Game and Watch The Game and Watch hand-helds are an 80s icon that few people today would appreciate. Long before Nintendo’s Game Boy or Game Boy Advance, these simple games would destroy the posture of millions of 80s children. Robby Roto: free early 80’s game The legal owner of Robby Roto has allowed it to […]
80's film clips: the white room
Click for Google +1 One of the most striking features of early 80’s clips was the excessive use of the white screen. These videos were shot on video, with sets consisting of no more than a white floor and white backdrop. They would throw in some odd angles and whacky dancing to disguise the […]
80s Love Songs – Romantic and wedding love songs from the 80s. Perfect for Valentines day, weddings, anniversary or other special occasions.
Like any good musical period, the 80s had its fair share of love songs. Some were hopelessly cheesy and others can still make people cry. Almost every successful artist of the 80s had penned at least one love song or ballard. With some bands it was hard to tell if the song was about love, […]
80s music videos – your guide to music videos of the 80's.
Video Moments: Duran Duran – Girls On Film Duran Duran caused quite a stir with the 1982 release of Girls On Film. The extended release video with a remix of the song was highly controversial. It was the first film clip by a popular artist of the 80’s to feature full nudity – although it […]
80s Music – The Nuclear Threat and Anti-war songs of the 80s
Click for Google +1 Living under the nuclear threat was a justifiable concern to most people in the 80’s, and it is no real surprise that it featured in many popular songs of the 80’s. While some focused solely on the nuclear stand-off between the USSR and the US, others took simpler approaches to […]
80s Movies – Retro Movies of the 1980s
Horror Movies of the 80s Horror movies had a golden period from the early 70s to the mid-80s. Here are some of the best: Hellraiser, Nightmare on Elm St, Re-animator and more. Apocalyptic 80s movies Despite a long list of popular songs about Nuclear war, few movies succeeded in using it as a central theme.
Top 40 chart lists 1988 – 1989
1. Faith – George Michael 2. Need You Tonight – INXS 3. Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison 4. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley 5. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses 6. So Emotional – Whitney Houston 7. Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Belinda Carlisle […]
The Wedding Singer music: a great collection of 80s music but historically flawed
While picking flaws in films is a favourite past time of many film junkies and some times it can get very tedious, few invite criticism like the Wedding Singer. It was deliberately marketed as being a film about living in 1985 and promoting itself as accurate reflection of living in that period. From The Wedding […]
Misheard 80s song lyrics
New Order: Blue Monday Misheard lyric 1: I see a ship in the harbour, anchored at shallow bay Misheard lyric 2: I see a ship in the harbour, echoed at shallow bay Published lyric: I see a ship in the harbour, I can and shall obey Comment: This is one of the few times where […]
Gangnam Style Lyrics in English – Psy, Gangnam Style Lyrics translated into English
Gangnam Style was a song released in 2012 by Korean rapper Psy. It may seem odd having lyrics from this recently released song on an 80s site, but looking at it’s music video, the dance and a quick read of the Gangnam Style’s lyrics, you can see a lot of commonalities with the 1980s music […]
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80s Music Trivia – fast facts about 80s music
Click for Google +1 This collection of 80s music trivia will help you learn all those irrelevant, yet interesting facts that helped define this diverse decade. Click here to see 80’s music trivia part 2 Biggest selling album of the 80s (and all time) Michael Jackson’s Thriller album of 1982 is the biggest selling album […]
80s Music – Masturbation Songs
“Hey they say I better get a chaperone ‘Cause I can’t stop messing with the dangerzone…”– Cindi Laupa, She Bop (1984) Click for Google +1 After listening to all the 80’s doom and gloom of Nuclear war music, people needed some light relief. Not surprisingly this came in the form of songs about self indulgence […]
80s hits – Top 40 chart – Music hits from the 80s
The lists of 80s hit music are always controversial. This list is no different. Sourced from Billboard Magazine, these charts are only a reflection of how Billboard determined the popularity of singles in the 80s. Trying to construct a best seller chart was always extremely tricky. Rarely was it done by actual sales that the […]