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Clothes don’t make the man

Phil Collins – One More Night

#quotefromthe80s
I’ve been sitting here so long
Wasting time, just staring at the phone
And I was wondering should I call you
Then I thought maybe you’re not alone
Please give me one more night
#PhilCollins #OneMoreNight

Today I’ll tell you a true story,

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Victims of love

Culture Club – Victims

#quotefromthe80s
I could be warm with you, smiling
Hold out your hand for a while
The victims
We know them so well
#CultureClub #BoyGeorge #Victims

In November 1983, the fame of Culture Club was probably at its highest level: the success of their album Colour by Numbers was unstoppable,

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Loves me or loves me not

Whitney Houston – How Will I Know

#quotefromthe80s
How will I know if he’s thinking of me?
I try to phone, but I’m too shy (Can’t speak)
Falling in love is so bittersweet
This love is strong, why do I feel weak?
#WhitneyHouston #HowWillIKnow

In mid-November 1985 one of the most pop singles of one of the great stars of the second half of the 80s was released.

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Phil and Philip

Philip Bailey and Phil Collins – Easy Lover

#quotefromthe80s
She’s an easy lover
She’ll take your heart, but you won’t feel it
She’s like no other
And I’m just trying to make you see
#EasyLover #PhilCollins #PhilipBailey

Phil Collins and Philip Bailey,

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Love and war

Spandau Ballet – Through the Barricades

#quotefromthe80s
Now I know what they’re saying
It’s a terrible beauty we’ve made
So we make our love on wasteland
And through the barricades
#SpandauBallet #ThroughTheBarricades

The most important artwork that unites love and war is probably Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet,

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Fading to history

Visage – Fade To Grey

#quotefromthe80s
Feel the rain like an English summer
Hear the notes from a distant song
Stepping out from a back shop poster
Wishing life wouldn’t be so long (Devenir gris)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
#Visage #FadeToGrey

How long can a song,

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The last hit

Tears for Fears – Woman in Chains

#quotefromthe80s
And I feel hopelessly weighed down by your eyes of steel (your eyes of steel)
Well it’s a world gone crazy
Keeps woman in chains
#TearsForFears #OletaAdams #WomanInChains

Tears for Fears released Woman in chains on November 6,

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Magic in the Caribbeans

The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

#quotefromthe80s
It’s a big enough umbrella
But it’s always me that ends up getting wet
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
#ThePolice #Police #EveryLittleThingSheDoesIsmagic

In the first days of November 1981 the first single came out from the new album by an English band that had started in the punk scene,

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Homeland Flag

Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A.

#quotefromthe80s
Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
#BruceSpringsteen #BornInTheUSA #80s

The month of October 1984 ended with the release of one of the most important pieces for the music of the 80s in America.

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