Though it may be hard to even remember a time before the song existed, "Islands in the Stream" was released exactly 42 years ago, shooting to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Since then, the song has become a beloved classic, and for many a karaoke go-to, but no matter how many times you listen to it, nothing compares to hearing it live— just ask anyone who attended the Country Music Awards in 1983.
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"It seems like it was yesterday when this came out," wrote one fan on Instagram.
"True story: I was in 2nd grade when this came out, and our teacher LOVED IT. So whenever it came on the radio, the school secretary would play it over the intercom to our room. We’d be sitting there doing math or whatever, and out of nowhere this would start playing," added a third.
"Islands in the Stream" was then sampled in rapper Pras' 1998 hit song "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)", which featured May and Ol' Dirty Bastard, introducing the original song to an entirely new generation of fans.
"I miss him so much," she told PEOPLE in 2023. "I've lost so many wonderful people in my life in the last few years. But Kenny — he was very, very dear and special and I never get tired of hearing us sing, all the years that we were on stage together."
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