AV Club

"We Built This City" is a good song, actually

40 years ago this week, Starship’s debut single bagged the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 when “We Built This City” usurped Jan Hammer’s “Miami Vice Theme,” because it was 1985 and popular TV show ...
collider

40 Years Ago, Starship Released the Synth-Rock Hit That Became Rock’s Most Hated Song

Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...
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1985 Classic Hit Became a Massive Success Despite Being Voted the Worst Song of the 1980s by Rolling Stone

Erielle Sudario is a Collider News and Feature Author from Australia and has worked in the journalism industry since 2018. She has a passion for entertainment and pop culture news and has interviewed ...
American Songwriter

This Week in 1973, Jefferson Airplane Was Banned From Performing in San Francisco, Leading To Divisive Hit “We Built This City”

Long before Starship would release “We Built This City,” Jefferson Airplane had plans to perform a free concert at Golden Gate Park in their native San Francisco when the city informed them of a ban ...