Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #3

The 80s contd.,

The 80s witnessed the rise of fine talent - so, it is only fitting to dedicate another complete playlist for the 80s. Here it is. Enjoy. Earlier playlists can be accessed from the following locations:

    Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #2 (80s)
    Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #1 (50s, 60s and 70s)

Audio-Visual material courtesy: YouTube

1. Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like a Lady) (1987) Featured in Robin Williams' Mrs. Doubtfire.	2. Kool & the Gang - Celebration (1980) San Francisco Bay Area Star 101.3 audience must be hating this one.
3. Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (1984) That was George Michael before his solo career.	4. Toto - Rosanna (1982) Grammy winner
5. Club Nouveau - Lean on Me (1987) Cover version. Original by Bill Withers in 1972.	6. Tom Petty - Free Fallin' (1989) Enjoy
7. Kenny Loggins - Footloose (1984) Of course, it was featured in Kevin Bacon's Footloose	8. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (1985) This is my brother, Vishu's, pick.
9. Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed (1983) Another cover. Original by The Go-Go's just two years earlier.	10. Men without Hats - The Safety Dance (1983) S s s s A a a a F f f f E e e e T t t t Y y y y

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Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #2

The 80s

The quality of music steadily improved over the decades in mid-1900s, and eventually peaked in the 80s. Some may disagree, but in my opinion, the 80s were easily one of the best decades for music in the United States. The decade witnessed the emergence of many successful artists who delivered solid hits, that are still relevant and part of many pop culture references today. The launch of MTV in 1981 upped the ante to produce interesting videos in an effort to increase the global outreach.

In this iteration, let's focus on the decade of eighties. The following playlist has some random songs from the 80s in no particular order. The previous playlist can be accessed from this location:

    Blast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #1 (50s, 60s and 70s)

Audio-Visual material courtesy: YouTube

1. INXS - Need You Tonight (1987) Love the guitar riff.	2. Queen - I Want to Break Free (1984) Featured in some of the Coke commercials in mid-2000s.
3. John Farnham - You're the Voice (1986) Wasn't so popular in US, I believe. Great song nevertheless.	4. Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise (1989) Grammy winner.
5. Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (1981) Very popular in pop culture.	6. Tears for Fears - Shout (1984) #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 3 weeks.
7. Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (1989) Enjoy!	8. Mr Mister - Kyrie (1985) Has 80s feel all over it.
9. Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town (1985) Expect to be hit with something unexpected @00:00:52s. Featured in one of the episodes of King of the Hill.	10. Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (1986) Who wouldn't like models in uniform fiddling with guitars and musical instruments.

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