Originally from the same album, "Think I'm in Love," is another example of Money's diversity and ability to mix sounds on a CD. While there is no mistaking the song as one of his, and the rolling guitar riffs give it a classic eighties sound, the song has a completely different sound than "Shakin'." It is the most pop sounding of the released singles thus far in his career and was the first to break the top twenty on the charts since his first song in '79, "Baby Hold On" (which doesn't appear on the CD).
Even though it didn't come out until 1983, "Big Crash" from Where's The Party? is the one song on Money's We Are the '80s that holds memories from my teen-age years. It was never a mainstay on the radio and didn't chart very high, but I remember the first time I saw the video and it instantly became a song that has long made an impression on me. If you haven't heard it, and it wouldn't surprise me if you hadn't, it's in typical Money style, with quirky catchy lyrics about an out of control girl whose "heading for the big crash, running with the wrong trash, moving too fast, heading for a big crash." And yes, the whole song is a cheesy string of rhymes, but you can't help singing along.
The biggest single of his career, "Take Me Home Tonight" was featured on the 1986 Can't Hold Back. The song featured Ronnie Spector crooning out her playful "Be My Little Baby." With its seductive and sensual lyrics set to a moody, yet typical 80s pop fare, there is no question why the song sailed to the number four position on the charts and helped the album maintain a 14-month run at the top.
"I Wanna Go Back" followed and, once again, a solid pop classic was followed with something much softer. The song is just a bit more than a power ballad, reminiscing about a past that is just out of reach. Again, it features the horn section that makes an Eddie Money song his own. Even though it's lyrically simple and the chorus is catchy and hook-filled, or maybe because of those reasons, it's always been one of my favorites.
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