Here's two very much globally unknown popular songs from the decade from Iceland. Post two iconic 80's songs only per person.
I was playing with action figurines and violating contemporary child protection laws daily unwittingly as a proud six year old. What was your daily routine in 1985?
Started walking in late 1985. It was a big year for me.
I was an elderly Mongolian man.
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 13, 2024, 10:24:03 PMStarted walking in late 1985. It was a big year for me.
I was born. That was pretty momentous.
I was 7 in 1985. First song is one from a Catalan band that was my and my brother's favorite song at the time. It also contains a bunch of Lovecraft references that I didn't catch on until I grew up.
Also, mom was (is) a huge Dire Straits band and that's when Brothers in Arms came out. She played it incessantly. My favorite track of it (at the time) was Money for Nothing.
I really like grumbler's first choice.
This was, well, one that kicked me.
My dad has always been at most indifferent to music. But for some reason one day in 1987 (?) he showed up with the first two LPs I remember playing:
And especially MJ's Bad, which I listened for countless hours:
Yesterday in 1985 was the Live Aid Concert in Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid
It was also a year Norway's A-ha made one of their best songs. Slight problem: It is about a murder.
1985 movie taking place in 1985. :) Well, not only. ;)
It is in 1985 that I decided I wanted to be a historian. I was 14. 38 years later, I am a historian.
After my time for music (;)) but I would pick:
I was in Junior High in 1985 and just discovering pop music (I wouldn't listen to The Replacements until quite a bit later.) Tears for Fears had a solid radio presence; although it paled in comparison to Whitney Huston or Mötley Crüe.
Had a look at the annual German singles charts 1985. Bit surprised to see two Austrian acts (Opus and Falco) in the top 5. :D And surprised to see 19 on #3, considering its theme and novelty factor. :hmm:
The remaining Top 10:
6. Tina Turner: We Don't Need Another Hero
7. Murray Head: One Night In Bangkok
8. Tears for Fears: Shout
9. Baltimora: Tarzan Boy
10: Modern Talking: You Can Win If You Want
Remainder: https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1985
I had to look up Baltimora's Tarzan Boy, because it rang no bell. Listening to it, though, I do remember the song. :D
For completeness' sake, the top 20 singles from this week in West Germany in 1985:
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The best concert I ever went to was the Mike and The Mechanics tour in 1987. The best song was probably
I never heard this one in concert, but it was probably M+TM's biggest hit, from 1989:
Loved that band. Genesis at their best was only
as good as average M+TM, and couldn't touch their best stuff (even though they shared many members).
I was 3 in 1985, so I wasn't big into much of anything other than playing with miniatures and stuffed animals. In terms of music, I was probably enjoying some early Tina Turner Private Dancer listening when visiting my aunt. My sister and I wore that cassette out along with Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album (and the follow-up just titled Whitney) when we visited her. They're still personal favorites of mine. :)
Before I had entered this existence but checking up what actual good stuff was released 1985
"In 1984, Giorgio Moroder restored and produced the 80-minute 1984 re-release, which had a pop soundtrack written by Moroder and performed by Moroder, Pat Benatar, Bonnie Tyler, Jon Anderson, Adam Ant, Cycle V, Loverboy, Billy Squier, and Freddie Mercury." (Wikipedia).
An instrumental version of the soundtrack is available on YouTube
But the vocal versions of the songs are only available individually, like
And the outstanding Freddy Mercury in
It's worth checking out. The album is one of my all-time favorites.
Can't Get There From Here by REM
Driving to a party that summer I heard it played on the radio. Everybody in the car loved it. But we didn't know who the band was. The DJ played a game getting people to guess who it was. Nobody could guess (most callers thought it was Simple Minds) so the DJ had to tell the listening audience it was REM.
I had never of them, but bought all their albums after that.
Quote from: crazy canuck on July 15, 2024, 11:01:34 AMCan't Get There From Here by REM
Driving to a party that summer I heard it played on the radio. Everybody in the car loved it. But we didn't know who the band was. The DJ played a game getting people to guess who it was. Nobody could guess (most callers thought it was Simple Minds) so the DJ had to tell the listening audience it was REM.
I had never of them, but bought all their albums after that.
Man, that was a good song. I heard it years later on the radio. And thought, who are these guys? REM became a bit boring, or maybe full of themselves, later in the 1990s, but they always managed a hit and some good ear candy.
Quote from: Norgy on July 15, 2024, 11:07:05 AMQuote from: crazy canuck on July 15, 2024, 11:01:34 AMCan't Get There From Here by REM
Driving to a party that summer I heard it played on the radio. Everybody in the car loved it. But we didn't know who the band was. The DJ played a game getting people to guess who it was. Nobody could guess (most callers thought it was Simple Minds) so the DJ had to tell the listening audience it was REM.
I had never of them, but bought all their albums after that.
Man, that was a good song. I heard it years later on the radio. And thought, who are these guys? REM became a bit boring, or maybe full of themselves, later in the 1990s, but they always managed a hit and some good ear candy.
Yeah, all that is accurate
And then there was this abomination.
I've been listening to Motown a bit lately and I came across this gem from 1985:
I love the very old school Motown dance at the end. In the golden age the dance master constructed the dances around a series of simple steps that anyone could remember. Even something that looks as cool as opening to the Temptations Walk was just all of them pretending to dig twice on one side and then switch to the other.
I remember the song being a hit, but I thought it was a love song to a woman named Jackie (:lol:). I didn't know who Marvin Gaye or Jackie Wilson were (they had both died the year before.) I also didn't know who the Commodores were and, as far as I knew, Lionel Richie had always been a solo artist. I'm glad they were able to go on without him, and actually make one of the Commodore's best songs.
Quote from: Savonarola on July 25, 2024, 05:07:56 PMI've been listening to Motown a bit lately and I came across this gem from 1985:
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I love the very old school Motown dance at the end. In the golden age the dance master constructed the dances around a series of simple steps that anyone could remember. Even something that looks as cool as opening to the Temptations Walk was just all of them pretending to dig twice on one side and then switch to the other.
I remember the song being a hit, but I thought it was a love song to a woman named Jackie (:lol:). I didn't know who Marvin Gaye or Jackie Wilson were (they had both died the year before.) I also didn't know who the Commodores were and, as far as I knew, Lionel Richie had always been a solo artist. I'm glad they were able to go on without him, and actually make one of the Commodore's best songs.
Great choice. I'd remembered that as a 1970s song, but was out of the country when released so wasn't really aware of it until the late 80s, by which time it was "old."
Ozzy Osbourne (and Sharon) in 1985.
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