This song came out when I was a freshman in college back in 1987. Though it didn’t do that well on the U.S. Top 40 charts, I remember it doing quite well on the dance charts. I also remember playing it at one of my very first club DJ gigs and the song was well received.
Pepsi & Shirlie formed the duo when backup singers for Wham. George Michael and Aretha Franklin’s “I Knew You Were Waiting For Me” kept the track from reaching #1 two weeks in a row in the U.K.
And I must note the men in this video are quite attractive. I miss the male grooming habits of that era. I’ve never been particularly attracted to younger men but well groomed men have always turned my head. Especially those in white t-shirts and jeans. I am definitely a product of my generation.
From 1987, here’s Pepsi & Shirlie with “Heartache”.
