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Oh Yeah, It's '80s NightA closer listen to the decade that brought us everything from Run-DMC to Mötley Crüe to Rick Astley. The Best British Songs of the '80s The Best '80s Songs for Karaoke The Best Female Singers Of The 1980s The Best Ballads of the 1980s The Best R&B ...
While ’80s pop culture is largely remembered for its frivolity, the social unrest that stirred beneath the decade’s brightly colored gloss and greed resulted in not just the guilt-driven good intentions of enterprises like the star-studded USA for Africa, but a generation of artists whose mus...
Listen: Whodini: “One Love” Watch: Whodini’s Video for “Freaks Come Out at Night” 196. Virgo: Virgo (1989) Born of Chicago’s burgeoning ’80s house music scene, Virgo’s only LP shares the dreamy yearnings of Mr. Fingers and Joe Smooth while using many of the same Roland drum ...
Donald Byrd / 125th Street, N.Y.C.: “Love Has Come Around” (1981) Arriving after the disco bubble had already popped, Donald Byrd & 125th Street, N.Y.C.’s "Love Has Come Around" is as optimistic as they come. By the '80s, Byrd, an accomplished jazz/funk trumpeter who also ...
Paris Gray and Kevin Saunderson’s debut album as Inner City spun the best elements of Detroit’s electronic scene into dance-pop gold as evidenced by the everlasting hit “Big Fun.” 38: UB40 – Labour of Love II The pop-reggae group’s 1989 album is comprised exclusively of covers, in...
27I Love Rock 'N RollJoan Jett & Blackhearts1982Popular 28(I've Had) The Time Of My LifeBill Medley & Jennifer Warnes1987Popular 29Another One Bites the DustQueen1981Popular 30White WeddingBilly Idol1983Popular 31Mony MonyBilly Idol1987Popular ...
While the hair metal that dominated the late '80s started to fade, grunge was there to fill the void.Nirvana,Pearl Jam,Alice in ChainsandSoundgardenwere just a few of the acts to bring a new sound to the forefront. Grunge also knocked down the doors for alternative rock in general, givin...
Well, maybe not as often as they used to — look at the top of the Billboard charts in the 20th century and chances are you won’t find nearly as high a percentage of love songs as you might have decades earlier. Where once the love song essentially marked a sort of default mode ...
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