We’re counting down the 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the '80s, 10 per day, with new installments daily at noon through Friday, July 10.

The best uses of ‘80s music fire up the synapses in our brains in a way that allow us to simultaneously feel a surge of remembrance and a surge of empathy for the characters we’re watching.

"Strange 80s," a benefit concert to raise funds for Sweet Relief, drew an eclectic mix of stars to the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles.