David Bowie – Fashion
Fashion is my second favourite David Bowie song, after Let's Dance.
I just love the powerful bass!
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Adam and the Ants – Dog eat Dog
I loved Adam and the Ants in the early 80s and Dog Eat Dog was one of his first hits.
In my opinion, he was the one who brought the New Romantic image and fashion to the UK masses, which was desperately looking for the "next new thing" in 1980 after Punk ha...
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Enola Gay
I'm not sure if this is New Romantic or not, but OMD's Enola Gay was one of the first Electronic songs of the 80s (pioneered in the late 70s by one of my favourite artists ever, Gary Numan).
The song is about the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Japan b...
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Air Supply – All Out Of Love
Air Supply's All Out Of Love is one of the classic and enduring slow songs. Simple and memorable like all great songs should be!
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The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Another hit by The Police, Don't Stand So Close To Me was very good, but perhaps not quite up to the extremely high standards of Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon. Great video though!
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AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
Raw Rock by AC/DC.
Nuff said! :)
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Madness – Baggy Trousers
Madness were frequently in the UK charts in the early 80s and Baggy Trousers was a big hit for them in 1980.
The song is about what school was like in England - I was at school in London at the time and I can tell you that it's very accurate!
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Queen – Another One Bites The Dust
A massive hit for Queen, Another One Bites The Dust was released in 1980 and did very well for them. Still a classic to this day!
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David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
Ashes To Ashes was David Bowie's first UK hit of the 80s and went on to become a classic.
So sad that he recently passed away aged only 69. Gone but never, ever forgotten.
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Kate Bush – Babooshka
Babooshka is probably in my top 10 favourite songs ever. I loved Kate Bush from the very first moment I saw her Wuthering Heights on Top of the Pops.
Sexy, sensual and cool sums up this video and pure class too.
I believe that Kate Bush was discovered by...
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