According to Sirius: The defining hit music of the '80sDriving Circumstances: Today was one of the most normal driving days I've had a in a while. Got up, got into work by 9am, drove to Whole Foods and back for lunch, and headed home after work. Did have a small detour to Barnes & Noble after work, but that wasn't terribly odd.
My Experience: Out of all the decades I was going to have to listen to, the '80s was the one I was looking the most forward to. My drive in to work, however, was a bit disappointing...I didn't really hear any of those "landmark" songs that people have come to associate with the 1980s. That changed, though, during my lunch travels, when some of the more familiar tunes began to play, as well as on my way home, when I even flagged a couple "keepers" for my Sirius radio to download. Nice.
High Point: The mere act of moving out of the '70s and into the '80s. Low Point: Having to wait as long as I did to hear something I recognized.
Sample Playlist:
- Van Halen, Love Walks In - 1986
- Peter Gabriel, Shock the Monkey - 1982
- The Police, Don't Stand So Close To Me - 1981
- The Cars, Drive - 1984
- Cyndi Lauper, Girls Just Want to Have Fun - 1984
- Robert Palmer, Addicted to Love - 1986
- Bon Jovi, You Give Love a Bad Name - 1986
Verdict: Love it. Bookmarked it on my radio as a favorite. And there's a lot more here than music...there are also shows like "Behind the Big '80s," which gives the inside scoop on little-known facts and details about the decades music and influences. They've also got some of the original MTV VJs hosting different shows and different times (we heard Nina Blackwood and her hoarse voice during our lunch trip today). So I'm going to have to do some exploring here.Discussion Time: Sirius held a poll on Big '80s, asking listeners to contact them with their favorite "One-Hit Wonder." The winner? Softcell, with their hit Tainted Love. In your mind, what's the greatest one-hit wonder from the '80s?
5 comments:
So many one-hit wonders to choose from, so little time. I'll go with "99 Luftballons" by Nena.
Yeah, but can that be a one-hit wonder, when there was both a German version and an English version, and both got extensive radio play?
It's a toss-up: Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science" OR Dexy's Midnight Runners's "Come On Eileen"
"Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club (which has no affiliation with the Thompson Twins)
Ben: I expect a 500-word essay on the usage and appropriateness (or lack thereof) of the comma in the titles of songs by Dexy's Midnight Runners. A single punctuation mark can mean a world of difference.
Ryan: Have to veto that one...if only because I've never heard of it. Making it/them a no-hit wonder.
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