Rock Bands From The 80s
On The Acoustic

Here Comes The Rain Again is a 1983 songs from the duo The Eurythmics and can be found on their album Touch.

The song was a #4 hit in the US and a #8 in the UK.

The King And Queen Of America is a single from the 1989 album by The Eurythmics called We Too Are One.

The once reached #23 in Ireland and #29 in the UK but failed to chart in the US.

Personal Jesus was the lead single from this bands 7th album called "Violator" when it was released back in 1990.

The song peaked at #13 in the UK and reached #28 in the US.

I play a capo 2nd fret on this one in standard tuning with a down -1-2-3 down up and a steady up and down shuffle where (1-2-3 are arpeggio notes in the chord). Just a few riffs with the chords  Em, A, G, Gb, A, Am and an F.

Red Red Wine is actually a Neil Diamond song which he first released back in 1967. UB40 decided to cover this number and included it as a track on their 1983 album Labour Of Love.

The song topped the charts in the UK and made it to #34 in the US. Neil Diamond liked the Reggae so much that he now performs that version in his concerts instead of the acoustic ballad version he originally recorded.

This song has a down down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern in standard tuning and the chords Dsus2, A/E, G, D and an A. No lead but a few riffs.

Save It For Later was released as a single back in 1982. The band was known as "The Beat" in the UK and "The English Beat" in Canada and the US.

The was the bands last album called "Special Beat Service". The song reached #47 in the UK and #58 in the US.

Say A Prayer was first released in the UK as a single in 1982 from their album "Rio". It hit #2 on the charts.

Three years later in 1985 they released the song in the US where it peaked at #16.

No lead here with the chords Dm, F, A#, G, Bm, D and a Gbm in standard tuning. Play a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.

Sister Ranger is a single from the 1984 album Midnight Madness and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

You can play a 1-2 arpeggio notes down up 1-2 down up as you move through the chords in the verses and down down up down up and repeat for rhythm in the chorus.

Lead in this one but not in my acoustic version. Original key is a capo 3rd fret with the chords A, D, E, A/Db, Bm G, C, and a G6.

Sweet Dreams was a 1983 single from The Eurythmics off of their album of the same name.

There were five singles from this album but this song was their biggest hit, hitting #1 in Canada and the US and making it into the top 10 in several other countries.

The Promise was the debut single from the group When In Rome and was released in 1987 in the UK and 1988 in the US.

It was the bands only big commercial hit, peaking at #11 in the US.

What Do All The People Know is a song by the Norwegian new wave band The Monroes, released as a single in 1982. The song became a hit in Norway and other European countries, as well as in the United States where it reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The Monroes were formed in the early 1980s and consisted of members Lage Fosheim on vocals and guitar, Eivind Rølles on bass, Lasse Hafreager on keyboards, and Per Vestaby on drums. "What Do All the People Know" was their biggest hit and is considered a classic of the Norwegian new wave scene.

This song was never featured on any regular album but has appeared on various compilation albums and greatest hits collections of the band, such as "The Best of The Monroes" and "Absolute Monroes".

What's My Scene is a track from the 1987 by Hoodoo Gurus called Blow Your Cool.

The song only charted in Australia but reached #3 on the charts there.