The DJ has asked for requests for the reunion playlist. Anyone can feel free to add to it, but, since I'm a big music historian (remember, my Dad's "side hustle" was being a mobile DJ in our high school years), I'll start by refreshing everyone's memory with the Billboard Top 20 songs of 1984:
- When Doves Cry - Prince
- What's Love Got to Do with It - Tina Turner
- Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
- Footloose - Kenny Loggins
- Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Phil Collins**
- Jump - Van Halen
- Hello - Lionel Richie
- Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
- Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
- Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
- Missing You - John Waite
- All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
- Let's Hear It for the Boy - Deniece Williams
- Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
- The Reflex - Duran Duran
- Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper+
- Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters
- Talking in Your Sleep - The Romantics
- Self Control - Laura Brannigan
** Our senior prom song
+ Billboard #1 song the week of our graduation
I'd add to this list "Out Here On My Own" by Irene Cara, which was performed at our graduation by the late Jacli Primo (nee Leslie Flattes). Also personally notable: The Cars' highest charting single, "Drive", was released that year, peaking at #3.