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Lewian 
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 Topic: Interactive Poll XXVI: The Dreadful DecadePosted: February 15 2021 at 16:12 |
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Hi there, it seems there is some appetite for another Interactive Poll, so here it is. The topic is what was referred to in another poll as "The Dreadful Decade", namely the 1980s. Now my musical taste was shaped in the 1980s, so for me it's not the "dreadful decade" but rather the best ever, but some of you will not agree with me. Anyway, come up with a great track from the eighties, be it overall your decade or not. More precisely, stuff published between 1980 and 1989, and not listed on PA. And just one to be finally nominated. As always you can warm up making a number of suggestions, but surely you don't have to (and neither do you have to write comments on everything if that's not your cup of tea). One finally nominated track is all that it takes. I'll wait about a week for suggestions, will then ask for final nominations, and then you can vote. You have three votes for three different tracks (but not the one you have nominated yourself). Is that all you need to know? I think so. Chances are apart from what's listed on PA, there are a lot of big hits from the eighties that everybody knows, maybe avoid these as far as you can (and like); the idea is always also to make others listen some nice stuff that is new to them, although of course we can never be sure. Actually I realise that I have already played an awful lot of eighties music in these polls, so I have to look a bit for something of a band that I haven't featured yet, but I think I haven't tried German post punk band Fehlfarben yet. So for starters, here's Hutschlaeger from their 1981 album "33 Tage in Ketten": Lyrics (translated by me): Accept everything, take the money quickly. Keep yourself clean, never start again. Keep your knowledge to yourself. Don't talk, and don't talk too loudly, Otherwise you'll be hit on the head. The telephone is hot, even the fridge is hot. What you are, what you do already makes you hot hot hot. Go calmly on the street. Don't talk, and don't talk too loudly, Otherwise you'll be hit on the head. There's nothing new in the mail anymore. Stamped out like a cigarette. No use to tremble, it's much too cold. Too many trees, where's the forest? Keep your friends secret. Don't talk, and don't talk too loudly, Otherwise you'll be hit on the head. The telephone is hot, even the fridge is hot. What you are, what you do already makes you hot hot hot. Edited by Lewian - February 23 2021 at 08:13 |
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Shadowyzard
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 16:34 |
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The 80s, my decade!!!
The most futuristic decade ever. I'm nominating an uplifting song from the UK. Not too obscure, but not very popular either. Hey, were you expecting a Modern Talking song from me? Then, I'll put one from them too! My nomination: Freeez - IOU And a "not too popular" song by Modern Talking, out of the competition: Finally, one from France. One of my favourites as well (this is quite popular, but hey, it is out of the competition): And thanks Lewian! Edited by Shadowyzard - February 15 2021 at 16:35 |
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 16:38 |
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Modern Talking! You surely know no fear!
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 16:39 |
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 16:53 |
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Think I might participate anyway, but I have way too many options. Including some songs by artists I have aldready shared songs by before. A lot of great Danish albums actually came out during the 80's, especially the early 80's. Many of them by artists who had their breakthrough in the 70's, but there were also some fruitful products of the new wave and post punk movements. Edited by The Anders - February 15 2021 at 17:03 |
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Logan
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 17:08 |
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EDIT: Phew - "Signal" is my nomination.
As we have recently passed VD (Valentine's Day), romantic that I am will offer these three VD related and rather tainted love choices. Starting with a passionate one, not that I'm in love with a German film star, we have this from 1981: The Passions - I'm in Love with a German Film Star This from 1980 was what I wanted as my wedding song, but I thought better of it: Bauhaus - In the Flat Field Then, last but not least in my list, I'm sending a Signal of my tainted love with this 1981 love ballad: Phew - Signal (my nomination) Phew, that's done. Edited by Logan - February 20 2021 at 13:43 |
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 17:22 |
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^ Logan, I wasn't even born on the VD of 1981.
BTW, If I were in a mischievous mood, I might have shared this one. Ooops, I'm doing it I guess (see the video below).  |
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 17:40 |
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^ I was still a child in 1981, but my love was already tainted one might say. I love The Meaning of Life by the way.
