Notes

Hazy Shade of Winter – The Bangles
Tie a Yellow Ribbon – The Dawn

Peter Gabriel – Heroes
Waiting for a Girl Like You – Foreigner

Atmosphere – Joy Division


Elegia – New Order
Nocturnal Me – Echo & The Bunnymen

Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart
The Bargain Store – Dolly Parton

Fields of Gold – Vangelis
When It’s Cold I’d Like to Die – Moby

Devo, “Whip It” (1980): Signature tune of Ohio-based New Wave band.

Oingo Boingo, “Just Another Day” (1985): Opening song on band’s “Dead Man’s Party” album.

The Romantics, “Talking in Your Sleep” (1983): Top 5 hit for this Detroit band.

Scorpions, “Rock You Like a Hurricane” (1984): Also heard in the films “Knocked Up,” “Little Nicky” and “Jawbreaker.”

Gary Paxton, “Spookie Movies” (1963): This Halloween novelty tune was recorded as an answer song to “Western Movies” by the Olympics.

Prehistoric Wolves, “Every Other Girl” (2016): It's difficult to find any online trace of Prehistoric Wolves, but the band's self-titled album is available at iTunes and Spotify.


Chapter Two: “Trick or Treat, Freak”
Ray Parker Jr., “Ghostbusters” (1984): Theme song of smash 1984 film.

Ted Nugent, “Wango Tango” (1980): This song reached No. 86 on Billboard magazine’s Hot 100 chart for the Motor City Madman

Swing Set, “Blackout” (1986): Minneapolis quintet Swing Set specialized in New Wave sounds.

Motley Crue, “Shout at the Devil” (1983): Title track of band’s second album.

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, “Islands in the Stream” (1983): Written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees.

Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers, “Monster Mash” (1962): This enduring novelty hit was produced by “Spookie Movies” singer Gary Paxton.

Duran Duran, “Girls on Film” (1981): Video clip accompanying this song made Duran Duran an MTV sensation.

Big Giant Circles, “Outside the Realm” (2015): Big Giant Circles, otherwise known as Texan producer Jimmy Hinson, contributes music to high-profile video games.

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Chapter Three: “The Pollywog”
The Mercey Brothers, “Whistle on the River” (1966): This song reached No. 1 on the Canadian country chart for this trio of siblings.

Jim Croce, “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim” (1972): Debut single for this folk-rock icon.

Tones on Tail, “Go!” (1984): Daniel Ash, known for his work in the bands Bauhaus and Love & Rockets, founded Tones on Tail in 1982.

Psychedelic Furs, “The Ghost in You” (1984): This New Wave standard has been covered by Robyn Hitchcock, Counting Crows and Duncan Sheik.

Ill Repute, “Clean Cut American Kid” (1982): This hardcore punk song appeared on “Rodney On The Roq Vol. III,” part of a compilation series by Los Angeles radio DJ Rodney Bingenheimer.

Al Casey Combo, “Cookin’ ” (1962): Rockabilly guitarist Al Casey played on studio sessions for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and the Beach Boys.


Jumpstreet, "How I Feel About You" (1984): Obscure band Jumpstreet peaked when winning best album honors at the 1984 Minnesota Music Awards.

Chapter Four: “Will the Wise”
The Clash, “This is Radio Clash” (1981): The first of two Clash songs featured in “Stranger Things 2.”

Paul Engemann, “Scarface (Push It to the Limit)” (1983): Written for the Al Pacino version of “Scarface,” this song is heard during a montage sequence in that film.

The Haxan Cloak, “The Growing” (2011): Otherwise known as English producer Bobby Krlic, the Haxan Cloak has production credits on albums by Bjork and Goldfrapp.

Chapter Five: “Dig Dug”
Carroll Lloyd, “Try My Love” (1967): This Memphis soul single was issued on the Tower Records label.


Carl Weathers, “You Ought to be with Me” (1981): Actor Carl Weathers released this single between “Rocky II” and “Rocky III.”

Bobby Bare, “Green, Green Grass of Home” (1966): Country singer Bobby Bare covered this song popularized by Porter Wagoner for an album titled “The Streets of Baltimore.”

