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The official music video for Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It

For many bands, they can labour away for years developing and reshaping their sound to reach what they deem artistic perfection – most never reach this eutopia. This, however, was never a worry for post-punk’s artful vampires, Bauhaus. With their cavernous, magical debut single, ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’, they knew they had hit the nail on the head; everything after was a bonus. In 1978, Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and David J formed Bauhaus with the aim of bringing a sinister and more artistic edge to punk. They would employ the vibrations of glam, psychedelia, dub and prog-rock to...

No era has seemingly spawned as many one-hit wonders as the ‘80s. Many factors contributed to the explosion. Advancements in technology – especially electronic synthesizers – gave young artists the chance to get in on the ground floor of a brand-new sound. International acts, especially those throughout Europe, were distributed to the U.S. market more than ever before. Meanwhile, music labels were flushed with money, resulting in many acts getting signed to recording contracts before they’d even laid down demos. While this environment helped many previously unheard bands grab sudden stardom, it was oftentimes fleeting. We’ve highlighted 22 one-hit wonders...

Thompson Twins' official music video for 'Hold Me Now'

Sometimes when almost anyone can get into an airport lounge, no one can. Here's what to know before you count on using this credit card perk. Years ago, there were business travelers and there were leisure travelers, and nary did the perks of the high-flying former trickle down to the economy-focused latter. Airport lounges that offer cozy chairs, free buffet spreads and an open bar while you wait to board? Those were reserved for the business traveler in the tailored suit. In recent years, the lines have blurred. The airport lounge slowly became not only a haven for the business...

Too often remembered for its clichés, 80s music actually has far more to offer than many remember – and it’s cooler than you think.Is it possible to bully a decade? The 80s sure seems to have an eternal “Kick Me” sign on its back. Can someone help an epoch out and pull that thing off, please? For those of you haven’t been paying attention, 80s music is cooler than you think. There are reasons why the 80s is too often remembered more for its costume-party clichés than as a peak era in music. The stigma kicked in as the decade...

Official HD Video for "Your Love" by The Outfield

A wall drawing of Keith Haring’s signature “Radiant Baby” is coming to auction. Haring drew the figure, a crawling infant surrounded by a halo, in gold marker above a light switch on the wall of his childhood bedroom in his hometown of Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The drawing will hit the auction block on September 14, when it will be offered as part of a postwar and contemporary art sale at the New Jersey auction house Rago/Wright’s. The drawing, which measures 5 inches in height, will be offered for sale still affixed to a portion of the blue wall on which it...

John Hughes’ classic 1986 teen comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is getting a spinoff about two characters who played a small but pivotal role in the original movie. According to Deadline, the new film, titled Sam and Victor’s Day Off, will follow the two titular valet employees who, in the 1986 classic, take Cameron Frye’s father’s red Ferrari for a cross-town joyride while Cameron, Ferris and Sloane Peterson gallivant around Chicago on their day off. Sam and Victor run up the odometer on the prized red Ferrari, forcing Cameron to decide how he’s finally going to confront his father, with...

Billboard’s top 5 songs from July 31, 1982. This is my favorite top 5 from any week.These are Billboard’s top 5 songs from July 31, 1982. This is my favorite top 5 from any week.https://top40weekly.com/1982-all-charts/1 Survivor – Eye of the Tigerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV42 Toto – Rosannahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOLtTGvsbM3 John Cougar – Hurts So Goodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dOsbsuhYGQ4 Fleetwood Mac – Hold Mehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0sha1XfHxw5 The Steve Miller Band – Abracadabrahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY8B0uQpwZs

The documentary ‘Aha: The movie’ explores the strange world of the Norwegian trio who in 1985 released ‘Take on me,’ one of the most popular songs on Spotify almost 40 years laterHow do you survive the premature success of an exceptional song? Not well, judging by what is stated in A-ha: The Movie, the 2021 documentary about the Norwegian pop band. If there’s one thing the group members have in common - aside from a less-than-laughable tendency to insult each other - it’s that all three of them hate Take on me. For the band’s lead singer, Morten Harket, it’s...

80s' pop star Tiffany didn't want to record 'I Think We’re Alone Now' because she didn't want to head in a dance direction. The 50-year-old singer - whose full name is Tiffany Darwish - has admitted she was against the idea of releasing a cover of the James and the Shondells' song that would become a global hit for her in 1987 because she was set on becoming the next Stevie Nicks. However, it grew on her and she is "forever grateful" for the success it brought her. She told the July 2022 issue of Retro Pop magazine: “I didn't...

In 1985, English singer-songwriter Kate Bush released a song called “Running Up That Hill.” It did pretty well — reaching No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. But 37 years after its release, the tune — featured in last week’s episode of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” — bumped Harry Styles’ “As It Was” to No. 2 on the US Billboard Top 10. The unexpected success also makes her both the oldest and the youngest woman to have a self-written No. 1 in the United Kingdom, Billboard reported.

"Don't You (Forget About Me) • Simple Minds" See if this brings back memories for some of us ;) Wanted to do special title, but can't remember if we can include HTML in title :/

As soon as Stranger Things: Season 4 dropped on Netflix, English singer-songwriter Kate Bush's 1985 hit, Running Up That Hill (Deal With God) started sprinting up the iTunes and Spotify charts, as a new generation of audience started to discover the powerful song after it was featured significantly in the show. According to LA Times, Running Up That Hill was top on iTunes on Sunday (May 29). It is also currently #13 on Spotify's Daily Top 200. People have also apparently been searching for the song after the season debuted last week, so Google-search traffic has also spiked. The song...

Official video of J. Geils Band performing Love Stinks from the album Love Stinks

Let's take a look at some of the long lost classic foods of the 1980s! Times have changed and some of them wouldn't work today but I do feel some of them need to be brought back

Song by Mike Reno & Ann Wilson... Soundtrack from Footloose.. Starring Kevin Bacon and many more.

I was getting more depressed as I was going through the 70s/80s music.. then I came across this..

ONE BILLION VIEWS on February 17, 2020 📅 “Take On Me” has been remastered in stunning 4K resolution - watch it now!