Eighth Wonder – Will you remember
30 years ago Sanremo was over, but the performance of a guest star went straight into history. She was the great Patsy Kensit, serial bride of musicians. B.A.D.’s Dan Donovan, then the great Jim Kerr, then Oasis’ Liam Gallagher, and again a british dj.
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Al Jarreau – L is for lover
Al Jarreau, great musician, passed in mid February 1987. He was a jazz and soul master, but exactly 30 years before, mid October 1986, he entered for a while our pop world with his great “L is for lover”. May he rest in peace and ispire many young musicians from above.
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Gianni Morandi, Enrico Ruggeri, Umberto Tozzi – Si può dare di più
Tonight will be an important night in Italy. There can be three of four in a year, but one is always the final night of Sanremo. In 1987 it happened what had to happen: many great artists were competing,
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Spandau Ballet – How many lies
Dear dinosaurs, as you might know this is the Sanremo festival week in Italy. 30 years ago, in 1987, it was probably not the best festival in history, though it’s a fact that some evergreen songs were presented there and made history. Before coming to winners and losers,
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The Blow Monkeys – It doesn’t have to be this way
Talent and style. This were The Blow Monkeys. Maybe not worldwide famous like other 80s icons, but I can assure that Dr. Robert and his group had plenty of style, talent, and class. You can hear it in this very sophisticated pop,
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George Michael and Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me)
“I knew you were waiting” is a great song, that triggers sadness now. Really destiny is weird! In early 1987 George Michael lived his golden age, and he appeared almost everywhere. People recognized him as Wham!
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Curiosity Killed The Cat – Misfit
“Misfit” is the story of the perfect recipe. As you know in the 80s there was a recipe with ingredients leading straight to success: a nice song, a weird-named group with a handsome frontman, better if the frontman had himself a weird name, better if it sounds like French.
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Eurythmics – Thorn in my side
In Eurythmics’ side, of course. And they had a lot of thorns in this video 🙂 : hell’s angels, the vocalists looking like mannequins at a low reputation bar, even the sax player of Blondie!! They had a whole crown of thorns, in their side!!
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