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Iconic Hits: a-ha, Soft Cell, and Cyndi Lauper Shine

10/1/2025

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a-ha's "Take On Me" reached No. 1 after a revamped video and won six VMAs.
Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" became a 1981 dance sensation, a 1964 reimagining.
The Weather Girls' "It’s Raining Men" topped the Billboard dance charts in 1982.
Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" endures as a wedding ballad.

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Story summary

a-ha's "Take On Me" reached No. 1 after a revamped video and won six VMAs.
Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" became a 1981 dance sensation, a 1964 reimagining.
The Weather Girls' "It’s Raining Men" topped the Billboard dance charts in 1982.
Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" endures as a wedding ballad.