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Sylvian & Sakamoto – Forbidden Colours

June 10, 2017 by Curator Boy

SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: This song is the vocal version of the piece that appeared in the film Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Saturday, The Days Tagged With: 1983, David Sylvian, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Accept – Balls to the Wall

May 8, 2017 by Curator Boy

METAL MONDAY: Mmmm, eighties metal. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Monday, The Days Tagged With: 1983, Accept

The Chaps – McRawhide

May 2, 2017 by Curator Boy

TWISTED TUESDAY: Wow - don't know even what to say about this one. Definitely safe for work though. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Days, Tuesday Tagged With: 1983, The Chaps

Tears for Fears – Pale Shelter

April 29, 2017 by Curator Boy

SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: Tears Fears need no introduction, but we thought we'd throw in one of their lesser known songs although this did make the charts in the UK. It comes from their 1982 album The Hurting, with the charting version actually being a re-recording. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Saturday, The Days Tagged With: 1983, Tears for Fears

Krokus – Screaming In The Night

May 9, 2016 by Curator Boy

METAL MONDAY: Some more Eighties (1983) metal with a blurry clip to go along with it. Enjoy! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Monday, The Days Tagged With: 1983, Krokus

Dio – Rainbow In The Dark

March 7, 2016 by Curator Boy

METAL MONDAY: Believe it or not it's coming up to 6 years in May since Ronnie James Dio died. This song goes a lot further back to October 1983 when it was released as a single from the Holy Diver album. The video clip is showing it's age but is still amusing as hell to watch, so enjoy some classic metal with some strings to boot: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Monday, The Days Tagged With: 1983, Dio

Mercyful Fate – Melissa

December 21, 2015 by Curator Boy

METAL MONDAY: Danish metal band Mercyful Fate had quite the career between 1981 and 1999, releasing seven albums. This song is the title track from their 1983 debut album: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Monday, The Days Tagged With: 1983, Mercyful Fate

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