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    Posted: June 18 2020 at 15:31
How many of you have noticed this: a bunch of 80s synth pop songs have this weird, usually instrumental part in the middle that can only be described at "spooky." Take On Me, for instance, that middle section. A LOT of 80s hits have that. Synchronicity II has one as well. Often a key change involved. This was pointed out to me by someone who grew up then (I'm 22).

Can anyone else identify some 80s tracks that have that spooky section? 
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Where the Rose is Sown by Big Country!

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Like 80s' crappy B-movies where we see a naked woman and that scene generally has nothing to do with the plot.

Nevertheless, I love the 80s.

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It can stem from a combined influce or effect of Thriller and Ghostbusters. But can also be many got atraxted to similar experiments with synthesizers.

Ultravox 'Vienna' might have had an impact on it also.
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I got another one for you! Has a synth, but not synth pop per se and 1979 (so essentially 80s music, which to me started around 1978).

The Dream Police by Cheap Trick.   Seriously, there is a creepy part where the song goes insanely out of whack in the best way possible. Check out 4:04

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Joan Armatrading - I'm Lucky. For a happy love song, the entire synth vibe, including the solo, is creepy through the whole song. 
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The synth vibe does have a twisted contrast. I like it!
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Mental Fracture - Disaccord
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Flock of Seagulla - Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of THAT Hairstyle)  - to remind us all what a great era the Synth-Pop 1980's were. Smile
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