I chose 1981 music as my theme this year. My newest novel The Summer of Princess Diana is set in the summer of 1981, and oh! the music! Let’s take a look back at a pivotal time in the music industry.
Written by Emmylou Harris’s pedal steel guitarist Hank DeVito, “Queen of Hearts” was a #2 hit for country-rock singer Juice Newton. The following year, in 1982, Newton won a Grammy for Best Female Vocalist (Country and Western category).
“Queen of Hearts” was featured in the 1986 film Salvador and the 1997 film Boogie Nights. It also appears in a 1998 King of the Hill episode and a 2017 South Park episode. Here’s the video:
Martha Reynolds Writes 
This is a fun song. I also like Juice Newton’s cover of “Angel in the Morning” released the same year. And I love that her name is “Juice.”
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This is another one featured on my son’s music podcast!
I’d forgotten about this one, too, but as soon as he played is I thought, “Ah yes, big hit!”
I’d forgotten also that Emmy Lou Harris wrote it. It does sound like her.
Great choice for your royal theme.
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I nearly forgot about this one!
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Salvador to South Park…..Pop to Country……that is quite an impressive range of influence! ZD
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That’s 1981!! I really enjoyed the research on this one!
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Hari OM
Reading your write up, I thought I didn’t know this one – but listening sorted out that mistake, for yes, I did recognise it. Not something I would pay a lot of attention to if I’m honest, though it’s not horrible! YAM xx
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Yes! There are worse songs from 1981. Some interesting ones coming, Yamini!
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