On this DailyJam Eighties Saturday! We each pick an Eighties NewWave band/artist and pick a DailyJam & BonusJam!
Ashlee picks The Cure! Choosing her DailyJam from The Cures second album, 1980’s “Seventeen Seconds” picking the song “A Forest”. Then for BonusJam she picks the song “Cold” from The Cures fourth album 1982’s “Pornography”. This was early Cure before most the mainstream hits which came mostly between 1985-1990.
Gene picks the band Talk Talk , choosing the song with same title “Talk Talk” as DailyJam from the first album “The Party's Over” released in 1982. For BonusJam it’s the song “It’s My Life” from the 1984 second album with same title. You might know the cover version No Doubt did for there best of album bonus track single.
Here’s an extra Bonus Tune for everybody!
From the NewWave artist ORCHESTTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK! Here is a tune from Gene & a tune from Ashlee!
Ashlee picks the song “If You Leave” best known from the Pretty In Pink soundtrack. It was released in 1988 as a single. Gene picks the song “Electricity” from the groups 1980 debut self titled album “Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark”.
I do a much deeper dive and long form vlog on Tuesdays & Friday (ThreeTuneTuesday & NinetiesFriday). On Wednesday & Saturday we usually keep it more brief and just pick tunes to share for Alt2k Wednesday & Eighties Saturday! Enjoy!