Throwing back to the week of June 25, 1983, gives us a repeat at the top spot of Billboard’s Hot 100 as Irene Cara’s ‘Flashdance… What a Feeling’ continued its six-week run at #1.
That brings us to the week’s #2 song, ‘Time (Clock of the Heart)’ by Culture Club. This single, the second from the band’s debut album Kissing to Be Clever, spent two weeks at #2 but couldn’t crack the top spot (thanks, Irene Cara!). It matched the performance of previous single ‘Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,’ which also fell one slot short of #1.
Though Culture Club placed a half dozen songs in the top ten, only one made it all the way to #1. That was 1984’s ‘Karma Chameleon,’ the second single from sophomore album Colour By Numbers. Maybe we’ll get to that one when Throwback Weekends enter 2024.
Sink me in a river of tears
This could be the best place yet
But you must overcome your fears
Ooh in time it could have been so much more
The time is precious I know
In time it could have been so much more
The time has nothing to show
Because time won’t give me time
And time makes lovers feel
Like they’ve got something real
But you and me we know
They’ve got nothing but time
And time won’t give me time
Won’t give me time
(Time, Time, Time…)
Don’t make me feel any colder
Time is like a clock in my heart
Touch we touch was the heat too much
I felt I lost you from the start
Ooh, in time it could have been so much more
The time is precious I know
In time it could have been so much more
The time has nothing to show
Because time won’t give me time
And time makes lovers feel
Like they’ve got something real
But you and me we know
They’ve got nothing but time
And time won’t give me time
Won’t give me time
(Time, Time, Time…)
Ooh, in time it could have been so much more
The time is precious I know
In time it could have been so much more
The time has nothing to show
Because time won’t give me time
And time makes lovers feel
Like they’ve got something real
But you and me we know
They’ve got nothing but time
And you know time won’t give me time
And time makes lovers feel
Like they’ve got something real
But you and me we know
They’ve got nothing but time
And you know time won’t give me time
And time makes lovers feel
[Fade out]
Meet Me In Montauk 
I’m more surprised that “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?”didn’t hit no. 1 than this song.