Belinda Carlisle - "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"

[johnnywest]

Such a delightful song that still gets a fair amount of airplay 20 years after its debut.

[tico]

Love this song. Has a sound that does define the 80s. Wow, is it really 20 years old?

[unicorns]

tico said:

Love this song. Has a sound that does define the 80s. Wow, is it really 20 years old?

Almost. I think it debuted around November 1987, maybe October.

Love this, my 2nd favorite from her behind I Get Weak.

[tico]

I'm thinking it was early '87. "I Get Weak" was late '87-early '88.

[colson]

A guilty pleasure..secretly loved this song for years and it still sounds good.

[CammyCan]

Whenever I think of 80s music, I think of either "Always Something There to Remind Me" or this.

Lovely song.

[Juanca]

YES! My favorite song from Belinda for sure. It reached #1 in US and UK, and it became her signature song, and in a way the beginning of a signature sound -- the children choir with harmonious melodies. This was the sound that Rick Nowels came with for Belinda. They repeated it in songs like Summer Rain, Leave a Light On, Runaway Horses (as a side note, Rick later co-wrote Madonna's The Power of Goodbye).
Also, the sound of the chorus is based on the aria "Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh'"" from Johann Sebastian Bach

[Deleted]

AMAZING song.

[C.Ro]

It always put me on a good mood... I like it

[Deleted]

Brilliantly infectious. A song that I can't understand anyone not enjoying.

[HolidayGuy]

It is infectious- remember when Madonna backup singer Donna De Lory sang it in Truth or Dare? Of course, 1990-era Madge rolled her eyes.

[spoonabdul3]

one of my favorites from the 80s. I loved CIRCLE IN THE SAND and the totally underrated SUMMER RAIN, SR is an amazing song.

She has a new Best Of CD with a new song called SUN. its a really great catchy song also!

[Glove Slap]

A true classic of the 80s. It easily sounds like a record of its time, but it holds up very well.

[pancakes]

Have been obsessed with this ever since watching "San Junipero"

[Dreams]

I like it a lot. It's cute!

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Aug 2, 2007 18:17:26 GMT -5 unicorns said:

tico said:

Love this song. Has a sound that does define the 80s. Wow, is it really 20 years old?

Almost. I think it debuted around November 1987, maybe October.

Love this, my 2nd favorite from her behind I Get Weak.

Me too. ❤❤❤

[Unhinged]

Instant 80's nostalgia when I hear this. Love it.

[Ernesto]

33 years ago today, "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle reached No.1 on the Hot 100 in its eleventh week on the chart. A month later, it also reached No.1 in the U.K. for a couple of weeks. An '80s Pop classic for sure! Her second album, "Heaven on Earth" also spawned the Top Ten hits, "I Get Weak" and "Circle in the Sand" which peaked at No.2 and No.7 in 1988.

[jenglisbe]

I love this one, as well as all of the U.S. singles from the album. I don't think I've ever listened to the full album, though.

[disman00911]

Her best song.  This was occasionally played as 80s gold on the AC/Hot AC stations in my market when I was younger.

[Deleted]

One of the best pure Pop songs of the 80s. Granted, the chorus is jacked straight from Livin' On A Prayer, but considering that Livin' On A Prayer deserves every bit of overplay it's gotten over the years, that's not such a bad thing. Easy pick if I ever do a Best Hit Songs of 1988 list.

[gonecountry]

Pure pop joy. Great song. Great video. And this was the video where Belinda first went with the red hair.

Perfection.

[Ling-Ling]

Killer track, obviously her signature song. Love the Shep mix. I was only 7 when it came out, but it felt massive at the time. I have such vivid memories of this constantly being on television and on the radio.

[disman00911]

Already commented on this song but here's the music video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGEyBeoBGM

[Mirago]

Sept 11, 2017 5:11:49 GMT -5 pancakes said:

Have been obsessed with this ever since watching "San Junipero"

This classic lives forever in the simulated reality of.

[Luckie Starchild]

And the world's alive
With the sound of kids on the street outside
When you walk into the room
You pull me close, and we start to move

[Deleted]

One of my favorite 80s songs, I definitely have a guilty pleasure for 80s/90s adult contemporary.

[Private Dancer]

Jan 29, 2022 20:23:34 GMT -5 @shania said:

One of my favorite 80s songs, I definitely have a guilty pleasure for 80s/90s adult contemporary.

Same

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

#400 on Billboard's 500 Greatest Pop Songs

You Know What It Is: The Go-Go’s singer channeling a decade’s optimism into unadulterated ’80s pop perfection, powered by a euphoric chorus that only gets better after an amped-up key change.

Who Put the Bomp: The backup vocalists punching up all those big choruses? None other than the track’s songwriters, Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley; the Mamas and the Papas’ Michelle Phillips and her daughter, Wilson Phillips’ Chynna; and songwriting queen Diane Warren — plus, Thomas “She Blinded Me With Science” Dolby on synths.

The Sun Always Shines on T.V.: In 2016, the song had a major moment scoring the not-so-simple happily-ever-after final scene of “San Junipero” — the bittersweet Black Mirror episode that, with its sweet queer romance, proved the dystopian drama had a heart .