80s music - still a thing?

[presta]

For anyone who's interested, this website will list the top 100 for any individual year or decade since the charts began in 1952 (and monthly for more recent years). The current fashion for 1980s suits me, as I regard that as the better period of my life.

I was born in '61, but have very little recollection of sixties music.

I was born in 1958, and like stuff from the late 50's up until I was about 30, after which my general interest waned, and from then it was just limited to specific songs.

While a lot of dire stuff has likely rightfully been forgotten

The difference between TOTP and TOTP2 is that the latter is a compilation of classics, whereas there's often only one good record per episode in TOTP, with the rest just being dross that got forgotten.

So, eighties eh. In that decade, three different songs with the same title, by three different artists. Can you name the song, and the artists?

Frankie, Huey, & Jennifer. Power of Love.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I have never understood the nostalgia for old music eras. Much preferring to surf a wave of contemporary pop, pop dance, edm etc.

Contrary to what some people seem to believe there is some very good music, great voices and clever, meaningful lyrics on the contemporary scene. Albeit 'pop' seems a bit darker than it used to be ie an emphasis on past relationships breaking down as opposed eg to the 'first love' euphoria of 60's pop.

Fresh experiences are what matter to me on the music, TV and literary front and the thought of continually listening, rewatching and rereading the same old same old is anathema to me.

The 80's as I remember them musically were generally style over substance sprinkled with some genuine stardust. Straddling the mushy lyrics of the 60's/70's and the more introspective lyrics of post-2000 mainstream music it was a linking era than one with a particular identity. The 90's being totally anonymous, as an aside.

All imo, of course and each to their own.

 

[Profpointy]

It's been all downhill since Mozart if you ask me.

Nah, Hildergard of Bingen was the last true great !

 

[AndyRM]

So, eighties eh. In that decade, three different songs with the same title, by three different artists. Can you name the song, and the artists?

The Power of Love.

Huey Lewis, Jennifer Rush and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Oh, and Charlie Pride.

Came up recently in a pub quiz I was hosting, Charlie Pride was a bonus point which nobody got.

 

[MichaelW2]

1783 was a very good year. Mozart wrote his great Mass, the Montgolfier brothers went up in their first balloon, and England recognized the independence of the United States.

 

[Beebo]

1783 was a very good year. Mozart wrote his great Mass, the Montgolfier brothers went up in their first balloon, and England recognized the independence of the United States.

There can be only one.

 

[AndyRM]

There can be only one.

Total aside but thank you for getting that line right.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

Billy Idol still tours afaik. Still ripped too, the bastard.

It's surprising after all the cr@p he's put into his body through the years. He's like a guilty pleasure to me, made some total rubbish, and it is slightly cheesy. But the good 80's stuff he made totally rocks to me. He's like Angus Young, he'll still be performing on a zimmer frame if he has to.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

@Cletus Van Damme

I saw The Sisters Of Mercy a couple of times back in the 80s, & The Cult too
(or Southern Death Clut, as they might have been back then?)

Still have my Cramps vinyl (never saw them though)

Saw The Meteors/King Kurt a couple of times, preferred Restless (far more accomplished musicians)

Would've loved to of seen The Sisters and The Cult in that era. Really like The Cramps. The only King Kurt track I can remember played at a goth club I used to go to, was Banana Banana or something, thought it was rubbish back then. Used to work with a lad in the 80's whom loved King Kurt, he had some ridiculous flat-top haircut, those were the days..

 

[tyred]

Most of the bands that play the local pubs play mostly '60s and '70s hits (even the young ones) with a bit of '50s, '80s and '90s thrown in.

 

[FrankCrank]

The Power of Love.

Huey Lewis, Jennifer Rush and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Oh, and Charlie Pride.

Came up recently in a pub quiz I was hosting, Charlie Pride was a bonus point which nobody got.

Charlie Pride eh - never have guessed that one, I'm not such a smarty after all

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Would've loved to of seen The Sisters and The Cult in that era. Really like The Cramps. The only King Kurt track I can remember played at a goth club I used to go to, was Banana Banana or something, thought it was rubbish back then. Used to work with a lad in the 80's whom loved King Kurt, he had some ridiculous flat-top haircut, those were the days..

Yes, Banana Banana was one of theirs, so was a version of Mack The Knife
(the promo video for Destination Zululand was a bit ‘iffy’ even back then!!)

The Cramps; there’s a rather good tribute band called the Teenage Werewolves, who double as a Bauhaus tribute

Flat-top; l had one, but not in the outlandish ‘KK’ style

 

[matticus]

One of the bars that I go to puts on acts from the local music college. They're in their teens or twenties and they usually play 1970's style music. It was the last decade before computers took over.

Interesting, thanks!

 

[Drago]

Funny thing music. I was born in '61, but have very little recollection of sixties music.

I was born in 1968 and adore sixties music, particularly the Beatles.

As a musician and rabid amateur student of music I recognise that during that decade almost everything that could be meaningfully done with the various sub cultures of the popular music genre had been done.

The few final jigsaw pieces found in the 70s.

Nothing really new has come along since then, with everything having roots from that era, and the bulk of guitar based music still paying unwitting homage to the Beatles (manufactured SAW or Slimon Cow pap excepted.)

 

[FrankCrank]

I was born in 1968 and adore sixties music, particularly the Beatles.

As a musician and rabid amateur student of music I recognise that during that decade almost everything that could be meaningfully done with the various sub cultures of the popular music genre had been done.

The few final jigsaw pieces found in the 70s.

Nothing really new has come along since then, with everything having roots from that era, and the bulk of guitar based music still paying unwitting homage to the Beatles (manufactured SAW or Slimon Cow pap excepted.)

A neighbour here I meet often on my morning walk is about a dozen years older than me. He is Swedish, and was in their navy for a couple of years, and tells an amusing story of being on shore leave in London in the late sixties, and how great it was there at that time. They were in uniform, and given free beer in many pubs they went in. Hard to believe this could happen now.

No denying the fab fours impact to modern music - must be about the best boy band that ever came along.
I'll give the Anthology another perusal soon, a humongous feast of Fab Four like no other