Archive for the ‘80s Music’ Category

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I’m Ready

November 26, 2009

The Housemartins sing “Are You Ready?” from 1986. It’s lovely, if burdened by the director (?) struggling with finding something for the boys to do. It was probably the biggest curse of 80s videos in which the musicians were expected to match their actions to lyrics written months or years earlier.

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Still, So Romantic (*Sigh*)

November 26, 2009

This most sparkling video from 1985 for the recently reunited Spandau Ballet shows just exactly why the New Romantic subset of New Wave has the most lasting appeal. “Listening to Marvin all night long. . .”

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Nothing Better. Nothing.

January 16, 2009

Remember when a putative pop star could have scrawny arms?

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Whoa, Where Did The Time Go?

November 7, 2008


Is it possible that this song is 25 years old? It can’t be, because I remember it so well, and I’m only. . . oh, right.

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A Message To You, Rudy

September 19, 2008


Yes, it’s true, dear Reader, I discovered The Specials.

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Pure Pop Perfection

June 27, 2008

Evelyn “Champagne” King sings one of the most infectious of the R & B singles of the early 1980s that was also a huge crossover hit.  Sort of disco, kind of pop, it is a fun and charming number.

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Swoon

December 29, 2007


I could listen to this song a hundred times in a row and not tire of it.

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I Am Lying On The Floor Of 4311 Walnut

September 22, 2007


How to convey the importance of one song together with one address? I can’t, but this embodies that moment in my life. It is the tiniest bit pretentious, yes, but oh, what this song means to me.

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Tickling The Ivories

September 14, 2007

A live performance of Ryuichi Sakamoto and his exquisite composition, the theme from “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” (1983, dir Nagisa Oshima).