A black button with an American eagle in the background featuring white and pink/red text.

Image of a dragon sitting in trees with a blue background and blue, red and pink text over the image.

"Us and Them" is the second single from Pink Floyd 's 1973 album "The Dark Side of the Moon." The single was number 101 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks.

Pink Floyd is an English progressive rock band that formed in 1965. The band originally consisted of Syd Barrett, Roger Waters,  Richard Wright, and Nick Mason. The members were students who came from academic backgrounds. They gained popularity by performing in London's underground music scene. David Gilmour later joined the group, and Barrett left the band due to mental health issues. Pink Floyd is distinguished by their philosophical lyrics, progressive and psychedelic melodies. They are one of the most commercially successful bands of all times, and Rolling Stone magazine ranked them at number 51 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Times." Pink Floyd's music influenced numerous artists such as David Bowie, Queen, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, among many others.

Image of the PiL logo: the black capital letters, P & L, are on a white background, while the white lower case letter, i, is on a black background.  The image is bordered by black.

After the breakup of the British punk rock band, Sex Pistols, singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) formed the avant-garde rock band Public Image Ltd in 1978.  Known for fusing multiple musical styles and influencing a generation of musicians; its original lineup was John Lydon, Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and Jim Walker.  John Lydon named the band after Muriel Spark’s novel, The Public Image.  Famed photographer Dennis Morris designed the PiL (aspirin) logo.  In 2013, Lydon received the BMI Icon Award for Songwriting.

The top two thirds of the button has a yellow crescent moon, white stars and white text on blue background, and the button third of the button has black text on white background.

Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone, born June 1, 1934, is an American singer, actor, and writer. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood movies. According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley but ahead of Ricky Nelson and The Platters, and was ranked at No. 9—behind The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney but ahead of artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beach Boys—in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955–1995. Boone still holds the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week.

White tex bordered by rainbow outlines over black background. 

The rainbow design around the button was to imitate the logo for KLOS 95.5 FM, a classic rock radio station in Los Angeles, California. In the late 1980s, a company produced and sold buttons using this logo with the names of various popular musicians in the middle. The rainbow logo was very recognizable in the Los Angeles area. The buttons were made and distributed without the authorization of KLOS. The station was co-owned by KABC, the Los Angeles affiliate of  American Broadcasting Company. The legal department of KLOS/ABC Radio shut the company down and confiscated all inventory. 

Pat Benatar is an accomplished American female rock star. She has won multiple Grammy awards sold millions of records. Incredibly popular in the 1980s, Pat Benatar still has a huge fan base. Known for her bold, edgy, fierce, and glamorous image, Pat Benatar is a trail-blazer. Her most recognizable songs are "We Belong," "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," "Love is a Battlefield," and "Heartbreaker."   

A green button with white and black text on top of a red triangle with a yellow rectangle at the bottom.

A picture of the Oak Ridge Boys standing in front of a background with horizontal stripes. There is blue text in the upper left corner and the name of the band in blue and yellow text in the upper right corner.

The 1980 Oak Ridge Boys album "Together" features the song "Trying to Love Two Women" and was highly successful in the country music charts breaking into the top ten. 

The Oak Ridge Boys are a group of American born country artists. Most well known for their hit song "Elvira," the Oak Ridge Boys have been active since the late 1940s. As of 2024, the band continues to tour and release albums. As a group, the Oak Ridge Boys have been inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. With over 30 studio albums and 17 number 1 hits, they are one of the most successful gospel crossover artists of all time. 

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Mucca Pazza is a Chicago based music ensemble. Mucca Pazza means “mad cow” in Italian. Their music is a combination of marching band traditions and street theater with rock band influences. The group consists of thirty members and is widely popular in the Chicago underground music scene. Mucca Pazza is known for their original, theatrical, eccentric, and avant garde performances. They are critically acclaimed and performed at various music festivals. The group is gaining national attention and has performed at the Kentucky Derby appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

Portrait of Michael Jackson in a yellow and white suit in front of a white background.

The image is from a promotion poster for the Michael Jackson's sixth album Thriller. This is one of Jackson's most successful albums that includes his biggest hits such as "Wanna be Startin' Somethin,'" the title track, "Beat It," "Billie Jean," "P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)." The album received numerous awards which included "Album of the Year" at the 1984 Grammy's.

Thriller was pioneering and revolutionary. The music videos for the singles "Beat It," "Thriller," and "Billie Jean" transformed the medium into a movie-like production with a storyline, special effects, and dance sequence. Thriller is ranked number 20 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Album of All Times" and is also included in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for social and cultural significance.    

Photograph of Michael Jackson's feet on tiptoes onstage flanked by blue text with each letter on a square white background.

The image is from the choreography of Michael Jackson's single "Billie Jean" from his sixth solo album Thriller. The music video depicts Jackson dancing along the sidewalk and tiles light up at his footstep. As he spins, Jackson jumps and the shot freeze frame as he land on his toes. During a live performance of "Billie Jean" at the Motown 25th Anniversary in 1983, Jackson premiered his iconic "moonwalk" sequence. "Billie Jean" topped music charts all over the world and spent seven weeks at number one on US Billboard Hot 100, and won the "Best R&B Song" and "Best R&B Male Vocal Performance" awards at the 1984 Grammy's.