What I listened to today: "Straight Up", Paula Abdul
If I ever have to explain to someone what the Synclavier was, I will simply play them this song.
This song might actually be the exact point the 80s pop production style peaked. There's so much going on here! The sampled flutes. The Scarface visual gimmick on the the video. I spent years wondering why the worst possible retaliation she could imagine inflicting on her partner was to go "a ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba".