Can You Spot The Punk On This Page?

April, 1985

Huey Lewis and the News gave us the year's best Star-Spangled Banner at the All-Star Game. Lionel Richie led the collective orgy that concluded the 23rd Olympiad. Michael Jackson picked up his Lifetime Achievement Award at the White House. But, while the Reagan re-election team prodded, most rockers wouldn't help win one for the Gipper. Billy Joel declined a White House invitation. And John Cougar Mellencamp turned down Reagan's request to use the Pink Houses song and video, saying, "I didn...

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