Christmas Tree 4434 Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Did somebody mention Ska?... First single I ever bought, 99p from Woolies, Jan 1980 And you can't not play this....no 1 in the UK for two months in the summer of 1982 when Thatcher's Britain went up in flames.... Going to see them in October Love Ghost Town. Its one of those songs that really takes me back when it comes on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6579 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Trouble is I listened to classical music back then (actually overloaded because my Mam loved it) and I absolutely hated it. These days I have a real appreciation for some classical pieces. Must of the music I like is largely instrumental (sigur ros, sabres of paradise, craig armstrong, etc) and I reckon that lends itself to being flooded with classical earlier in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4434 Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Apparently your ears are in their peak condition then. You can hear your widest range of tones and everyone loses that range. You've also been exposed to less than you ever will again, so every surprising change of key, and every driving rhythm is as if it's never occurred to anyone before. Ten years later you'll hear Brahms did it, but the classical source means nowt to you by then. I think thats a tad physco bollox tbf. The eighties was a very tuneful and lyrical period, very much more rhyming lyrics. It was also very uncomplicated and simple. I think songs were off a similar ilk in the 50's however the 90's onwards moved much more towards music rather than songs, as such. What clinches it for me is that you go to any family disco / wedding and it is littered with eighties songs than everyone, no matter what age, knows the words too. Just look at these beauties..... The 1000 Number One Singles Of The Official UK Charts 1980 449 Pretenders Brass In Pocket 450 The Special AKA The Specials Live EP (main track: Too Much Too Young) 451 Kenny Rogers Coward Of The County 452 Blondie Atomic 453 Fern Kinney Together We Are Beautiful 454 Jam Going Underground / Dreams Of Children 455 Detroit Spinners Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl 456 Blondie Call Me 457 Dexy's Midnight Runners Geno 458 Johnny Logan What's Another Year 459 Mash Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) 460 Don McLean Crying 461 Olivia Newton John & Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu 462 Odyssey Use It Up And Wear It Out 463 Abba The Winner Takes It All 464 David Bowie Ashes To Ashes 465 Jam Start 466 Kelly Marie Feels Like I'm In Love 467 Police Don't Stand So Close To Me 468 Barbra Streisand Woman In Love 469 Blondie The Tide Is High 470 Abba Super Trouper 471 John Lennon (Just Like) Starting Over 472 St Winifred's School Choir There's No One Quite Like Grandma 1981 473 John Lennon Imagine 474 John Lennon Woman 475 Joe Dolce Music Theatre Shaddap You Face 476 Roxy Music Jealous Guy 477 Shakin' Stevens This Ole House 478 Bucks Fizz Making Your Mind Up 479 Adam & The Ants Stand And Deliver 480 Smokey Robinson Being With You 481 Michael Jackson One Day In Your Life 482 Specials Ghost Town 483 Shakin' Stevens Green Door 484 Aneka Japanese Boy 485 Soft Cell Tainted Love 486 Adam & The Ants Prince Charming 487 Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin It's My Party 488 Police Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 489 Queen & David Bowie Under Pressure 490 Julio Iglesias Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar) 491 Human League Don't You Want Me 1982 492 Bucks Fizz Land Of Make Believe 493 Shakin' Stevens Oh Julie 494 Kraftwerk The Model / Computer Love 495 Jam A Town Called Malice / Precious 496 Tight Fit The Lion Sleeps Tonight 497 Goombay Dance Band Seven Tears 498 Bucks Fizz My Camera Never Lies 499 Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder Ebony And Ivory 500 Nicole A Little Peace 501 Madness House Of Fun 502 Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes 503 Charlene I've Never Been To Me 504 Captain Sensible Happy Talk 505 Irene Cara Fame 506 Dexy's Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express Come On Eileen 507 Survivor Eye Of The Tiger 508 Musical Youth Pass The Dutchie 509 Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 510 Eddy Grant I Don't Wanna Dance 511 Jam Beat Surrender 512 Renee & Renato Save Your Love 1983 513 Phil Collins You Can't Hurry Love 514 Men At Work Down Under 515 Kajagoogoo Too Shy 516 Michael Jackson Billie Jean 517 Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse Of The Heart 518 Duran Duran Is There Something I Should Know 519 David Bowie Let's Dance 520 Spandau Ballet True. 521 New Edition Candy Girl 522 Police Every Breath You Take 523 Rod Stewart Baby Jane 524 Paul Young Wherever I Lay My Hat 525 K C & The Sunshine Band Give It Up 526 UB 40 Red Red Wine 527 Culture Club Karma Chameleon 528 Billy Joel Uptown Girl 529 Flying Pickets Only You 1984 530 Paul McCartney Pipes Of Peace 531 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax 532 Nena 99 Red Balloons 533 Lionel Richie Hello 534 Duran Duran The Reflex 535 Wham! Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 536 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Two Tribes 537 George Michael Careless Whisper 538 Stevie Wonder I Just Called To Say I Love You 539 Wham! Freedom 540 Chaka Khan I Feel For You 541 Jim Diamond I Should Have Known Better 542 Frankie Goes To Hollywood The Power Of Love 543 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas 1985 544 Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is 545 Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson I Know Him So Well 546 Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 547 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins Easy Lover 548 USA For Africa We Are The World 549 Phillis Nelson Move Closer 550 Paul Hardcastle 19 551 Crowd You'll Never Walk Alone 552 Sister Sledge Frankie 553 Eurythmics There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 554 Madonna Into The Groove 555 UB 40 & Chrissie Hynde I Got You Babe 556 David Bowie & Mick Jagger Dancing in the Streets 557 Midge Ure If I Was 558 Jennifer Rush The Power Of Love 559 Feargal Sharkey A Good Heart 560 Wham! I'm Your Man 561 Whitney Houston Saving All My Love For You 562 Shakin' Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone 1986 563 Pet Shop Boys West End Girls 564 A-ha The Sun Always Shines On TV 565 Billy Ocean "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" 566 Diana Ross Chain Reaction 567 Cliff Richard & The Young Ones Living Doll 568 George Michael A Different Corner 569 Falco Rock Me Amadeus 570 Spitting Image The Chicken Song 571 Doctor & The Medics Spirit In The Sky 572 Wham! The Edge Of Heaven 573 Madonna Papa Don't Preach 574 Chris de Burgh The Lady In Red 575 Boris Gardiner I Want To Wake Up With You 576 Communards Don't Leave Me This Way 577 Madonna True Blue 578 Nick Berry Every Loser Wins 579 Berlin Take My Breath Away 580 Europe The Final Countdown 581 Housemartins Caravan Of Love 582 Jackie Wilson Reet Petite 1987 583 Steve 'Silk' Hurley Jack Your Body 584 George Michael & Aretha Franklin I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) 585 Ben E King Stand By Me 586 Boy George Everything I Own 587 Mel & Kim Respectable 588 Ferry Aid Let It Be 589 Madonna La Isla Bonita 590 Starship Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now 591 Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 592 The Firm Star Trekkin' 593 Pet Shop Boys It's A Sin 594 Madonna Who's That Girl 595 Los Lobos La Bamba 596 Michael Jackson I Just Can't Stop Loving You 597 Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up 598 M/A/R/R/S Pump Up The Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) 599 Bee Gees You Win Again 600 T'Pau China In Your Hand 601 Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind 1988 602 Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth 603 Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now 604 Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky 605 Aswad Don't Turn Around 606 Pet Shop Boys Heart 607 S'Express Theme from S'Express 608 Fairground Attraction Perfect 609 Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home 610 Timelords Doctorin' The Tardis 611 Bros I Owe You Nothing 612 Glenn Medeiros Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You 613 Yazz & The Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up 614 Phil Collins A Groovy Kind Of Love 615 Hollies He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother 616 U2 Desire 617 Whitney Houston One Moment In Time 618 Enya Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) 619 Robin Beck The First Time 620 Cliff Richard Mistletoe & Wine 1989 621 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan Especially For You 622 Marc Almond with Gene Pitney Somethings Gotten Hold Of My Heart 623 Simple Minds Belfast Child 624 Jason Donovan Too Many Broken Hearts 625 Madonna Like A Prayer 626 Bangles Eternal Flame 627 Kylie Minogue Hand On Your Heart 628 "Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & Christians" Ferry 'Cross The Mersey 629 Jason Donovan Sealed With A Kiss 630 Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler Back To Life 631 Sonia You'll Never Stop Me Loving You 632 Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers Swing The Mood 633 Black Box Ride On Time 634 Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers That's What I Like 635 Lisa Stansfield All Around The World 636 New Kids On The Block You Got It (The Right Stuff) 637 Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers Let's Party 638 Band Aid II Do They Know It's Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6579 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 The fact that 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' isn't included for 1980 renders the rest of your post irrelevant to me CT and I've skipped past the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4434 Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 When I was going through my Gay days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4434 Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 And Penthouse and Pavement, one of the best Albums of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 My first gig. Pretty much shaped my whole life . