in striking ways. (Take your passion, make it happen) make it happen (call, call, call, call, what a feeling) I can have it all Have it all (Pictures come alive when I call) I can have it all (I can really have it all) What a feeling (Pictures come alive when I call) What a feeling (I can really have it all) What a feeling (I am music now), bein's believin' (I am rhythm now)

Now I hear the music, close my eyes, I am rhythmĬhorus (with. Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life I can't have it all, now I'm dancin' for my life Well I hear the music, close my eyes, feel the rhythm That your fear seems to hide deep inside your mindĪll alone I have cried silent tears full of pride What A Feeling" was the last non-Japanese-language single to reach #1 on Japan's Oricon singles chart until Celine Dion's "To Love You More" in 1995.įirst, when there's nothing but a slow glowing dream The song has appeared on the soundtrack album Flashdance, and Cara's second solo album, What A Feelin'. Despite the song's title, the word "Flashdance" never appears in the song's lyrics. In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a platinum record in 1983, it won the Academy Award for Best Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1984. The music was written and produced by Giorgio Moroder, and the lyrics were written by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara. What a Feeling" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance which was performed by Irene Cara.
