The two songs atop the Billboard Hot 100 the week of August 16, 1986, had reversed positions from the week before. Peter Cetera’s ‘Glory of Love‘ was now in the #2 spot while Madonna ascended to #1 with ‘Papa Don’t Preach.’
Looking up at them was former Go-Go’s lead singer Belinda Carlisle, whose debut single as a solo artist peaked at #3. ‘Mad About You’ was the first of three top five singles for Carlisle.
My early teenage self had a decent-sized crush on Carlisle, both as a Go-Go and a solo artist. She was alluring as both a blonde and (later) a redhead, and she and her bandmates imprinted on me at an even younger age through their underwear-clad Rolling Stone cover.
Old songs. Great memories.
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I’m mad about you
You’re mad about me, babe
Couple of fools run wild, aren’t we?
Pushing the day into the nighttime
Somewhere between the two, we start to see
[Chorus]
Mad about you (Mad about you)
Lost in your eyes (Reason aside)
Mad about love (Mad about you)
You and I
[Verse 2]
Something about you right here beside me
Touches the touched part of me like I can’t believe
Pushing the night into the daytime
Watching the sky’s first light
While the city sleeps
[Chorus]
Mad about you (Mad about you)
Lost in your eyes (Reason aside)
Mad about love (Mad about you)
You and I
Mad about you (Mad about you)
Lost in your eyes (Reason aside)
Mad about love (Mad about you)
You and I
[Bridge]
I’m mad about you
You’re mad about me, babe
A couple of fools run wild, aren’t we?
[Chorus]
Mad about you (Mad about you)
Lost in your eyes (Reason aside)
Mad about love (Mad about you)
You and I
I’m mad about you (Mad about you)
Lost in your eyes (Reason aside)
Mad about love (Mad about you)
You and I
Mad about you (Mad about you)
Lost in your eyes (Reason aside)
Mad about love (Mad about you)
You and I
I’m mad about you (Mad about you)
Lost in your eyes (Reason aside)
Mad about love (Mad about you)
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