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The 1980's was a great time to be growing up as a teenager. This channel will reflect on the music, movies, games, TV shows, books and more from that time. Lets have some fun. #80s #NewWave #SynthPop #Pop #Rock
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Hazell Dean - Searchin' (High Energy) (1983) Hazell Dean first single release. One of those classic club songs from the early 80s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOVH...

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Bronski Beat - Why ? (1984) I was in matric when this came out. It was a huge hit amongst us high school party goers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Lb...

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Depeche Mode - Flexible (1985) Great song about what happens when you suddenly gain fame and fortune. www.youtube.com/watch?v=INCl...

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Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (1984) This song made a huge impact when in came out back in the day. Jimmy Somerville ethereal vocals over the super catchy hi-NRG beats really caught everyone's attention from our generation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=88sA...

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This is the actual supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (Saggitrarius A*), observed by JWST (NIRCam) for over 9 hours. The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space. webbtelescope.org/contents/new...

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Toni Basil "Hey Mickey" (1982) Feel good song to help lift everyone's mood. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aqL...

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Underworld - Underneath The Radar (1988) The song's propulsive rhythm always made me feel I was flying a fighter jet on a secret mission deep into enemy territory. www.youtube.com/watch?v=br8A...

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The Future Sound Of London - We Have Explosive (1996) For all of those who played the original WipEout® 2097 on the PSX back in the day. These were the sounds of the future, coupled with killer graphics and gameplay. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwij...

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Skinny Puppy - Assimilate (1985) This electro-industrial classic goes hard about the loss of individuality and the pressures of wanting to fit in. Still sounds great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1XG...

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Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod (1992) Something sooth and relaxing to start the day. I'm kidding of course. Jesus Built My Hotrod is industrial metal, the total opposite to gentle mood music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCh...

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ANDY BELL (ERASURE) - Breaking Thru The Interstellar (2025) It is always nice to get new music from real 80s icons. Ignoring the trippy AI generated video and the autotune of Andy Bell's voice (really not needed), the song is a real electro EDM dance banger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAHP...

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Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (1968) This must be one of the most poignant songs ever released. Louis Armstrong's delivery is just perfect. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqhC...

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Royksopp - Poor Leno (2001) The Norwegian duo Röyksopp has consistently been putting out great electronic tracks over the past twenty years. Definitely one of my favourite groups. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4px...

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New Order - Tutti Frutti (2015) Thumping Italo Disco track from New Order, taken from their last studio album Music Complete (2015). Time for some new music perhaps? www.youtube.com/watch?v=koXE...

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A-ha - I've been losing you (1986) The song has a great vibe. Just epic to listen to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbg4...

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Doctor And The Medics - Spirit In The Sky (1986) Their cover of Norman Greenbaum's song conveys themes of preparing for death and befriending Jesus. Hippies were still going strong in the 80s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrUo...

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Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright (1986) By now we have all gotten used to wearing our shades. Will we ever get to take them off I wonder? www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrr...

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Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (1987) Peter Garrett's impassioned plea to treat the Australian Aboriginal people fairly. Still a powerful Aussie rock song all these years later. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejor...

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Madonna - Open Your Heart (1987) This was the number one song on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart on 7th of February 1987. www.youtube.com/watch?v=snsT...

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Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland - Come On Eileen (1982). For all those who mothers, sisters or grandmothers are named Eileen. This one if for you. Enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BOD...

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The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (1986) Some Smiths alternative classic vibes to help "brighten" the day. The drums and guitars are phenomenal on this song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToWS...

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Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (1984) There are quite a few songs about rain. This one is amongst my favorites. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzFn...

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Dannii Minogue - I Begin To Wonder (2003) From the sister of Kylie Minogue, a dance song to get the party started. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ybl...

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Rick James - Super Freak (1981) The song Mc Hammer borrowed from for his break out hit "Can't Touch This". The Rick James song is pretty great though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHx...

