80s Rock And Roll Bands
On The Acoustic

Always Something There To Remind Me was first released in the 1960s by Dionne Warwick and then later released in 10983 by Naked Eyes where they scored a #8 hit in the summer of 1983.

Fallen On Hard Times was single by Jethro Tull back in 1982 from the album The Broadsword And The Beast.

The single reached #20 on the US Main chart.

Fire Woman is off of the 1989 album by The Cult entitled Sonic Temple.

The song reached #1 in new Zealand, 32 in the US and #15 in the UK.

Follow You Down is a song by the American rock band Gin Blossoms, released in 1996 as the lead single from their album "Congratulations I'm Sorry." The song was written by lead guitarist Jesse Valenzuela and features a catchy guitar riff, upbeat rhythms, and bittersweet lyrics about longing for a past love.

"Follow You Down" became a major hit for the Gin Blossoms, reaching the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and topping the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song's success helped propel the album "Congratulations I'm Sorry" to platinum status in the United States.

Found Out About You is a song by the American rock band Gin Blossoms, released in 1993 as the second single from their debut album "New Miserable Experience." The song, which was written by guitarist Doug Hopkins, features a memorable guitar riff, catchy melodies, and introspective lyrics about the end of a relationship.

"Found Out About You" was a breakthrough hit for the Gin Blossoms, reaching the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and topping the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song's success helped propel the album "New Miserable Experience" to multi-platinum status in the United States.

Hey Jealousy was released by Gin Blossoms in 1992 as the lead single from their breakthrough album, "New Miserable Experience." The song was written by guitarist Doug Hopkins, and features a catchy melody, jangly guitars, and introspective lyrics about unrequited love and jealousy.

The song was a commercial success for the Gin Blossoms, reaching the top 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and helping to propel "New Miserable Experience" to platinum status in the United States. The album would go on to achieve multi-platinum status and become one of the defining albums of the 1990s alternative rock scene.

Hymn 43 was a single from the 1973 album Aqualung from Jethro Tull. The song broke the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #91.

I play this one with a down down up down down up rhythm pattern with a bit of a shuffle. The chords are D, C, A, G, C/B and a C/A# in standard tuning. There is some heavy lead and whistle in the original but not in my acoustic version here.

I Just Died In Your Arms was the debut single for the group Cutting Crew back in 1986 and hails from their album "Broadcast".

The song was a monster hit reaching #1 in Canada, US, Norway and Finland and hitting the top 10 in several other countries.

Laurel Canyon is a track off of a 2014 album from The Church called Further/Deeper. 

This track was never released as a single.

Love Plus One is a track from the British band Haircut 100 off of their Pelican West album from 1981.

This single was released in 1982 and reached #3 in the UK and #37 in the US, making it their only hit in the United States.

Skating Away (On The Thin Ice Of A New Day) is from the 1975 album War Child from Jethro Tull.

The song failed to chart.

Under The Milky Way was released back in 1988 as a single from their album Starfish.

The band managed a top 30 in the US, Australia and New Zealand with this song. It did reach #2 in the US on their Mainstream Rock Chart.