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 My first gig. Pretty much shaped my whole life . Yellow New Yorkers? Or Doves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 was 16 n green was 6 cans of Redstripe on the bus down ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Apparently your ears are in their peak condition then. You can hear your widest range of tones and everyone loses that range. You've also been exposed to less than you ever will again, so every surprising change of key, and every driving rhythm is as if it's never occurred to anyone before. Ten years later you'll hear Brahms did it, but the classical source means nowt to you by then. I think thats a tad physco bollox tbf. The eighties was a very tuneful and lyrical period, very much more rhyming lyrics. It was also very uncomplicated and simple. It's been observed in neuro-science. People of all ages have had their brains scanned listening to different things to see the effect the music has physically. When you listen to music your brain releases endorphins at a moment that is pleasing to you. I'm not talking about one decade being more complex than any other musically, just how all our tastes mature. When you're 2 years old twinkle twinkle is a work of unparallelled genius. It is a tune that you, even at that age can follow, and if it stopped near the end you could probably resolve. This is the joy of having your expectations being confirmed...of being right and enjoying being in with everyone else that sees the fun of it. As you age, twinkle twinkle just doesn't pump those endorphins any more, you leave the 2 year olds to be impressed that they can finish a simple rhyme...safe in the knowledge they're mugs to fall for it. By then you know Barney's "I love you, you love me, we're a happy family" is the greatest thing you ever heard with it's increase in tempo making it doubly complex, the younger kids are such squares . It's hugely gratifying to be able to comprehend the pleasure of a change in pitch, key, timbre or tempo that your young ears have never comprehended before. The pattern continues year after year with simple tunes being enjoyed then discarded until you end up at crazy frog or some other crap that includes all the basics of a musical vocabulary and hammers them home without investigating the possibilities much further. The question is at which stage having your preconceptions challenged loses it's allure, when you can't see what other people are getting from a certain collection of noises, and which recognisable tropes keep pumping the endorphins for you personally more than anything else. This might never happen with some people, who will always get bored and persistently want to be challenged in order to pump the endorphins again. But the majority of us , at some stage, start going back for the memory of those early neurotransmitter affecting rushes that were most powerful, rather than keep looking for new ways to get the juices flowing, the opportunities for which get fewer and farther between. I read the book a while ago and will probably have misrepresented it, but it's well worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42633 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 637 Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers Let's Party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tooj 17 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I can't hear Ghost Town anymore without thinking about Father Ted "now please rise for the Irish national Anthem" That episode's superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42633 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 COME ON EVERYBODY C-C-COME ON EVERYBODY. WE'RE GONNA DO THE TWIST. WE'RE GONNA DO THE TWIST. WE'RE GONNA DO THE TWIST AND IT GOES LIKE THIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4434 Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 End of argument......... And if any more proof were needed...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13590 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I agree that Billy Ocean's plaintive rallying cry against uncommited individuals is infinitely more tuneful and lyrically stronger than anything Smokey Robinson done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieMessiah 2 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 The 80s was a great era - but I suspect a lot of that is down to the number of posters on here rapidly approaching the crisis point of their 40th birthday - receding hairlines, expanding waistlines, wondering where the fuck your youth went...mind, when 80s music was good, it was very, very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 The 80s was a great era - but I suspect a lot of that is down to the number of posters on here rapidly approaching the crisis point of their 40th birthday - receding hairlines, expanding waistlines, wondering where the fuck your youth went...mind, when 80s music was good, it was very, very good. Dear me...echo beach? Aye, nut the other two are depressing crap. Lock the paracetamol away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 8689 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 The Eighties was without doubt the decade of the absolute shitest music in history closely followed by the 90's utter utter crap with little of worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) I totally love the pet shop boys, easily in the top 10 80's bands, and Deacon Blue. This song I was listening to in me ipod the other day, and I couldn't stop thinking about Meenzer. No connotations or anything, it might be cos he went from the toon to London the same as Meenz, but he came in to my mind Meenzer listening to this. Edited May 2, 2011 by McFaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell 0 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Like most eras, the 80's had good and bad. For every there was a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFOZ6zk_Ev . I like the synth pop stufflike Gary Numan and the Human League as well as metal and rock like Metallica and Guns n' Roses. I also liked the Pet Shop Boys, and have an older sister who saw Bros in Dusseldorf when we lived in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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