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The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love) (1981) The synth sound in the background always sounded to me like a cat meowing. An excellent dance song by The Human League. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnjL...

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Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy (1982) This was the English New Wave band's biggest hit. A fun tune and time on the beach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoXV...

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Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (1986) For everyone having or have had a mid-life crisis, here is Paul Simon and Chevy Chase to help lighten your mood. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq-g...

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Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (1984) The historical characters might have changed but the story remains the same about conflict between nations. Black Gas / Oil is still a huge factor in all our lives and how it shapes global events. Killer song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO1H...

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Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey (1982) A song filled with mysterious rhythms and beat about jealousy. Who doesn't like monkeys? www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVf...

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Blancmange - Waves (1983) With its soaring strings this synth-pop classic takes you on an emotional journey across the ocean waters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvb8...

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Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt (1992) I never knew this song was inspired by the military cadence in the running call and response scenes in Full Metal Jacket (1987). This is a great R&B pop song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iF4...

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Talk Talk - It's My Life (1984) The song's music video was a protest against lip-syncing in music videos. It features a variety of animals spliced together from nature documentaries. David Attenborough would be proud. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFH5...

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Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams (1987) All of us I'm sure have had our own share of Shattered Dreams. This smooth poppy song will hopefully help sooth over your disappointments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctwq...

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Tears For Fears - Change (Extended Version) Released on the 28th of January 1983. Still sounds fresh after 42 years. This was their fourth single release. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDId...

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Bryan Ferry - Kiss & Tell (1987) A well dressed Ferry sings with class about what fans speculate was his response to Jerry Hall's tell-all book about their relationship published a couple of years earlier. (According to Wiki). Whatever the truth it remains a classic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=10YX...

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Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (1984) One of those songs when you hear the opening chords you know you are in for a good listen for the next four minutes. The original movie was fun as well, the newer sequels not as much though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe93...

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Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (1980) His first hit single tells the story of a condemned criminal on the run to Mexico who has to "ride like the wind" to reach "the border of Mexico". Michael McDonald features on backup vocals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYof...

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Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (1989) One of the sexiest music videos accompanied by the husky low rumble of Chris Isaak's whispered yearnings about wanting to fall in love. An about classic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd-q...

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Kim Wilde - Cambodia (1982) This new wave song with it's oriental percussion feels like a whole movie set in the Far East during a time of conflict. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BERF...

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Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In the Dark (1984) Courteney Cox was just 20 years old when she featured in this Concert Music Video, which was directed by the legendary Brian De Palma. www.youtube.com/watch?v=129k...

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A Guy Called Gerald - How Long Is Now (2013) Yesterday was the first time I came across this track. It is a 8 minute long epic Techno instrumental. This needs to be listened to on high volume. The mix is amazing. The Youtube video has criminally few views as well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOn3...

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Bananarama - Cruel Summer (1983) Yesterday was one of the warmest days for ages here in Cape Town. This seems like the perfect song to help beat the heat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ml...

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sarah Brightman, Steve Harley - The Phantom Of The Opera (1987) This was really everywhere back in the day. Beautiful vocals by Sarah Brightman. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2zx...

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Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise (1989) A song to make you grateful for what you have, as there is always someone far worse off than yourself. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2m...

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“Rebel Yell” by Billy Idol (1983) Lip snarling Billy Idol brings real passion to this sexy 80s rock banger. A fantastic song to this day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdph...

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Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (1985) 40 years on the this song is still as resonant as the day it was released as it warns about the dangers of the abuse of power. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGCd...

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New Order – Confusion (1986) The original song and then the (1995 Pump Panel Remix) for the Blade opening scene could not be more different. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_L_... www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9lI...

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Johnny Clegg And Savuka - Scatterlings Of Africa (1987) I actually met Johnny Clegg once in about 2000. He explained how the song writing royalties worked. He really cool person. Besides South Africa, he and his band were also very popular in France. RIP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnYt...

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