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Posted in 1983, 1983 January, February, March, Europe - other countries
Nena – 99 Luftballons
January 14, 1983, looked like an ordinary day in Germany, but something was happening in the music world, and it would forever add a star to the universe of pop music. An album appeared in the music shops, with just the name of the lead female singer and her group (with the same name).
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Ultravox – Vienna
If I think of early January, the first word that comes to my mind is chill. Chill, cold, snow, grey. In a nutshell, winter. And in January 1981 we saw a video, released exactly at the right moment, which summarized all these topics in a wonderful way,
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Posted in 1981, 1981 January, February, March
Phil Collins – In the air tonight
Phil Collins released “In the air tonight” on early January 1981, ashis first solo single. He was mainly known as the drummer of Genesis and later as their voice, after Peter Gabriel’s departure.But after that day in 1981 he will simply be Phil Collins for the whole world.
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80sneverend
Posted in 1981, 1981 January, February, March, United Kingdom
John Lennon – Woman
From a musical perspective, 1981 began with media dramatically covering John Lennon’s murder. A mad man shot him on the evening of Dec 8, 1980, in the hall of his residence, and then waited for the police to arrest him. He explained he was maddened by Lennon’s remark about the Beatles being “more popular than Jesus”.
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