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Posted in 1983, 1983 January, February, March
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
“Let’s dance” is one of David Bowie’s most important songs. In March 1983 this song marked a watershed in the career of this unreachable artist. Written and arranged with the great Nile Rodgers, the song tells us, also with a video of exceptional impact,
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Godley & Creme – Cry
In March 1985 we learned to know a song that was peculiar in many ways. First of all, the authors. Kevin Godley and Laurence “Lol” Creme were not new to the world of music, and by the 1970s they were part of 10cc,
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80sneverend
Posted in 1983, 1983 January, February, March, United States
Madonna – Burning Up
In March 1983, Madonna released her second single “Burning Up”, after the success of “Everybody”, which she had released a few months earlier. Both songs were on a tape that she carried with her when she went to sing in clubs, and in this way she succeeded in getting a real contract and recording her first album.
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80sneverend
Posted in 1986, 1986 January, February, March, United Kingdom
Culture Club – Move away
In early March 1986, Culture Club released a song that introduced their fourth album a few weeks later. The album “From Luxury To Heartache” was anticipated by “Move away”, which brought Culture Clubs back to the top ten two years after their last album (which was “Waking up with the house on fire”
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Bon Jovi – Wanted dead or alive
“Wanted dead or alive” really marks a sort of milestone in the history of rock and of the 80s. Actually, before april 1987, it never happened that a hard rock album had three singles in the top ten of the Billboard charts. It happened to Michael Jackson or Madonna,
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