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Posted in 1983, 1983 April, May, June, United Kingdom
Culture Club – Church Of The Poison Mind
Spring of 1983 was well on course, and the month of April began with the release of a song that definitely had an impact. This English band had found some fame the previous year with songs from their debut album Kissing to Be Clever,
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INXS – New Sensation
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Dream baby dream
Of all that’s come and going
And you will find out in the end
There really is, there really is no difference
#INXS #NewSensation
It’s obviously about one of the best hits by INXS,
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Posted in 1984, 1984 January, February, March, United Kingdom
Thompson Twins – You Take Me Up
Songs and work have always been a delicate combination, especially when it comes to the songs of workers in desperate conditions. And often, from despair, great music was born. The first example that comes to mind is blues, with its origins in the songs of slaves working in cotton plantations in the southern United States,
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Posted in 1985, 1985 January, February, March, United Kingdom
Simply Red – Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)
The period between 1984 and 1985, let’s say until Live Aid, was perhaps the most beautiful period, but also the most important of the Eighties. Most beautiful because, and this is of course very personal, that periodbrought a creativity that had no equal in the history of pop.
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80sneverend
Posted in 1987, 1987 January, February, March, Europe - other countries
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U2 – With Or Without You
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My hands are tied, my body bruised
She got me with nothing to win
And nothing left to lose
And you give yourself away
#U2 #WithOrWithoutYou
In March 1987 an album and a song came out,
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Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All
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If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity
#WhitneyHouston #GreatestLoveOfAll
In mid-March 1986 a beautiful song came out,
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China Crisis – Black Man Ray
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Forever change as time goes by
Yes, yes, I could be wrong
Why, why, should I pretend
God only knows in the end
#ChinaCrisis #BlackManRay
Spring was definitely blooming in the weeks around mid-March 1985.
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80sneverend
Posted in 1984, 1984 January, February, March, United Kingdom
Depeche Mode – People Are People
In the careers of the main groups of the 80s, especially in those careers that have lasted for decades and still continue today, there are of course turning points. Sometimes the members of the group change, sometimes the style changes,
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80sneverend
Posted in 1983, 1983 January, February, March, Europe - other countries
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U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday
The first thing Bono says when he introduces Sunday Bloody Sunday in concerts is: this is not a rebel song. Of course, it is a particular song that moves on the edge of a very delicate theme, bordering on painful stories and facts,
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