In the 80s, I wasn't a huge fan of 80s music. At least pop 80s. I was a punk rock kid and towards the end of the decade I started getting into underground clubs, alternative music, and industrial.
Surprisingly, I started to enjoy 80s pop 20 years after the decade ended. IDK why, but so much of the music I disliked in the 80s I found myself enjoying several years later. Maybe it's nostalgia.
Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
This is one of those songs I probably couldn't stand growing up, but found myself enjoying two decades later. When I started DJing a couple of my friends were doing 80s nights. It turned out to be a great party and it completely changed my mind about a lot of the music I despised from my childhood. I remember growing up hearing this song played non-stop on the radio. I wonder if people even listen to the radio much anymore? I find myself "tuning in" less and less these days. Even in my car I tend to stream the internet from my phone.
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
So I've always been a huge Bowie fan. For me this video marks the start of MTV when they actually played music videos all day. I remember coming home from school and watching this on the neighbors TV because they were the first in the neighborhood to have cable TV.... God I'm old! We've come a long way since, that's for sure. Wish MTV still played music though! They probably played this song every hour on the hour back in the day on MTV.
Tom Petty - Here Comes My Girl
Tom Petty was one of the pop artists I really enjoyed from that decade. I've always found his music the perfect combination of rock and pop.
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
For me this track defined pop music for the rest of the 80s. Towards the end of this decade I started going out to nightclubs and discovering a lot of what was happening in the underground scene in the city. I think I was around 13 or 14 years old when this track came out which put me in my early twenties coming out of this decade.
Blondie - Heart of Glass
I've always been a fan of Debbie Harry and Blondie. This really kind of ushered in the age of Disco for me. It's funny because as a young teen I kind of entered this decade digging the whole disco scene and exited the decade a wild and rowdy punk rock kid! IDK if it was an identity crisis or just trying to find myself. Regardless, I always had fun!
I think I truly "found myself" in the 90s. We had the alternative music scene for the rocker in me and we ushered in the rave scene which brought back my love of some of the disco era! All kidding aside, The Dood just loves a good party I guess. LOL.
Anyway, these are my 80s picks for this #MusicMonday