SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: It's My Life was the first single from Talk Talk's second album. It was released in 1984 and had two re-releases in later years. … [Read more...]
Art of Noise – Close (To The Edit)
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: From 1984 - the Art of Noise were damn cutting edge! … [Read more...]
Alphaville – A Victory of Love
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC - Alphaville are a little bit underrated compared to others of the era, and this song is a good example. … [Read more...]
Helix – Rock You
METAL MONDAY: Helix released this song in 1984 and it did pretty well on the charts. Note: some nudity and spandex in this clip. … [Read more...]
Madam X – High in High School
METAL MONDAY: This 1984 glam metal ditty from Madam X comes from their album We Reserve The Right: … [Read more...]
The Stranglers – Skin Deep
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: The Stranglers are one of my favourite bands of all time, and Skin Deep is one of their best known songs. Let's do a poll: who wouldn't love to have Hugh Cornwall's voice? … [Read more...]
Billy Ocean – Loverboy
TWISTED TUESDAY: The word twisted isn't something you'd usually associate with Billy Ocean, but the video clip accompanying this 1984 single release is pretty damn surreal. … [Read more...]
Saxon – Crusader
METAL MONDAY: Crusader is the title track from Saxon's 1984 album. Here's a decent live version performed by Saxon circa 2007: As always, if you have metal recommendations, drop them in the comments! … [Read more...]
The Flying Pickets – Psycho Killer
TWISTED TUESDAYS: Combine a classic Talking Heads song and renowned acapella group The Flying Pickets and you have a pretty striking result from 1984: … [Read more...]
Bronksi Beat – Smalltown Boy
SUNDAY SOUL: I think a big claim can be made about this song and video clip: it's one of the most powerful songs of the entire 1980s. And I can't let this entry go without imploring you to check out Jimi Somerville's reprise of the song, recorded in 2014: … [Read more...]