Yazoo – Only You
Certainly, in life it is very important to be in the right place at the right time. As far as pop music is concerned, the right time was the beginning of the 80’s, no doubt about that. The right place was certainly England,
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Greetings from Basildon
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Posted in 1982, 1982 January, February, March
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Posted in 1982, 1982 January, February, March
Tags: Alison Moyet, Only You, Vince Clarke, Yazoo
Dancing feelings
by 80sneverend
Posted in 1983, 1983 January, February, March, Soundtracks, United States
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Posted in 1983, 1983 January, February, March, Soundtracks, United States
Irene Cara – Flashdance… What a Feeling
The link between songs, dance, video and movies in the 80s became closer and closer. Of course, this could not happen in the previous years, because before the advent of MTV the concept of music videos was quite weak,
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Sign o’ the songs
Prince – Sign o’ the times
#quotefromthe80s
It is silly, no? When a rocket blows
And everybody still wants to fly
Some say a man ain’t happy, truly
Until a man truly dies
Oh why, oh why, sign o’ the times
#Prince #SignOTheTimes
Some songs leave a mark,
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Tags: Prince, Sign o' the times
Family memories
Level 42 – Running in the Family
#quotefromthe80s
We’d make the same mistakes
Couldn’t take his eyes off Joe and me
Looking back, it’s so bizarre
It runs in the family
All the things we are
#Level42 #RunningInTheFamily
Probably if there is a group we discussed less than others in our journey in the 80s,
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Tags: Level 42, Running in the family
A smash hit
Depeche Mode – Stripped
In February 1986, just before Valentine’s Day, Depeche Mode hit the market with a new song, anticipating the release of their fifth studio album, Black Celebration, which was due for release in mid-March. It had been more or less a year and a half since the previous album,
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Tags: Depeche Mode, Stripped
The curse of the eponymous
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Posted in 1988, 1988 January, February, March, Europe - other countries
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Posted in 1988, 1988 January, February, March, Europe - other countries
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À Caus’ des Garçons – À Caus’ des Garçons
#quotefromthe80s
À cause des garçons
On met des bas nylon
On se crêpe le chignon
À cause des garçons
#acausdesgarcons
In the 80s we had fewer rules,
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Tags: À Caus' des Garçons
Someone call a doctor!
Thompson Twins – Doctor! Doctor!
#quotefromthe80s
Dance with me
Across the sea
And we can feel the motion of a thousand dreams
Doctor! Doctor!
Can’t you see I’m burning, burning?
#ThompsonTwins #DoctorDoctor
The last days of January 1984 saw the release of one of the best known and most appreciated songs for a very particular group,
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The crossings of life
Mandy Smith – I Just Can’t Wait
#quotefromthe80s
They said I’d be used
Lost and confused
They’ll never see you the way that I do
And I’ll go along with all that you want me to.
I just can’t wait to see you
#MandySmith #IJustCantWait
Life can reserve unexpected things and unthinkable crossroads.
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Tags: I just can't wait, Mandy Smith
Indians from the Far West
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Posted in 1984, 1984 January, February, March, Europe - other countries, ItaloDisco, Italy
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Posted in 1984, 1984 January, February, March, Europe - other countries, ItaloDisco, Italy
Moon Ray / Raggio di Luna – Comanchero
It was an old funny habit, in the 80s, when in a conversation somebody mentioned Indians, we always asked “do you mean an Indian from India or an Indian from the Far West?” and differently from what would happen today,
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Tags: Comanchero, Moon Ray, Raggio di Luna