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2 votes
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Leslie Fish - Carmen Miranda's Ghost (1989)
3 votes -
Hermeto Pascoal - Música da Lagoa (Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira, 1985)
7 votes -
Viral lost song ‘Ulterior Motives’ found in obscure ‘80s porn flick
59 votes -
Remembering the time Throbbing Gristle played at a private school
14 votes -
Van Morrison — Rave on, John Donne / Rave on, Pt. 2 (1984)
6 votes -
Ab's 一 Ab's-3 (1985)
5 votes -
What is Classical Vaporwave?
13 votes -
Four hour mix of 200 "futuristic" songs from around 1980
22 votes -
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense | Official trailer (40th anniversary, 4K restoration)
15 votes -
Record it yourself (1987)
4 votes -
Andrew Ridgeley on George Michael and life after Wham!
7 votes -
Rush - Red Barchetta (1982)
15 votes -
Rick Astley on his Glastonbury debut and those Foo Fighters rumours
11 votes -
Van Morrison - Rave on, John Donne / Rave on, Pt. 2 - Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (1984)
1 vote -
Mike Massé and Jeff Hall - Africa (Acoustic Toto cover, 2010)
4 votes -
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
11 votes -
The Fizzbombs - Surfaround (1988)
4 votes -
Miki Matsubara - Stay With Me (Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix)
4 votes -
Руся - Заручена (1989)
4 votes -
Daniel Johnston - Walking the Cow (1983)
4 votes -
How The Cure's Robert Smith created 'Pictures of You'
3 votes -
Okuda Hiroko: The Casio employee behind the “Sleng Teng” riddim that revolutionized reggae
6 votes -
Sandy Marton - People From Ibiza (1984)
4 votes -
Bruce Hornsby - Valley Road (1988)
4 votes -
The Fixx - Don't Be Scared (1987)
3 votes -
Europe – The Final Countdown (1986)
9 votes -
Art of Noise - Moments In Love (1985)
7 votes -
Warren Zevon - Jungle Work (1980)
3 votes -
Luis Miguel - Ahora Te Puedes Marchar (1987)
5 votes -
Toto Cutugno - Serenata (1984)
4 votes -
King Cobra - Iron Eagle (Never Say Die) (1986)
5 votes -
Мы - армия народа (We are the army of the people) by the Alexandrov ensemble/Red army choir (1981-82)
4 votes -
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila (1985)
5 votes -
Righeira - Vamos a la Playa (1983)
4 votes -
NENA - 99 Luftballons (1983)
11 votes -
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (1986)
12 votes -
Book of Love - Boy (1986)
5 votes -
Wax - Right Between the Eyes (1986)
3 votes -
Young Marble Giants - Final Day (1980)
3 votes -
ABBA - Happy New Year (1980)
6 votes -
Locksmith - Blackjack (1980)
6 votes -
Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play (1980)
8 votes -
Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is (1987)
6 votes -
Godley and Creme - Cry (1985)
4 votes -
Strength In Numbers - Blue Men of the Sahara (1989)
4 votes -
Compare and Contrast: Split Enz "I Got You"/"I See Red"
So I thought I'd try a little experiment here. Here are 2 songs I like from the same band. They're very different songs, and here's why I like them: I Got You - This is a song about infatuation....
So I thought I'd try a little experiment here. Here are 2 songs I like from the same band. They're very different songs, and here's why I like them:
I Got You - This is a song about infatuation. It conveys that feeling I had when I was smitten with someone as a teenager. It feels very intimate to me, like the singer's directly expressing his innermost feelings to the person he's infatuated with. Or perhaps thinking of what he would say if he had the guts. It's very much a new wave pop song, and is probably the most well-known of Split Enz songs, at least where I live in the US.
I See Red - This is very much a song of rage. To me it's about a guy who's been dumped, or maybe who was infatuated with someone, and now they're with someone else. Whereas "I Got You" was very poppy, this is more punky. (I mean it's still pop, but with a punk flavor.) Putting it together with the previous song makes a lot of sense to me, even though they have such different tone. It's like the 2 songs together tell a story. I also love the phrase "down the drain like molten toothpaste." There's just something so illustrative about "molten toothpaste."
Anyway, just thought I'd share these random thoughts.
3 votes -
Prefab Sprout - Bonny (1985)
2 votes -
XTC - Senses Working Overtime (1982)
6 votes -
Poolside FM: Transport yourself to 1980's Miami
13 votes