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Posts tagged with 80s

Let’s Go Crazy: The Story Behind Prince’s Pop-Rock Call To Arms
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Let’s Go Crazy: The Story Behind Prince’s Pop-Rock Call To Arms

A song ‘about God and the de-elevation of sin’, Let’s Go Crazy heralded Prince’s purple revolution in the summer of 1984.

‘The Party’s Over’: Why Talk Talk’s Debut Album Needs Celebrating
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‘The Party’s Over’: Why Talk Talk’s Debut Album Needs Celebrating

Synth-pop on the surface, but with more going on below, Talk Talk’s debut album, ‘The Party’s Over’, was just the beginning for Mark Hollis.

Artwork, Release Date For David Bowie Doc, ‘Moonage Daydream’ Revealed

Artwork, Release Date For David Bowie Doc, ‘Moonage Daydream’ Revealed

The film, directed by Brett Morgen, will launch globally on 16 September.

Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On): Spandau Ballet’s Song Story
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Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On): Spandau Ballet’s Song Story

Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) confounded critics, its new sound proving Spandau Ballet were outgrowing the New Romantic scene.

Kate Bush Breaks Three Guinness World Records With ‘Running Up That Hill’

Kate Bush Breaks Three Guinness World Records With ‘Running Up That Hill’

The song previously reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart in June after featuring prominently in the fourth season of 'Stranger Things'.

That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore: Behind The Smiths’ Great Lost Single
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That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore: Behind The Smiths’ Great Lost Single

Marrying evocative music with a nuanced lyric, That Isn’t Funny Anymore became one of The Smiths’ most beguiling songs.

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