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On a warship

Industry – State of the Nation

Industry were perhaps the most striking example of how in the 80s, with the right song, you could really get everywhere. They had a few years of work behind them, experiences in other groups, but they were on their debut as a group.

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In disco clubs with a turbo

Albert One – Turbo Diesel

Turbo Diesel, of course. The name Alberto Carpani will probably tell not much to many of you, at least because at the time of his greatest success he used the nickname Albert One, which roughly translates – without the space –

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Hungry for success

Duran Duran – Hungry like the Wolf

May 10, 1982 is a date that 80s lovers cannot forget. On that day, Duran Duran released an album that would change the pop history in Europe. With their first album Duran Duran certainly made themselves known and appreciated,

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Past, present and future

Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes

When I think of the song Bette Davis Eyes I always come up with a question: who really opened the 80s, turning the keys in the lock of future and music?

Maybe the first was Kim Carnes, steamy haired American singer with a good career behind her,

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Pages of history

Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary

History is made up of dates. Those dates on any given day in the 80s, when two or three songs were coming out to make history. We write dates in diaries, to stop the time of an emotion, an unexpected joy, a love or affection gesture,

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The power of moonlight

Mike Oldfield ft. Maggie Reilly – Moonlight Shadow

Until early May 1983, Mike Oldfield was known as an instrumentalist and composer. Certainly a pioneer of electronics and experimentation, ten years earlier he had found great notoriety thanks to the album “Tubular Bells”. That music would sound at least alternative today,

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The spark of success

Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In the Dark

“Dancing in the dark” is definitely one of the iconic songs for the 80s and for the career of the great Bruce Springsteen. It came out on May 3, 1984, and came out almost by accident: Springsteen was ready to release his new album,

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