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 17:45 |
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^ If you have any interest in playing PC games, The Meaning of Life's one is stellar. Among my favourite games ever. Lots of scenes from the movie too. About 2 decades have passed since I played it, but I still can't forget. Hahaha.
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Logan
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 17:47 |
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^ I love games on any platform. Hadn't heard of that, very cool.
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Shadowyzard
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 17:52 |
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^ Definitely try it! I almost demand it!
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 17:58 |
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Here we have a hopefully reasonably unknown minor hit single, a super catchy pop song I'm coming back to regularly. Leave Yourself Alone. RIP Black. |
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Posted: February 15 2021 at 18:20 |
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Thank you for this one, Lewian!
I decided I'm going to feature Was (Not Was) for this one. I hope they are not too familiar to everyone here. Can't decide which will be my final, but am going to post 3 as we often have done.
First one is from their 1983 LP "Born to Laugh at Tornadoes," and features a favourite lead vocalist of theirs, Sweet Pea Atkinson. This one is "Knocked Down, Made Small." Next up, also with Sweet Pea Atkinson on lead vocals is "Where Did Your Heart Go?" from their debut in 1981. And thirdly, the deliciously odd "Zaz Turned Blue," with Mel Torme, also from "Born to Laugh at Tornadoes." Edited by Snicolette - February 16 2021 at 08:37 |
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"Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp
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Logan
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Thanks indeed. New ones of these are like Christmas for me and I’m just itching to unwrap the presents. More socks, how predictable, I think every year, but I’m sure this poll will be full of surprises and some more predictable choices too I would predict.. And colour me as another who loves the 80s and thinks that it was a great decade for music. Every decade is, but the 80s hold a special place in my heart.
So I have given a first spin to people choices, but not always proper listens. Lewian: I loved that Hutschlaeger I like its post punk and Zolo quirkiness very much. As for Leave Yourself Alone, while I once would have emphatically insisted that the song should instead leave me alone, it is quite catchy (much like some of my VD... choices are not ). Shadowyzard: Some quintessentially 80s stuff there, and all the kind of stuff I loathed in the 80s but appreciate more now. Okay, Freeez kind of leaves me cold, but It wouldn’t make me want to destroy the world anymore. I now can find the Modern Talking one rather fun rather than a sign that civilization has collapsed, and the Voyage Voyage one doesn’t make me want to voyage voyage to a deserted part of the world where I can forget that humanity, or what sadly passes for it, exists. It might have left me Desireless to hear it again, but now I can desire it. It’s not that humanity devolved in the 80s, my tastes evolved, and now I can appreciate such stuff, even if some such stuff only ironically. That last one is my favourite of yours. Good stuff. Snicolette: Knocked Down, Made Small. I Scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. It didn’t knock me out, but it smacked me around a bit. Where Did Your Heart Go leaves me wondering where did my brain go? Not bad at all, just so different from my kind of fare that I have become accustomed to. As for Zaz Turned Blue, well no lame joking around with this one, I loved listening to that. Great one. .............................. And I will add this Divinyls one that I think I mentioned in passing in a past poll from 1985, and this is one that I loved at the time and still do... Divinyls - Good Die Young |
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Posted: February 16 2021 at 04:19 |
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not a dreadful decade at all, in fact it was quite hard to choose some songs, there are so many good things, from pop/synth-pop, to AOR, hard rock and a ton of metal. So put on your dancing shoes, I only chose catchy songs.
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Thanks Lewian.
