Saturday nite is 80s nite

[User6179]

And as a 16 year-old, I wonder why I liked this;

For some reason this iconic video is better if you can turn the brightness up

 

[DCLane]

And this got me into John Cougar Mellencamp:



And my apologies for coming to it late; I've been prepping my radio show for tomorrow.

 

[User169]

Krewmen from 1986


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Gp0BTAv7A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[DCLane]

And for those of us with a goth tendency:

 

[User169]

Minutemen from 1984


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMKjV-QHYZU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Glow worm]

Not an 80's song as such, but if you were (are) a Radio 1 listener (shudder), here's a little bit of freedom that you helped to destroy...

(Illegal, violent raid on Radio Caroline - in International Waters by UK/Dutch Gov supported by BBC 1989).



Makes you wonder what they are so scared of.

 

[DCLane]

Last one from me - basically anything from ZZ Top's Afterburner & Eliminator albums:

 

[User169]

Black Flag from 1981


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwSw4AwSaMw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[slowmotion]

1988

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[User169]

Stump from 1987


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-PmQ3dFQvs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Radchenister]

Lloyd Cole from 1984. He's still performing - between rounds of golf.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuU8VHeYbyM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

How has he regressed to someone who plays golf?

 

[User6179]

1988

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The voice!!!!!!

 

[User169]

Throwing Muses from 1987


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxF7lj-6w3A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[slowmotion]

1985.....John Cale with Ollie Halsall on guitar.

Someone once said "Ollie may just possibly not be the best guitarist in the world...but he's certainly in the top two..."

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[User6179]

1985.....John Cale with Ollie Halsall on guitar.

Someone once said "Ollie may just possibly not be the best guitarist in the world...but he's certainly in the top two..."

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View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeFYJdW3xDg
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Never heard of John Cale , thanks for the up as they say , one song and I love him already