John Mellencamp's "Pink Houses" would hit the top ten at number eight in 1983. MTV, in its youth, would hold a legendary contest that would go down in infamy.
"Every Breath You Take" The Police
Sting once said, "I do my best work when I'm in Pain and turmoil." This was one of his best songs ever and he did it sitting at the desk of James Bond author Ian Flemming.