The 80s were great. The entirety of my teen years was in the 80s so it did have a substantial influence on who I am today (good and bad). My music listening was all over the place. A reflection that MTV started in 1981 and played a wide variety of music simply because they had to play whatever was available. New wave, synth pop, hair metal, hip hop, and so on all spent time. I can wax on and on with nostalgia (and I will). First, for my nominee, I’ll go with this one. The Call “The Woods” The Call was formed in 1980 in Santa Cruz, California. One of their earliest fans was Peter Gabriel who had them open for him on his 82/83 Plays Live tour. He also had background vocals on their fourth album, Reconciled. This might be their best known album with several tracks getting rock radio airplay, including “I Still Believe (Great Design)”. This song may also be know by being covered in one of the quintessential 80’s movies, Lost Boys. Covered by saxman Tim Caputto, who can forget this scene, with background shots of the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk. The Call’s biggest hit was “Let the Day Begin” from 1989, which was later used as the official campaign song for Al Gore’s 2000 presidential run. The Call "Let the Day Begin" @Shadowyzard: I vaguely recall “IOU” by Freez by IOU. It did remind me of another vowel song that was a dance hit and had a heavily played video, and a favorite of mine back in the day. Many of you might remember this one. EBN/OZN “AEIOU Sometimes Y” This song also get the distinction as the first commercially released single recorded entirely on a computer (Fairlight CMI, for you music nerds). This short-lived duo also had a nice video for their song “Bag Lady” featuring actress Imogene Coca. EBN/OZN “Bag Lady (I Wonder)” |
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Ah, the 80s.... Synthesizers, synthesizers...! For me too, this was my coming of age decade, musically speaking (well, regarding other things too, but we're not going to talk about that). No hits? So no Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Talking Heads, Suzanne Vega, Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, Laurie Anderson, Fischer Z...? At 15, or maybe still 14, I was in love with Nena (who wasn't?). You all know her from her 99 Luftballons (Red Ballons, for the Enlish speaking community), but actually the whole album was - and still is - terrific. Great music, good and interesting lyrics... Here's the closer of that album: Nena - Satellitenstadt: (translated lyrics here). In the early 80s there were a couple of Dutch bands that were really big in our small country. One of them was Het Goede Doel (litt.: "The Good Cause"). They wrote an alternative to the national anthem of Belgium, our neighbours from the South: België. Their same-titled album produced 5 smashing hits and they - temporarily - became even more popular than Golden Earring... You're of course all curious to hear that national anthem of Belgium, so here it is (BTW, the record company didn't want to put this out on a single because of its length, but a radio DJ pushed and it became one of their biggest hits): Het Goede Doel - België (Is er leven op Pluto) / Belgium (Is There Life on Pluto): (translated lyrics here). The fun thing is that they made an English version called "Luxemburg", with some changes in the lyrics... It starts with "Where can I go, I can't go to Belgium, Belgium doesn't exist..." Go watch it here. And here a German version for Lewian. But I actually want to put forward this song, from the same album, but which wasn't a hit. It conveys something of that period of Cold War, nuclear missile-threats, economic crises... Something "unheimisch" as our Eastern neighbours would say. Het Goede Doel - Iets van gevoel (Something of a Feeling): (My translation of the lyrics:) He was dreaming of her Silently and secretly Because love has to come from both sides The dream was a nice start But nothing more could come from it Because she moved in with someone else. He sometimes injected heroin Silently and secretly Because mother should not learn about it Father! He thought about his father And day-dreaming the injection missed his vein After which he started sweating out of fear. (Refrain:) Have you something of a feeling Then you just miss your goal Someone's falling from his chair Do you feel what I mean Don't feel with me because it will give you a nasty feeling Feelings are useless. He enlisted with the IRA Silently and secretly Traitors can be expected anywhere He dreamt and fantasized He was converting everybody Until he noticed they despised him. (Refrain) And to end with something from the end of the decade... I discovered them thanks to Marillion, because they fronted Marillion on their 1989 tour: Cutting Crew. Well, they actually already had a minor hit, maybe you remember it: (I Just) Died In Your Arms. In 1989 they issued their album The Scattering and toured thus with Marillion - and they were quite good! From this album, the title song: Cutting Crew - The Scattering: Enjoy! Edited by suitkees - February 16 2021 at 10:06 |
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Posted: February 16 2021 at 07:01 |
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@Cristi: Your last video doesn't play for me. What song is it?
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Posted: February 16 2021 at 07:04 |
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Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
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Posted: February 16 2021 at 07:27 |
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Thanks. And for anyone else who it doesn't play for. This one works for me. |
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