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Music from the 80s and onward
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items The music I grew up with from the 80s and onward.
80s song of the day, Just Can’t Get Enough - Depeche Mode, from the days when Vince Clarke was still in the band. Still a catchy a tune as when it came out more than 40s ago.
Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell
I recently came across Calvin Harris's - Acceptable in the 80's from 2007. This was his debut single. It reached the no. 10 spot in the UK charts. It is interesting that even in even the mid-2000s the 80s nostalgia was there to inspire this great dan...
Acceptable in the 80s - song and lyrics by Calvin Harris
With all the Batman movie samples, and tempo changes every couple of second, you feel like you watched a whole movie across the 6 minutes of the song. Prince - Batdance experimental style was definitely something new back in 1989.
Prince - Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Rewatched Atomic Blonde. When a movie starts with New Order - Blue Monday, you know are in the 80s now. Other stand tracks incl. Depeche Mode - Behind the Wheel, Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing, After the Fire - Der Kommissar and more. A slickly ma...
Atomic Blonde (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
A lazy Saturday afternoon with Duran Duran - Wedding album (CD) from 1993. Killer tracks on their 90s comeback album like Ordinary World, Come Undone and Drowning Man.
Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)
Any fans of Siouxsie and the Banshees? This morning's listening was Cities in Dust, Happy People, Dear Prudence & Kiss Them For Me. I need to explore their complete albums I think. Cities in Dust is featured in Atomic Blonde, and Happy People in ...
Tinderbox[LP]: CDs & Vinyl
The Art of Noise featuring Mahlathini And The Mahotella Queens – Yebo! Representing South Africa back in 1989.
Art Of Noise – Below The Waste
This morning on the car radio Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This (1987) got played. Dusty Springfield,'s voice is still as beautiful as ever, with the boys providing backup vocals. What a great way to start the day.
Pet Shop Boys – Actually – Vinyl (LP, Album), 1987 [r79893]
The80s @the80s.bsky.social · 5mo Pure synth-pop goodness. Policy of Truth - Depeche Mode from their fantastic Violater album. This song holds some great memories for me as part of the soundtrack of my life.
Violator: CDs & Vinyl
Get your day started with Situation - Yazoo. Still a killer synth-pop tune four decades on.
Yazoo – Upstairs At Eric's | Releases
New Order - Touched by the Hand of God (1987) just posted this upgraded HD video on their channel. New Order as a Metal Hair Band! Fantastic song as always.
Brotherhood (1LP) - New Order
Some Gothic Rock with Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion (1987). Written by Andrew Eldritch and produced by inimitable Jim Steinman.
Floodland
Since it's Sunday it seems like the perfect time for Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday (1988).
Viva Hate [2011 Remaster] (Full Album) - Morrissey
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (1980) first hit of 1980, sees Major Tom make a reappearance. I like the haunting otherworldly feel of the song.
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (2017 Remastered Version) LP
For the afternoon Peter Murphy - All Night Long (1988) is a perfectly moody song to listen to.
Love Hysteria Peter Murphy
Adam & The Ants - Antmusic (1980) is here to help kick-start the day. Have a good-one everyone.
Adam And The Ants – Kings Of The Wild Frontier | Releases
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity (1979) OMDs electronic debut single release. The first of many more great singles to follow.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – The Best Of OMD
Tears For Fears - Say Goodbye To Mum & Dad (2024) I really love this new song from TFF. It has a real haunting quality to it. It is great to see them still going strong after more than 40 years of in the business.
Music | Tears For Fears
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1981) Synth-pop cover of the original 1964 release by Gloria Jones remains a dance floor classic. The Soft Cell version is a brief 3 minutes, but the Gloria Jones one is only 2.15 min.
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret full album
Time for Herbie Hancock - Rockit (1983). This synth instrumental has a great sci-fi themed music video to help one appreciate this track even more.
Herbie Hancock – Future Shock – Vinyl (LP, Album), 1983 [r1853568]
Simple Minds - Belfast Child (1989), a song about the Remembrance Day bombing in Enniskillen (1989), in which 11 people were killed. Such a powerful song which still echoes across the decades. Jim Kerr gives a really strong emotion filled vocal perfo...
Simple Minds – Street Fighting Years – Vinyl (LP, Album), 1989 [r2216119]
The End Theme to Blade Runner by Vangelis (1982). I saw Blade Runner on release as a teenager with my parents. The movie to this day remains one of my all time favourites. The score by Vangelis, along with the brilliant direction by Ripley Scott make...
Blade Runner: Original Soundtrack CD & Vinyl
German singer's Sandra - Maria Magdalena 1985 hit song to help start the day.
Sandra – The Long Play | Releases
Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria (1984) There is something really provocative about this avant-garde experimental electronic track by Cabaret Voltaire. The band also influenced others like Trent Reznor and Martin Gore.
Micro-Phonies - Cabaret Voltaire - Bandcamp
Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder (1980). Stevie Wonder's tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley. A major success on the US Billboard R&B singles charts, topping it for seven weeks. It also reached no. 5 on the Billboard pop singles charts. Tim...
Stevie Wonder – Hotter Than July | Releases
Paul Hardcastle - 19 (1985) I was also 19 when this song came out and doing two years of military service, so for that reason this really resonated with me at the time. Still a powerfully poignant track today.
19 - song and lyrics by Paul Hardcastle
Bros - When Will I Be Famous? (1988) Was the question a lot of us were asking when this song came out. This thought has been fully realized now in the time of social media where it is some much easier now to reach a global audience in a instant.
BROS - PUSH (DELUXE EDITION) [FULL ALBUM]
“Star” is a 2024 track which features Bryan Ferry mostly in the background with Amelia Barrat providing the moody vocals. The pulsing hypnotic beat I would assume is Trent Reznor’s input. Definitely one of favourite new songs of the year.
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 - Album by Bryan Ferry
New Order - Round and Round (1989). Absolute banger of a tecno dance song. The Andy Warhol inspired music video of various pretty girls staring into the camera is just great as well.
Neworder – Technique | Releases
Robert Plant - Big Log (1983). The smooth relaxing baritone of Robert plant's vocals to help start the Sunday. This was the Led Zeppelin lead singer's first solo Top 40 hit. Great guitar work on the song as well.
Music - Review of Robert Plant - The Principle of Moments