It’s the mid-1980s, and you want to help feed the hungry in Africa, Chicagoland or wherever need exists in the world.

These 1980s songs should have never been released. And some of their makers would likely agree with that statement.

Released in November 1980, “I Love a Rainy Night” followed “Drivin’ My Life Away” as the second single off Eddie Rabbitt’s album Horizon. And it certainly lived up to its predecessor’s standards, ...