In 1981, Charles climbed on stage at a Teardrop Explodes concert and recited a humorous, but derogatory poem about the band's singer.

The band's success peaked between 1980 and 1981 with a number of UK chart hits, including the classic single " Ace of Spades ", which is still a crowd favourite today and the # 1 on the live album No Sleep ' til Hammersmith.

The band's first 7 " EPs, Minor Threat and In My Eyes, were released in 1981.

The band's second single, " Who Can It Be Now ", was released in June 1981 and reached No. 1 on the Australian singles chart in August that year.

Sakamoto would later remix his song " Thousand Knives " using the Roland TR-808 drum machine as " 1000 Knives " for his band's album BGM ( 1981 ).

When the band's first album, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, finally appeared in August 1981, it received positive reviews in local fanzines.

In April 1981, Bill Haley & His Comets returned to the British musical charts once again when MCA Records ( inheritors of the Decca catalog ) released " Haley's Golden Medley ", a hastily compiled edit of the band's best known hits in the style of the then-popular " Stars on 45 " format.

Included with cassette copies of Faith was an instrumental soundtrack for Carnage Visors, an animated film shown in place of an opening act for the band's 1981 Picture Tour.

While the band's early releases were played in a style closer to traditional punk rock, In God We Trust, Inc. ( 1981 ) marked a shift into hardcore.

By the early 80s, the Kinks revived their commercial fortunes considerably by adopting a much more mainstream arena rock style ; and the band's four remaining studio albums for Arista — Low Budget ( 1979 ), Give the People What They Want ( 1981 ), State of Confusion ( 1983 ) and Word of Mouth ( 1984 )— showcased a decidedly canny and opportunistic approach.

Despite being advertised as soon available in November 1979, Horrendous Disc was not finally released by Solid Rock until April 10, 1981, ten days before the band's follow-up ¡ Alarma !, was released on Newpax Records.

Named after the 1981 horror film of the same name, the band's most successful lineup has consisted since 1987 of founding members Kevin Shields ( guitar and vocals ) and Colm Ó Cíosóig ( drums ) with the addition of singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe.

For reasons that remain a mystery, the album was shelved by Solid Rock until its long overdue release in April 1981, nearly three years after it had been recorded and just weeks before the band's follow up on Newpax Records, ¡ Alarma !, hit record stores.

* Steve Gustafson – ( 1981 – Present ) Gustafson has been the band's bass player since 1981.

* John Lombardo – ( 1981 – 1986, 1994 – 2002 ) Lombardo, the band's rhythm guitar player and occasional odd vocalist, co-wrote most of the early Maniacs songs, but left the band in 1986.

Whereas the band's former colleagues The Human League had gone on to major chart success in 1981, Heaven 17 struggled to make an impact.

Dare ( 1981 ), the band's most popular album, yielded the single " Don't You Want Me ", a No. 1 hit in the UK, US, and many other territories.

1981 became the band's most successful period and culminated in the release of the influential, triple platinum album Dare and the multi-million selling single " Don't You Want Me ".

From the time of the band's first album release in 1981 to its dissolution in 1986, Culture Club had amassed hits in several countries around the world, including ten Top 40 hits in the US, most of which went Top 10.

Since nobody can remember the exact date, for historic purposes the band and fans have often celebrated the anniversary of the 16 February 1981 concert, in Vanbrugh College, York, England – the band's second ever gig in the form.

In April 1981, the band's first ' greatest hits ' album was released, and The Adventures of Thin Lizzy reached no.

Along with Ronnie Lane, he formed a new band called the Majik Mijits in 1981, but this band's lone album Together Again: The Lost Majik Mijits Recordings was not issued until 2000.

In 1981, in-house engineer John Barrett was given the task of cataloguing the complete collection of tapes from the band's seven-year career with EMI.

The band's label, however, demonstrated little enthusiasm for such experimentation, and in 1981 Simple Minds switched from Arista to Virgin.

* 1981 – Mahathir Mohamad becomes Malaysia's 4th Prime Minister ; his 22 years in office, ending with retirement on 31 October 2003, made him Asia's longest-serving political leader.

** " The Lisp Machine manual, 4th Edition, July 1981 "

In the 1981 – 2 season Gullit was in fine form as Haarlem finished 4th and qualified for Europe for the only time in their history.

Before serving in the U. S. Senate, Coats was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 1989.

The Elementary School was built to replace the aging Arnold School ( 1924 ) and Liberty School ( 1938 ); a time capsule was placed at the construction site by the 4th grade class president ( Class of 1988 ) on January 20, 1981, to be opened in 100 years.

The football team has won nine State Championships ( 1938, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1997 and 2006 ) which is tied for 4th most all-time in the state.

Member of the National Assembly of France for Yvelines ( 4th constituency ): 1969 – 1973 / 1978 – 1981 ( Became minister in 1981 ) / 1986 – 1988 ( Became Prime minister in 1988 ).

Member of the National Assembly of France for Vienne ( 4th constituency ): Elected in 1981, but she became minister in June / 1986 – 1988.

Member of the National Assembly of France for Seine-Maritime ( 4th constituency ): 1978 – 1981 ( Became minister in 1981 ) / 1986 – 2000 ( Became minister in 2000 ) / 2002-2012 ( Became minister in 2012 ).

* 1981: 30 April, " Northern Route ", ( 4th ascent ) by Junko Tabei, Rinzing Phinzo and Gyalbu Jiabu, as part of a Japanese women's expedition.

The existence of the party was kept secret until its 4th congress in May 1981, when it appeared publicly and assumed the name KPRP.

O ' Neill was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft.

Recovery took a while but eventually a good side featuring Stevie Ross, Kenny Brannigan, Ian McCall and Ross Caven finished 4th in 1985 / 86 – winning three more games than the Championship side of 1981.

The 4th Decennial Census of Kirtlands Warblers Dendroica-Kirtlandii 1981.

* Alistair Campbell, 4th Baron Stratheden and Campbell ( 1899 – 1981 )

* 29 — Barney Frank, United States Congressman for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district since 1981, comes out as gay in an interview with The Boston Globe.

In 1981 / 82 Rovers finished 4th in the league and lost in the final of the John Player Trophy 4-12 against Hull.

* Steven Timothy Judy ( 1956 – 1981 ), 4th executed American murder since reinstate of the Capital punishment

Following the 1981 – 1983 Army reorganisation, I ( BR ) Corps consisted of 1st and 4th Armoured Divisions, which would have manned the front line against the anticipated attack by the Soviet 3rd Shock Army.

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Promoted to Brigadier on 31 December 1981, he became Brigade Commander of 4th Armoured Brigade in 1982.

Spartacus was a big hit, placing 5th in 1981, and then 4th in 1982.