Boys Don't Cry Lyrics
Boys Don't Cry are a British studio band who had one hit in the United States, "I Wanna Be A Cowboy", which peaked at #12 in 1986. the band was formed by maison rouge studio boss Nick Richards, in 1983.
Boys Don't Cry were discovered by Paul Oakenfold, who was a talent scout for Profile Records in London in the mid-80's. The record was licensed by Profile Records in 1985, which was also Run DMC's record label at that time. I Wanna Be a Cowboy became the first indie single to chart at Billboard for 17 years. The name Boys Don't Cry was borrowed by the producers of the motion picture of the same name. The song has been described as the perfect musical realization of a spaghetti western movie. "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" was Madonna's favorite song of 1986. The song "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" hit no. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985-1986, and was R&R No. 8. The song was also a top 4 hit in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Japan and South Africa.
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