Shock Therapy, “Can I Do What I Want?” (1985): Detroit rock band recorded this song for its debut album.


Hittman, “Metal Sport” (1984): This underground New York band is planning a 2018 reunion show at the Keep It True Festival in Germany.

Robert Gorl, “Darling Don’t Leave Me” (1983): This synthpop song features Annie Lennox on backing vocals.

The Jetzons, “When the Sun Goes Down” (1982): Jetzons keyboard player Brad Buxer later worked as Michael Jackson’s music director.

Channel 3, “Strength in Numbers” (1982): Hardcore punk band Channel 3 was founded in Los Angeles suburb Cerritos.

Billie Holiday, “No More” (1944): The first of two Billie Holiday songs featured in “Stranger Things 2.”

Philip Glass, “Open the Kingdom (Liquid Days, Part Two)” (1986): Celebrated composer Philip Glass collaborated with David Byrne on this song.

Chapter Six: “The Spy”
Queen, “Hammer to Fall” (1984): Queen performed this song as part of its acclaimed appearance at Live Aid.

Artie Shaw, “There’s Frost on the Moon” (1936): Clarinet player Artie Shaw led bands that featured Billie Holiday, Mel Torme and Buddy Rich.

Billie Holiday, “You Better Go” (1946): The Grammy Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement awards were given posthumously to jazz icon Billie Holiday.

Roy Orbison, “Blue Bayou” (1963): Roy Orbison co-wrote this song, which became a No. 3 hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1977.

Ratt, “Round and Round” (1984): MTV viewers likely remember Milton Berle’s role in the video that accompanied “Round and Round.”

Chapter Seven: “The Lost Sister”
Bon Jovi, “Runaway” (1983): New Jersey band’s debut single reached No. 39 on Billboard magazine’s Hot 100 chart.

Fad Gadget, “Back to Nature” (1979): This synthpop song served as the second single issued by Mute Records (future home to Depeche Mode and Moby).

John Carpenter, “The Bank Robbery” (1981): Film director John Carpenter wrote this song for his movie “Escape from New York.”

The Runaways, “Dead End Justice” (1976): Joan Jett and Cherie Currie share vocals on this song, the final track on the Runaways’ debut album.

The Icicle Works, “Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)” (1983): This Liverpool band landed at No. 37 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart with”Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream).”

Chapter Eight: “The Mind Flayer”

Jack Cook, “The Love You Save (May be Your Own)” (1962): Different than “Love You Save” songs popularized by Joe Tex and the Jackson 5, this tune was written and recorded by pop-rock singer Jack Cook.

Metallica, “The Four Horsemen” (1983): This song helped usher in the speed/thrash metal revolution on Metallica’s “Kill ‘em All” debut.



Chapter Nine: "The Gate"
Barbra Streisand, “The Way We Were” (1973): An Oscar-winning song, thanks to being part of the film "The Way We Were."

Donna Summer, “I Do Believe (I Fell in Love)” (1983): B-side to Summer's smash hit "She Works Hard for the Money."

Tangerine Dream, “Rare Bird” (1984): This German electronic band celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.

Bobby Helms, “Jingle Bell Rock” (1957): Bloomington, Ind., native Bobby Helms rocketed to No. 6 on Billboard magazine's Top 40 chart with this seasonal smash.

Pat Benatar, “Love is a Battlefield” (1983): VH1 slotted this tune at No. 30 on a list of the "100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s."

Olivia Newton-John, “Twist of Fate” (1983): This song appeared on the soundtrack of "Two of a Kind," starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta.

Cyndi Lauper, “Time After Time” (1983): Following the success of Lauper's debut single, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (No. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart), "Time After Time" reached No. 1.

The Police, “Every Breath You Take” (1983): Sting told the BBC this about the meaning of "Every Breath You Take": "It seems at first a very romantic, kind of seductive song — which is what I initially intended it to be. But then when you listen to it, you realize there's a compulsion behind it to the point of obsession where it becomes quite sinister."